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Kemmannu, January 11, 2015: Prelude to the Parish Feast celebrations to be celebrated in the following week, Confraternity  Sunday popularly named as ‘Compri Feast’ was celebrated with dedication and religious gaiety.The traditional Confraternity Sunday prior to the annual feast was observed with devotion and grand Eucharistic procession by the parishioners of St. Theresa Church, Kemmannu on 11 January 2015.

Priest Fr. Chetan Lobo, Director of Family Life Centre of Udupi Diocese and Editor of Ujjwad Fortnightly was the main celebrant of the high mass. Parish Priest Fr. Ferdinand Gonsalves and Guest Priest Fr. Dennis Lobo joined him at the altar as co celebrants.
 
  
Soon after the Mass, brief adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was conducted by Fr. Chetan Lobo. Thereafter, the entire congregation took out the grand Eucharistic procession accompanied by the brass band. The procession took through the main road and then entered the church premises through the main gate.
 
The Blessed Sacrament was carried by Rev. Fr. Chetan Lobo at the end of the procession preceded by the priests and altar servers.
Earlier in the day Parishioners joined together to decorate the church compound, the road and the convent ground with buntings where the evening mass was scheduled to be held at 4.30 pm.
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The Vespers Service will begin at 6.30 pm on Tuesday, 13th January 2015 and the solemn annual feast mass will be celebrated at 10.30 am on Wednesday, 14 January 2015. Candles of Honour will be distributed at 9.45 am.
Mrs. Irene Cornelio and Family are the ‘Pirgent’ of this year’s Annual Feast.

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Confraternity Sunday (Compri Feast) observed Kemmannu Church