SAVEDI, MAY 27, 20008: It was a moment of great joy and celebration as ‘our shepherd’ Archbishop Felix Machado visited his flock in the Ahmednagar town! He arrived at Savedi at 7:30 pm on Saturday, May 24 and the following morning, the feast of Corpus Christi, he celebrated the Holy Eucharist at 8:30 am in the parish church. During this Eucharistic celebration, Cl. Pratap Damor and Cl. George D’Abreo renewed their religious vows for two years. After the Eucharist, the Archbishop was felicitated by the parishioners in the traditional way by tying the “Pheta”. Thereafter he met the various groups, from the Parish Council to the Altar Servers, and he had a special word for each of them. After this he visited the different religious institutions in the Ahmednagar town: Auxilium Convent, St. John’s Parish Bhingar, Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra, St. Anne’s Parish and Sacred Heart Convent. In the evening he celebrated the Eucharist at Holy Rosary Chapel, Jeur, during which 31 children received First Holy Communion. At the festive dinner 
held in his honour that evening, the Archbishop said that he was highly impressed by the work being done by the Salesians in his diocese. He also expressed his joy and satisfaction at being able to visit the Salesian institutions in Ahmednagar and to see for himself the manifold activities being carried out there.
William Falcao sdb