Mundgod Mission celebrates Ruby Jubilee

On : 2022-05-01

Mundogd mission celebrated 40 fruitful years of service on April 19, 2022. This celebration coincided with the Ignatian year and hence the theme ‘To see all things new in Christ’. It was indeed a time to see the future with much hope.

The celebration was witnessed by many Jesuits from the province. The festal mass was presided over by Bishop Derek Fernandes, Bishop of Karwar.  The main celebrants and other priests were welcomed with a traditional Siddi dance. Bishop Francis Serrao SJ of Shivamogga diocese in his homily highlighted God’s unconditional support to the Mundgod Mission. Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ, provincial of Karnataka;  Frs Freddie D’Silva SJ and Pradeep Siqueira SJ, former superiors of Mundgod Mission were personally present to grace the occasion. The priests and religious from the Diocese of Karwar and Belgaum were present. The staff of Loyola institutions organised the entire day’s programme under the leadership of Fr Francis Menezes SJ, the present superior of Mundgod Jesuit Mission.

The formal programme included felicitation of Jesuits and other collaborators who rendered their service to Mundgod Mission. A short history of Mundgod mission, compiled by Fr Olvin Veigas SJ with the help of young priests and a survey document on impact analysis done by ASK team Delhi were released during the formal gathering. The cultural events by Loyola School children and Siddi community of Mainalli and Ugginkere enhanced the celebrative mood of the entire day. The programme ended with a fellowship meal.

Bishop Fernandes appreciated the yeoman service rendered by Jesuits to the Diocese of Karwar in the past 40 years.

“The occasion Ruby Jubilee of Mundgod mission was a moment of grace. It has rejuvenated the spirit of service among all the stake holders and it empowered them all to see All Things New in Christ. God has been journeying all these years with us. He has accomplished His mission through the instrumentality of people of good will. We look to the future with much hope and expectations. God will be with us,” said Fr Francis Menezes, superior of Mundgod Mission.

- Melvin Lobo SJ