Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 20: Ahead of Christmas festival, a grand and colourful procession was taken out in Jammu City by the enthusiastic Christian community, here today.
Organized under the banner of J&K Joint Churches Fellowship, the procession began from Shahidi Chowk and passed through Residency Road, Raghunath Bazar, City Chowk, Shalamar Road, Parade, Library Chowk, Kachi Chawni, Panjtirthi, CPO Chowk, Jain Bazar, Link Road and Purani Mandi, before culminating back to the Shahidi Chowk.
Santa Claus and tableaus with angels and King Herod, who was the Roman king at that time, and Church Choirs were special attraction of the procession. The Choirs of different churches of the city were singing worship songs relating to the birth of Jesus Christ.
The market Associations at many places gave a warm welcome to the Christmas procession and offered refreshment to the participants of the rally. The district administration had also made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of the procession.
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The main organisers of the procession were Rev Shoukat Peter, president of Joint Churches Fellowship Jammu, Rev Hemant Digal, Priest of St Paul’s Church, Fr Arul Priest of Catholic Church, Rev Musraf Bhatti, Vice President, Rev Rohil Mattoo General Secretary, Pastor George Kutty, Pr Johnson Gill, Rev Robin Bhatti, Pastor Novamanikana, Pr Stephen David, Pastor Stonious Bhatti, Pr Polus Gill, Pastor Raju Masih, Pastor Anthony Teji, Pastor John Roques Bhatti, Camres David Babbloo, Feastus Sotra, Micheal Wazir, Griffen Gill, Sudhgar Mattoo, Asif Gill, Nasir Mashi, Pastor Thomas Paul, Pastor Zion Richard, Pastor Anthony Poras, Pr Joginder, Pr Sunil Bhatia, Pr Lence, Pastor Tarsem, Pastor Rishi, Pastor Elisha Abhishek, Pr Sunil Bharti, Pr Sunil Sotra, Pastor Hazar, Titus Gill, Pastor Lovvy Sobey, Pr Farus Mattoo, Kamal Bhatti, Asif Teji, Veriyam Teji, Pr Ramesh, Pastor Daulat, Pastor Finney Samuel, Pastor Stephen Gill, Pastor Simon Paul, Pr Anus Gill, David Mattoo, Sister Margaret, Rohan, Sister Sunita and all the Pastors and Churches.
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