Cultural show by Catechism children

Dec 15, 2017

By Paul Peter Fernandez
A cultural night held on Nov 18 showcased the many talents of the Catechism children of the Church of the Visitation.

With the theme Unity in Culture – One Lord for All and All for One Lord, the show brought together the children of four language groups from the primary to secondary schools and their teachers. By evening, the Visitation Community hall was filled to capacity by parents, catechists, relatives and parishioners.

Parish priest Fr George Harrison, in his opening speech, said the show exposed the wonderful and hidden talents of the children who were supported and encouraged by their parents, grandparents and catechists. He said the cultural show was a night to remember as part of the on-going celebration of the church’s 170 years anniversary celebration.

The show was emceed by Daryll Darshan and Audrey Sumitra Dass, both catechists themselves. Helping them was Wilson Yeo, Overseeing the running of the programme were Juliana Cantius, Anthony Param and Gerald Victor who provided the music. Also in attendance were Assistant Parish Priest, Fr Andrew Kooi and Jerome Selva Ratnam, the Chairperson of the 170 years anniversary celebration of the Church of the Visitation.

The first performance of the day was by 20 children from the Nursery and Kindergarten who were dressed in traditional costumes and greeted the audience in various languages.

The three-hour show saw a total of 23 performances. Among the performances were cultural folk, Portuguese and Bollywood dances, solo dance, singing by a children’s choir, a fashion show, a sketch and Wushu demonstration by two Form 3 girls. The singing of the 1985 song We are the World by the Standard 5 children got the audience singing along.

There was a short break for dinner cum fellowship.

The show then continued with performances by the secondary students. Some of the dances were choreographed by the students themselves.

In his closing speech, Fr George thanked all the parents, catechists and children for a wonderful show. After that, the catechists led by Anthony (Chief coordinator), performed a dance which got the audience cheering. The show ended at 11.00pm.