The Porvorim Parish feast, held on 29th Jan every year, commemorated the Holy Family...
Really how pleased would the Holy Family be with the way the parish held the cultural programme, I do not know... The Cultural programme on the evening of the feast was a pretty far cry from anything cultural...
I'll start with the sound system... It SUCKED... It was pathetic to say the least... It spoilt almost all the items, none of which had anything remotely to do with a Church (House of God)... There were songs, dances, skits, fashion shows, etc... In three hours, I did NOT hear a single Gospel song... If a Church does not encourage Gospel music, I wonder what does... What would be so terrible if the youth had sang a few Gospel songs instead of Botate dances and Fashion show.. I ain't saying that it was bad.. The items were great, but not fit for a Church programme...
For eg... Where's the connection between a Church and a Fashion show...??? I hardly remember Jesus judging people according to what they wore... And in today's age of impressionable young minds, how wise was it for a House of God to put up a fashion show..??? And the MC announced the fashion show as "the item we are all waiting to see"... What were we waiting to see...??? I'm not being Orthodox but I feel the Church should seriously take a look at what items they present for a cultural programme... A fashion show, or a dance to secular music, is not what the holy Family would want to see on a day people are supposed to be remembering them... And now don't mix up dance with David's dance... David danced to the Lord, not to Sean Paul and Shakira... And some other lousy beats...
The Church would do well to start promoting Christian values and Christian music as a form of entertainment... If people want Secular entertainment, they could go to Inox or some other similar place... The Church needs to take a stand, before it's too late... The Church canNOT afford to compromise....
Long Live Gospel Music... Hail the real Jesus...
P.S: If you have a problem with this article, let me say that these are MY views.. And I'm entitled to then...
If you think I'm talking too much and talking shit, this is MY blog.. You've come here.. I haven't invited you over...
Really how pleased would the Holy Family be with the way the parish held the cultural programme, I do not know... The Cultural programme on the evening of the feast was a pretty far cry from anything cultural...
I'll start with the sound system... It SUCKED... It was pathetic to say the least... It spoilt almost all the items, none of which had anything remotely to do with a Church (House of God)... There were songs, dances, skits, fashion shows, etc... In three hours, I did NOT hear a single Gospel song... If a Church does not encourage Gospel music, I wonder what does... What would be so terrible if the youth had sang a few Gospel songs instead of Botate dances and Fashion show.. I ain't saying that it was bad.. The items were great, but not fit for a Church programme...
For eg... Where's the connection between a Church and a Fashion show...??? I hardly remember Jesus judging people according to what they wore... And in today's age of impressionable young minds, how wise was it for a House of God to put up a fashion show..??? And the MC announced the fashion show as "the item we are all waiting to see"... What were we waiting to see...??? I'm not being Orthodox but I feel the Church should seriously take a look at what items they present for a cultural programme... A fashion show, or a dance to secular music, is not what the holy Family would want to see on a day people are supposed to be remembering them... And now don't mix up dance with David's dance... David danced to the Lord, not to Sean Paul and Shakira... And some other lousy beats...
The Church would do well to start promoting Christian values and Christian music as a form of entertainment... If people want Secular entertainment, they could go to Inox or some other similar place... The Church needs to take a stand, before it's too late... The Church canNOT afford to compromise....
Long Live Gospel Music... Hail the real Jesus...
P.S: If you have a problem with this article, let me say that these are MY views.. And I'm entitled to then...
If you think I'm talking too much and talking shit, this is MY blog.. You've come here.. I haven't invited you over...
4 comments:
Question (tho i shud probably jst ask u this is coll): what's a botate dance?
n wat do u think wud be appropriate entertainment for such a day?
Hi Nigel... this comment is not with respect to your post but more towards the appearance.. Maybe you should try changing it to a light background and a dark text colour. It would be alot easier to read your content that way.
Well keep posting brother!
Hey the idea of having Gospel Songs is great... Next time there is a cultural program why dont we jam up and perform some gospel songs?
I'm game... The Church has forgotten that its primary aim is to promote its Master...
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