Mangalore : Newly elected MLA of Mangalore South  JR Lobo was honoured during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Small Christian Community (SCC) of Mangalore Diocese held at St Sebastian Church Hall on May 16, Thursday.

Earlier the silver jubilee celebrations  began with a Eucharistic Mass led by Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore. Fr Denis Moras Prabhu, Vicar General, Fr Herald Pereira, Fr Antony Serrao, Parish Priest of Bendore  Church and  Fr Walter D’Souza, Director of SCC were the concelebrants.

The felicitation function was held at the church hall wherein the Bishop honoured JR Lobo. In his address, Lobo thanked the Community for honouring him and appreciated the role played by the community in the society. He also said as an MLA he would try hard to live upto the expectations of the people.

Continuing, Lobo thanked the community for the support extended to him. A  souvenir  brought out by the SCC to commemorate its silver jubilee was released by Vicar General Fr Denis Moras Prabhu while the Bishop  released an audio CD on SCC brought out by Fr Walter D’Souza.

 Fr Gilbert D’Souza, Fr Walter D’Souza, Sr Lydia Serrao, Sr Usha, LJ Fernandes, Robert D’Souza, Helen Frank, Fr Alphonse D’Lima and  Fr Herald Pereira who have made significant contributions to SCC were felicitated.