INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE PHILIPPINES !!

What could be the significance of Indian Independence Day for an Indian expat , student living outside India???Well,something to think about really.. < href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7523/1312/1600/christopher.jpg"> It was a proud moment for us as our kids and teens very enthusiastically participated in The Mass in whatever task they were assigned-reading,the offertory and even offering up their own hand made Indian flag ! The enthusiasm was so high that even kids who has just returned a day before from their holiday from the U.S bravely fought the jet lag as they went through The Offertory procession.Of course the children were suitably rewarded By Fr.Edison with a special blessing, a medal and picture of The Assumption for all of us.The ambience and the beautiful cosy chapel truly ‘bound’ us together in friendship and prayer All of us worked in front and behind the scenes to make The Mass enjoyable and lively.Proof of it are the pics..! We were specially happy to note that it was a nice group of ten families whom Astrid and Melwyn had got together in Feb 2006 and are now going strong.Unfortunately our ‘facilitators’ Astrid and Melwyn are now carrying to Mumbai on their new assignment.we will really miss you’ll ! The Mass was brought to a close with Our National Anthem which we sang in all gusto,since it had been a long time since we heard or sung it. Of course no Catholic or Indian celebration is complete with a good meal and we had a sumptuous Italian meal complete with pizza , pasta and all the ‘ni’s’(tortelloni,cannelloni)at Amici d’ Don Bosco a great Italian restaurant at Don Bosco’s. A surprise text was sent by Marie inviting us to her place on 26th Aug as a farewell to Astrid & Melvyn.So watch this space for more ‘live’ action from the Catholic Indians’…..we’re getting HOT…!!!! JAI HIND FELLOW BRETHREN !! (Note: Here are some interesting pictures of the event, just a few of them!)