Bangalore: The Bangalore Archdiocese’s annual inter parish cultural fest titled ‘Reach-Out’ was held on last Saturday and Sunday (November 24-24). There were around 20 parishes that participated and competed in various events, held at Palaana Bhavan.
Various events such as Pot Painting, Scavenger Hunt, Wealth Out of Waste, Collage Making, Bible Quiz, Bouquet Arrangements were held on Saturday. The other events like Singing, A Minute to Fame, Walk the Bible, Biblical fashion show and dance competitions were held on Sunday. The youth brought out the best in them by their creative display of talent and enthusiasm.
Archbishop Peter Machado addressing the youth called on them to be “kings and queens of Christ” on the occasion of Christ the King feast. The prelate also added after watching the Biblical enactments “There is Judas in us, and also Peter in us, we must incorporate the good Biblical characters from the Bible and make it part of our own lives”.
The new Youth Director Fr. Amarnath said that youth have amazing talent and bundle of energy and urged them to use it for the glory of God. The director also added that “‘Reach out’ is not only a time to compete but also a time to reach out to other Christian friends from various parishes and build the Christian binding and fellowship.
The two-day event carried individual and group prizes besides Overall Championship with cash prize of Rs. 10,000 to the winners and Rs 5,000 to the runners. The contest was so fierce in some of the events, the judges had to declare joint winners for some events. This year’s Reach out over all champions were St. John the Evangelist Church and the runners were St Anthony’s Church of Kavalbysandra.
Fr. Amarnath, who gave away the prizes along with youth joint secretary Fr Arulraj Sampath, thanked the Diocesan youth leaders Jerry, Dennis, Siby, Moses, Harry, Neil, Sharon, Manasa, Navya, youth lady animator Sr. Ruffiba, and Sujay for their hard work and commitment in organizing this event.
