There are limited seats. First come first serve. Hotel Woodbridge.
If you miss the above event, there are two other shows as below
August 01, 2015 at 415 Kings George’s Road, Fords, NJ
September 04, 2015 at New Durham Chapel, Piscataway, NJ
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The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan as Archbishop of Gandhinagar Archdiocese.
Vatican City, 12 June 2015 – Today the Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan as archbishop of Gandhinagar (area 29,942, population 11,123,000, Catholics 15,683, priests 28, religious 112), India. Archbishop Macwan, previously Bishop of Ahmedabad, India, succeeds Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
Please click here for the link of the above news.
Gujarati Catholic Samaj of USA proudly congratulate Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan on his appointment as Archbishop of Gandhinagar, by Holy father Pope Francis. We have so many fond memories of his presence with us here in the States as a priest, as a Bishop in the last 15+ years.
History was written when Fr. Thomas Macwan (native Gujarati) was appointed as Bishop of Ahmedabad Diocese. This is even bigger history making news that Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan is now appointed as Archbishop of Gandhinagar. We wish him all the best and we know he will do his best to serve not only people of Gujarat but Gujarati people from all around the world.
Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan will be formally installed as Archbishop of Gandhinagar on September 25, 2015.
The members of Gujarati Catholic Samaj of USA are eager to welcome him as Hon. Archbishop of Gandhinagar in near future.
Thanks to Fr. Avinash Parmar (Secretary of Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan) for the information.
At this time we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to retiring Hon. Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes. He was the very first appointed Archbishop for Gujarat. We are fortunate to meet and greet him not only back in India but in USA too. He presided on the “DOOT” 100th anniversary celebration held by Gujarati Catholic Samaj of USA in 2010. We are also blessed and thank him for being a celebrant of holy Eucharist for us, with his for couple of times.
We wish him happy retirement. May God grant him healthy and happy life.
GCS of USA invites all members and all Gujarati Christians for Summer Picnic-BBQ 2015
GCS of USA invites all members and Gujarati Christians for Summer Picnic 2015.
Gujarati Catholic Ssamaj of USA cordially invites
All GCS Members & all Gujarati Christians
To enjoy
The Summer Picnic
Date: July 4, 2015 Saturday
The independence day
Time: 10:00 am to 6:30 pm
Place: To be announced, NJ
Please bring your chairs, Tents, rugs, games, bike, Radio & useful materials for Picnic
To participate, please register your name, total participants of your family, before June 30, 2015 for better preparation & Food services.
Presentation of your Entertainment skill are welcome
Early confirmation would be appreciated
Free food – No fee to enjoy the Picnic.
Your generous food provisions accepted
For more information & registration, please contact:
Raj Macwan (908) 472-9448 Jagadish Christian (201) 240-6019
Shantilal Parmar (973) 338-4186 Joseph Parmar (732)855-0596
Gujarati Mass, Farewell and welcome Program by Gujarati Catholic Parivar, Canada.
Dear Friends,
He smiled with us, he played with us, he shared our sorrow, he prayed for us, he preached us the word of God, he offered masses for our health and well-being, he offered prayers for our departed ones, he motivated us, he inculcated a sense of togetherness among us and became a part of our family. Friends, as most of you’ll know, Fr. Justin is going back to India and it’s time to say Good Bye, until we meet again.
Fr. Justin has been in Canada for approximately 6 years and has witnessed almost every occasion of our community. Whether be it blessing our new homes or celebrating baptisms and holy communions; whether be it birthdays or community functions, whether be it offering mass for our health and wellbeing or praying for our departed ones, whether be it solving our personal problems or providing references for our jobs, he has always found time for us from his busy schedule. He was appointed as the first Chaplain of our Gujarati Catholic Community in the Greater Toronto Area. He has done tremendous work through St. David’s Parish by helping our community in the Ahmedabad diocese and we are pretty sure that he has, in some way or the other, been helpful to us and enhanced our lives.
As a small gesture of reciprocation, we have organized a mass and farewell function for Fr. Justin on Sunday, 28 June, 2015 as well as will be welcoming Fr. Masilamani who has been appointed as a new Chaplain of our community. Fr. Mani is an enthusiastic and energetic priest and our community will definitely benefit from his service in coming days.
Fr. Anton Macwan and Fr. Justin Susai will also be present among us to celebrate the mass on 28th June. Fr. Anton Macwan will be on his way to Nova Scotia for his six month study program at Coady Institute.
Program:
Date: Sunday, 28th June, 2015
Mass in Gujarati : 3:30 pm
Farewell and welcome program: 5:00 pm onward
Venue: St. David’s Church, 2601 Major Mackenzie Drive, Maple, L6A 1C6
Contribution: $ 15 per person (Children 10 years and under at no cost)
RSVP to this email by 14 June 2015 in order to help us properly organize this program.
Friends, we would request you to remain present on this event which would be blessed by four priests and wish Fr. Justin all the best in his new journey to serve the lord and his people.
Peace,