St.Thomas
Syro Malabar Community , Zurich celebrated the
Syro Malabar festival of Dukrana on Sunday 6th ,
2008 at St. Antonius Church Egg bei Zurich . The
main celebrant was Bishop John Thomas
Kattarukudiyil, Ittanagar, Arunal Pradesh ,
India.with six other priests ; Fr. Thomas
Plappallil, Fr. Varghese Nadackal, Fr, Binoy
Kuttinal, Fr.Thomas Kochuputhenpara, Fr.Zacharias
Thamarakatt, Fr. Saji Naduviladam. There were more
than 500 faithful participants in the con
celebrated mass , with choir under the leadership
of Babu Pullely, a Eucharistic procession with the
statue of St.Thomas, banners of St. Thomas Cross,
decorated umbrellas etc..Bible Jyothi was
inaugurated in the church where one family would
receive the bible and read at home, and then given
to the next family who would take over the bible
to be read in their family. The donations received
during the mass was given for help in the building
a seminary in Ittanagar The programme ended with
a drink and a light meal in the parish hall
prepared by the festival committee . |