New 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...
Read MoreChandor to host Heritage Festival annually
Chandor is likely to be the permanent host for an annual Heritage Festival disclosed MLA Yuri Alemao at a meeting held with the Village Development Committee members in the presence of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Officials. Disclosing that he has discussed developing Chandor as a heritage village with the chief minister twice, he said there was a need to have a heritage square in the village where the heritage festival can be held. While admitting that getting necessary No Objection Certificate from land owners could be a problem, he however assured that private interest of individuals will not be affected and added that some sacrifices may have to be made here and there. Strongly mooting for a road map to develop Chandor as a heritage...
Read MoreChandor celebrates Feast of Epiphany
Feast of Epiphany was celebrated with great pomp and grandeur at Chandor on January 6 to commemorate the three Magi from far East, visiting Baby Jesus with their gifts to worship and adore him. While it is commonly called the Feast of Three Kings, that is an aberration as the Catholic Church does not have any such celebration. “The three Magi were pagans,” explained Fr Jean Ruby da Cruz e Fernandes, Parish Priest of Chandor. At Chandor it is officially the Feast of Our Lady of Bethlehem, the patron of the parish while at Cansaulim it is celebrated as the Feast of Our Lady of Remedios. Three youngsters from the village, namely Niel Jose Fernandes from Culsabhat, Johan Leander Mascarenhas from Marrod, Guirdolim and Jayden Cardozo from New Township represented...
Read MoreTwin Villagers join protest to protect Mhadei waters
Nearly 115 people from the twin villages of Guirdolim and Chandor-Cavorim participated in the rally held at Sanquelim on 16th January 2923 to protest against the attempts to divert waters of River Mhadei to Karnataka. While 105 travelled to the venue in the three buses hired for the purpose, others travelled in their own vehicles. Founder member and former President of Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott John Douglas Coutinho was up on the stage twice. Once for symbolically putting water in a bann kept on the stage to symbolize waters of all the rivers of Goa and secondly when the motion opposing the water diversion was being adopted. GBE General secretary Francis Coutinho along with members Jose Coutinho, Menino alias Minush Gomes, Gidwan D’Costa, Savio...
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