Chandor celebrates two feasts
Twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim celebrated two feasts – Feast of Our Lady of Bethlehem and Solemnity of the Epiphany on January 6 at the church dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Belem. Chandor is one of the three places in Goa where the Maggi visiting Baby Jesus is enacted. Incidentally, this enactment resumed in the early 70s after a 25 year break in Chandor. Maverick Antao, son of Mario and Pearl Antao from Anthoi was one of the three Kings. Dressed in red, he represented King of Arabia Balthazar who carried Myrrh as his gift. Joyden Cardozo from New Township is born to Onastadio and Aveline Cardozo. Adorning a gold embellished robe, he represented King Melchior from Persia who gifted Baby Jesus Gold. Brooklyn D’Costa is born to Joseph and...
Read MoreChandor Club gets all male Managing Committee
At the general body meeting held on 24th November 2024, an all male 19 member managing committee was elected unopposed for Chandor Club. Joy D’Silva was elected for a record 11th term as the General Secretary at the elections conducted by Election Commissioner Julio D’Silva assisted by Celina Coelho Furtado. The New Managing committee elected for the next two year term is as follows: President – Egidio da Costa, Vice President – Ligorio Dias, General Secretary – Joy D’Silva, Assistant Secretary – Gustavo Furtado, Treasurer – Thomas Pereira, Assistant Treasurer – Jose Coutinho, Cultural Secretary – Antonio alias Anthony Pereira, Sports Secretary – Derryk Mendes, Assistant Sports Secretaries – Pascoal Fernandes and Jeston Martins, Managing...
Read MoreGBE gets first lady president
Alzira Pereira became the first lady President of Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott since its formation 16 years ago. Besides being a founder member, Alzira has also served the organisation as vice-president and also as general secretary in the past. The new committee was elected at the general body that met at the meeting place at Cavorim on 5 th October 2024. Others elected to the Managing Committee are: Vice Presidents: Darwin Cardoso and Basil Fernandes, General Secretary: Jose Coutinho, Joint Secretary: Esly Henriques and Anand Shirodkar as Treasurer. The seven members elected to the Managing Committee are: Irene Antao, Maria Mascarenhas, Vita Pereira, Sandeep Kalekar, Francis alias Hanchik Peixoto, Nina Coutinho and Serena Antao. Earlier outgoing General Secretary...
Read MoreNew Chandor Parish Pastoral Council Constituted
The Parish Pastoral Committees of Our Lady of Bethlehem Church and St Francis Xavier Chapel, Guirdolim were constituted recently as the terms of the previous committees expired. The Chandor Church PPC has 64 members elected by the 32 Somudais affiliated to it while 28 persons are elected by the 14 Somudais affiliated to the Guirdolim Chapel. While Parish Priest Fr Jean da Cruz Fernandes heads the Chandor PPC as the Chairman, Assistant Parish Priest Fr Afzal Fernandes is also a member. Fr James Torres e Silva heads the Guirdolim Chapel PPC as the Chaplain there. Incidentally the Chandor PPC consists of 85 members. Following are the 64 representatives of the 32 Somudais affiliated to Our Lady of Bethlehem Church, Chandor: The St Bernard Somudai of...
Read MoreGovind Gaude’s promises galore
In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ache din slogan, Sports Minister Govind Gaude promised better days for football lovers from the twin villages of Chandor-Cavorim and Guirdolim by promising to carpet the football ground at Cavorim with a lawn and to provide a ground for Guirdolim once the panchayat takes possession of the site where it is proposed. He also assured both the villages that the railway level crossing connecting the two villages, whose closure has so irked both the villages that it has even figured at gram sabhas, will be kept open at certain periods to avoid inconveniencing people. Mr. Gaude visited the Chandor-Cavorim panchayat hall on March 5 along with various government officials to interact with the people from the twin villages...
Read MoreStudents view birds at Oilem Tollem
Students from Class 9 B of St Joseph’s Educational Institute, Chandor had a thrilling experience participating in the bird watching programme at Lagoa de Cima or Oilem Tollem in the village, which has been notified to be declared a wetland. The programme was organised jointly by Goa State Wetland Authority and Forest Department in preparation for the Bird Festival being observed from January 26 to 29. The Chandor-Cavorim Biodiversity Management Committee assited at the local level. The students – many of who had seen the lake for the first time – were very excited and eager to come again. “I saw so many peacocks for the first time today,” said Vedant Naik while Reagan Crasto said the binoculars provided helped him to see some birds which were not...
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