AGM Get together -22nd September 2018

The MRWA AGM was held on Saturday, September 22nd 2018 at St. Isabel’s High School. The meeting was followed by a get together exclusively for members and their families. Games, entertainment, spot prizes & lip-smacking snacks – It indeed promised to be an evening of fun. We began with an interesting Treasure Hunt, which saw …

Cross Feast Celebrations – May 2018

       The Managing Committee organized the traditional Novena Services from Sunday, 22nd April 2018.  Each evening a Prayer Leader led the recital of the Rosary, followed by Litanies of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Cross and St. Roque before a large gathering of Catholic residents.  Thereafter and on occasions a variety of …

Flavours of the Village – 14th April 2018

    The Managing Committee of the Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association (ALM) organised the third Food Festival “Flavours of the Village” at St. Isabel’s School on Saturday, 14th April 2018, evening. Home chefs from Matharpacady Village and its environs prepared a wide range of delicacies, namely snacks, meals, and desserts, which they displayed in their …

The Way of the Cross -25th March 2018

Palm Sunday 25th March 2018, which is the beginning of Holy Week, was observed by all Christians all over the world & in a very special way by the parishioners of the Church of Our Lady of Rosary, Dockyard Road. This day also marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The. Stations of the Cross …

Eucharistic Celebration for the Sick and Aged

Zone 8 of the Rosary Parish ‘ St Roque’ Community, had for the first time initiated having mass at the Holy Cross Oratory on the 30th December 2017, for our elders who are sick and unable to move out of their homes, at Matharpacady Village. Julius Valladares spearheaded this with his team of animators (specially …

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart

“Thanksgiving Day” was a very special day on Wednesday night, 27th December 2017. This day was organised by the Managing Committees of the Holy Cross Oratory and the Matharpacady Residents’ Welfare Association. A well compiled Service saw the Opening Hymn sung beautifully by a small Choir guided by Vincent Mascarenhas who also gave us a …

Monsoon Splash – 18th June 2017 – Part 1

The Matharpacady Residents Welfare Association organised the “Monsoon Splash” on Sunday 18th June 2017 from 4.30 pm onwards at St. Isabel’s High School. The core organising team led by Vidhyashri Veloo, along with the other committee members, Charmaine Vongeyer, Renie Baptista, Selma Pulical, Dennis Baptista, Percy D’Souza, Clyde Soares, Canute Monteiro, Joe Pereira, Tyronne Concescio, …

Matharpacady Cross Feast – May 2017

The Managing Committee of the Holy Cross Oratory organized the traditional Novena Services every evening from 22nd April 2017 onwards culminating in the Feast Day Celebrations on Monday, 1st May 2017.  Daily, young Prayer Leaders led the well attended services on the recital of the Rosary [dedicating each decade for a particular intention], the litany …

Cruise Ship Diaries – Seven

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 …

Christmas Festivities – Christmas Tree – Part One

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 …