The Josephian Christmas Carols 2022, titled Jesu Redemptor Omnium will be held on the 4th December 2022, commencing at 6.30pm at the College Auditorium.
Archbishop, Brian Udaigwe, the Papal Nuncio to Sri Lanka, will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.
The spectacular presentation will include Carols, Anthems, Chants, and Choruses by modern and classical composers in English, Latin, French, Deutsche, Italian, Nigerian as well as in the local languages.
The 75 strong senior choir of the college, the 40-member primary school choir as well as the international award-winning Old Boys Choir will render selected compositions in elegant harmony before an expected Congregation of 2000 people.
The annual event of St.Joseph’s College, Colombo, gains an added significance, as the frontier Catholic College has just crossed its 125th anniversary milestone.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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