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Sydney Bens donate $3000 to Cardinal Ranjith’s fund for Easter Bomb victims Excess Funds From Farewell to Lal Wickrematunge by Sydney Bens were donated to the Cardinal’s Fund. Lal Wickrematunge with Deli Fernando handed over the cheque to His Eminence Proceeds from the Farewell Felicitation for Mr. Lal Wickrematunga – Reporting from the Event Desk (Photos thanks to Janine Sebastian) – Click here to see the event photos held on 14th Spet 2019 ...

Jan 24, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Cardinal Ranjith, Deli Fernando, Lal Wickrematunge, Sydney Bens Comments 0

Book publishers support students affected by bomb blasts A delegation of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association (SLBPA) met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo last week and handed over a donation of Rs 450,000 for assistance to poor students affected by the bomb blasts in the three churches on April 21. The Association also offered six scholarships with a monthly stipend to six students till they graduate from university. The President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association, Vijitha Yapa said: “The action taken by Your Eminence to harness the help of others to bring healing and calm and to ensure that peace endures is something that we as citizens are deeply touched by. The leadership you displayed has been a tremendous inspiration to us all and an example of how to keep a cool head amidst destruction and chaos and find answers instead of blaming others.” The Cardinal ...

Jun 17, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Athula Jayakody, Cardinal Ranjith, Haputhanthri Premasiri, Samantha Indeewara, SLBPA, Upali Wanigasuriya, Vijitha Yapa Comments 0