Bank of Blessings, an innovative crib at the church on demonetisation

At the morning service in the freshly painted St Pius X parish church, sunlight from the stained glass panels atop the altar had a heavenly, prism-like effect. It was a beautiful, nippy Christmas morning to soak it all in. During sermon, the main celebrant drew our attention to demonetization (it’s clearly been a hot topic for a while) and how banks had now become the centrepoint of all our lives; he went on to invite the congregation to go out and do the same about their faith, making god the hub of all their activities. Examples were shared, with engaging contextual analogies in light of the current financial landscape. We scanned the church, and noticed that the youth in particular seemed cued in. The chronic ‘whatsapping’ had actually taken a backseat.