PANAJI
St Thomas Parish Youth, Aldona, under the guidance of their youth Animator Fr Michael Fernandes, organised 1st All Goa Individual Priests table tennis and carrom tournament recently at St Thomas Parish Centre. The motto of the tournament was to promote vocations, to revive the indoor games and to showcase the talents of the priests who were good at indoor games during their seminary life.
The tournament began with a prayer, followed by a welcome address by Parish Priest Fr Tomas Lobo. The Animator explained the rules of the tournament. Each round comprised of 3 sets and the final was of 5 sets.Twenty-two priests from all over Goa participated in the tournament.
In the table tennis tournament, the 1st place was won by Fr Mario Noronha. He was also awarded the Best Player prize. The second place was bagged by Fr Ramiro Luis while the third place was shared by Fr Peter Simon and Fr Luis Gomes.
In the carrom singles, the 1st place was won by Fr Xavier Estibeiro. He was also awarded the Best Player prize. The 2nd place was bagged by Fr Franco Cardozo sfx while the 3rd place was shared by Fr Milagres Dias and Fr Menino Vales. As a gesture of love and gratitude, a token was given to all the priests.
Fr Michael thanked the priests for participating in the tournament in spite of their busy schedule. He also thanked the Parish Priest, Executive Committee, Sports Committee and the officials Milton Fernandes, Collin Vaz, Alfred Pinto, Charles Alemao and Conrad Fernandes for their cooperation in organising the tournament. Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira also spoke on the occasion. Angel Fernandes was the compere and Lauren Coelho proposed the vote of thanks.
