KCA UK celebrated Mission Sunday with a Holy mass in Konkani by Fr. Anil Crasta, a missionary from Gulbarga Diocese.
It was an honour for the KCA community to host Fr. Anil Crasta a missionary from Gulbarga Diocese & now Associate Director of CARITAS INDIA on 12 Oct 2024 during his tour of the UK and Ireland. Fr. Anil celebrated a Konkani Mass at St. Bernard's Church in Burnage, Manchester, for over 100 faithful from Mangalore and the surrounding area; it was a great experience for everyone to participate in a Konkani Mass.
Fr. Anil preached a beautiful sermon, and KCA members put in a lot of effort to present a beautiful choir.
An informal meet and greet was held after the mass in St. Mary's church hall at Levenshulme. It was an opportunity to listen and interact with Fr. Anil and his work at St Paul's Mission at Ekamba, Aurad Taluka, Bidar, before he became Associate Director of CARITAS INDIA. Fr. Anil's charitable missions and experience in Ekamba, Aurad Taluka, Bidar made everyone emotional due to the poor living conditions of the people of Ekamba and the lack of development. Fr. Anil, who served in that mission for three years, was instrumental in developing many aspects of their lives, especially education, and has a vision for future development work.
It was evident that the hall was full of admiration and appreciation for Fr. Anil's work for the people of Ekamba, and many wished to help him in his mission.
Fr. Anil briefly spoke about his new role as Associate Director of CARITAS INDIA and requested everyone to pray for him.
The meet and greet concluded with a delicious meal prepared and served by KCA families. Ravi Pinto compered the meet and greet proceedings, Lainet Pinto welcomed the gathering, Arun Noronha introduced Fr. Anil, and Ronald Lobo proposed a vote of thanks.
