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In the true sense of 'Communion', 5 members of
KCWA came together as a family to share the joy of their
children's First Holy Communion together and celebrated this
important event with KCWA at Al-Farha Hall, Salmiya on Friday
13th May, 2011. This was the 5th First Holy Communion community
celebration by KCWA.
The celebration commenced at 7.00 pm with the compere, Sunitha
D'Silva welcoming the guests mentioning the importance of this
Holy Sacrament and coming together as a family and sharing
happiness. The communicants - Rebecca D’Souza, Lavita Cutinha,
Leiton Pinto, Astrel Menezes and Jocelyn Veigas walked in a
procession with a lighted candle signifying the new light in
their lives. They then gave thanks to the Lord with a prayer and
hymn in Konkani followed by a general blessing by the guests and
proceeded to cut their cake together. The communicants presented
an action song choreographed by Rinna D'souza.
President Stephen Machado shared KCWA's role in this initiative.
Fr.Blany Pinto, parish priest of St. Therese Parish in Salmiya
proposed the toast and congratulated and blessed the First Holy
Communion recipients. Jossie Pinto, on behalf of the
parents reciprocated his appreciation to KCWA. Guest priest
Fr. Albert Lewis presented mementos as a token of remembrance to
the children on behalf of KCWA.
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Dr. Manohar Prabhu held the interest
through games for children & adults alongwith spot prizes. All
the guests enjoyed the scintillating music of popular DJ
Spinners (Sudhi Fronteiro) and many grooved to the DJ's dance
numbers. Lancy, Kiran, Jovita & Joyline joined in with live
singing. Snacks, refreshments and delicious dinner were
served by M&M Confectionery & Restaurant. The celebration
concluded at 11:00 pm by singing the Laudate. Memories of this
wonderful event were captured by Prem and Vinod. The amazing
backdrop by Godwin added another dimension to the poster-perfect
pictures. Praveen Menezes coordinated the event.
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