Sacred Heart church Yerawada has a rich heritage

Sacred Heart has a rich heritage

Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE | Sunday, 7 June 2015 AT 02:59 PM IST

    

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Yerawada: Jesuits from De Nobili College, Nagar Road, started Fatima Tamil Primary School in Yerawada in 1952 and this marks the beginning of the Sacred Heart Parish. In 1974, the Jesuits handed over the school and the parish to the Society of Don Bosco or the Salesians.

The Salesians later renamed the school as Don Bosco High School. The present Sacred Heart Church was blessed in 1984.

This parish was later bifurcated twice, to create St Francis de Sales Parish, Shaanwadi in 1990 and Christ the King Parish at Sainikwadi in Vadgaonsheri in 2001.

It is one of those parishes in the city having largest number of parishioners and the church therefore celebrates as many as seven masses on Sundays.

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Our parishioners are very active on various fronts including spiritual, social work and environment awareness. The church services are well attended by people. The parish regularly publishes its quarterly bulletin.
-Fr Anton D'Souza, Parish Priest


Sacred Heart Church is one of the most vibrant parishes in the city. Due to its large area and population, the parish is divided into 40 zones, each zone having around 30/40 families. We lay leaders organise a variety of programmes for the parishioners and others.
-Cyril Asirvadam, Vice-President, Parish Council

Our parish has eight choir groups, four English and four Marathi. Various choir groups are assigned for singing at various feasts, including Christmas, throughout the year. We conduct singing sessions and prayers at the church as well as in the residences of people.
-Anthony Kardak, Choir group member

Comments

Fr. Anil SJ - Wednesday, 29 July 2015 AT 01:00 PM IST

Great Article due to its informative nature. i never knew its origin. Of course the Salasians have done a marvelous work there to make the parish and the whole atmosphere around Yerwada a vibrant place with genuine service. Cant thank you enough for the information you provide to the non-Christians about the christian community and its contribution to the majority community and ultimately to the nation building. Keep it up.

 

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Vincent Bagul - Wednesday, 29 July 2015 AT 11:31 AM IST

Very interesting and informative article. Young generation and the Catholics settled in Pune from outside are grateful to know the details of the Church. Thanks.

 

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Diago Almeida - Sunday, 26 July 2015 AT 11:27 PM IST

Congrats Kamil for the information to the Catholic and all people of pune keep up the good work. God bless you Diago Almeida

Don Bosco relics in Maharashtra

Relics of St Don Bosco to arrive in state next month

CAMIL PARKHE

Monday, July 18, 2011 AT 11:53 AM (IST)

Tags: Saint Don Bosco, church, world tour, Pune, Camil Parkhe

PUNE: The relics of Saint Don Bosco, which had left Turin in Italy in 2009 for a world tour as part of the second birth centenary celebrations of the youth icon priest, will be in Pune and neighbouring Nashik and Ahmednagar districts early next month.
The relics, which will arrive here from Ahmednagar, will be displayed for veneration at Sacred Heart Church, in Yerawada on August 8 and 9. Incidentally, the church parish is looked after the priests belonging to Salesian congregation founded by St Don Bosco.
The relics of Don Bosco have been recomposed from his body, which was exhumed in 1929 for his canonisation. The saint's right arm has been placed within a wax replica of St John Bosco's body which is now being taken on tour in 130 countries, where the priests and nuns of the congregations founded by St Don Bosco are working.
The relics will leave for Lonavla on August 9. The second birth centenary of the saint falls on August 16, 2015.
There are over 15,000 Salesian congregation priests and brothers and over 18,000 nuns belonging to the congregation of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, another congregation founded by Don Bosco.
THE SAINT
The relics of Don Bosco have been recomposed from his body, exhumed in 1929 for his canonisation. The saint's right arm has been placed within a wax replica of St John Bosco's body, which is now being taken around the world.

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Comments

On 20/07/2011 09:49 AM Fr. Malcolm said:

Thank you Camil for this news. We look forward to pay our respects and have glimpses of the relic of a great saint.

On 19/07/2011 10:04 PM Shirish Sebastian said:

We hope and pray that the visit of Don Bosco to our city brings about a transformation in the Youth of our city.