Dear Albert Thank you for the info - I checked up with what was happening myself with Dean on Sunday after mass - all well thank goodness. I must apologise for scaremongering I actually just meant to ask Fred!
It was interesting to hear father state that after this particular fundraising drive the church dont intend to knock on our doors for one hundred years! Lets see. Would be great to have some transparancy and a proper sustainable financial plan. All the best - & thanks again for the valuable info Helene On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Albert Da Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Helene, > > Thanks for being the ears and eyes of Saligao. > > To think that in this age we are allowing asbestos to be used in the > building is attrocious. In Perth, people have been dying of cancer due to > use of asbestos in buildings in the early 20th century, The Museum in Perth > which is a large historic building has been vacated because it was found to > be infested with deteriorating asbestos fibre. The whole building is to be > demolished and a new one constructed on a different site. > > Asbestos fibres cause *Mesothelioma.* > ** > Malignant > mesothelioma<http://mesoinfo.com/mesothelioma_information/default.asp>is an > uncommon, but no longer rare, cancer that is difficult to diagnose and > poorly responsive to therapy. Malignant > mesothelioma<http://mesoinfo.com/mesothelioma_information/default.asp>is the > most serious of all > asbestos <http://mesoinfo.com/asbestos_information/default.asp>-related > diseases. > > A layer of specialized cells called mesothelial cells lines the chest > cavity, abdominal cavity, and the cavity around the heart. These cells also > cover the outer surface of most internal organs. The tissue formed by these > cells is called mesothelium > ** > *More in attached document.* > *I am quite sure that there are enough people in Saligao who could advise > the restorers about the use of asbestos in any structure in our village. > Please ensure that this is widely circulated to prevent the use of this > building material in our beautiful country. * > I feel strongly that we have a responsibility to guard the health of the > community particularly those who will we hope enjoy the magnificence of the > Church and its message for centuries to come. > Warm regards > Albert Da Cruz > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* helene nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Mailing list for Saligao, the village in Bardez,Goa (India). > Communicating to build a better village. <saligaonet@goacom.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: [SALIGAONET] Helping with the urgent restoration of the > Church ofMae de Deus in Saligao > > Just heard from a neighbour in Pequeno Morod that the church now > proposes to use steel and asbestos for the restoration! - surely the > committee should be calling on heritage experts to preserve and conserve the > church? It would be a tragedy for the church to be 'modernised' rather than > preserved in the nature of its appeal... we have recently seen the entrance > of a rather strange blue light on the steeple as part of the illumination. > My prayers are for this wonderful piece of our Goan heritage to be preserved > and conserved in the manner that it was built. > > Yours > > Helene > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM, Albert Da Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Dear Fred, > > > > Thanks for the great work you and your team are doing to keep us, in all > > parts of the world, in touch with happenings in our dear > > village of Saligao. > > > > For 35 years since our migration to Western Australia, the Friends of > > Saligao, have celebrated the Mass of Thanksgiving on the First > > Sunday of May. Each year at the Celebratory Luncheon we have a sharing > > of food, friendship and fellowship and a collection of funds for > > the aged, or youth or women in need. > > > > Friends of Saligao is a group of people who are sons, daughters, sons- > > law and daughters in law, grandsons, and granddaughters of Saligao together > > with their friends and relations from diverse background from villages > > in Goa, Mangalore, *East India, Mumbai , other cities in India, Karachi, > > former British East Africa* > > *and Portuguese Africa. * > > > > For us the memory of our iconic Church, and the Statue of Mae de Deus > > has been a source of great faith and zeal in maintaining our > > faith and keeping our families together, in these distant lands. There > > are also other memories of the School days, and the carefree days spent on > > the hills during the > > caju season, the mango season, and the plucking the wild canta and > > zablam from the hills above the fountain. > > Also enjoying the smell of the earth at the first monsoon rains, the > > emerald green of the paddy fields and dawn chorus of the birds each morning > > puctuated by > > the Church Bells. > > > > Each year we have collected funds to support the aged through the Homes > > for the Aged, or providing scholarships for needy students at Lourdes > > Convent. > > In particular the funds for the needy children at school was to be > > dispersed to those who were talented and from disadvantaged background > > without any impediment of > > caste, creed or community. We also gave to the Church in Saligao all > > the collection from the Celebratory Mass after allocating a small proportion > > to the local church. > > > > Alas in one year sums of money given to the Church to benefit needy > > women who were single, aged but engaged in activities to help their families > > or the communities > > were not given to the indidividuals for the purpose indicated. To date > > we have no idea who profitted from this gift of money. It is particularly > > significant that this money in cash was presented to the then Vicar & > > Curate in the presence of another priest from the UK and representatives of > > the Parish council, the youth, and many other distinguished people from > > the Parish in the Church Hall. In all fairness it must be recorded that not > > only a *receipt was issued* but a public acknowledgment was made in the > > Church > > Bulletin. > > > > We have recently provided funds for extentions to the Homes for the Aged > > in Saliagao. > > > > If the Church housing the Statue of Mae De Deus is in a state of > > disrepair then I am sure there will be many who would be pleased to make a > > modest contribution to > > the restoration of the Church to its pristine glory. > > > > Please send us the appeal and I will circulate it among our friends and > > well wishers to organise some fundraising activity. However, we would like > > to know that the funds > > will be used in the *most cost effective way to provide lasting and > > credible restoration*. I am sure that the good services of Dr. Wilfred > > can be counted upon to assist to attract other sources of Funding from > > Goan instrumentalities that profit from the uniqueness of the only Gothic > > Church in Goa > > > > Warm regards to all at home and abroad. > > > > Take care and God Bless. > > > > Albert Da Cruz > > Class of 1948 > > PATRON > > Friends of Saligao > > Perth > > Western Australia.. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org > > Saligaonet mailing list > > Saligaonet@goacom.org > > http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org > Saligaonet mailing list > Saligaonet@goacom.org > http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet > > > _______________________________________________ > Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org > Saligaonet mailing list > Saligaonet@goacom.org > http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet > >
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