Car wash at Church of the Holy Spirit

Was cycling down Bode Rd when I saw this Church and liked the edifice.

When I entered the church premises I met the caretaker of the church and he said that there was no service on that day (being a Thursday) and he directed me to the small chapel, a quaint little place.

Later I clicked a few pics around the place, especially this sparrow who was busy collecting material for her nest (Thursday or any other day is the same for her)

On and off I kept visiting the church on my morning cycling rounds. Liked the display of the pictures which were clicked 50 years ago when the Church was established.

Yesterday when I visited the Church, I found that the youth of the Church were conducting a car wash drive at the parking lot.

They were doing it to raise funds for their summer activities. What a novel idea. It will keep the youth occupied and at the same time learn a few tricks of the trade from the seniors (not to mention the involvement of team work)

Found that it was well organised with four stations, the cleandown and wetting, the soaping and scrubbing, the wash down and finally the drying.

The mandatory group picture of the team.

I made a short video of the car wash with all that I captured. Later I attended the 10 am Mass. Short and sweet with a meaningful sermon. I was particularly impressed by the Choir. I must admit that most of the members were senior citizens and they did a swell job (which means a lot of practice has gone in there)

Managed to capture the concluding hymn and made a small video of it. Heard that a Family Fest is being held in the church premises from June 22nd to June 26th. Considering the enthusiasm of the Parishioners, I am sure it is going to be a grand success.

The Clarinettist

A person who plays the Clarinet is a clarinettist so says the Wikipedia. Why I looked it up was because I came across a clarinettist when I had been to the church in Goa. Actually I was leaving the church after the Holy Mass when this man entered with a small rectangular box. The way he was holding the box, I realised that it had to be some musical instrument. 

He was holding it with such care and reverence that I realised here is someone who cares for his instrument and surely he must be a good player too.

So I followed him and reached the choir section. I stood in the side lines and observed him, the way he was still holding on to the handle of the case, waiting for the congregation to leave the church so that he could open his case and assemble the clarinet.

I am not an expert in these wind instruments, but I think he had a saxophone and a clarinet (correct me if I am wrong).

Very reverently he assembled all the pieces and tested for the note clarity.

They say that when you go to a new church for the first time you can make three wishes and this was a real quaint little church. This is the Holy Family Church at Alto-Porvorim, Goa.

I liked this statue outside the church, something different from the normal statues.   

The choir was supposed to sing for the first Holy Communion and I thought what better way to capture some music and song.

I managed to get some footage and put it together to make it into a 2 minute video.

Here it is for those who want to hear him play.