The St. Peters’s youth centre was formed in 1964
by Rev. Fr. Joseph Marciel and Rev Fr. Barjou, along
with a handful of dedicated young men. The centre is
in the St. Stanislaus school premises and has the backing
of the Church and School authorities.
The centre’s main objective was to provide healthy
recreational facilities for the youth of the parish.
It would also have several social events to enable the
members to spend their time in a better and more useful
manner.
As of today, the centre has grown in membership. There
has been an appreciable increase in the facilities provided
and also involvement of the members in various activities.
This has always been a kind of transition stage from
school to the outside world. That is why a member has
to have finished school before joining.
The youth centre enables the members to develop better
relationships, good habits, become responsible citizens,
volunteer in many humane activities and to learn how
to manage many events.
The many games and activities in the centre have attracted
members till today. Some of the activities and games
are Carom, Table Tennis, Billiards, Card games (Bridge
and other games ) reading facilities , Cable TV and
Music. The founder members, senior and other members
have served the centre with utmost dedication and their
hard work has ensured the continuity of the centre.
One of the most prominent activities of the centre has
been the annual hockey tournament, held on the Donnelly
ground of St. Stanislaus. This tournament has been the
breeding ground for many a budding hockey player and
we has even produced national and international players
like Fortunato Franco, Mario Rocha (football), Marcellus
Gomes (hockey) to name a few.
The Centre also plays host to “Akanksha”
an NGO dedicated to the education of the poor and the
under privileged children. In this way we try and ensure
that these children do not fall prey to the bad elements
in society and turn out to be good citizens.
A new project by the centre is the refurbishing of the
pews n the church.
This in short, is what the Youth Centre is all about.
Your suggestions to enhance the Centre are always welcome.
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