On 23 July 2017, the youth of St. John Mary Vianney Parish, New Chumta celebrated the youth Day with great enthusiasm. 140 young  were present on this occasion. It commenced with solemn Mass in the parish Church celebrated  by Fr. Ignatius Bara. During the homily Fr. Ignatius Bara explained ‘the Parable of the Weeds’ and invited the young people to be good seeds which belong to heaven.

Soon after Mass, the cultural program was followed in Auxilium auditorium. It was consist of  talks, action songs, and dances . Fr. Ignatius Bara in his talk  said that  we may fall many times but must we have the courage to get up each time when we fall. We are invited to make effort and to walk ahead in life.  Sr. Inocencia Jojo FMA also gave her valuable contribution by sharing  the preparatory document of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops with the theme  ‘Young People, the Faith and Vocational accompaniment’.

After the  lunch all gathered again in the auditorium to entertain the assembly  with traditional dance.  Everyone actively participated in the game. Lastly, all the new office bearers were presented to the whole group. The celebration came to an end with the distribution of the snacks by Mr. Anil Singh from Siliguri.

Reported by Sr. Premika Tirkey