BIS # 1182 INTER-PARISH TOURNAMENTS AT DIVYADAAN

Renvick Pereira sdb NASHIK, NOVEMBER 11, 2008: The youth of St. Patrick’s Parish Deolali, along with their coordinators Cl. Abraham and Cl. Anthony Sumer, organized the traditional Inter-Parish Tournament 2008 at Divyadaan, Nashik on November 9. This event is organized annually by Divyadaan in collaboration with the youth. This year saw some interesting games and some wonderful football skills displayed by the talented footballers. The five teams that participated were Don Bosco Parish, St. Anne’s Parish, Holy Cross Parish, St. Patrick’s Parish Deolali and Sacred Heart Parish Igatpuri. The tournament began with a prayer by Fr. Savio D’Souza, Rector of Divyadaan, who also declared the event open. The matches were conducted in a round-robin fashion. The Don Bosco Parish team lifted the trophy in the finals by defeating St. Patricks Deolali 3-0. There was also a throw-ball tournament for the girls. Here too the Don Bosco girls excelled by defeating the Holy Cross Parish girls in two straight sets. The evening was filled with excitement and moments to remember and learn from. The prizes were distributed by Rev. Fr. Ivo Coelho. He was very appreciative of the efforts put in by the youth.