Abu Dhabi: The Konkani Community of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Mussafah here celebrated Christmas with a great spirit on Sunday, December 25. The celebration began with Holy Mass at 6 pm and the main celebrant was Rev. Fr. Ashok Gonsalves, Spiritual Director, Konkani Community. Over 300 Catholics attended the festal mass.
The highlight of the festivity was the beautiful crib at St. Paul’s Church made for the first time by Konkani community members which was well-appreciated by all other communities of the Parish. The youth put up lots of efforts to make the crib more decorative and meaningful.
The second highlight of the festivity was preparation and distribution of Kuswar, traditional snacks prepared in every household. Kuswar consists of eight different varieties of snacks which is prepared by the celebrants at home and is distributed to all the faithful who attended the mass.
The melodious choir led by Ashwin and his team added more colour to the holy mass. At the end of the mass, a cake cutting ceremony was arranged along with Santa Claus. The programme was compered by Avin who tickled the funny bones with his witty jokes.
Spiritual Director Rev. Fr. Ashok Gonsalves appreciated the youth for their festive spirit and dedication. He also praised and appreciated the Konkani community for its unity in a short span of 18 months.
The programme concluded at around 8:30 pm with a vote of thanks by Robert Cardin who also requested all the faithful to attend the New Year mass at 6:30 pm in large numbers.
