Dubai: Dainy D'Souza chosen coordinator of SMMC


Media release

Dubai, Jul 11: St Mary’s Mangalorean Community (SMMC), a renowned Mangalurean Konkani organisation of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai, has announced new office bearers for the term 2019-2021. Fr Denis Saldanha, OFM Cap, spiritual director of SMMC announced the new core committee members.

SMMC, a novel organisation was initiated in 2013 to cater to the spiritual requirements of Mangalurean Konkani Community of St Mary’s Parish in Dubai. With the apt guidance and encouragement of the present energetic spiritual director Fr Denis Saldanha, SMMC successfully hosted spiritual as well as cultural programmes like Lenten retreat, Konkani drama, indoor sports day, nine days Novena and Monthi Fest, various competitions and cultural events.

Lavina D'Souza, Joseph Mathias, Fr Denis Saldanha and Diany D'Souza

The previous core committee headed by Jerina Lewis, as the coordinator completed its term. Fr Denis thanked the previous committee for their selfless service in building up the Konkani community and providing many opportunities of coming together and showcasing talents of the community.

The new office bearers of SMMC Dubai for the year 2019 – 2021 are:-

Diany D’Souza - Coordinator
Joseph Mathais - Vice-Coordinator
Lavina D’Souza - Secretary
Leela D’Souza - Treasurer
Clifford Rodrigues - Liturgical Coordinator
Helen Lobo – Assistant Liturgical Coordinator
Rudolf Sanctis - SMKV Coordinator
Francis Kiran Fernandes- Cultural Coordinator
Wilfred Mathias - Asst. Cultural Coordinator
Vivian Fernandes - Media Coordinator
Vanita D’Souza - Asst. Media Coordinator

The new core team under the guidance of Fr Denis has enthusiastically geared up to plan new endeavors to enhance the spiritual and cultural activities for Mangalurean community of St Mary’s Church, Dubai.

SMMC new core team is planning for a grand celebration of nine days novena for the popular Mangalurean feast of Mother Mary ‘Monthi Fest’ with Konkani Mass, novena and flower veneration to Balok Mori ‘Bambino’. Monthi Fest will be celebrated on Thursday, 5th September 2019 at 8pm with grand procession, flower veneration to Mother Mary, high mass in Konkani and thereafter 'Novem Jevann'.

A cultural programme will be organised on Friday, 6th September, 2019 in the Bishop Gremoli Memorial Hall (main hall) of St Mary’s Church. More details about Monti fest celebration will be announced soon.

SMMC is also intending to organise many Konkani cultural events. Staging Pradeep Barboza’s new Konkani comedy drama on November 15 is one among them.

The able SMMC’s new core team with Fr Denis, deems to render good benefits to the Mangalurean Community of St Mary’s Dubai parish.

  

Top Stories

Comment on this article

  • Norbert Sequeira, Ferar/Dubai

    Sun, Jul 14 2019

    Congratulations to the New Core Committee. I am sure under the leadership of Fr. Dennis Saldanha, Dainy Dsouza & Joseph Mathias, SMMC will reach greater heights. I wish the entire Core Committee all the best. May God bless you all.

    Reply Report Abuse Agree

  • Well Wishers, Dubai/Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 12 2019

    Dear SMMKC Board Committee Members, Specially our beloved Lavina Dsouza, Bajal and Vivian Fernandes, Bajal - Many Congratulations All. We pray and look forward for your continued upliftment of our most prestigious Mangalorean community here in Dubai. As we assure our continued support and prayers, we kindly request you that we need Weekly Konkani Mass in St. Mary's Church please. Almost all the other communities are having their Mother tongue Mass on week on basis, as you all are aware off. We the Well Wishers too request you to kindly look into this matter of having weekly konkani Mass in the evening. The crowd that gathers for bi-weekly konkani mass says it all, that how much we are in crave for konkani mass.

    Thanking you in advance.

    Well Wishers!

    Reply Report Abuse Agree [2]

  • Alwyn Pinto, Derebail / Dubai

    Fri, Jul 12 2019

    Congratulations Diany and entire Core Committee of SMMC Dubai. Wish you all the best.

    Reply Report Abuse Agree

  • Deepak D'souza, Mangalore /oman

    Fri, Jul 12 2019

    Congratulations Diany and team.
    Whish you all the best

    Reply Report Abuse Agree

  • Nanu Marol, Thottam

    Thu, Jul 11 2019

    Congratulations Dear Diany and Entire Core Commitee of SMMC.Very happy to know that results are yielding for your Proven Leadership,Innovative ideas and Your style of Handling any tough situation with Cool and Presence of Mind.I am sure with the Support of Mr Joseph Mathias a Proven Leader and Community Guide and Strong Pillar of Konkani Community in this Part of the World and Stalwarts Like Laveena , Zareena and other Members you will take SMMC to its new heights.

    Congratulations Once Again.

    Reply Report Abuse Agree [4]


Leave a Comment

Title: Dubai: Dainy D'Souza chosen coordinator of SMMC



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.