Archbishop walks the Pavilion with priests

Bangalore, November 13, 2019: Sporting a white cap and a cricket jersey, Archbishop Peter Machado knocked- the first ball off at a cricket tournament (Priests Premier League) of his Archdiocesan priests. The cricket match organized under the aegis of the CLERGY ASSOCIATION OF BANGALORE (CAB) was started during the leadership of Fr. Adolf Washington,(Sec) Fr. A S Anthonyswamy (VP) Fr. Vinoo Fabian, Fr. Benedict Rajesh, Fr. Arockiadass and other core members.

The Holy Ghost Church ground (Redemptorists) was filled with priests, both young and old. Some played, some cheered. Players clad in Green, Red, Blue and orange were seen warming-up. Delegates of the sponsors were also present.

While inaugurating the tournament, the Prelate, Archbishop Peter Machado said 'it feels so good to see priests come together for recreation' 'Togetherness on these occasions spells unity and love. Let's work in this direction'. The Archbishop greeted the players and launched the game. "As we are united as teams here, we also should exhibit the same unity in all our endeavors in the Archdiocese... Nobody is a loser here, we all are winners,” he added.

There were four teams of priests namely Sons of Thunder, Mighty Warriors, Lions of Judah and Bulls of Bashan. The teams looked colorful as they wore orange, red, blue and green jerseys respectively. Fr. Adolf Washington and Fr. Devadas entertained the spectators with their hilarious commentary as the crowd reciprocated with cheerful applause.