The Parish and Parish Council of Salir, in the municipality of Loulé, will mark this Sunday, October 2, the 50th anniversary of the priesthood of Father Fernando Pedro in this parish with a special programme.
The celebrations will be attended by the Bishop of the Diocese of the Algarve, D. Manuel Neto Quintas, and will begin at 10:00 am, with a Thanksgiving Mass in Barranco do Velho.
At 11:00 there is a meeting with the Catechesis Group of Salir, at 12:00 there is a Thanksgiving Mass in Salir, at 13:30 pm the commemorative lunch takes place in the hall next to the GNR of Salir, and, finally, at 15:00 pm, the Fado with Filipa Nobre.
Pastor Fernando Pedro was born on June 10, 1944, in Guarda, but from an early age he came to the Algarve, being ordained a priest on July 27, 1969, in the Cathedral of Faro.
After having passed through São Brás de Alportel and Olhão, on September 29, 1972 he took office as prior in the Parish of São Sebastião de Salir, where he still remains, currently accumulating with the Parish of Ameixial.
According to the Parish Council of Salir, in his long journey at the service of the Salirense community, Fernando Pedro was «fundamental for the accomplishment of the works of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz, as well as for the restoration of the Mother Church of Salir or the construction of the parish complex from scratch and the restoration of the parish house».
In religious activity, he worked hard to bring the Sunday Eucharist to the entire parish, having created the Community Day and dynamizing Catechesis.
Anyone who wants to participate in the celebrations and lunch must make the reservation in person, at the Parish Council of Salir, or by phone 289489119.
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