Reginald Master Sanskrutik Kendra (Culture Centre) was inaugurated
and dedicated to the memory of Reginald Master by two of his music
pupils, Fr. Francis Gonsalves and Shri Dominic D’Mello on Sunday,
11th February evening, on the birthday of Reginald Master at St.
Michael’s Chruch complex, Manickpur. At this cultural centre
music, harmonium, violin, tabla etc. will be taught. Master
Reginald Fernandes, who died on 11th March 2000, worked hard as
choirmaster in the Church for 54 years, besides teaching the
youth, both boys and girls music and musical instruments. From
among his pupils, 14 have become Priests and 23 Sisters, working
in the different parts of India and even abroad. Today, St.
Anthony Sangeet Mandal has 60 active members. This centre was
erected with the contributions collected by the parishioners,
under the inspiration and guidance of Fr. John Froz, S.J. The cost
of this centre so far is about Rs. 10 lakhs.
One Sunday 18th February at 5.30 p.m. under the leadership of Fr.
Vincy D’Mello, SJ., a silent candlelight morcha of school children
of our schools, along with their Head Masters and about 1500
parishioners, both men and women was organized to go to the
Navghar-Manickpur Municipality office and give to the authorities
a letter of protest against the power-cut. As the examinations are
in progress the request was made, not to cut the power. The chief
officer promised to look in the matter.
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Reginald Master Sanskrutik Kendra