October, 2011

NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER, 2011

Balarampur

St. Xavier’s School, Balarampur celebrated its First Annual Day on Saturday 3^rd September. Rev. Fr. C.R. Prabhu, the Vicar General of the Diocese, was the Chief Guest. A large number of parents and well-wishers attended this two hours colourful programme which was presented by the Primary School Children. We congratulate Fr. Cyprian Lobo, Sr. Jovita, the Headmistress of the School, and all others who worked tirelessly to stage this event. Congratulations!

Nativity Feast

The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady was celebrated solemnly in different parishes of the Diocese. At St. Mary’s Parish, Bistupur, which is well known for this Feast, Rev. Fr. Raphael Montero was the main celebrant for the solemn concelebrated Holy Eucharist. He had come from Anandpur Parish with his catechists (19 in numbers) to participate in this Feast. In spite of the rain faithful had gathered in great numbers. After the Holy Mass there was candlelight procession and thereafter all joined for the common.

Rev. Fr. Camille Hembrom, the Cathedral Parish Priest, was the main celebrant of the Festal Celebrations at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. The celebration began with the procession. After the holy Eucharist there was a fellowship meal too. Faithful had gathered in large numbers. There were celebrations at Mercy Chapel and at Gyandeep. Good number of faithful had gathered in these places too.

Sacred Heart Church, Adra, too had a wonderful celebration of the Feast. The procession started at 3 pm, from Bayabi to the Church. Rev. Fr. Vijay Bhatt was the main celebrant of the concelebrated Holy Eucharist. Most of the parishioners were present for the celebrations.

The feast of the Nativity of Our Lady was celebrated with traditional ghetto at St. Barbara Church, Mosaboni, with nine days of Novena and Mass. Different priests from Jamshedpur Diocese satisfied the spiritual quest of the people.

Other Parishes of the Diocese too celebrated the feast in its traditional ghetto. The novena and the celebration of the nativity feast were a time of spiritual renewal.

St. Mary’s English School, Bistupur

On the occasion of the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, the patroness of the School, St. Mary’s School, Bistupur, arranged a gathering of friends and well-wishers of the school on Sunday 11^th September, 2011. A large number of Priests, Brothers, Sisters, Teachers and well wishes joined the celebration. And on 16^th evening a Eucharistic Celebration was organised for the Christian students and parents of the School. Most Rev. Felix Toppo, SJ, was the main celebrant of the concelebrated Mass. A large number of parents and students were present for the Holy Eucharist.

Please Note

Ø The meeting of the Jubilee Finance Committee will be held on Saturday, 08^th October at 06.00 pm, at Bishop’s House, Golmuri.

Ø A special Workshop on “RTE and Educational Problems/Issues” is being organised at Vikas Bharati, Sundernagar from 30^th October to 2^nd November. Fr. K.M. Joseph and his team from Patna, will be the resource persons. All principals, Vice Principals and Secretaries of Schools are requested to attend this workshop necessarily.

Chaibasa

St. Xavier’s Boys School was the venue for the Singhbhum Basket Ball Tournament. The final matches were played on 4^th Spetember, 2011.The Girls’ Team of Loyola School, Chaira, took away the trophy leaving the St. Xavier’s Girls of Chaibasa as runners up. The Little Flower School, Telco, boys defeated the St. Xavier’s Boys, Chaibasa by a mere 1 point. The District Education Officer, Mr. Arvind Bilung, the Principal of Mahila College, Mrs. Sudalen and Rev. Fr. C.R. Prabhu, the Vicar General, gave away the prizes.

St. Monica Day: The Feast of St. Monica was celebrated as “Mothers’ Day” in St. Xavier’s Parish, Chaibasa. The youth greeted and received the mothers at the entrance of the Church; the children brought them in to the Church with dance. The well arranged liturgy helped every one to pray well. After the Holy Mass there was an input session. The theme was “Mother’s role in the development of the child at teen-age”. The session was concluded with a group discussion. Rev. Fr. Anselem Dungdung, SJ, was the animator of the session. With an agape meal the Mothers’ Day celebration came to its close.

Krus Vir Day: The Feast of the Holy Cross was celebrated as “Krus Vir Day” in the Parish. The liturgy of the day was planned accordingly to maximise the participation of the children. During the liturgy many children were inducted into the Krus Vir with a well arranged ceremony. After the mass the children put up a small cultural programme for their parents.

Parish Youth Day: on 18^th September, 2011, St. Xavier’s Parish celebrated the “Parish Youth Day”. The members of the Mahila Sangh accompanied the youth from the gate to the Church. Rev. Fr. Ranjit Kindo, SJ, the parish youth coordinator was the main celebrant of the Eucharistic celebration. After the Holy Mass, Rev. Fr. Anselem Dungdung, SJ, led an input session on the theme “How to Develop the Hidden Talents in You”. After the input session the youth elected the new office holders.

The Girl Child's Day: St. Xavier’s Parish on 8^th September, 2011, organized a liturgical programme to celebrate the Girl Child Day. The parents accompanied their daughters in to the church. St. Anne’s Sisters took lead in arranging the liturgy along with Mahila Sangh. After the Holy Mass, members of the Mahila Sangh arranged light refreshments for the girls and for their brothers too.

Maluka

A two day seminar for the mothers of St. Paul’s Parish, Maluka, was organised on 17^th & 18^th September, 2011. The theme of the seminar was “Towards the Fullness of Life: The Contribution of Women in the Family and in the Church”. The theme was very much in connection with Jubilee Theme of the Diocese. Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Horo, Mr. Paulus Bodara and Mrs. Salomi Bodra were the resource persons. The response to the seminar was great, women from far away villages too were present for the seminar. After the seminar, on 18^th, the children from the hostel staged a short cultural programme to convey their love and respect towards the mothers. The mothers dispersed to their homes after having the lunch. Fr. Junas Purty and Sr. Naveen, BS deserves much appreciation for their heard work, which made the programme a successful one.

Adra

On 11^th September, the Mahila Sangh of Purilia Deanery came together for a meeting at Adra. They spend the day at St. Vincent’s Ashram. The input sessions were dealt by Frs. John Otto and Sahay. All the participants enjoyed the sessions and were happy to interact with inmates of St. Vincent’s Ashram.

On 25^th St. Vincent De Paul Society Unit, Adra, celebrated their Feast. The celebration began with Mass. The members of the St. Vincent De Paul Society came to St. Vincent’s Ashram, and conducted some programmes for the inmates. They also shared the festal meal with the inmates.

Golden Jubilee

On 18^th September, 2011, Sr. Thomasina, SCJM, celebrated her Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession. The celebration began with the concelebrated Holy Eucharist, in which Rev. Fr. C.R. Prabhu was the main celebrant. Fr. Prabhu during his homily remembered how he met Sr. Thomasina in Bangalore and of having coffee in a park. He then continued to explain how Sister helped him at Catholic Charities. For a long period of time Sr. Thomasina worked for Catholic Charities and after a gap she has come back to Catholic Charities to render her service. Her brother from Kerala and sister from Delhi too were present for the function. The celebration came to an end with a delicious meal. Congratulations Dear Sr. Thomasina !

Spiritual Renewal

Diocesan  Recollection

In his Encyclical, ‘Evangelica Testificatio’ Pope Paul VI regarding the spiritual renewal writes: “How could you fail to desire to know better Him whom you love and whom you wish to make manifest to men? It is prayer that unites you to Him. If you have lost the taste for prayer, you will regain the desire for it by returning humbly to its practice. Do not forget, moreover, the witness of history: faithfulness to prayer or its abandonment are the test of the vitality or decadence of the religious life.” Following the urge to be united with the Master, many of our priests are spending enough time in retreats in various places. Frs. James Quadros, Benedict Minj, Leo D’Souza, Eugene Ekka and Vernon D’Souza are just back from Navasadana, Varanasi, after attending a retreat. Many of the fathers have already registered their names for the forthcoming retreats. Earlier on 13^th & 14^th September more than 40 Priests, including some of the religious priests, came together for a recollection at Upasana, Mango, which was directed by Rev. Fr. Michael T. Raj. All those who participated benefited from it and appreciated the session.

St. Joseph’s Community College - Mango

The 3^rd batch of Community College has shifted from Welfare Centre - Golmuri to Mango since the 1^st September. Regular classes are being conducted as usual; the place is beautiful, quiet and conducive for the students in their studies. We also started the Conversational English course on the same day, there are 23 students and the classes are from 5.30p.m. - 7 p.m.

There was a meeting of all the Directors and Principals of Community Colleges from the states of Jharkhand, Orissa, MP, Bihar, UP, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Uttrakhand, on 17^th & 18^th of September, at Ranchi. Along with Director and Principal of St. Joseph’s Community College, one of the staffs and 8 students too had gone for the same. Fr. Michael Raj who was the President of All Jharkhand Community Colleges Forum has been elected as the President of North Central India Community Colleges Consortium. Congratulations to him! The Ranchi University Pro Vice Chancellor who was present for the meeting has promised to take up the interests of the Community Colleges and help us get affiliated to Ranchi University. Good luck for Community Colleges!

DSWC Dhanbad

A one day workshop on the theme “Revisiting the Vision and Mission of DSWC” was organized at Nirmala Hospital, Govindpur, on 23^rd August, 2011. Fr. Chrsto Das, the Director of Regional Forum of Social Work in Jharkhand and Ms. Rajshree, the Regional (Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal) Director of CRS guided the workshop. The session was an eye opener for many as they came to know about DSWC. Along with present Director, Assistant Director, Sisters and Staff of DSWC, Rev. Fr. Vijay Bhatt, the formar Director too participated in the workshop.

Nirmala Middle School Girls baged first prizes in various programmes which were organised by the Nagarik Samity, Govindpur, on the occasion of the Independence Day Celebration, on 15^th August. Earlier, on 11^th the School bagged the second prize for the quiz competition, which was organised by the Vikas Forum.

Dr. Ruma Prasad, Gynaecologist, started to offer her service at Nirmala Hospital, from the first week of September. This would be a great benefit for many. (Fr. Ajay Tiru)

St. Xavier’s School, Taldanga

The month of September was full of excitement, hard-work and of responsibility. The students’ zeal was at its peak on Teachers’ Day. This year the Teachers’ Day was celebrated on 3^rd September for the junior school and on the 5^th September for the senior school. Apart from songs and dances they put up a few skits with good messages. The reading on Mother Teresa’s life & work was very moving.

Earlier, on 27^th August, 90 Loyolians had gone to St. Xavier’s, Purulia, to participate in the inter school contest on Patriotic Song and Dance. The performance of the Loyolians was good. They bagged two first prizes, three second prizes and one third prize in different competitions.

Shahnawaz Ansari of class XII, Science, brought much honour by winning the 2^nd prize in High Jump & 3^rd Prize in Tripple Jump, in the 15^th ASISC Jharkhand & Bihar Regional Athletic Meet 2011which was held at CMRI, Dhanbad, on 16^th & 17^th September.

Bro. Michael Deogam from St. Albert’s College, Ranchi, writes:

Greetings! We are all keeping well. … Now, I would like to share with you the news from St. Albert's Seminary. August 31, was a day of great joy for the Albertine Family as we celebrated ‘Seminary Day’. The day began with the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Rev. Fr. Xavier Soreng, SJ, Provincial of Ranchi Jesuit Province. Fr. Joseph Prasad Pinto, the Rector of St. Albert's College in his introduction acknowledged the important role played by the Jesuits in Chotanagpur. In the afternoon we enjoyed the ‘Traditional Football Match’ between the Philosophers V/s the Theologians. The philosophers won by 4-3. In the evening, religious men and women of Ranchi were invited for a short but beautiful cultural programme.  The skit, "Changes in Jharkhand", by the 1st year Theologians and 'Fusion Dance' by the Philosophers were impressive.

"God is love and he loves you and me.  Let us love others as he loves us", Mother Teresa had said. On September 5, the Brothers form West Bengal region celebrated the memory of Blessed Mother Teresa.

"O Karam, it is in your guise that Dharmes saved the Kurukh ancestors, and so our ancestors kept the Karma festival in order to honour you and kept honouring you to this day.   So also we, too, have come to take you to our courtyard."  Recalling this prayer, we, along with the Cathedral parishioners, celebrated the Karam festival on September 8.

In  hounour of our guests from Church-in-Need, Germany, we had a short felicitation programme on September 12. They visited many places of Jharkhand and went back carrying sweet memories along with them…Please convey our greetings to all...

From JDV Pune, Fr. Raju Felix Crasta writes:

Greetings! … September Month began with a positive note, with a scholarly philosophical staff-student seminar by Professor Chad Bouman, Ph.D., from Buttler University, on the topic, “Theorizing Religion and Culture with Clifford Geertz and Andrew Walls: Organic Indigenization and the Satnami Christians of Chattisgarh”. It was mind blowing in true sense. Another important aspect I could notice in this month is the upholding of diversity of cultures in JDV. It all began with the Onam celebrations in all the houses in various capacities. We, the PG students celebrated it on 10th of September. JDV Konkani association celebrated the Nativity of Our Lady, “Monthi Fest” on 9th of September where I was the Main celebrant at the Concelebrated Eucharist. The JDV day was celebrated on 23rd of September with a solemn Syro-Malabar Eucharist in the morning and fabulous Cultural extravaganza in the evening. The theme chosen this year was, “Sounds Synchronized to Symphony.” The Jamshedpur Scholastics too were on the stage… From the part of PG students, I was involved in the ‘Chorus’ which we sang in four different languages including Malaysian and Hebrew apart from Malayalam and Hindi. … Towards the end of the month, Fr. Donald D’Silva, SJ, of Jamshedpur Province was here for a couple of weeks to impart his communicative skills to the MPh Students.

News From Divya Bharati, Chaibasa

A Training Programme on “Power Evangelization and Prayer” was organized from 5^th to 8^th September at Divya Bharati, in which 29 people participated. And on the 24^th and 25^th of September, we had 70 Women from different Parishes of Kolhan-Porahat for a 2 day Residential Seminar on “Spirit-filled Leadership”, conducted by Fr. Edwin Coelho, Dean of Chaibasa Deanery and Dr. Mukti, OSU, Mahila Sangh Coordinator for the Chaibasa Deanery. Fr. Edwin Coelho, in his inaugural address, put the Seminar in perspective in line with our Jamshedpur Diocese Golden Jubilee Preparation. Six Pastoral sisters also attended the Programme and showed their support with the Catholic Mothers. Sr. Basanti Besra, SCN, enlightened the Catholic Mothers on the need for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Inequality in the Patriarchal Society and the need for Liberation from all kind of Oppression.

At the invitation of Fr. Richard Miranda, Parish Priest, Christ the King Church, Chakradharpur, I conducted a Three Day Small Christian Community Training Programme for Laity in which around 50 participants from the urban side of the Parish attended. It was well supported by the large number of Ursuline Sisters who attended from both the convents. I wish many more women religious will continue to support our Parish Priests in their pastoral venture with the Laity in our Diocese. In case, anybody requires our help for SCC and Laity Training Programme, our Pastoral Centre Team will be most happy to help out with advance arrangements. (Fr. George Anthony, SJ)

September, 2011

NEWS LETTER – SEPTEMBER, 2011

ANANDPUR

St. Joseph’s Church, Anandpur, is on a mission to educate its members about the Christian life and the importance of Sacraments. For the past one month or more input sections are arranged on Sundays. Different Priests from the Diocese have been called in to give sound and correct teaching of the Catholic Church on various sacraments. The resource persons shared their experience as one of the best and receptive group to teach and impart the knowledge. We congratulate Rev. Fr. Raphael Monteiro and his team for arranging this wonderful programme and wish them best wishes for the forthcoming programmes on the occasion of the Jubilee.

Football Tournament: the Parish Conducted Bishop Joseph Rodericks Memorial Football Tournament at Charbandia on 13, 14 and 15^th August, 2011. About 20 teams participated in the tournament. Livestock were given as price to the winners.

Mothers’ Day Celebration: On the occasion of the Feast of St. Monica, the Parish celebrated Sunday, 28^th August, as the Mahila / Mothers’ Day. Rev. Fr. Leo John D’Souza was the main celebrant of the Holy Eucharist and the resource person for the seminar. More than 140 mothers took part in this seminar.

LOYOLA SCHOOL

Final Vows of Fr. R. Anthony Raj and Fr. Cyril Tigga: On 31^st July, a twin celebration had taken place in Loyola School, Sonari. The Final Profession of Frs. R. Tony & Cyril Tigga and the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The celebration began with solemn concelebrated Holy Eucharist, in which Rev. Fr. Michael Thanaraj took the presidential seat. A good number of Clergy and Religious were present for the function along with the family members of Frs. Tony & Cyril. The laity of the Infant Jesus Church, Sonary too had joined for the Eucharistic celebration to witness the final profession of their beloved Parish Priest.

Partly Right: On 20^th August, 2011, the students of Loyola School screened the grand premier of their home production “Partly Right” at Tata Auditorium, XLRI, Jamshedpur. The Principle of the School, Rev. Fr. Victor Misquith, said that the complete credit goes to the students of the School for this wonderful project. Mr. Pravaal Raman noted Bollywood Film Maker and Writer, who is also an Alumni of Loyola School, was the Chief Guest. The focus of the film was the growing tendency of suicide among students/teenagers.

RECOLLECTION

On 02^nd August, 2011, the diocesan Priests of the Jamshedpur Deanery came together for a day of recollection. Rev. Fr. Oscar Beck, the Director of Pratiksha (BIJHAN Regional Propaedutic Seminary), guided the spiritual section. The section had talk, common sharing, personal prayer, confession and Holy Eucharist. We congratulate and thank Rev. Fr. Camille Hembrom, the Dean of Jamshedpur Deanery, for organizing the recollection.

On 20^th August a recollection was arranged for the Regents. Most Rev. Felix Toppo, SJ, guided the regents in this spiritual exercise. They spend the day in attending talks, sharing pastoral and mission experiences and in personal prayer. The recollection came to an end by the Holy Euchrist.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY

On 04^th August, Diocese celebrated the Feast of St. John Mary Vianney, the Patron of Priests. On that day Clergy and Religious of the Jamshedpur Deanery gathered for Benediction at St. Joseph Cathedral and thereafter for a fellowship meal at St. Joseph’s Welfare Centre. Other parishes of the Diocese too had various celebrations, which were locally organized.

KUMARDHUBI

Holy Family Church, Kumardhubi celebrated the feast of two great saints, St. John Mary Vianney and St. Ignatius of Loyola on 07^th August, 2011. The celebration began with the concelebrated Holy Eucharist, which was presided over by Rev. Fr. Amatus Kujur, the Dean of Dhanbad Deanery. The SCJM Sisters takes the credit for beautifully organizing the liturgy. The parishioners were served with snacks and the priest and religious were provided with a sumptuous meal. This was a rare occasion which brought the Clergy and Religious of Purulia and Dhanbad Deanery, together for a celebration.

FR. HILARY LOBO CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE

On 7^th August, 2011, the Clergy & Religious of Jamshedpur Deanery, Friends and well-wishers of Rev. Fr. Hilary Lobo had gathered at Loyola College of Education, to share the joy of Fr. Hilary Lobo who celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a Jesuit. The celebrations began with the Holy Eucharist. Later the B.Ed. students staged a short cultural programme. Fr. Lobo shared his experiences in the Society and thanked everyone who contributed towards his successful and fruitful religious life. The gathering ended with a delicious meal. Congratulations to you Fr. Hilary Lobo!

FEAST OF ST. DOMINIC

Friars of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as Dominicans, celebrated the feast of their founder St. Dominic, on 8^th August. Fr. Camille Hembrom, Dean and Parish Priest, was the Main Celebrant at the concelebrated Holy Eucharist. Through his Homily he invited the faithful to follow Christ more closely and to be the carriers of Truth, which is Christ Himself. The Holy Mass was followed with a common meal. Later on 14^th August, they hosted a fellowship meal for the Clergy and Religious of the town. They also made use of the occasion to familiarize themselves and the Order to the guest with a power point presentation.

PASTORAL CLERGY MEETING

There was a meeting of the Pastoral Clergy on 12^th August, 2011, at Bishop’s House, Golmuri. More than 35 priests took part in this meeting. The meeting began with a short prayer. During the meeting various issues of pastoral importance, especially in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese, were discussed. The meeting ended with lunch.

PDDM LITURGICAL CENTRE

On 18^th August, 2011, at 4 pm, Most Rev. Felix Toppo, SJ, blessed the newly built liturgical center at Golmuri. Rev. Sr. Nirmala, the formal provincial of PDDM Sisters, inaugurated the centre by cutting the ribbon. Representatives of the Clergy & Religious, well-wishers & friends and the students of the St. Joseph’s Community College were present for the short ceremony, other than Sr. Laetitia, the Vice-Provincial and other sisters from the congregation.

PRINCIPALS' MEETING

A meeting of the heads of the Educational institutions was held at Bishop’s House, Golmuri on 20^th August, 2011. The meeting began with a short prayer. Most Rev. Felix Toppo, SJ, addressed the gathering. Thereafter Fr. Gerald Martin D’Souza shared his reflections on RTE Act. There were also detail discussions on various matters which are pertinent to the field of Education. The meeting came to its close, little after 12.30, with a meal.

MC SISTERS CELEBRATE FEAST

On 21^st August, M.C. Sisters celebrated their Society’s Titular Feast, the Queenship of Mary. Most Rev. Felix Toppo, S.J. was the main celebrant and at Baihatu and on 22^nd at Bradwari. He spoke about the divine plan and the divine intervention in Mother’s life. A good number of priests, religious, lay M.C.s and well-wishers were present for the celebrations.

NOVENA BEGINS

On 29^th August, by hoisting the Flag, many parishes of our Diocese have begun the preparations for the celebration of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady. The special devotion and the Novena to Vailankanni Matha is the dominant part of the celebration. The novena began on 30^th August. Most of the priests are busy in studying, preparing and preaching the Word of God, as many are invited to different Parishes.

TALDANGA

One of the greatest celebrations for the Loyolians is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The preparations were started soon after the first term examination. This time along with the Prayer Service and Cultural programme, an Inter House Quiz too was organized. Participants were from classes III to XII. In each group, the teams put in their best and the contest added much excitement.

For all the sport lovers a Football tournament (boys) and Throw-ball tournament (girls) was organized. This competition was also held in House-wise.

On a serious note, the 1^st term answer sheets were shown to parents on the 6^th of August and the Report Cards were given on the 13^th.

Our Principal came up with a fabulous idea to encourage the feel of patriotism. A contest was held to sing the National Anthem. The clarity, diction, punctuation, melody and timings were the parameters for judgment. The winners got the privilege to sing on 15^th August. What added flavour to the show was the witty question asked by Fr. Edward to the contesting groups and to the audience. Many learnt a lot about the nation that day.

The Independence Day celebration was full of colour and music. There were tableaus, dances, speeches, songs both by the English and the Hindi medium. The final event was the prize distribution for the above mentioned contests. (Rita Sen)

FROM JDV PUNE, FR. RAJU FELIX CRASTA WRITES:

Greetings and love from JDV Jamwallas…The sudden death of Br. Rana Pratam Minj, MFSF, a first year Theology student on 30th of July saddened the whole campus of JDV. He hailed from Hazaribagh Diocese (near Bokaro). He had a slight fracture on the right shoulder for which he was taken to the hospital. The doctors advised for a minor surgery. Unfortunately his body reacted to the anesthetic drug given and he died of massive heart attack. The funeral Mass was held in Papal seminary Chapel on 31st July, and then the body was taken to Nagpur since he belonged to Nagpur Fransalian Province. His sister and the younger brother attended the funeral services at Papal Seminary. This event affected our celebration of the feast of Ignatius Loyola. The feast of St. John Mary Vianney reminded me that I am a diocesan Priest. I joined with Papal Seminary for the celebrations though we had separate celebration. The following two weeks were busy for all the students of JDV as it was the time for mid-semester evaluation. I had two oral exams, three papers and two presentations. The work is still going on. Finally wish you all a very Happy Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady.

NEWS FROM DIVYA BHARATI

In the month of August Divya Bharati had many programmes. On 09^th, under the leadership Fr. Edwin Coelho, Dean of Chaibasa Deanery, the Clergy and Religious of Chaibasa Deanery (49 in number) came together for a Recollection. Fr. Tom Nelli, despite his busy schedule in the Civil Court, gave an inspiring talk on Blessed Mother. This was followed by Adoration and Confession. The whole programme ended with Tea.

From 16^th to 19^th August we had a “Catechists and Lay Leaders’ Training Programme” which was attended by 16 People including two Pastoral sisters. The highlight of this programme was Fr. Clement Kujur, Director, TRTC, briefing up the participants on the various Rights based Programmes of the Government and also creating awareness on the problem of “Displacement” caused by various “Development Projects”.

The Ho Hymn Workshop group met on 13^th July, under the leadership of Fr. Manu Horo, as part of the ongoing preparation of the new Ho Hymns. This time, despite many constraints, they set the beats of the drums to the new composition. John Sumbrui, who has been a leading figure in the group, missed the Workshop due to Provincial’s Visitation in Rengra.

On 20^th August, we had a “Training of Trainers (ToT)” programme for the Krus Veer Animators, in which 20 people participated and benefited. Most of the participants were from Chaibasa Deanery and are new to the movement as trainers. Fr. George and Sr. Nirmala, DSA, were the resource persons and dealt with the Methodology of Faith Formation among the present generation. Various useful materials procured from Prabhat Prakashan, Patna, were also made available to the participants. The group also planned out about the forthcoming Chaibasa Deanery Krus Vir Rally, which is scheduled from 1^st-3^rd October, 2011. (George Anthony)

CONDOLENCES

Rev. Fr. P.K. Jose, SDB, brother of Sr. Florence, SJC, Telco, has gone to the Heavenly abode on the 04^th August, 2011.

Mrs. Cecilia Bodra, Mother of Rev. Fr. Halan Bodra, has gone for her eternal reward on 17^th August, 2011.

Mrs. Theresia Jacob, mother of Sr. Mary E.J., JMJ, Bhilai Pahari, has completed her race on earth on 23^rd August, 2011.

We express our heartfelt sympathy and pray for the departed souls. 

Phone Numbers and E-mail ID

Fr. Eugene Ekka:

Mobile:  8987577637

E-mail:  eugeneekka@gmail.com

PDDM Liturgical Centre:

       Mobile No.:   7209393101

HUNGER AND DISEASE (LENTEN CAMPAIGN) COLLECTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PARISHES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2011.

Sl. No.	Name of the Unit	Amount
01	Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Telco	72,378.00
02	St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Golmuri	64,378.00
03	St. Anthony’s Church, Dhanbad	58,470.00
04	St. Anthony’s Church, mango	31,934.00
05	Infant Jesus’ Church, Sonari	24,112.00
06	Sacred Heart Church, Adra	20,500.00
07	St. Joseph’s Church, Gua-Kiriburu	16,335.00
08	St. Robert’s Church, Parsudih	15,996.00
09	Holy Family Church, Kumardhubi	14,235.00
10	St. Barbara’s Church, Mosaboni	9,307.00
11	Prabhu Marsal Church, Goilkera	8,000.00
12	St. Mary’s Church, Digwadih	6,707.00
13	St. Joseph’s Church, Anandpur	6,120.00
14	Holy Family Church, Rahargora	4,482.00
15	Nirmala Chapel, Govindpur	3,307.00
16	Sacred Heart Convent, Bistupur	3,000.00
17	St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bhilai Pahari	3,000.00
18	Prem Niketan Society, C/o Carmel Convent, Sonari	2,500.00
19	Our Lady of Nativity Church, Sini	2,310.00
20	St. John Mary Vianney Church, Dhowatand	1,690.00
21	St. Mark’s Church, Toklo	1,644.00
22	St. Paul’s Church, Maluka	1,500.00
23	Queen of Peace Church, Basahatu	1,412.00
24	St. Theresa’s Church, Jhinkpani	1,200.00
25	Bl. Mother Theresa’s Church, Siadih	1,114.00
26	JMJ Convent, Bhilai Pahari	1,000.00
27	Holy Child Convent, Purulia	1,000.00
28	Jyoti Sadan Trust, C/o Carmel Convent, Sonari	500.00
	Total  (as on 30th July, 2011)	378,131.00
The Diocesan Treasurer requests to all those who have not yet submitted the Lenten Campaign Collection to submit it, as early as possible at the Office of the Diocesan Treasurer.