Mangaluru: Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha inaugurated Sports Indoor Stadium built with aid from the University Grants Commission at Madanthyar Parish on February 27th 2019 at 10:30 am. Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and the President of Catholic Board of Education Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha inaugurated and blessed this sports indoor stadium.
After the inaugural ceremony, formal stage programme and felicitation programme was held Rev. Fr Antony Serra – Secretary, Catholic Board of Education, Rev. Fr Lawrence Mascarenhas – Parish Priest, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Ammembal, Rev. Fr Jerome DSouza – Principal, Sacred Heart PU College, MLA Harish Poonja, MLC Harish Kumar, Dr Kishore Kumar, Gopalkrishna K were the dignitaries present during the occasion.
The Bishop in his message educated the students on the importance of Sports in once life. All the guests highlighted the importance of sports in every one’s life along with studies and strongly urged students to make the best use of this indoor stadium in a productive way. All those who were instruments in executing this mega project were honored. A sumptuous meals was served to the gathering thereafter.