Navajeevanam’s Arul Thambyrajah celebrates her 100th birthday
Following this, he administered the Holy Communion to her and her son Kiruba assisted by the Rev V Pathmathayalan, the priest of the Colombo JDCSI Church.
With family members around, especially her three sons Rev. Sathy, Kiruba and Kulam and their families, Bishop Daniel Thiagarajah and Arul Thambyrajah freely reminisced on the Navajeevanam years and in particular recalled the last anniversary celebrations held, marking the 40oh after its founding in 1959. The war years gravely affected Navajeevanam and eventually all activities had to cease.
Bishop Thiagarajah preached at that anniversary celebrations at Navajeevnam’s Holy Carpenter Church and his message was based on the community's inspiring motto, “One in Christ – Ready for both: Service and Sacrifice,”
The Wanni has a new challenge and Navajeevanam dedicated to this can play a crucial role, observed Bishop Thiagarajah. His church, the JDCSI is heavily focused on the reconstruction of the Wanni and the resurgence of the people.
”A determined appropriate educational input in the form of a Community College is needed for the Wanni and with our experience in education and health that goes back to several decades, we can do it and Navajeevanam is an ideal place to found such an institution.” said Bishop Thiagarajah.
“What better tribute can we pay to the visions of the founders of Navajeevanam,” concluded Bishop Thiagarajah.
In the evening a largely attended 100th birthday felicitation service was held at the St Paul’s Milagiriya Church at Bambalapitiya.
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