Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Tuem Goa (10.12.11)
Today, we went to Tuem for the first time (?) Believe me or not, I thought Tivim and Tuem is one and the same. Tuem being Konkani for Tivim, it was only few months ago, I found out Tivim and Tuem are two different villages former being in Bardez and the later (Tuem) in Pernem Taluka. Tuem is about 16 kms from Mapusa via Dhargal. All buses going to Dhargal (Sports City), Mandrem go via Tuem. Bus takes about 30 minutes and the fare is Rs.12 The little church is located uphill on a hillock very next to it is Don Bosco Boys School and boarding. It takes about 10 minutes (Walking) to reach there from the main road. On the way, you first come across a small cemetery (See pic). New cemetery getting ready next tot he church (se slides)Tuem has about 500 Catholics Guess what? The moment I saw the school, I realised that I had been here some 5-6 years ago with someone but I did not know it was Tuem. Infact, we even went inside the school/boarding and even had tea with the priest.There (in the dining hall) I spotted a ‘Gurgureth’ and I immediately took photo of it. This one http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/121767388/ I even saw the church from outside but honestly did not know it was Tuem Church. For us, I guess, Tuem is more popular because of the famous tiatrist /Cantorist Francis de Tuem hailing from the village (he now stays at Mapusa, I am told) I was hoping to see him at least in the feast procession Sadly, I have not spotted him there but saw his nephew Conception de Tuem on his bike though. It was 10 priests concelebrated feast mass with priests from Pernem, Kerim etc Main celebrant was Fr. Diogo. the blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/12/feast-of-st-francis-xavier-tuem-goa.html The Church was beautifully decorated Sadly, there was no customary ‘Pursanv’ nor ‘Festa Muzg’ at the end of the feast mass. However, there was a ‘Festa Tiatr’ tonight titled ‘Pirai’ by Maxcy Pereira. some pics The Church http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486014933/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486023677/in/photostream/ St. Francis Xavier http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486016553/in/photostream/ Main Altar http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486017841/in/photostream/ with priests http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486019943/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486027087/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486027573/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486028021/in/photostream/ Fr. Diogo http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486022003/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486026005/in/photostream/ Feast Mass http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486019437/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486021573/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486026351/in/photostream/ School / Boarding – Don Bosco http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486025465/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486075907/in/photostream/ Pigeon http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486026677/in/photostream/ Tuem cemetery http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/6486074261/in/photostream blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/12/feast-of-st-francis-xavier-tuem-goa.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------