Tuesday 18 July: The faithful of St John the Evangelist Church, Shankarapura, Relatives and Friends gathered together for a Thanksgiving Eucharist on the occasion of Ruby jubilee of Priesthood of Rev. Dr Lawrence D’Souza. Fr Lawrence offered the thanksgiving Mass along with V. Rev. Fr Stany Tauro, Dean of Shirva Deanery, V. Rev. Fr Valerian Mendonca, Dean of Udupi Deanery and the Chancellor of the diocese of Udupi and 50 priests from Udupi and Mangalore Dioceses. Rev. Fr Baptist Menezes, preached a meaningful homily.
Fr Lawrence thanked God for the precious gift of life and for the gift of 40 years of Priesthood. He thanked God for the blessings he has received from his loving family, friends and relatives.
Later, a felicitation program was organized by the family members to make the Ruby Jubilee of their Priest a memorable one. Rev. Fr Antony Serao raised the toast and wished health and happiness to Fr Lawrence D’Souza.
It was a day filled with feelings of gratitude, happiness and joy. The presence and participation of the parishioners, relatives and friends was commendable.
