Among the ceremonies planned for Oct. 19 is a procession by about 1,000 street children carrying white and blue flags from the city center to the MOC headquarters.
Later, they would participate in a cultural program, said Herod Mullick, secretary of United Forum of Catholics and Protestants in West Bengal.
Another group of students would distribute fruits and sweets to the inmates of homes set up by Mother Teresa in the city, said Father C.M. Paul, president of Calcutta-based Catholic Association for Radio, T.V. and Cinema.
They would also take part in a concert to pay homage to Mother Teresa later in the day, he said.
All churches in Calcutta were to have special prayers on Oct. 19 to mark Mother's beatification.
More than 100 rallies covering West Bengal state are being planned for Oct. 18, the eve of the beatification, to spread Mother Teresa's message of amity and harmony, Mullick said.
The more formal celebrations -- a film festival featuring movies on Mother Teresa, an exhibition on her life and work and a felicitation ceremony -- would take place in November, said Eugene Gonsalves, president of the Catholic Association of Bengal.
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