Pamunugama YMCA children go door to door with Christmas Messege

Children members of Pamunugama YMCA visited homes in the village singing Christmas Carols on 21 December, 2017. They also brought gifts to the children those who live in the homes visited.

Pamunugama YMCA Annual Children Concert held colorfully

Arrival of Chief guests

Year End Children concert is an annual event of Pamunugama YMCA where the children members and Pre-school kids of Pamunugama YMCA perform their talents in front of the relatives, invitees, villagers on the Pamunugama YMCA Main Hall stage. 

This year the event was held on 11 December with a participation of over 200 of audience. During the two hour concert, Pre-school school kids performed number of dancing and acts while the children;s club, Girl guides and scouts also performed several dancing acts and a drama. Carols also were sung by the Guides and scouts during the concert. 

Mr. Nirmal De Fonseka who is the President of the National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka (NCYSL) and Mr. Charles Brownson who is the National General Secretary of NCYSL were the chief guests for the event. This is the first official visit of both Mr. Fonseka and Mr. Brownson since their appointments to their positions. 

Pamunugama YMCA thank all the parents, members, National Council of YMCAs of Sri Lanka, youth and children's club members for their tremendous contribution to make the Annual Concert 2016 a success.

Mr. Nirmal and Mr. Brownson enjoying the show

Address by the Chief Guest

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World Week of Prayer Meeting at Pamunugama YMCA

Youth of Pamunugama YMCA had a special meeting to mark the World Week of Prayer at its premises on 26 November, 2016

12 young people, President of Pamunugama YMCA and 4 Board Members attended this meeting where they discussed the Christian Role and responsibility in the YMCA as members of a World-wide Movement.

APAY Advanced Studies

Advance Studies programme for the YMCA Secretaries is currently undergoing at the Wu Kai Sha Youth Village in Hong Kong. There are 13 participants representing China, Hong Kong, Japan, Sri Lanka, Korea, Myanmar Bangladesh and India taking part in the training programme organized by the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs. Ridma from Pamunugama YMCA is also among the participants. During the training from 07 November to 13 November participants are going through number of dialogues and discussions on Movement Strengthening, Contextual Theology, Peace Building Global Citizenship and Gender Mainstreaming.

Participants with Dr. David Suh (Former APAY President)

Song Meditation at YMCA

YMCA believes in the holistic development of young people. That is why the YMCA focuses on body, mind and spirit in all its activities. On 16 October 2016 YMCA organized a song meditation at the YMCA of Pamunugama. Mr. Quintus Colambage facilitated the event. Mr. Quintus is a journalist and done his Master Degree in Mass Communication. During the two hour song meditation, 10 selected songs were played and the stories behind those songs were explained and reflected Mr. Colambage. 

Today, the Sri Lankan music industry is going through a poor era where the songs are produced in bulk, keeping profit making as the sole objective. Time to time media creates trends and those trends do not carry any meaning for the lives of young people and destroy the ability of feeling and listening to creative music. There is a common belief that the once who listen to good music becomes sensitive humans. Keeping that in mind, YMCA organized this event to influence young people to listen to good music. YMCA of Pamunugama thank Mr. Quintus Colambage for his volunteer contribution to facilitate this wonderful event and making a window opened for young people to rethink on their musical choices.

Mr. Quintus Colambage

Pre-School Vegetable Fare

Pre-school kids had their annual vegetable fare by the Ja-ela – Negombo road on 09 October 2016. This is an annual event of the Pre-School for children to experience the atmosphere of a fare while raising some funds for their year-end concert. Event was organized by the teachers with the support of the parents who took part in the event actively.