Rev. Fr. Mary Bastian
Father Mary Bastian, a Cathloic prist ordained for the Dioceseof Jaffna and served as Saint Anne’s Chruch , Vankalai on January 06, 1985.
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
Fr. Bastian Educational Assistance Scheme (BEAS)
This project was born during the time of Fr. Bastian and it was named after him soon he was killed in his parish house at Vankalai. He was brutally murdered and his body too was removed from the parish house. As Fr. Bastian was involved in his own way in helping out the poor children in their education and showed a special interest in helping the poor. BEAS was established to reach out to the most marginalized children from each parish from the dioceses of Jaffna and Mannar.
A group of priests, nuns and lay people joined together in establishing this noble project to reach out to the poorest children in memory of this priest who is a ‘lover of the poor’. It is a two part scheme.
- reaching out to three children from each parish who are selected by the parish priests.
- helping out the Advanced Level students with the monthly scholarship to pursue and complete their studies.