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Your excellency Bishop Paul Hinder, Rev. Fr. Varghese Chempoly- Vice Pronvincial of Franciscan Capuchin in the Vicariate of Arabia, Our Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Tomasito Veneracion, Reverend Fathers, Parish Council Members, Guests, Bros & Sis in Christ, friends a pleasant evening to all of you.

Tonight the whole parish celebrates the Silver Jubilee of Fr. Tom Veneracion’s religious life. And on behalf of the parish council and on behalf of the parishioners of the our Lady of the Rosary, it is an honor and a privilege to be given the task of conveying our best wishes to our dear parish priest as he celebrates his 25years as a capuchin, a milestone event of his religious life.

As one Family of God, let us all together offer our Almighty God ‘Praises, Honor and Thanksgiving’ for the Spirit Filled Baptism in the Holy Spirit of the LSS participants.

by: Regina D'Costa

How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" (Isaiah 52:7).

It was exactly these sentiments that were echoed by the people of Doha, a small city in the emirate of Qatar in the Middle East on October 1, 2, 3, 2008 at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Indeed our God reigns,in all his majesty and power. This message was brought to all of us who had thirsted and waited patiently in praise, prayer and fasting for the visit of Fr. Rufus Pereira for many years. God made it possible in His time.

by jerold

We have to think big because we have a big church”, this was the message given by our beloved parish priest in the Thanksgiving Mass held yesterday the 4th April 2008 as a tribute to all volunteers during the Consecration of our New Church.

A very fitting message to all the volunteers considering the fact that these group of people have the desire to work for the church because of their faith. It was not by accident that Fr. Tom uttered those words, he delivered the message like a brave soldier ready to face a battle.

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Dear Bros & Sis,

Peace of Christ!

Last Friday the 4th of January 2008, the LNB community handed over the total amount generated from the fund raising project to support the building of the new catholic church in Qatar which amounted to Qatari Riyals 67,783.50 to our beloved parish priest Fr. Tomasito Veneracion, OFM Cap. in a gathering before the Friday prayer meeting.

The amount generated was very modest compared to the required amount which was 1.3 Million Qatari Riyals for the church pews alone. The church construction budget according to our parish priest is 65 Million Qatari Riyals. But modest it (the amount) may seem yet the collected amount was beyond expectation, it turned out to be a surprise and a blessing to LNB.

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Dear Bros & Sis,

Let me share to you my travel to Rome.

It took me 9 hours to finally reach Rome from Doha via Dubai on 3rd June 2007. As a catholic it is indeed a dream come true to visit the centre of my religious faith, so I was much energized in spite of the long hours of travel upon seeing the city of Rome.

My travel to Rome was a three week Leadership Training conducted by the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS).

by jerold

It was the 11th of June 1999, in a solemn ceremony held at the Manila Cathedral, when Cesar S. Calma was ordained as a permanent Deacon by Bishop Teodoro Bacani. It was well attended by family, relatives and friends. A great achievement indeed for a man who works as Senior Cardiovascular Technologist at Hamad Hospital in Doha-Qatar since 1984; a married man and a father to three wonderful children.