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YERWADA, MARCH 10, 2010: On March 7, 2010 the Youth Group of Sacred Heart Parish Yerwada, visited Maria Ashiana (Lonavla) as an outreach programme.
Perhaps the term “good turn” is heard in scouting nevertheless for the youth group of Yerwada it was a “Lenten Joy” to take a day out of their busy schedule of studies and call center jobs and spend a day with the boys of Maria Ashiana.
On their arrival, Fr. Barnabe D’Souza along with the boys welcomed them. The boys were then taken to the hall where the youth animator along with the youth enacted good value based skits and then conducted some actions songs and variety of games.
Couple of hours later, Fr. Barnabe celebrated the Eucharist. The friendly way of interacting with the boys and the youth members during the Eucharist made the Eucharist more lively and meaningful for the boys as well as the youngsters. At the culmination of the Eucharist the boys too expressed their gratitude by sharing their life story that changed after their stay at Maria Ashiana.
Fr. Barnabe too expressed his thanks to the youth animator and the youth group appreciating the fact that the spent time with boys was of great value to them.
After the Eucharist, through the kind generosity of Fr.Barnabe, the youth were invited to have lunch along with the boys which perhaps contributed once again to interaction with them.
An hour later the youth voiced their thanks to the staff and the boys for their friendly and loving approach which ended up with a photo session along with the boys.