Malayale Catholic Welfare Assn donates to disabled

Malayalee Catholic Welfare Association (MCWA) celebrated its first anniversary at St. Ann's College in Ulsoor earlier this week. The dignitaries who graced the event included Fr. D.R. Antony Sebastian, director and member of the Juvenile Justice Board, Karnataka., Fr. Dr. Francis Thonippara, Derrick Fulinfaw, President, State BJP Minority Morcha, Sister Arokiamary, Principal, St. Ann's College, Father Biju, Mathew Peter, General Secretary and President, S. Joseph.

A group of like minded malayalee Catholics belonging to HAL and surrounding areas formed the association with Fr. Biju Panthalookaran as its spiritual advisor.

The association conducts activities such as assisting families during deaths, sickness, financial crisis, times of debt, apart from conducting grand carol and such other religious activities.

The Christmas and new year get together began with the holy mass followed by the sports, lunch and orchestra by Gana Tharangam Melodies and cultural programme by member families. The orchestra team was headed by Jolly Bastin, who has directed a forthcoming film in Kannada called Ninagagi Kadhiruve. A few golden couples were honoured viz. Mr and Mrs P.C. Peter and Mr and Mrs C.D. Paulose. A charity purse of Rs.10,000 was given to the association of people with disability (NGO) on their 50th year of service. 
Addressing the gathering, Derrick Fulinfaw told of an inspiring story where a Hollywood actor was once asked to read out a Psalm by an old man and when he rendered it, the audience broke into a full throated applause and gave him a standing ovation. Later, when the old man read the Psalm, the audience heard him out with a heavy silence. The actor was surprised by this change in reception of the audience. When he asked the reason, an elderly man from the audience replied, "Your reading was to our eyes and ears but his reading was straight to our hearts." The moral of the story: Whatever you do or speak should reach the people's hearts.