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Mangaluru, June 13 : On Sunday June 4th, 2023, in the Infant Mary Church, a new Parish Priest was installed.

Evening at 4 p.m the new Parish priest Fr. Dominic Vas OCD and assisting  priest Fr. Cyril Menezes were welcomed by the outgoing parish priest  Fr. Ivan  Dsouza and resident priest Fr. Ryan Pinto with flower garlands . The Parish pastoral  Council Vice President Mr. Prakash Saldanha  and Secretary Elizabeth Pereira and other members , many parishioners  and relatives were present in large  numbers.

Then the new Parish priest and Assisting  priest were taken in procession to the Altar . V. Rev. Fr. James Dsouza the vicar Forane and Parish priest of Vamanjoor was present as a representative  of the Bishop and directed the whole installation ceremony as follows:

• Presenting the stole by outgoing Parish priest to the new Parish priest.
• Presenting the Bible and the reading of the word of God by the new Parish priest.
• Profession of faith by the new Parish priest.
• Oath of obedience by the new Parish priest.
• Presenting the book of parishioners’  details to the new Parish priest.
• Presenting the books of accounts to the Parish priest by the vice president.
• Handing over the tabernacle Keys
• Lighting   the candles by the parish pastoral council members.
• Recitation of Our Father.
• Final blessing.
• Hymn to the patroness.

After the installation ceremony a short Program was conducted.

Mr. Prakash  Saldanha,  the vice president , welcomed everyone and felicitated with a bouquet of flowers.

Then the new Parish priest Fr. Dominic Vas spoke and promised to render his wholehearted service for the well-being of the parishioners .  Fr. James Dsouza, the vicar forane, wished all the success to the new Parish priest and the assisting priest and all the blessings on the parish.

Mrs. Elizabeth Pereira, the secretary of  P.P.C thanked all.  The ceremony concluded with tea & snacks. Mr. Aloysius Dsouza compered the whole program and the choir under the leadership of Joseph Mascarenhas sang  God’s  praises.