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His Lordship said that if children were not brought up well, the country would suffer and the parents would be blamed for their failure. “Parents should lead an exemplary life so that their children will go on the correct path. The Saint whose feast we celebrate gave witness to Christ. We must also follow the path the Saint had shown when bringing up our children, the future of this country to live up to our religious convictions,” the Bishop added. Referring to the Church dedicated to the worrier Saint, his Lordship said the Katuneriya Church is one of the most famous churches in the country. While celebrating the Jubilee, the devotees must commit themselves once more to live up to the spirit of the ancestors who handed down the faith to the present day generation. Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Tissera Parish Priest thanked all those who assisted in organising the Jubilee celebration of the Church. Religious Affairs Minister Pandu Bandaranaike,along with Ministers Milroy Perera, Dayasritha Tissera, Puttalam District MP Lareen Perera, Naththandiya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Srimal Perera and former Minister Festus Perera were also present. ***************************************** St. Francis of Assisi Church Tangalle nearing centenary
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi Tangalle celebrates its Centenary in October 2008. Italian Priest Rev. Fr. Paul Correman who started the Catholic Mission in Tangalle in 1906 dedicated most of his life for the education of people and children without any religious prejudice. There is another Church of affiliated to the mission of St.Francis of Assisi Tangalle situated at Barawakubuka.
Rev. Fr. Daniel Sandanan, the Parish Priest since 2005 at the church of St. Francis of Assisi, Tangalle said under the tsunami rehabilitation programme road rehabilitation an livelihood development activities were conducted with the help of Caritas Sed Galle. The following priests served the Mission as Parish Priest of the Church dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi Tangalle. Rev. Fr. Paul Delebequ, Rev. Fr. Augustus Standert, Rev. Fr. Joseph Piron, Rev. Fr. Walter Wickramasinghe, Rev. Fr. Anthony Nicholas Fernando, Rev. Fr. Adop Closett, Rev. Fr. Charles Louwers, Rev. Fr. Gregory Van Austen, Rev. Fr. Sidore Marino, Rev. Fr. Augustus, Rev. Fr. Berrewaerts, Rev. Fr. Austin Lanza, Rev. Fr. Luke Jayasooriya, Rev. Fr. Cosmos Guida, Rev. Fr. Gaetano Tannaccone, Rev. Fr. Joseph Silva, Rev. Fr. Solomon Gunaratna, Rev. Fr. Dominic Scalderella, Rev. Fr. Wilfred Manatunga, Rev. Fr. Ashley Samarasinha, Rev. Fr. Felix Rajapaksa, Rev. Fr. Peter Christopher, Rev. Fr. K. D. Joseph, Rev. Fr. Lionel Fernando, Rev. Fr. Iraneus Fernando, Rev. Fr. Bede Silva, Rev. Fr. Jude Jayamanna, Rev. Fr. Boniface Perera, Rev. Fr. Harold Marasinha. ********************************************* Caritas houses for Jaffna residents
Rev. Fr. Damian Fernando, the National Director, Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC was able to complete and hand over 6,338 houses to tsunami victims living in different parts of the country within the year 2007 and said the Organisation was able to hand over 156 to the families living in Jaffna Peninsula. “We distributed houses to families at Sakkoddai and Point Pedro East in Jaffna early this month, ” he said. Speaking to the Daily News Christian Perspectives Fr. Damian said that the latest 156 houses handed over to the families in Jaffna were built by Caritas Jaffna - HUDEC in collaboration with Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC which had the support of Caritas Internationalis. Fr. Damian disclosed that the Caritas Internationalis had assisted the tsunami affected people in Sri Lanka not only putting up 6,775 temporary shelters but also provided immediate relief, rehabilitations, livelihood and trauma counselling and initiated a project to assist to build 6,539 permanent houses with all facilities for the use of the families severely affected by the tsunami. He had told the recipients of the 156 houses in Point Pedro that the Organisation was able to help the victims because of the initiative, interest and contributions of Caritas Internationalis, in spite of various problems that were taking place due to the ongoing ethnic issue in the North and East. The SEDEC Director told the Daily News that the SEDEC would be in a position to hand over 3,000 more houses by March this year for the benefit of the affected families in the Batticaloa district. We take pride with modesty being able to commemorate the 3rd year tsunami disaster by handing over 75 houses at Konespuri in Trincomalee on December 26, 2007. Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC did not stop by merely putting up of houses for the affected families but also looked into the needs of the tsunami victims, such as education, providing help to fisher families with fishing nets, boats and engines, to go back to fishing and to provide farmers necessary seeds, manure and other relevant requirements to restart cultivating the land and to others involved either in various industries or in self-help employment projects to stand on their own feet without having to depend on others to live their day-to-day life. “We have also set up 500 trauma counselling centres with the participation of 17,680 trainees in all affected areas”, Fr. Damian added. Fr. Damian was congratulated by Rev. Fr. C.G. Jeyakumar, Director, Caritas Jaffna - HUDEC on behalf of Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC and Caritas Internationalis for his commitment in building those houses in the North with the participation of HUDEC officials and foreign partners in spite of the problems he and his group had to face during the past three years to complete this work. S.P. Anthonymuthu, Public Relations Office/Media Consultant of Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC has informed the Christian Perspectives that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a letter to Rev. Fr. Damian Fernando, National Director, Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC, congratulating the Organisation for the valuable service done in constructing 6,539 houses to the Tsunami victims in Sri Lanka. The following houses were constructed by Caritas Sri Lanka - SEDEC up to December 31, 2007 throughout the island. Colombo - 1488 Galle - 1184 Batticaloa - 2994 Trincomalee - 423 Jaffna - 396 Chilaw - 54 ——- 6,539 ===== |
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Parents have a greater responsibility today than ever before over
their children with the new technology coming to their doorstep. if
parents neglect their children and allow them to misuse the new
technology, they could go astray and spoil their future. 
