AnneMaterParish Bulletin of St. Anne Church, Bandra • Jun-Jul-Aug 2014 • VOL. XIV No. 3

(for private circulation)

ST. ANNE’S CHURCH

PALI HILL

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~ Fr Clement

“To build a Communitythat is United,

Caring and Witnessing”

PARISH VISION STATEMENT

Wish you a Happy Feast

of St. Anne,

our patroness

May St. Anne always be a

model for us of everything a holy and loving parent

should be and may she bless

and protect our families

Tuze ge nau, naval pari.

Anna tu ge, kurpen bharli,

Kurpen aasta, tujem sargi,

Devan tula apli aaji keli.

~ From the traditional

Marathi hymn to St. Anne

This year, the Ladies Sodality of our parish celebrates 70 years of its existence! Inaugurated

on the 24th May 1944 by the then Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Scipiao Braganza, the Sodality of the Assumption of Our Lady aims at fostering in its members an ardent devotion, reverence and filial love towards the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In its early years the Ladies Sodality was a vibrant organization, with as many as 125 ladies on its rolls and with Ms. Louiza Murzello being the driving force behind it.

The members involved themselves in a wide variety of activities like the decoration of the church altars on Sundays and feast days, the upkeep of Church linen, the collection of Church Support & the Seminary Burse, the preparation of communicants for their First Holy Communion, the distribution of the Examiner magazine, organizing the annual Mass for the sick and the housebound, catering for festive occasions in the parish and organizing their annual

fund-raising sale. In time, some of these activities were taken over by other parish organizations and the number of Sodalists also decreased.

At present the Sodality has over 80 members on its rolls, although several of them are now homebound and unable to actively participate in the activities of the sodality. But with Fr. Clement de Lima as

our Spiritual Director, we continue in our efforts to make membership of our Sodality, a meaningful experience.

The annual Sodality feast will be preceded by a nine day Novena and celebrated on the 15th August with the theme “Walking with Our Mother through 70 Glorious Years”. We earnestly appeal to other ladies of the parish to join our

Sodality and so help us in our efforts to foster greater devotion to Our Blessed Mother, while also making new friends in the process.

~ Elaine Ann Charles Prefect

70Glorious Years

70Glorious Years

From the Parish Priest...

The Israelites, slaves in Egypt, were cruelly beaten, forced to do hard labour, their male children

killed. They were treated shamefully. In their anguish, they cried out to Yahweh who brought them out of slavery under the leadership of Moses. Their final night was marked by a special meal which consisted of the flesh of a lamb which was to be eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. The blood of the lamb was to be smeared on their doorpost to mark their houses. The Israelites were a free people, liberated from their past, ready to begin a new life. The Jews continued the tradition of a Passover meal in gratitude for all Yahweh did for them that night.Jesus and his disciples, being Jews, also celebrated God’s love for them in the same way when they shared their Passover meal. But the day before He died, Jesus shared His Last Supper with them and transformed it into the meal of all meals. He became the meal. Jesus shared His Body and Blood with them. He gave them His own flesh to eat, albeit in the appearance of bread and wine. The disciples now celebrated God’s love in a special way when they now ate the Divine Body and drank the Divine Blood. Jesus, the Lamb of God, now fed His people when He commanded the disciples to

(continue to) do this in His memory. Jesus’ sacrifice freed His people from their slavery to sin and gave them the freedom to love God and neighbour once again. Jesus, taking our sins on Himself, nailed them to the cross, thus giving us a chance to experience a freedom from sin, a passing over from death to life.The Eucharist, as we celebrate it today, is a memorial,

a remembrance of the Divine Love of Jesus when He sacrificed Himself, once for all. We re-

‘member’ His love for us when we reconcile with Him and with one another. We thank

Him (eucharist = thanksgiving in Greek) for His providential love for us. The Eucharist acquires significance when

we take Him with us back to our homes, to our neighbourhoods, to our workplaces. Jesus

becomes present when we share His love, His forgiveness, His care-in-service with those we

encounter. The Eucharist brings us into Communion with

Jesus Himself and with one another. We strengthen our bonds of love with each other in Christ. May the celebration of our parish feast in the Year of the Eucharist, help us to be truly free and a united family in service to God and the community.

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If Jesus Came

Would you have to change your clothes before you let him in?Or hide some magazines and put the Bible where they'd been?

Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?Could you let Jesus walk right in or would you rush about?And I wonder----if the Saviour spent a day or two with you

Would you go right on doing the things you always do?Would you go right on saying the things you always say?Would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

Would you take Jesus with you everywhere you go?Or would you maybe change your plans for just a day or so?Would you be glad to have Him meet your closest friends?

Or would you hope they stay away until His visit ends?Would you be glad to have Him stay forever on and on?

Or would you sigh with great relief when He at last was gone?It might be interesting to know the things that you could do

If Jesus came in person to spend some time with you.(Based on ‘What would you do...’ - a song by Porter Wagoner)

~ Contributed by Dora Lobo

Heartfelt wishes to our Parish Team

on the occasion of the feast of St. John Marie Vianney,

patron saint of the clergy.

God bless you, Frs. Clement, Prax, Roque & Leon

A warm welcome

To all the Sisters from the Auxilium and Prithi Kunj Convents who have been transferred here this

June.All the best! God bless!!

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !To all our children and youth who have done well in their

exams. Best wishes for the new academic year.

Novena in preparation for the feast of St Anne, our patroness

Our Parish Family L.I.F.E – Living In the Fullness of the Eucharist

Day/Date Theme Liturgy by Community/Association

Friday, 18th July Eucharist as COVENANT SherlySaturday, 19th July Eucharist as RECONCILIATION RajanSunday, 20th July Eucharist as MEAL Family CellMonday, 21st July Eucharist as PRESENCE Prayer GroupTuesday, 22nd July Eucharist as PRAISE & THANKSGIVING MallaWednesday, 23rd July Eucharist as SACRIFICE Ladies SodalityThursday, 24th July Eucharist as LIFE SVP & Legion of MaryFriday, 25th July Eucharist as MEMORIAL Pali Pathar & Ambedkar Rd.Saturday, 26th July Eucharist as MISSION SchemeSunday, 27th July Celebrating Family L.I.F.E Parish Council

On Saturday, 26th July ~ COMMUNITY FETE with sale of delicious snacks, sweets, entertainment and game stalls – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On Sunday, 27th July ~ Feast Mass at 9:30 a.m. There will be no evening Mass.‘An Evening to Remember’ - from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. with music, fun, games for all ages, dancing and dinner

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One LOrd, One FaiTh, One bOdy OF chrisT

Jesus said: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the

world. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink" (Jn 6:51-55).

Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist as spiritual nourishment because he loves us. God's whole plan for our salvation is directed to our participation in the life of the Trinity, the communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is nourished and deepened through our participation in the Eucharist. By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of

Christ in the Eucharist we become united to the person of Christ through his humanity.The whole Christ is truly present, body, blood, soul, and divinity, under the appearances of bread and wine - the glorified Christ who rose from the dead after dying for our sins. This is what the Church means when she speaks of the "Real Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist.

While our sins would have made it impossible for us to share in the life of God, Jesus Christ was sent to remove this obstacle. His death was a sacrifice for our sins. Christ is "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (Jn 1:29). Through his death and resurrection, he conquered sin and death and reconciled us to God. The Eucharist is the memorial of this sacrifice.

Christ does not have to leave where he is in heaven to be with us. Rather, we partake of the heavenly liturgy where Christ eternally intercedes for us and presents his sacrifice to the Father and where the angels and saints constantly glorify God and give thanks for all his gifts.

The Church which is the body of Christ, gathers to remember and to re-present the sacrifice of Christ in which we share through the action of the priest and the power of the Holy Spirit. Through the celebration of the Eucharist, we are joined to Christ's sacrifice and receive its inexhaustible benefits.

~ Contributed by Anusuya Jacob

some time ago, a street-corner preacher who knew how to make religious truths come to life, was faced

by a hostile crowd. "How," one of them demanded, "is it possible for bread and wine to become the body and blood of Christ?"

The preacher looked calmly at the stout questioner for a moment and answered,"You have grown somewhat since you were a child and have more flesh and blood than you had then. Surely, if a human body can change food and drink into flesh and blood, God can do it too."

"But how," countered the heckler, "is it possible for Christ to be present in his entirety in a small host?"

The preacher glanced up at the sky and down at the street before them and answered, "This city scene and the sky above it is something immense, while your eye is very small. Yet your eye in itself contains the whole picture. When you consider

this, it won't seem impossible for Christ to be present in his entirety in a little piece of bread."

Once more the heckler attacked. "How,then, is it possible for the same body of Christ to be present in all your churches at the same time?"

The preacher's answer: "In a large mirror you see your image reflected but once. When you break the mirror into a thousand pieces, you see the same image of yourself in each of the hundred fragments. If such things occur in everyday life, why should it be impossible for the body of Christ to be present in many places at once? Just tell me, what isn't possible for God?

~ from the Internet

~ Contributed by Monica Fernandes

hOw can GOd be presenT in a Tiny hOsT?

Jesus said, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet

believe.” (John 20:29)

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On Good Friday morning, 18th April 2014, our parish team led by Dr. Elaine Charles organised for the first time an outdoor re-enactment of the Lord’s passion. The programme began on time at 7:30 a.m. A

large crowd gathered at the Church grotto to witness the sorrowful events of the suffering and death of Jesus which are so central to our Christian faith.Yohan Fernandes from Rajan acted as Jesus with other parishioners fulfilling the different roles. At the first station itself Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple robe was condemned to death as Pilate said to the crowd,“Take Him and crucify Him yourselves”. This statement made a great impact on the crowd. A float followed the congregation which moved in procession through the Railway Quarters, Sherly, Carter Road and Rajan where it culminated at the Fernandes Compound.

The crucifixion of Christ was so touching, that it almost brought a tear to every eye. As I stood there, it made me also realise my own inability many a time to follow the suffering Jesus. The Cross has the power to drastically transform man’s destiny. And that I am sure makes all the difference.

A word of appreciation to the cast, the choir, the narrators and all the others who through their hard work and timely help and support made the Walking Way of the Cross a truly special spiritual exercise. Kudos to Dr. Elaine Charles who conceived and directed the entire performance!

May we all become true followers of the suffering Christ whose Death and Resurrection has saved us. May we always continue to spread the message of Christ to all those who still wait to know Him. They say, in books we seek God, but in prayer we find “Him”.

~ Contributed by Russel Pereira

Jesus is condemned

A section of the attending congregation

The Crucifixion

Were You There?

G r o w i n g o l d i s i n e v i t a b l e ; g r o w i n g u p i s o p t i o n a l .

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To see photographs & details about these and other parish events log on to stannebandra.org or check out the Facebook page

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In the season of Lent, the Ambedkar Road and Pali Pathar Community organized a unique Way of the Cross, on Sunday 23rd March 2014, which started soon after the 6 p.m. Mass, making its way from St. Anne’s Church along Pali Malla Road, Pali Naka, Ambedkar Road and ending at the Cross at Pali Pathar. Two stations were prayed at every cross. Along the way, the Rosary was recited and hymns were sung. People attended in large numbers. The procession was managed meticulously by our volunteers who not only controlled the traffic but managed the crowd efficiently.

The Way of the Cross ended with a special thanksgiving prayer and a blessing. A card with the Stations of the Cross printed on it was given to everyone along with snacks and cold drink. A special thanks to all the people (also from other communities) who attended this procession and the animators of the Ambedkar Road & Pali Pathar Community who put in a lot of hard work to plan, co-ordinate and conduct the Stations making it not only a very meaningful spiritual exercise but also a great success.

~ Maryann Christine BarrettoSCC Animator

Over a century and a half ago, in Lourdes, Our Lady appeared to a young girl named Bernadette. Fifty years later our Sherly Grotto was constructed at Sherly Square by Rev. Fr. J.I. D’Silva. The statue of St. Bernadette was donated by Mrs. Henriques.

This year, in order to mark the centenary of the existence of the grotto there was a full scale makeover of the grotto, right from painting the statues of Our Lady and St. Bernadette, landscaping, lighting up the halo and so on, done with the help and contributions of a few Sherlyites. As the saying goes, ‘many hands make light work’ and so a committee was formed consisting of around twenty members and the work was distributed among them.

Then finally on the 1st of May, D-day dawned. The lanes of Sherly were filled with the aroma of freshly baked cake and croissants. At 7:30 p.m. the celebrations commenced with the praying of the Rosary followed by the celebration of the Eucharist by our Fr. Roque and Fr. Jigsan from St. Pauls. The sermon centered around the fellowship and unity the Grotto has brought about in the past 100 years. The choir made the Mass more lively. The altar servers were Dylan and Orion. After the Mass delicious snacks were served.

A skit was enacted by Deborah, Malaika, Caitlyn, Carissa, Joshua and Denver and directed by Warren. It was based on the apparations of Our Lady of Lourdes. There was a medley of songs played by Claire on the keyboard and another medley sung by the ‘Doc’s Oldies’ band with the entire gathering joining in. To wind up the celebrations was a game of Housie. A souvenir of the centenary celebration was distributed to everybody. I’m sure that the fond memories of this day will last till the next celebration of 150 years of the grotto, when new ones will be made.

~ Warren D’Silva Every Wednesday,

Mr. Robert D’Souza conducts the Novena devotion to Our Lady of

Perpetual Succor in our parish. The novena service was started during the tenure of Fr.

John Lobo in the year 2004. On the 4th of June, the novena was conducted after the evening Mass and thereafter, a small celebration with

cake, coffee and snacks was organized to mark the milestone of the 10th anniversary of the

novena service. May Our Lady always intercede for us and

bless our parish family.

~ With inputs from Robert D’Souza

On the 26th and 27th of April, Fr. Augustine Valloran and his team from the Divine Retreat Centre, Potta conducted an outreach programme in our parish titled ‘Family in the Lord’. The programme consisted of spiritual talks, praise and worship, confessions, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Mass. Each day saw a large number of people attending. Special sessions were also organized for the youth. Thanks to Vijay Lazarus and the Prayer Group for putting in a lot of hard work to ensure that the outreach was a truly spiritual experience for all those who attended.

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Articles, anecdotes, poems, community activities, etc. for publication in the next issue of AnneMater for the months of September-October-November (feast days and special occasions during these months to be kept in mind) may be sent by e-mail to annematerbulletin@yahoo.com latest by the 15th of September 2014. The Editorial Team reserves the right to choose what is published and to edit the matter that is chosen for publication.

it’s not unusual to find ourselves living two lives. We think and act one way when we are in church, at prayer, or at

Eucharistic adoration; but can act differently when we are hard at work, relaxing with our friends, or spending time with our families. For example, at Mass we may be filled with thoughts of peace and kindness, but when we are with our friends, we may still go with the flow, even when the flow is going where Jesus doesn’t want us to go!We were not created to live two lives! We were created to have a disposition of faith and trust and to let that disposi-tion guide our thoughts and actions all day. We were cre-ated to carry the presence of Jesus lovingly and attentively no matter where we are or what we are doing.

So carry Jesus in your heart. Never lose sight of Him. Keep saying, “Christ lives in me, and He is my hope of glory.” Take as your own the words of the psalm: “Lift up your heads, O gates … that the king of glory may enter” (Psalm 24:7). Open wide the portals of your heart. Welcome Jesus. Honor Him. Put your hope in His promises. Put your hand in His. Let nothing hinder you from Him, and His glory will fill your heart.“Lord, I want to see you and your glory. I want to fix my eyes on the life that awaits me so that I can begin living that life right now. I know that You live in me. You are the treasure of my heart and my hope of glory!”

~ Contributed by Dora Lobo

Are we living two lives?

A s a c h i l d o f G o d , p r a y e r i s l i k e c a l l i n g h o m e e v e r y d a y .

Read on to find out what Vernon Saldanha, then aged 10 years had to say in his prize-winning declaration.

i was jerked out of bed with a tug instead and Dad shouting in my sleepy ear: “You’ll miss that school bus, if you don’t

hurry, son.” I don’t know what Dad was shouting about, but I distinctly heard him call me “son” and I felt good.When Mum’s voice was heard one octave higher from the kitchen, “Remember you’ve got the Elocution Competition this morning, sweetheart.” She yelled like hell. But I didn’t care. She called me “sweetheart” and that made me feel good too.But why didn’t Mum and Dad wake me up with a cuddle and hug like they used to a few years ago instead of leaving me to hug my pillow? I can clearly recall how I thrilled at the feel of their tender caresses. Then I would jump out of bed and do everything they said. That was the magic of their hugs. Now I wonder. Why don’t they hug me in the mornings anymore? Perhaps, I can guess why. I think it’s the tension of their work-a-day worlds.Dad had to rush off to work this morning as usual. Besides he had to run a course on ‘Time Management’ and he couldn’t afford to be late himself.Mum has three other sons to attend to – one, a little younger than I. This morning, he just wouldn’t get out of bed. So Mum tried her hug-magic on him. It worked wonders. In a jiff, he was at the breakfast table and in another, he was at

the bus-stop. Unbelievable, the hug-effects! How I wished, Mum would have hugged me too.If I win a prize at this competition, then I’m certain that I will be smothered by hugs and suffocated by kisses. But do I have to win a prize to earn a hug? Why can’t I get a hug just for being ME?Of one thing I’m sure. Tonight, after dinner is done and all

the household chores are complete, we will sit together as a family to pray the Rosary and night prayers. Then Dad and Mum will take

me on their laps in turn and give me a blessing and one, great big hug each. That will say it all.Dad, are you listening? Mum are you there? Won’t you please hug me more to show you care?And to all you lovely, huggable parents, here’s a message for you as well -

A hug’s a magic circle around a happy feeling,

A very special gift that everybody finds appealing.

It’s a present only you can give and every time you do,

The person that you’re hugging, gives a hug right back to you.

It requires no special training, no equipment or agility.

So everyday’s a perfect day, to show your hug-ability.

~ Contributed by Lira Saldanha

Did my parents HUG me today?

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Lives of the Saints

St. Frederick, Bishop and Martyr Feastday: July 18Patron saint against deafness

Frederick, the grandson of King Radbon of the Frisians, lived in Utrecht, in the central part of the Netherlands. He was very prayerful and studied hard to become a priest. After his

ordination, the Bishop put him in charge of the newly converted Christians to whom he taught the Catholic faith. Later on he was chosen as Bishop of Utrecht. Bishop Frederick got to know the people of his diocese and really cared about them. He gave much importance to missionary work too and sent St. Odulf and other brave priests to areas where the people were still pagans and believed in false gods. He wanted them to hear the Good News of salvation.

Because of his position as Bishop, St. Frederick made a few enemies. Emperor Louis' sons asked him to speak to their stepmother, Empress Judith, about her wicked lifestyle. St. Frederick corrected her gently but honestly. Unfortunately, the empress did not take the advice well and was angry and felt insulted. St. Frederick also faced a challenge from the pagan people who lived in Walcheren, the northern part of his diocese. St. Frederick sent priests to bring the love of Jesus to them. He knew the area was dangerous and unfriendly. He tried his best to help the people receive Christ and live holy lives. But they were not ready to listen and resented his concern for them.

St. Frederick however, continued his work with love and care. Then on July 18, 838 after he had celebrated Mass, two men attacked him with knives. A verse from Psalm 116 crossed his mind. Slowly, the dying Bishop prayed: "I walk before the Lord in the land of the living." A few minutes later he died. Some say Empress Judith sent the hired killers because she hated the Bishop while others think the people from Walcheren were responsible. The murderers were never caught and punished. But Bishop Frederick is honoured as a martyr and a saint.

St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, VirginFeast day: July 28th Patron Saint against illness

born on 19 August 1910, in Kudamalloor, near Kottayam in Kerala St. Alphonsa was nicknamed Annakutty (little Anna) She was the youngest child of Cherian Ouseph and

Mary Muttathupadathu. Her mother died when she was 3 months old and Annakutty passed her early infancy in the loving care of her grandparents.

In 1920, she was sent to the house of her aunt Anna Murickal, to whom her mother, before she died, had entrusted her as her adoptive mother. Her aunt was a severe and violent woman demanding obedience from Annakutty in everything. She was determined to get Annakutty married, in spite of her wish to join a religious order. Annakutty however resisted all the attempts of her aunt to get her married and even disfigured herself by voluntarily

putting her foot into a heap of burning embers.

When it became possible, Anna joined the Franciscan Clarist Congregation and through them, completed her schooling. She received the postulant's veil in 1928 and took the name Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception in honour of St. Alphonsus Ligouri, whose feast day it was. On 12th August 1936, she took her permanent vows.Even though for most of her years as a Clarist Sister, she suffered much through painful illnesses, Sister Alphonsa always silently endured her sufferings. In 1945 a tumour, which had spread throughout her organs, transformed her final year of life into one of continuous agony. She said: "I feel that the Lord has destined me to be an oblation, a sacrifice of suffering... I consider a day in which I have not suffered as a day lost to me".With this attitude, happy until the final moment and with a smile of innocence always on her face, Sister Alphonsa passed away in the convent of the Franciscan Clarists at Bharananganam on the 28th July 1946. She is buried at St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Bharananganam.Claims of her miraculous intervention began almost immediately upon her death and often involved the children of the convent school where she used to teach - among them a Muslim boy who was born with defective feet who was cured completely. She was beatified in 1986 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on 12th October 2008 becoming the first woman saint of India.

~ Compiled by Felicity Rodrigues

OTHER TIMINGS

Confessions : Every Saturday at 6.30 p.m. or on requestBaptisms : 2nd & 4th Saturday at 5.30 p.m.Good News Club : After the 8.00 a.m. Mass(Sunday School) Church Office : 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon & 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.Tel: 26481923 • E-Mail: stannechurch1950@gmail.com • Web: stannechurchbandra.org

MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays : 6.00 a.m., 6.45 a.m. 7.00 p.m.

Sundays : 6.30 a.m., 8.00 a.m. 9.15 a.m., 6.00 p.m.

Parish Records - March to mid-June 2014

23rd March – Inaira Mia Heredia,

daughter of Anthony and Yasmeen

16th April – Elizabeth Farrah Konkader, daughter of Simac and Maria

19th April – Pushpa Thiriki, daughter of Ramchandran and Rajini

27th April – Leandra Ferreira,

daughter of Lenny and Lorraine

1st May – Ari Talwar, son of Rajeev and Nisha10th May – Araya Olivera, daughter of Darryl and Anecia

11th May – Karen Cletus D’Souza, daughter of Cletus and Zeena

17th March – Kenneth Gomes of Kurla, aged 7630th March – Elizabeth John of Dr. Ambedkar Road, aged 842nd April – Cecilia Almeida of Pali Pathar, aged 4722nd April – Dominica Mendonca of Rajan, aged 84

9th May – Clara Pereira of Rajan, aged 7930th May – George Saldanha of Scheme, aged 92

4th June – Angelina Noronha of Dr. Ambedkar Road, aged 8711th June – Syria D’Mello of Dr. Ambedkar Road, aged 8714th June – Bernadette Patrao of Scheme16th June – Andre D’Souza of Vasai, aged 58

4th May – Anthony Savio Paul and Gwen D’Souza17th May – Lester Braganza and Rachel Miranda

18th May – Gaurav Ganguli and Mary Shereen

24th May – Alloysious D’Silva and Sharmin Fernandes

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| PUBLISHED BY: Fr. Clement de Lima | EDITORIAL TEAM: Fr. Leon, Felicity, Anusuya, Marion & Lira | E-MAIL: annematerbulletin@yahoo.com

When we get tangled up in our problems, we need to be st i l l and a l low God to untangle the knots .

“For you who revere My name the sun of

righteousness shall rise, with healing in

its wings.”

(Malachi 4:2)

Cut the orange in half. Remove the middle portion of the orange being careful to leave the middle stem-like portion intact. (Removal is easiest by using a sharp knife and digging out the middle starting with the edge closest to the outside of the orange).Fill the cavity with oil to just below the centre stem- like wick. Be sure to get centre column wet, as this will serve as the candle wick.Light the ‘wick’ and your candle is ready to go! This orange candle burns for most of the day. Place the candle in a bowl of water for safety, as well as for a nice orange glow! The other half can also be used as a cover by similarly hollowing the centre and cutting a circle in the top. Thinning the white skin under the thicker orange portion will give the candle a softer orange glow.

How to make a candle out of an orange

YOU WILL NEED

- an orange- a knife

- any type of oil like vegetable,

olive, etc.- lighter or

matches