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Ebco Pvt
Ltd. A leading manufacturer of hardware and furniture fittings in India has
combined two apparently opposite requirements of the customer. They have
brought luxury and affordability together to make homes and offices havens of
comfort and elegance. With their innovative, state-of-the art designs, Ebco
has moved from customer satisfaction to customer delight. Anticipating the customers
needs and exceeding their expectations has been a way of life at Ebco.
On the 25th
of January, Ebco completed 50 years of leadership which was commemorated with a
celebration at their Unit 1 in Vasai.
The
celebration started with Holy Eucharist with main celebrant Fr. Joe H Pereira Founder Managing Trustee of
Kripa Foundation, who is a close associate of the Nagpal Family. Fr. Joe was accompanied
by con-celebrants Fr. Seraphinus Tigga and Fr. Cyril D’Souza of Kripa Foundation.
The Mass was
attended by 700 people which included Mrs. Verna Nagpal, Mr. Geoffrey Nagpal Managing Director Ebco,
Mrs. Charonne Nagpal, Mr. Nishant Nagpal Director, Mr. Rajesh Nair Director, Mr. Rex Albuquerque
General Manager, Managers, staff and their families from Ebco units of Mumbai,
Palghar and Vasai. Mr. Ashley Nagpal Director and Mrs. Bianca Nagpal excused
themselves due to ill health of Mr. Ashley Nagpal. Fr Joe held a special prayer for his speedy recovery.
On seeing
that the congregation was mainly people of different faiths, Fr. Joe incorporated
Sanskrit and references to the Koran and Bhagavat Gita, to make the mass more meaningful
to them. In his homily Fr. Joe mentioned about new life. How one should live an
ego free life in families, companies and society. Fr. Joe gave reference to how
countries waste precious time by battling each other. He further mentioned
how one should love one another and live in harmony. When one does so he said: he is spared and gets the gift of love, as
God's love is unconditional to all. He gave the example of business, and mentioned EBCO,
how a humble beginning 50 years ago and on the way over the years the Nagpal’ have shared the fruit of their labour
with all its staff and the huge gathering was witness of that love. Fr. Joe
also gave an example of “WIN WIN Attitude “by Dr. Denis Waitley which the world
business houses are following its teachings. But to do so one must have a conversion
not from one religion to another, but with the two towers God within us and the
divine control of God's spirit between us, that’s Faith. Once one believes that
God dwells in our hearts, the ego comes under control. He ended his homily by
saying, that on this great feast of conversion of St. Paul, all need to change
and to do so we all have to be ready to change and for this we need the
Blessing of God.
The
congregation followed the mass with rapt attention and silence and even
participated in the meditation after communion service. The people of other
faith were given ”Prasad”.
Later Fr. Seraphine went around blessing the premises with Holy Water.
After mass Fr. Joe rushed off as he had an appointment in Mumbai with the AA women's group from Australia at K.E.M. hospital auditorium. Mr. Geoffrey Nagpal and Family along with Mr. Rex Albuquerque General Manager, thanked Fr. Joe for bringing so much meaning into their 50th Jubilee celebration of their company.
After mass Fr. Joe rushed off as he had an appointment in Mumbai with the AA women's group from Australia at K.E.M. hospital auditorium. Mr. Geoffrey Nagpal and Family along with Mr. Rex Albuquerque General Manager, thanked Fr. Joe for bringing so much meaning into their 50th Jubilee celebration of their company.
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