Kochi: The authorities of the 126-year-old Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church at Manjummel has donated the gold ornaments that used to adorn the icon of Mother Mary to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).
The church, situated on the Eloor-Muttar road in the suburbs of the city, had offered shelter to nearly 3,000 people during the floods.
The church committee, responding to the proposal made by a member, decided that there is no nobler deed than using the gold to help those who are suffering. The church donated two gold chains that were kept for adorning the idol on the annual festival day.
The two ornaments were crafted two years ago from the gold that devotees had donated to the church over the years. They were used to embellish the icons of St Mary and Infant Jesus during the church festival.
Manjummel town and surroundings suffered heavy losses in the deluge.
