St. Peter's Parish Youth Groups

Youth Social Service (YSS)

The St Peter’s Youth Social Service popularly called the YSS, was founded by Fr Douglas Rowe, S.J., on 1st March, 1970, along with the other founder members, i.e. Mr Clarence A Gomes, Fr Richard D’Souza, Mr Benjamin Saldanha, Mr Claude Baretto and Mr Jimmy Machado. This five men army was the off shoot of the St Peter’s Summer Holiday Club, where they enrolled themselves as volunteers.

With an investment of Re. 1/- each, they totally aggregated Rs 5/- of their monthly pocket money, to establish the YSS, which today has an enormous budget running into thousands of Rupees to undertake community need based activities.

The ongoing projects promoted by the YSS are in the areas of a subsidized Parish library, free employment bureau, blood donation camps, distribution of free text books to needy children of Bandra, organizing a Summer Holiday Club for school children whose parents cannot afford taking them out for Summer vacations and raising funds on auspicious occasions, like Christmas, etc.

The other community based activities undertaken are the Medical Camps conducted to promote awareness, interaction meetings with police and municipal authorities and recreational projects to enhance employment for the youth.

The Organisation is now in its 36th year of its existence and much of its success attained is primarily due to the motto it follows “We serve others to show we care”.

Elections are held every year and the present Office Bearers elected are as follows:
Mr Clarence A Gomes - Founder President
Mr Agnelo Mascarenhas - Vice President
Mr Aniceto Gomes - Hon General Secretary
Mr Francisco Murzello - Hon Treasurer