Santos Passos at Our Lady of Remedios Church,Betalbatim

The Parishioners of  Our Lady of Remedios Church, Betalbatim gathered today for the Santos Passos.  Santos Passos in Portuguese means “Holy Steps” and signifies the journey of Christ to Calvary. The singing of motet, meeting of Mother Mary and Jesus along the way, singing of the" Veronica's song" are the important features of the procession. The Santos Passos is a depiction of the ordeal, contemplation and suffering of Christ before being crucified. This tradition has been continued in Goa in most of the Parishes. 

Martins Corner gets their own organic vegetable garden

Mrs. Carafina Pereira, proprietor of Martins Corner has added an organic vegetable garden to source out fresh vegetables to her kitchen at Martins Corner. Mrs. Carafina, over the years has nurtured Martins Corner into a famous restaurant. Celebrities from all over the world and India have visited this restaurant and list still adds up.  

Mrs. Carafina has taken personal interest to grow vegetables to ensure a chemical-free  harvest for her kitchen at Martins Corner. The visit to the vegetable garden was quite a field trip for me, to see how meticulously the whole layout has been planned . The variety includes tomatoes,green chillies,cluster beans, brinjals, bottle gourd, drumsticks, ambado, papaya..pineapples.

Chef Edia Cota opens * Cota Cozinha* at Chaul, Betalbatim

Chef Edia Cota, a well known GOAN CHEF, has opened her own restaurant  * Cota Cozinha* at Chaul, Betalbatim .The restaurant was inaugurated on 2nd March 2019 by Chef Edia Cota along with her son Sharif Cota and daughter-in-law Queeny Cota. Fr. Peter Fernandes, Assistant Parish Priest of Our Lady of Remedios Church Betalbatim blessed the restaurant. 

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MOGAN FARIK KORAT, Konkani Tiatr by Youngsters of Betalbatim

Youngsters of Betalbatim put-up a splendid perfomance in the Konkani Tiatr " MOGAN FARIK KORAT". The last two konkani dramas Hanv Tuka Bhogxita in 2017 and Amche Dhonde Sambalat in 2018 set the stage to find the hidden jewels of Betalbatim. Since the last two performances the youth have matured in their acting.