On 5th of May 2013, Rev. Fr. Sameera Shashimal Perera who hails from the small suburb of Angulana of the Moratuwa town was given a warm welcome by the Angulana community after being ordained as a Catholic Priest of the Badulla Diocese by His Grace the Bishop of Badulla Most Rev. Dr. J. Winston. S. Fernando S.S.S. on the 27th of April 2013.

Parishioners of the Angulana St. Francis Xavier's Church, Methodist Church, and Anglican Church joined hands together with the local Buddhists to welcome the son of soil in a motorcade which took him for the first mass at St. Francis Xavier's Church which is under heavy renovations and is one of the oldest churches in Moratuwa. He was then greeted by many religious including the Venerable thero of the local temple Most. Ven. Kemananda Thero. Fr. Sameera conducted his first mass in the incomplete yet humbly beautiful church with the presence of Rev. Fr. Damien Perera (Son of community), Rev. Fr. Gihan Gunathilake (Son of soil), Rev. Fr. Neil Prasanna Fernando (Priest of Badulla), Rev. Janaka Abegunawardana (Pastor in-charge of Methodist Church), Rev. Fr. Tyronne Perera (now Parish Priest), Rev. Fr. Kasun Fernando (now Assistant Parish Priest).

Rev. Fr. Sammera born 7th of May 1982 first entered into the Haputhele minor seminary in the year 2003 and was later made Deacon by Most Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph on 27th of October 2012 before being ordained as a Priest, he is the second Catholic Priest from the Angulana community who rejoices the almighty for making them such a fortunate community.

Congratulations Father! We are Proud of You!