Author: Stanislaus Baptista

The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association organised the Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s High School hall on Pan Cake Tuesday evening, 5th March 2019. Mr. Stanislaus Baptista, alongwith Mrs. Carole Viegas and Mr. Dennis Baptista helped to conducted the Whist Drive. The  thirty two happy  participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game in friendship and cheer, in two sessions of six card games each.   Pancakes, biscuits and tea were served at the break.

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Ms. Mary Ann D’Mello and Mr. Trevor D’Sylva,  with 93 points each shared the first prize with the highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half went to Mr. Mariano Vaz with 48 points and the prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to Mr. Agnello Fernandes with 47 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score went to Mrs. Carole Viegas with 64 points and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was awarded to Mrs. Maureen Xavier (played as a gent) with 58 points. All the winners received their gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Stanislaus Baptista, thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabels High School for the use of their premises. The participants thanked the Committee members for bringing them together at these functions in the spirit of friendship and camaraderie before bidding “Good Night” and were looking forward to more such sessions.

[Show slideshow]

The Matharpacady Residents’ Welfare Association organised their Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s High School on Tuesday, 5th February 2019.  Mr. Stanislaus Baptista ably handled this Whist Drive with support from Mrs. Carole Viegas, and Mr Dennis Baptista. Thirty Six participants and other guests were warmly greeted as they entered the  hall.  Participants, four a table, were seated at numbered tables to enjoy this competitive card game.  The whist drive was in two sessions of six games each.   Stanislaus Baptista played a notable supervisory role as a judge to ensure fair play and also captured these moments on camera for us. Light refreshments of hot tea, Vegetable Bread Rolls were served at the break in sessions.  Honey Bell Cakes was sponsored by one of our players. Highest scorers were awarded generous cash prizes.  The delighted recipients – Mrs. Marie D’Souza,  with 92 points was the first prize winner with highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half went to Ms. Daniella Rosario with 48 points. The prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to  Mr, Stanislaus Baptista  with 47 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was shared by Mrs. Carole Viegas and Mrs. Claire Fernandes  (67 points) while the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mr. Mariano Vaz (64 points). They all received the gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Towards the end of the second session, with only two games remaining there was a power failure for a greater part of Mazagon. However, the participants did not want to call it a day and did not mind playing the remaining two games with the help of their mobile phone torches.

Mr. Dennis Baptista, thanked all the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function. Ms. Areta Pereira informed all about the forthcoming programmes being organised by the Rosarian Senior Citizens Association – Housie on Sunday 17th February 2019 at 10.30 am in the School Basement. Whist Drive on Thursday, 21st February 2019 at 6.00 pm in the School Basement and a Picnic to Farry’s at Gorai on Saturday, 23rd February 2019. She  requested them to spread the word round.  Heartfelt thanks to the Management and Trustees of St. Isabel’s High School, for allowing us the use of the Hall and other amenities for all our functions. The Welfare Associations purpose is to bring families closer together at these functions, by fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]

Whist Drives organized by the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association at St. Isabel’s High School hall have completed three years.  The Whist Drive on Tuesday evening, 15th January 2019  under the leadership of Dennis Baptista and Stanislaus Baptista. The  thirty two happy  participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game in friendship and cheer, in two sessions of six card games each.    Hot tea, Bread Rolls and Biscuits were freely served at the half time break. 

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Mrs. Brenda Texeira, with 90 points was the first prize winner with highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half was awarded to Mr. Dennis Baptista with  49 points and the prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to  Ms. Marie Pereira with 52 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Mrs. Clare Figueiredo  (67 points) and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mr. Avelino Rosario (61 points). They all received the gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Dennis Baptista, thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabel’s High School for the use of their premises and the piping hot tea served at the break. The next Whist Drive would now be held on Tuesday, 5th February 2019 at 6.00 pm. The Welfare Associations purpose is to bring families closer together at these functions, fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]

Whist Drives organized by the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association at St. Isabel’s High School hall have become a regular feature since the past three years.  The Whist Drive on Tuesday evening, 11th December 2018 was under the leadership of Gerard Viegas, Dennis Baptista and Stanislaus Baptista. The  twenty eight happy  participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game in friendship and cheer, in two sessions of six card games each.    Hot tea, Bread Rolls and Biscuits were freely served at the half time break. 

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Mrs. Irene Nazareth, with 93 points was the first prize winner with highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half was awarded to Mrs. Claire Figueiredo with  49 points and the prize for the highest score in the second half was shared by Mr. Denis Charles and Mr. Ignatius Fernandes with 47 points each. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Mrs. Marie D’Souza  (65 points) and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mr. Dennis Baptista (65 points). They all received the gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Gerard Viegas, thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabel;s High School for the use of their premises and the piping hot tea served at the break. Dennis Baptista informed those present about the forthcoming Thanksgiving Service being organised by the Association on Saturday, 15th December 2018 at 8.00 pm near the  Matharpacady Holy Cross Oratory. The next Whist Drive would now be held on Tuesday, 15th January 2019 at 6.00 pm. The Welfare Associations purpose is to bring families closer together at these functions, fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]

The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association organised the Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s High School hall on, 13th November 2018. Mr. Gerard Viegas, alongwith Stanislaus Baptista and Dennis Baptista helped to conducted the Whist Drive. The  twenty eight participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game in friendship and cheer, in two sessions of six card games each. Hot tea, biscuits and piping hot snacks were served at the break. 

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Mrs. Marie D’Souza,  with 91 points was the first prize winner with the highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half was shared by Mr. Linus Santhumayor and Mr. Stanislaus Baptista with 48 points each and the prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to Mrs. Mildred Braganza with 46 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Mrs. Viloo Shroff  (62 points) and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mr. Domnic Rodrigues (61 points). All the winners received their gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Gerard Viegas, thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabels High School for the use of their premises.  Our next whist drive has been scheduled for 11th December 2018. The participants thanked the Committee members for bringing them together at these functions in the spirit of friendship and camaraderie before bidding “Good Night” and were looking forward to more such sessions.

[Show slideshow]

Whist Drives organized by the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association at St. Isabel’s hall have been a regular feature. The Whist Drive on Tuesday evening, 16^th October 2018, was  under the leadership of Gerard Viegas, Dennis Baptista, and Stan Baptista. Gerard Viegas played a notable supervisory role as a judge to ensure fair play with six tables by the twenty four participants in two sessions of six card games each. Before starting the Whist Drive, Mr. Gerard Viegas requested all to stand and say a prayer for Mr. Tyronne Concescio who was in the ICU. All the  participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game.   Hot tea, Vegetable bread rolls and Biscuits were freely served at the half time break. 

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Mr. B. D’Souza with 89 points won the first prize with the highest points in both sessions. The prize for the highest score in the first half was shared by three persons – Mrs. Maureen Xavier, Mrs. Clare Figueiredo and Mr. Mariano Vaz –  with  47 points each and the prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to  Mr. Gerard Viegas with 47 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Mr. Stanislaus Baptista (played as a lady) with 66 points and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mr. Pascal Fernandes (67 points). They all received their prizes to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Gerard Viegas, thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabels High School for the use of their premises. Before bidding “Good Night”, the next Whist Drive on Tuesday, 13th November 2018 was announced. The Welfare Associations purpose is to bring families closer together at these functions, fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]

The Matharpacady Residents’ Welfare Association organised their Whist Drive at St. Isabel’s High School on Tuesday, 18th September 2018.  Mr. Stanislaus Baptista ably handled this Whist Drive with the support of Mr. Dennis Baptista and Mr. Percy D’Souza. Twenty Eight participants and other guests were warmly greeted as they entered the  hall.  Participants, four a table, were seated at numbered tables to enjoy this competitive card game.  The whist drive was in two sessions of six games each.  Stanislaus Baptista played a supervisory role as a judge to ensure fair play. The Whist Drive started at 6.00 P.M. Stanislaus Baptista also captured these moments on camera for us. Before commencing the Whist, Dennis Baptista requested all to stand in silence in remembrance of the Late Mrs. Naomi Ibrahim who expired in August. Mrs. Joanita D’Costa then lead all in a short prayer for the repose of her soul. Light refreshments of piping hot tea, Vegetable Bread Rolls and biscuits were served at the break in sessions. 

Highest scorers were awarded generous cash prizes.  The delighted recipients – Ms. Mary Ann D’Mello,  with 94 points was the first prize winner with highest points. The prize for the highest score in the first half was awarded to Mrs. Irene Nazareth with  48 points while the prize for the highest score in the second half was shared by three participants –  Mrs. Brenda Texeira, Mr. William Nazareth and Mr. Dennis Baptista with 47 points each. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Mrs. Rita Fernandez  (63 points) while the prize for the gent with the lowest score was awarded to Mr. Pascal Fernandes (67 points). They all received the gifts to much applause from all present.

Mr. Dennis Baptista, thanked all the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function. He  requested them to spread the word round so that we could have more participants.  He thanked the Management and Trustees of St. Isabel’s High School, for allowing us the use of the Hall and other amenities for all our functions. The purpose of the Welfare Associations is to bring families closer together at these functions, by fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]

Whist Drives organized by the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association at St. Isabel’s hall have been a regular monthly feature since the past two years.  However, in July 2018 the Whist Drive had to be cancelled due to the heavy rains. The Whist Drive on Tuesday evening, 7^th August 2018, was  under the leadership of Gerard Viegas, and Stan Baptista. Gerard Viegas played a notable supervisory role as a judge to ensure fair play with eight tables by the thirty two participants in two sessions of six card games each. Before commencing the Whist, Gerard Viegas requested all to stand in silence in remembrance of the Late Mr. Clifford Gore who expired in June. Mrs. Carole Viegas then lead all in a short prayer for the repose of his soul.

All the  participants were eagerly applying their minds and skills at this enjoyable card game to pleasantly pass the Monsoon blues away in friendship and cheer. Hot tea, Chicken Patties and Biscuits were freely served at the half time break. 

Attractive cash prizes were awarded to many winners from the highest to even the lowest scores.  The delighted recipients – Mrs. Dulcina Vaz,  with 89 points was the first prize winner with highest points in both sessions. The prize for the highest score in the first half was awarded to Mr. Linus Santhumayor with  50 points and the prize for the highest score in the second half was awarded to  Mrs. Judy D’Souza with 48 points. The prize for the lady with the lowest score was given to Ms. Marie Pereira  (70 points) and the prize for the gent with the lowest score was given to Mrs. Joanita D’Costa, (who played as a gent) with 62 points. They all received the gifts to much applause from all the others present.

Mr. Gerard Viegas thanked the participants and guests for making this a happy memorable function, besides the Trustees & Management of St. Isabels High School. Mr. Agnello Fernandes invited all present to come for the Whist Drive organised by the Rosarian Senior Citizens Association on Thursday, 16th August 2018 at 6.00 pm at Rosary Church, Dockyard Road, School basement. As usual, the participants requested the Committee Members to organize such Whist Drives regularly before bidding “Good Night”. The Welfare Associations purpose is to bring families closer together at these functions, fostering a spirit of friendship and co-operation so as to strengthen and build the Catholic community.

[Show slideshow]