PANAJI
On the occasion of the ongoing 450th jubilee year celebration of St Michael Church Orlim, a plant distribution ceremony was held recently.
Keeping in mind the church call to preserve the environment, each family of the village was given a fruit bearing sapling as a remembrance of the jubilee year. During Sunday's homily, the parish priest Fr.Roger Godinho highlighted the importance of trees and our duty towards taking care of our planet which is our common home.
During the distribution ceremo
ny, again he stressed upon the need to keep our village green and thanked the Agricultural Minister Vijai Sardessai for helping them to procure the fruit bearing saplings.
The chairman of the Varca-Orlim Farmers Society Nazario Pinto, who was the chief guest for the occasion emphasised on cultivating the fields and said that the farmers society is ever willing to get the necessary mechanized equipment's to help the farmers. The newly elected panchayat members were also present and deputy sarpanch Keizer Martins spoke on behalf of the panchayat body wherein he urged the villagers to consume more and more home grown vegetable and fruits as the market stuff can be adulterated with pesticides and chemicals.
Earlier, the PPC moderator Janice Periera welcomed the gathering and later the fabrica attorney Ida Coutinho proposed the vote of thanks. Thereafter, the parish priest blessed the saplings and then along with the guests planted some saplings around the church compound.
The chairman of the Varca-Orlim Farmers Society Nazario Pinto, who was the chief guest for the occasion emphasised on cultivating the fields and said that the farmers society is ever willing to get the necessary mechanized equipment's to help the farmers. The newly elected panchayat members were also present and deputy sarpanch Keizer Martins spoke on behalf of the panchayat body wherein he urged the villagers to consume more and more home grown vegetable and fruits as the market stuff can be adulterated with pesticides and chemicals.
Earlier, the PPC moderator Janice Periera welcomed the gathering and later the fabrica attorney Ida Coutinho proposed the vote of thanks. Thereafter, the parish priest blessed the saplings and then along with the guests planted some saplings around the church compound.
