Secular Carmel (OCDS) started in Tapovana
Tapovana unit of Secular Carmel (OCDS) at Kushalnagar was started in August 2014 under the initiative of Fr.Wilfred Rodrigues and the collaboration of the Novitiate Community. After almost a year's contact 16 lay faithful were received into the Novitiate with the vestition during the mass on 5th July 2015 by Fr. Charles Serrao, the Provincial who was on pastoral visitation of the community of Tapovana. Fr. Mari Joseph working in South Africa who was on vacation and came to spend 2-3 days in Tapovana preached an excellent homily with his inimitable style urging the faithful to see Jesus like the shepherds, to experience Jesus even on Calvary like Mother Mary, to touch Jesus like the woman suffering from hemorrhage and take Jesus home like Jairus. Breakfast was served to all after the Mass.