Jamshedpur Diocesan Directory - 2014
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Bishop’s House, P.O. Golmuri, Jamshedpur– 831 003, latest by 30th November,
2013. (Fr. Linus Kindo)
REGIONAL
DIOCESAN PRIESTS CONVENTION, 2013
To All CDPI units of BIHJAN Dioceses,
Greetings from BIJHAN-CDPI Secretary’s
Desk!
This to invite you all for the regional
convention of BIJHAN- CDPI, as it was informed you all a few months back. CDPI –BIJHAN is an active body of our region
which unites all our diocesan priests.
Feel free to take some time to refresh and reflect at Jamshedpur.
Date: 19th -20th
November (Arrival on 18th Evening, departure 20th after lunch)
Place: Catholics
Charity, Jamshedpur
Theme: Challenges and
struggles of Diocesan Priests of 21st Century
(By Fr. Sebastian A.)
FR. CASIMIR
VAS-13 08 1937 +76 - 21 10 2013
“HERE IS A TRUE CHILD OF ISRAEL, THERE
IS NO DUPLICITY IN HIM” ( Jn.1:47)
The life history of Fr. Casimir Vas can
be summed up with the above words of Jesus to Nathaniel. The joy he radiated to
the people who came in contact with him will surely bear witness to the simple
and humble life style of Fr. Casimir.
PASTOR - SAINT: Fr. Casimir Vas was a living saint in all
aspects but disappeared into the glory of the Lord without alerting and
troubling anyone on 21st October, 2013, the Year of Faith. He was a
true disciple of the Lord with full of joy, compassion and dedication. Life in
the diocese without Fr. Casimir will be with less joy and happiness. He was
ordained on May 31, 1976 and commenced his ministry at St. Joseph’s Cathedral
as Associate Pastor and took care of St. Barbara’s Church, Mosaboni and later
became the first canonical Pastor. He ministered at St. Theresa’s Church,
Sindri (2) and Jhinkpani, Lupita Church Telco, St. Mary’s Church, Bisutpur,
Kripa Sadan, Bhilai Pahari and Pratiksha, Neeldungri.
POWERFUL PASTOR: As the 1st
Parish Priest of Mosaboni, he was challenged by a drunkard and Fr. Casimir used
the power of his left hand on his right cheek and the man disappeared from the
scene like a frightened Deer! He was once admitted at Mercy with high fever and
was referred for further tests but finding no Priest to take the Sunday Mass at
his Parish Church, Fr. Casmir disappeared from Mercy early morning so as to
reach Mosaboni by the first available public transport and reached on time for
Mass. The Sisters at Mercy had to look for him all around and finally informed
the Bishop’s House that “FATHER CASIMIR IS MISSING FROM THE HOSPITAL BED”.
NO BRAKE TO WASTE: At Sindri he used to
drive the old Ambassador car of Fr. Neu, S.J. in high speed and once while
behind a transport Trekker he aimed to put the brake but jammed the accelerator
and smashed into the back of the trekker injuring a passenger, whose one foot
was out on the vehicle-step. Later he was called to appear at the Dhanbad court
and he was called up “KABIR DAS HAJIR HO” and Fr. Casimir laughed and raised
his left hand and the judge could not stop smiling until signing off the case.
INCREDIBLE WILL-POWER: He had a mild
heart attack while at Pratiksha and he told me that he felt breathless for a
while but came back to normalcy. I rushed him to Mercy Hospital and there Dr.
Tamal Deb informed that he had a mild heart attack and needs immediate
admission at the TMH. Later he went to Bangalore and underwent a bye-pass
surgery. Dr. Devi Shetty was amused to see Fr. Casimir refusing to be wheeled
in to the Operation Theatre on a stretcher but walked coolly to the operation theatre
telling to the Doctors “ YOU MAY DO WHATEVER YOU WISH”.
SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS FOR OTHERS: He saw while meeting people after the Mass at
the Lupita Hall, one young couple came from Sonari asking for his blessing and
they knelt down. As they left the Church campus they announced that Fr. Casimir
blessed our marriage for life. Later when asked for marriage certificate by
their Parish Priest at St. Mary’s Bistupur, they said Fr. Casimir just blessed
us and that was sufficient for us.
SPIRIT OF SELFLESS DEDICATION: He was a
Priest fully dedicated for others in all the parishes and formation houses he
served. He prayed the Rosary in the morning, at noon and at night. He was using
Msgr. John Bodra’s special easy chair for his spiritual exercises including the
Divine Office.
EXCELLENT CHEF: He loved to cook delicacies of
various dishes to please the guests and the community. He enjoyed experimenting
new concoctions and delighting the guests. The seminarians will acclaim the
greatness of Fr. Casimir in serving them selflessly varieties of eatables. He
wanted others to enjoy meals always. He worked selflessly for others and
enjoyed laughing at himself. He could cook singlehanded for 100 people with
little assistance. This was happening even lately at Pratiksha. We miss for
good the varieties of “Halwa”, “PICKLE” and other dishes he made for various
occasions for our enjoyment.
LOVER OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS: He made
sure that all the homestead animals are fed well and on time as for himself and
gave time to talk to the cows and dogs and their response was visibly admirable
like that of St. Francis of Assisi. He admired the nature and thanked the
Almighty God for His greatness and wisdom.
MAN OF PRAYER: He wanted the old model
cane chair and prayed his Rosary and the Divine Office relaxing on the same. He
was a faithful follower of the Lord in word and action. While at Sindri he
lived on or ate only rice with banana leaves chutney. He was unwilling to ask
for food subsidy from Bishop Joe Rodericks while serving the parish as Pastor.
NO-COMPLAINTS NO-DEMANDS: He had no
grievances and was ever ready to give away any of his possessions except the
old transistor. He enjoyed listening commentary of cricket matches day and
night. He knew the names of all the cricket players of the world. And surely he
took off in the same mode and speed.
He could share any of his gifts with
great joy and happiness. His generosity in words and actions cannot be compared
to anyone around. May the Divine Master reward him with everlasting peace and
joy and we that Fr. Casimir intercession will help us in Jamshedpur Diocese and
elsewhere to be true to our call to Holiness. We miss you Casimir so much in
our midst but we visualize your joyful face always and that will inspire us to
rejoin you for the eternal banquet of the Divine Master.
The
woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go
before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. (When
Jawaharlal Nehru died, at his bedside in his own handwriting, were found the
lines from Robert Frost.):
DEO GRACIAS! May we have the good will
to be grateful to Casimir by following his foot-steps and giving glory and
praise to the Loving Lord. The inspiring
words of Robert Frost have acclaimed Fr. Casimir’s own mission and ministry.
Fr. Casimir dear return if possible. (R.I.P). Thank you, thank you,
Casimir! (Fr. George Manna)!
KRUSVIR RALLY: CHIABASA DEANERY
Puja holidays brought 650
Krusvir Children of Chaibasa deanery together for two day rally on 11th
and 12th October, 2013. The highest number of participants was from
Goilkera. It was the time of great joy. The Rally was base on the topic “Viswas
hi jeevan hai” which gave them the opportunities to learn more and be strengthened
in their growing faith. During the two days programme they had various
competions like, dance, skit, drawing, essay writing, quiz etc. which
accelerated the interest of the children.
Krusvir Rally was
inaugurated by Fr. Edwin Coelho, the dean of Chaibasa. It was the combined
effort of all the Krusvir animators to bring the Children together. Thanks and
congratulations to Srs. Michael Xess, OUS, Nirmal, DSA, Frs. Sanjay Kujur,
ScSSr, Alwin C.V. and Rev. Deacon Manohar Kindo, S.J. for their dedication and
guidance!
ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH, DHANBAD
Celebrations are the part of
our life. St. Anthony’s Church, Dhanbad celebrated the “Naya Khani” feast on 8th
September, 2013. For the abundance blessings received, each family offered one
k.g. of rice, chura and half k.g. of gur during the mass. The same is shared by
all the members of parish family after the mass. The day was remarkable.
On 15th of
September the youth of the parish celebrated the “Youth Day”. Special prayers
were offered during the mass at 7:30 a.m., for all the youth of the parish. 59
youths came together and spent half a day groping their talents within
themselves. “Talent Hunt” was the topic of discussion. Fr. Nestor Soreng along
with Michael Boniface and Shashi Tirkey helped the youth. To make the day more
joyful there was basket ball match for boys and girls separately. The programme
ended with the lunch.
Mahila Am Sabha was
held on 29th September, 2013 at St. Anthony’s Church, Dhanbad. 186
women of the parish participated in the programme. Areawise Bible quiz, singing
and games conducted by Carmel Sisters were the part of Mahila Milan. Fr. Tony,
S.J. the vice principal of Bhuli was the resource person who helped the women
to recognize their importance in the society. The progrmme ended with
Eucharistic celebration at 3:00 pm. Congratulations to Fr. Amatus Kujur and his
associates Frs. Norbert Kindo and Nestor Soreng!
DEANERY LEVEL WOMEN’S CONVENTION, CHAIBASA
Chaibasa Deanery level
Mahila Sangh “Visvas Mahotsav” Convention was held on September, 28-29th
at Divya Bharati Chaibasa. 85 women gathered from the Kolhan-Porhat parishes.
The programme was inaugurated by Fr. Edwin Coelho by lighting the traditional
lamp followed by a short prayer service. Chaibasa parish Mahila sangh president
Mrs. Elizaba Dungdung welcomed the participants from different parishes. Then
Fr. Edwin gave a brief history of the “Faith Proclamation Programme” over the
years in Kolha-Porahat area. He highlighted the areas where we could involve
forcefully for celebrating our faith and plant it among catholic children and
the youth. Fr. Fabian Bhuinyan S.J. gave a talk on “How to Celebrate Faith
Mahotsav” in family and in the Parish.
On 29th Bro.
Niranjan S.J. gave a talk on “Viswas Mahotsava” through power point
presentation. The Mahilas liked it and appreciated it very much.
Mrs. Roylan Jojo and the
team made all the arrangement for the convention with the help of Fr. Cyril
Tigga, the Director of Divya Bharati.
SILVER JUBILEE OF FR. AUGUSTINE KULLU
On 1st October,
Augustine Kullu celebrated the silver jubilee of his priestly ordination in Chaibasa
parish. The solemn concelebrated mass began at 5:30 pm with the beat of mandar.
St. Xavier’s hostel girls danced the priests to the altar with great
enthusiasm. Bible procession, offertory procession with dance and well
rehearsed liturgical hymns made the celebration meaningful. Fr. Augustine in
his homily mentioned that he has been working and still pursuing to gain
knowledge in the field of civil law. He mentioned that this knowledge is used
for the betterment of uplift of the people as priest we ought to cultivate
humility while pursuing to gain knowledge and using it.
At the end of the mass a
short swagat programme was arranged to facilitate Fr. Augustine Kullu on his
ordination anniversary.
PRABHU YESU MAHOTSAV OR MISSION CONGRESS - 2013
PrabhuYesu
Mahotsav or Mission Congress was celebrated from 11-13 October 2013, at Ranchi
with the theme: “I am the Light of the World”; “You are the light of the
world”. Dignitaries and participants from
fourteen dioceses of BIJHAN for the Yesu Mahotsav arrived on 10th
October. The participants were boarded in various houses such as: Albert’s
college, Ursuline High school, St. Ann’s High School, SDC, St. Aloysius High
School, ASPUNJ, JHARNA and other houses. In the evening at 6.O'clock, Rev.
Ignace Topno, the Vicar General of the Ranchi Archdiocese Celebrated the
Eucharist. This was followed by the Supper in the Albert’s College ground.
On 11th October 2013, His Eminence Telesphore P. Cardinal Toppo celebrated
inaugural Mass at 7 O’Clock in the morning along with several other Bijhan
Bishops and over 200 priests. Cardinal Toppo in his homily exhorted the
faithful to be the disciples of Christ. He said, “to be the disciple of Jesus
is the greatest gift of God.” By living as sons and daughters of the light we
exhibit ourselves as light to others, that others may see the light of Christ
and glorify God.
The formal inauguration was done
soon after the breakfast. Delegates of Church Hierarchy were invited to
light the lamp. This was followed by “Bible Procession” flag hoisting of the
Bijhan Mission Congress and releasing a bunch of Balloons.
Bishop Vincent Barwa delivered the
presidential address in the charismatic style. In his address he exhorted the
people to be the light of the earth. He said, the purpose of the light is to
dispel the darkness. The theme, “light
of the earth” is taken from Sermon on the Mount. This teaching has been
accepted by everyone in the world irrespective of culture and creed. Christ’s
mission and vision is for everyone. Today, in India we are threatened by
several antisocial elements such as terrorism, consumerism, poverty, violence
and corruption. In such situations, Jesus tells us, “Let your light shine.” Quoting Bible he said, “I have made you light of the world so that through you the message of
salvation would reach to the ends of the world.” There is light in
everyone’s life. Let everyone through their good works take their shining light
to the people who are suffering and fill their life with faith, love and joy
and become ‘light to others.’ When
we think good of others, when we live Christ’s value in this corrupted world
our light shines more.
Mr. A.V. Jose, a lay person from
Patna Archdiocese was the resource person for the first session. He is the
present national director of the “Couples for Christ India,” and a Charismatic
preacher in Patna Charismatic group. He spoke on the theme, “I am the light of the world.” In his
speech he said, that Jesus was invited in the Marriage feast at Cana. He went
there and fulfilled their needs. In the similar way, if we invite him, he will
come to us and pour ‘grace upon grace’ and make channels of grace for others.
On 12th October 2013, Fr. Binay Guria,
the main speaker of the day in his speech emphasized on three aspects of faith:
renewal, living and sharing one’s faith. He then explained the concept of YESU
MAHOTSAV, a concept internationally known as Mission Congress. The six main
goals of this Mission Congress are: 1. Strengthening one’s faith, 2.
Understanding the rights and duties regarding evangelization, 3. Becoming aware
of the needs of Mission, 4. Witnessing Christian Faith, 5. Life in union with
the Catholic Church and spreading the gospel of Christ in the whole world, 6.
Strengthening the Local Church. Fr. Guria based himself to his booklet
which was published for Year of faith, “VishvasVarsh” which contains an
explicit description of strengthening one’s faith.
At. 11.45 a.m, began the Holy Mass. Very
Rev. Felix Toppo, S.J., the Bishop of Jamshedpur Diocese presided over the Holy
Eucharistic Celebration. In his sermon, he emphasized the truthfulness and love
of Jesus. The life, death and the sacrifice of Jesus is true. Jesus is thirsty
for our love. To know Jesus we have to live a holy life. There is an urgent
need to put an end to the consumerist attitude which prevents us to go ahead on
the way to God.
Afternoon session was dedicated for the
Diocese-wise group discussion and action planning. Before the discussion could
begin, there was a heavy rain which obstructed the session. But, St. Albert’s
College proved its generosity by providing class-rooms, refectories and
auditorium for the success of the event. After an emergency meeting of the
administrators, the further proceedings of the Mission Congress were held in
the Albert’s College and Cathedral.
On 13th October 2013, due to torrential rain, scheduled programme was held in the
Cathedral. The Eucharistic Celebration, presided over by His Grace William
D'souza, the Archbishop of Patna and Concelebrated by Cardinal, other bishops
and priests. Thus, three day's Mission Congress was a grand success.
A
large number of faithful from the Bijhan came together to proclaim their faith
in Christ. 105 persons from the diocese of Jamshedpur actively participated in
the programme. Thanks and congratulation to Fr. Cyril Tigga, S.J. the
Director of Divya Bharati, Chaibasa
and his team for leading the group. (Fr. Cyril Tigga, S.J.)
UPASANA, MANGO
The sudden rise in the
river Suvarnrekha, submerged much of the grounds around the St. Joseph’s
Community College and reached the doorsteps! After the water level came down,
Fr. Benedict Minj, along with the sisters and the students, had a lot of
mopping up to do! During the Puja Holidays, Fr. Pradeep Marandi went to Ranchi
to participate in the Regional Yesu Krist Mahotsav and on the 26th,
Fr. Benedict Minj left for Omra to help out in the Parish for a month. The
Upasana Jesuit community is very grateful for the generous help they both have
rendered so generously and joyfully. (Fr. George Anthony)
YOUTH
CAMP IN “HO”
To guide the youth of the area, Tepasai, Goilkera and Burigora parish, had a “Youth Camp”
which was conducted in ‘Ho Language’ on 17-20th of October, 2013
with topic “Mera Jeevan, Mera Sapna”. 64 young boys and girls from all three
parishes actively participated in the camp.
During this camp, the participants were made aware with various topics
like self-Identity, tribal rights, palayan, opportunities of service, Aids and
the defects of early marriages. Fr. Clement Kujur, S.J. was the resource person
of the camp. Fr. Edwin Coelho, dean of Chaibasa came and celebrated the mass to
encourage them. Thanks to the animators Fr. Sanjay Kujur and his team!
MEDICAL CAMP, BURIGORA
Another medical camp was
conducted by St. Joseph’s Hospital Bhilaipahari at two different places under the
care of Burigora parish on 27th October, 2013, as part of the Health
Awareness Programme. 65 villagers from Burigora and 135 villagers from Guigam
Village came and benefited from the camp. Congratulations to Fr. Sanjay Kujur
and his team for this wonderful work for the sick and needy!
SISTERS
OF ST. JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION, MOSABONI
Congratulations!!! This was the drumming
voice of people for Sisters Neelmani Toppo, Amla Bhengra, Perpetua Murmu,
Rashmi Tete, Mary Shalini and Kalpna Tirkey of St. Joseph of the Apparition,
Mosaboni on 6th October, 2013 as they pronounced their final
commitment in the society during the solemn Eucharist Celebration presided over
by Rev. C.R. Prabhu. The liturgy was coloured with beautiful dances and devotional
singing appreciated by all. The day was witnessed by a large number of people.
At the end of Mass all their well wishers gave them strong hugs wishing them
God’s blessings in their commitment to the Lord.
ST. MARY’S
ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL
“In order to succeed your desire for success should be greater
than your fear of failure.” The senior block Annual
Prize Nite was held on 26th October, 2013 nearly 116 students
received prizes in different subjects. The chief guest was Mr. Ashish Mathur,
Managing Director of Jusco, Guest of Honour was Mr. M.K. Chaturvedi, Chief
Manager of the Canara Bank & the Special Guest was Sr. Christy. The chief
guest appreciated and acknowledged the facilities which the management provides
for the students for all around development. Thanks to Fr. David Vincent, the
staff and students for putting up a fantastic show. The school report was
presented through a power point presentation it was a grand success. Congratulation
to all! We also released our second issue school magazine “FRAGRANCE” and the
“School Hymn Book”.
CONCLUSION OF
“YEAR OF FAITH”
As
it has been decieded in the last diocesan priests’ meeting held on 2nd
of October, 2013, at Bishop’s House Golmuri “Year of Faith” is to be concluded at
the deanery level on 24th November, 2013, the feast of Christ the
King. During the year various programs
were conducted at the parish level. It is praiseworthy that the priests,
religious and the faithful meaningfully celebrated the “Year of Faith” to
deepen the faith of everyone in the diocese. Let us continue with same zeal and
enthusiasm in our faith journey.
ANNUAL
FEAST OF KHUNTPANI MATA
The annual Feast of Khuntpani Mata will be
celebrated on 8th November, 2013. All are invited for the celebration!
8th November, 2013, (Friday)
: Rosary at 8:00 am
: Solemn Eucharistic Celebration
at 9:00 am
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Fr. James Quodros, Priest-in Charge,
Our Lady of Khuntpani Shrine,
Chaibasa
