Bento D'Souza
BHINGHAR, OCTOBER 25, 2011: Ms. Roswitha Maus, Program Manager of DB Jurgen Driette Welt, Bonn, Germany made an official visit to Bosco Bhavan, Bhingar to attend the meeting of the thirty health workers formed at BGVK to discuss the health needs of the populace and the education of the village children.
There are days when nothing happens at Bhingar but October 21, 2011 was an exceptional day of love. It was the birthday of the Parish Priest Fr. Michael Bansode. His parents and family visited him in the morning to give him birthday greeting and all through the day people trickled in to wish him on this joyful occasion. Next, followed the visit of Ms. Roswitha Maus who attended a meeting of women health workers conducted by Mr. Dattu of BGVK, who accepted felicitations and flowers, who listened and spoke to the leaders of thirty communities, where the village education program for thirty school going children was being held around Ahmednagar. The others who were present were Fr. Savio Silveira, Fr. Manuel Murzello, Fr.Michael Bansode Mr. Ian Lemos and Fr. Bento D'Souza.
In the evening, the liturgy was animated by Bro Ramesh. Symbolically comparing the life of Fr. Bansode to a jar into which the soil, seed, rose's leaves and water have grown in time. Fr. Thomas D'Costa inaugurated the use of new rooms and services like the Bosco Club Gym for youth, the new parish office for archives and records, the Assistant Parish Priest office and the children study centre.
On October 23, 2011 thirty six aspirants from Don Bosco, Lonavla accompanied by Fr. Cletus Fernandes and Fr. Dominic Martis visited Bhingar. They attended the Sunday Evening Mass. Fr. Bansode briefed the group about the flourishing Mission. After supper the Lonavla group left for BGVK. During their short stay, the aspirants are briefed by Fr Michael Bansode about the flourishing Mission, have supper and leave for BGVK.