Jeppu: St Joseph's Inter Diocesan Seminary, Jeppu, organized the Benefactors’ Day for the first time on 18th November 2019 . Around 230 benefactors from far and near participated in the program. The event began with a warm reception of the guests at the entrance followed by a Solemn Eucharistic Celebration at 11. 00 a.m. presided over by Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore and the Chairman of the Board of Administration of the Seminary, con-celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Most Rev. Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Very Rev. Fr Ronald Serrao, the Rector, the Seminary Staff, Benefactors and 167 Seminarians. After the Holy Mass Fr Ronald Serrao, addressed the gathering in which he expressed the gratitude of the Seminary to the benefactors for their generosity in helping the Church to train the future priests for 36 dioceses and 6 religious congregations of the country. He gratefully acknowledged their sacrifices for the seminary so that it could run it smoothly with fewer burdens.
Bishop Peter Paul then verbalized his sentiments of gratitude towards all, the benefactors and formatters, for their sincere silent work for the spread of the Gospel. He pointed out that the sacrifice of many benefactors, both in abroad and here, makes the Church to carry on the mission entrusted to her by her founder, Jesus Christ.
