Born to Darin & Stephanie D'Souza

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Born on 12-10-2009 at 11am
Weight 6.6 Lbs
Height 19 inches

Fabia and Greg Vaz are happy to annouce that their daughter Michelle and son-in-law Matt had a Baby Boy Born on August 30th, weighing 7lbs 10oz, 21 inches long. Both Mum and baby are doing well.

We wish them all the very Best.

D’SOUZA, VICTORIA LYNN --“Toria” and “Rosie” – Victoria Lynn D’Souza of Springfield, VA passed away at the age of four. Our angel Victoria was born on January 12, 2005 to loving parents, Malcolm and Kathleen D’Souza. She is also survived by her dearest sisters: Maryanne, Rebecca, and Elizabeth, and her grandparents: Annie and Zachary D’Souza and Mary and Matthew Donahue.
In lieu of flowers, our angel Toria prefers that you donate to the Missionaries of Charity (3310 Wheeler Rd SE Washington, DC 20032) in her loving memory -- where she has played with (and helped) the sisters, the children and the people there.

The video for the GOA Picnic 2009 held in June at Lake Accotink, VA has just been uploaded to youtube.com

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Consecration of the Church of Divine Mercy .... contributed by Angelica Fernandes

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Real Life Heroes - Contributed by Fabia Vaz (Require Adobe Reader)

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Pictures of our Caribbean Cruise - contributed by Manuel Noronha

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INDIAN FOOTBALL HAS A NEW HOME ON THE WEB

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http://www.indianfootball.com/

The Lighter Side of Konkani

The Coalition Government in Goa has managed to come to at least one unanimous decision: they have commissioned Bill Gates to create a Konkani Version of Windows 2007 exclusively for Goa and other Konkan regions in India .

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This site is for updates on Godfrey's progress:

http://caringbridge.org/visit/viegasgodfrey

iKonkani
We have posted new videos on our iKonkani page.

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Fr. Francisco Alves

Our life centers around relationships: relationship with the Self, with the Other and with God. All these relationships are essential to our sense of well-being and meaningfulness, and find expression in celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, feasts, festivals, etc. Celebrations define us as persons and enable us to grow: personally, socially, culturally, intellectually and spiritually. Celebrations provide us with the context to express ourselves as persons and find beauty and meaning within ourselves, our families and our society. Celebrations reward our accomplishments and crown our humanness.

The month of December is a time of the most wonderful celebration of the year, not just in the life of an individual but the whole global community of Christians. We celebrate the feast of Christmas, a time when we are reminded that God himself entered human history by embracing our human flesh in the person of Jesus born of the Virgin Mary so that humanity could be freed from sin and restored to its pristine glory.

The feast of Christmas brings into our focus that God shares in our humanity so that we may share in His divinity. What a moment of grace! What a marvelous gift! So, this Christmas let us celebrate! Let us not remain isolated or isolate anyone. Let us reach out to others, especially those who are lonely or alone. That will be an accomplishment. Then
will Christmas truly become a meaningful celebration in our lives.

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

God Bless
Fr. Alves

Cheers Dears
By Augusto Pinto

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The article appeared in the January 14, 2009 edition of the Herald, Goa