Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 13: The children of St Joseph’s Church, Jeppu had a great time on November 11, when they all got together to celebrate The Children’s Day. A programme for the children of age group 6 to 18 years was organized in a creative and innovative way.

The celebration began in the morning. All the children of the parish participated enthusiastically in the Bible games, an innovative and experimental approach to teach the Bible to children through activities and games.

The activities included the Bible Housie Housie (an innovation by Fr Maxim D’Souza), Bible quiz and many other Biblical games. It was a wonderful experience to watch the children participate actively in the Bible games conducted by Br Lohith Ajay Mascarenhas, Br Gladwin Fernandes, and Robin Vas, very effectively. There were 35 Biblical games which were created for this purpose.

The delicious food cooked by the Catechism teachers and the whole hearted support by the parishioners made this Children’s Day a memorable one for the children. The purpose of this get-together was not only to celebrate Children’s Day but also to make children more familiarise with the Bible and inculcate Biblical values in them in a creative and effective way. The day ended well.

The whole programme was organised by the parish priest, along with the catechism teachers and the parish pastoral members.