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The Holy Cross Oratory is a Religious Landmark in the heart of Matharpacady Heritage Village in Mazagaon, Mumbai. A kind lady, late Mrs. Buthello, donated the land. Our ancestors donated generously to construct the Oratory, Their families gathered at the Oratory to pray and worship together. When Mumbai was ravaged by the scourge of …
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The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association organised the Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s hall after a gap of almost of six months. As usual, the Whist Drive on Tuesday evening, 28th March 2017 was under the leadership of Gerard Viegas, and Stanislaus Baptista, Managing Committee Members. The supervisory role of a judge to ensure fair play was …
The ninth group of around 70 visitors from Germany visited our Village on 4th March 2017. These tourists have been coming to Mumbai by Cruise Ships starting from Dubai, then travelling to Mumbai, New Mangalore, Goa, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and then back to Dubai. They had come by the Cruise Ship “Aida Aura”. Their stopover in …
Families gathered at the village center on Thursday evening, 23rd February 2017. Dennis Baptista, Vice President of the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association ALM welcomed the resident families requesting them to participate joyfully in the short prayer and worship session followed by entertainment and refreshments. After an opening hymn, Canute led the people in prayer. Then, …
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His father was the first mochi in the village. He is one of our icons. None other than Atmaram our lean and talkative mochi ( hindi word for cobbler) We pass him by daily and he will always have a smile and a brief look at your footwear. How is it today. Does it require …
The eight group of around 180 visitors from Germany visited our Village on 12th and 13th February 2017. These tourists have been coming to Mumbai by Cruise Ships starting from Dubai, then travelling to Mumbai, New Mangalore, Goa, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and then back to Dubai. They had come by the Cruise Ship “Aida Aura”. Their …
We had the seventh group of around 100 visitors that had come to visit our village on Monday, 30th January 2017. Since November 2016, our quaint little village has been receiving visitors from Germany. This has been possible through Lotus Destinations Pvt. Ltd. who have arranged to get these visitors to our Heritage Village. These tourists have …
Since November 2016, our quaint little village has been receiving visitors from Germany. This has been possible through Lotus Destinations Pvt. Ltd. who have arranged to get these visitors to our Heritage Village. These tourists have been coming to Mumbai by Cruise Ships starting from Dubai, then travelling to Mumbai, New Mangalore, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and then …
The Managing Committee of the Holy Cross Oratory and the Residents’ Welfare Association ALM worked in unison to decorate the many by lanes of Matharpacady Village with illuminative decorative symbols of stars, Christmas trees, hearts, hexagonal and triangular shaped illustrative lanterns fitted with mini loudspeakers. Our youth creatively put up the Crib in the Holy …
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The Managing Committee of the Holy Cross Oratory and the Residents’ Welfare Association ALM worked in unison to decorate the many by lanes of Matharpacady Village with illuminative decorative symbols of stars, Christmas trees, hearts, hexagonal and triangular shaped illustrative lanterns fitted with mini loudspeakers. Our youth creatively put up the Crib in the Holy …
Continue reading “Christmas Festivities – Christmas Tree – Part One”
