JAMSHEDPUR DIOCESE

JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA

 

Jamshedpur Diocese extends a warm welcome to His Excellency Archbishop   Pedro Lopez Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio to India. 7^th in Jamshedpur and 8^th at Khuntpani

 

 

Congratulations

 

His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Theresa’s Church, Jhinkpani :  The silver Jubilee of the Parish and the solemnity of the feast of St. Theresa of Child Jesus was celebrated on Wednesday, 1^st October. Bishop Felix Toppo was the Chief Celebrant of the solemn concelebrated Eucharist. Clergy and Religious from all over the Diocese joined for the celebration. Fr. Alex Misquith S.J., the founder Parish Priest of Jhinkpani was present for the celebrations. Frs. Augustine Kullu and Johny P.D. made sure that all enjoyed the solemn event and will be a memorable one for all the generations to come.

 

 

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St. Joseph’s Convent, Mosaboni : Bishop Felix Toppo presided over the Eucharist on the occasion of the Final Profession of Sisters – Anna Tigga, Ancy Joseph, Jose Beaula

Vincy, Lalita Soreng, Mariam Gidh and Salomi Soren on 1^st October at 5.00 p.m.at St. Joseph’s Convent, Mosaboni. Priests and Religious form all over the diocese reached Mosaboni for the great day.

 

Christ the King, Parish CKP: The Deanery Krus Vir Rally was held at the Carmel School, CKP on the 1^st and 2^nd October. Bishop Felix Toppo offered Mass on the concluding day and addressed the children. It was a joy to see so many of our children coming together and rejoicing in the Lord. Fr. Valerian Lobo and Sr. Michael with the support of the local moderators of Kurs Vir made the event a memorable one.

 

St. Anthony’s Church, Kutkudungri :  Pastor Vijayan led a group of parishioners to Vailankani on pilgrimage on 8^th September and returned safe and sound on 8^thOctober. The feast of St. Francis of Assisi was celebrated on 4^th October with a special Mass and snacks for the people. The clergy and religious of the Parish had a family meal on 5^th evening in the absence of  Fr. Vijayan.

 

St. Mary’s Church, N. Road :  The 54^th birthday of Pastor Edwin Coelho was celebrated on 4^th October.  Fr. Edwin had a hard time to attend to the phone calls from midnight to midnight and meet all the well-wishers who rushed to St. Mary’s to wish the busy pastor. The celebrations concluded with a family meal attended by many Priests and religious including Bishop Stephen Tiru and Bishop Felix Toppo. The CAJ[M] has already started preparing for Christ the King Procession on 23^rd November at St. Mary’s.

 

 

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Golmuri : The campus was filled activities with the start of the Bijhan regional Youth convention on 3^rd October. Bishop Felix Toppo inaugurated the convention and Bishop Stephen Tiru , the Guest of honour actively participated in all the sessions that followed until 7^th October. His Eminence Cardinal Telsphore P. Toopo , Archbishop of Ranchi offered Mass on the 6^th and inspired the campers.

On  Saturday, 11^th October the Bible Society of India, Jamshedpur branch organised ‘UNITY PRAYER SERVICE ‘ in the Cathedral at 5.30 p.m. Bishop Felix Toppo presided over the service and Dr. V.K. Pramanik, Secretary General, Bible Society of India gave the Unity message. St. Joseph’s school children did the Bible procession dance. The Cathedral choir led the community in prayer through devotional hymns.

The Parish organized a Charity Pop & Rock Show on 19^th October at the Tata Auditorium, XLRI to support ‘George Dellow’ a cancer patient of the youth group. The SVP, St. Joseph’s Conference conducted a small raffle to aid the organization. Congratulations to Mr. Alphonse Dungdung for the initiative and hard labor- at the age of 83.- he collected Rs.8350.00 for the poor. This is indeed a very good example for all the youngsters.

 

Infant Jesus Parish, Sonari : Pastor Bernard Surin and his parishioners are still on the look out for land for a Church all about his parish area. Parishioners are at work towards the establishment of a full pledged parish Council including the English speaking community attending Mass at Carmel Inter-College.

 

Bijhan DPF Convention :  The Convention was inaugurated on  Wednesday, 8^th October at St. Xavier’s School Hall, Hazaribagh  by Bishop Charles Soreng.  Fr. C.R. Prabhu, president of the Bijahn DPF presented a paper on the formation of seminarians. All the dioceses presented a study report on the subject. In the evening Cardinal  Telesphore P Toppo offered Mass and addressed the clergy. The input by Fr. Stan Lorduswamy, S.J.  on the 2^{nd day} was most enriching as he dealt on the political, economical and social status of Jharkhand & Bihar. It was agreed to have the next convention at Patna in 2004. The convention concluded with a special lunch. Frs. Jerome Pereira, Nicholas Kerketta, Manu Horo and  Gerry D’Souza participated in the convention. Bishop Felix Toppo attended the inaugural sessions.

 

Amar Jyoti School, Mango :The re-modeled School building and Candidate House was inaugurated and blessed by Bishop Felix Toppo on  Sunday, 12^th October during the solemn Eucharistic celebration. Priests , Religious , workers and benefactors joined the sisters for the joyful celebration and the family meal that followed.

 

 

Maria Sadan, Gadi Tundi : The Silver Jubilee of Sr. Pavana in religious in religious life was celebrated on 18^th October  at Gadi Tundi. Fr. Edward Kongari, the Dean of Dhanbad presided at the Solemn Eucharist. This was followed by felicitation and family meal. Priests , Religious , relatives, benefactors and villages took part in the  joyful celebration. Congratulations to Sr. Pavana

 

Beatification of Mother Teresa :  On the occasion of the Beatification of Mother Teresa at Rome by Pope John Paul II on Sunday, 19^th October, the Catholic community at Jamshedpur organized an Inter-Religion  Prayer Service at the  Cathedral at 4.30 p.m. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided over the Prayer Service.  Granti Surendra Singh. Mahendra Bhai, H.P. Bodhanwala, Prakash Kusum Barua and Rev. Gaurav Anand addressed the gathering with appreciation for Mother Teresa and  the M.C’s continuing that wonderful work of  Charity all over the world. Mr. Vincent Athaide conducted the whole program and Mr. Ronny D’Costa proposed the vote of thanks. This was followed by a solemn concelebrated Eucharist presided by the Bishop.  Thanks to the Cathedral choir and all the volunteers.

 

Missionaries of Charity, Baradwari :  The Missionaries of Charity commemorated the beatification of Mother Teresa on Wednesday, 22^nd October . Bishop Felix Toppo was the Chief Celebrant of the con-celebrated Eucharist at 10.30 a.m. This was followed by a public function where Deputy Commissioner, Nidhi Khare, Superintendent of Police, Dr. Arun Oraon and many others voiced their appreciation of the great service Mother Teresa did for the poor and in particular for the people of Jamshedpur. Sr. Nirma Rose welcomed the guests. Mr. Vincent Athaide was the master of the ceremony. This was followed by a family meal for all the inmates and the guests.

 

St. Paul’s Church, Maluka :  Pratiksha seminarians had 3 days  of retreat at St. Paul’s from the 3^rd to 5^th October. Fr. Venancius Kandulna guided the group of 22 and made them feel the need for using their talents for the good of the people. He stressed that prayer and knowledge of the Word will inspire them always. Fr. Felix D’Souza did accompany the group and had an eye of protection over the youngsters all through.

 

Father Francis Xavier McFarland S.J. 1919-2003 [R.I.P]:  It can be concluded that the Foundation of Jamshedpur Diocese rests on the planning & inspiration of Fr. Packy McFarland , Secretary to the then Bishop of Jamshedpur, Late Cardinal L.T. Picachy, S.J. He pioneered and founded DNS, Digwadih, St. Teresa’s Church, Sindri, Holy Family Centre, Kuamdhubi, St. Joseph’s Welfare center, Golmuri, modified St. Mary’s N. Road and St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Golmuri. We salute the ‘ Iron pillar of Jamshedpur’ and pray the Almighty for Peace and Rest for Packy in His joyful Kingdom.

 

St. Joseph’s Convent School, Mosaboni :  On Friday, 24^th October, St. Joseph’s School celebrated the beatification of Mother Teresa with cultural programs. Sr. Nirma Rose, M.C., Superior Missionaries of Charity, Baradwari was the  Chief Guest. She shared with the staff and students the greatness of Mother Teresa doing beautiful acts of service for the poor and lepers. The school children gathered various gifts for the poor and handed them over to Sr. Nirma Rose to be used for the poor. Fr. Jerome Pereira, Dean of Jamshedpur accompanied Sr. Nirma Rose for this unique celebration with the children at Mosaboni. Congratulations Sr. Geeta  and the school family.

 

Little Flower School, Telco : Sr. Helena SJC completed 25 years of dedicated service to the School on 22^nd October. The school had a special function to honor her in the morning. Parents and  well-wishers reached the school to convey their gratefulness to Sr. Helena.  Congratulations to Sr. Helena for this distinctive honor in Jamshedpur Diocese.

 

Mercy Hospital, Baridih : The opening ceremony of the new ICU and Post  Operative Ward took place on Monday, 27^th October at 4.30 p.m. Dr. D.K. Sarangi, Minister of Health and Medical Education, Jharkhand was the Chief Guest and Mr. Reghuvar Das , Minister for construction, Jharkhand, the Guest of Honour. The programme began with a welcome dance by the Ashrivad candidates. Sr. Roshini Barla, Provincial Superior, gave the welcome address and Dr. T.Deb proposed the vote of thanks. Mr. Vincent Athaide was the MC for the  program .Sr. Jessy Joseph read out a report of the true picture of the hospital functioning and its various activities. The Guests, invitees, staff and well wishers shared tea and snacks before departure. Congratulations to the Sisters, Doctors and the staff of Mercy for this big day.

 

Pratiksha, Neeldungri :   All the seminarians were out for the puja holidays ,retreat to Maluka before going home for a short visit. Any fruit you name can be found in the garden of Pratiksha. All are  welcome  to visit the minor seminary and even get a taste of the  original garden  including papayas. Fr. Gyan went to Chennai to consult his doctor and  to get an all-clear certificate.

 

Catholic Charities, Sundernagar :  Now that Bro. Harshal DDS  is no more with the CRS but in Mangalore, no news items have reached us. Director Fr. Bipin Pani and Deputy Director Fr. David Vincent were last seen at New Delhi and Nainital respectively on different programs related to the developmental activities in the country. Vikas Bharati had many programs for various groups during the month .

 

 

 

 

Politics cannot be above the law :  “ Is violence a valid tool in the pursuit of ideology ? This question has resurfaced with the Rae Bareli court deciding to frame charges against some BJP leaders. The BJP’s position is that the Ayodhya movement being essentially political, it must be treated in a different class from the crimes committed for personal gain. In other words, whereas a Mayawati must go to jail for plundering the environment around the Taj Mahal, those who allowed the desecration of the Babri masjid must be set free because the latter were pursuing a legitimate political course. This is absurd. What happened in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 was in many ways worse than the awful things that Mayawati was planning to do to the Taj”. [Times of India, 22.9.03].

 

240 Pota cases, all against minorities :   “ Although Gujarat still faces some competition when compared to the huge list of accused booked under Pota in states like Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu, it might perhaps be the only state where all the 240 – odd persons booked under Pota are from the minority community”.

“The only non-Muslim in the list is a Sikh, Liversingh Tej Singh Sikligar, who figured in it for an attempt on the life of Surat lawyer Hasmukh Lalwala, and allegedly hung himself in a police lock-up in Surat in April”. [Times of India, 15.09.03]

 

Underground Priest arrested in Hong Kong :  An underground Catholic Priest in northern China’s Hebel province has been arrested for holding summer catechism class, according to Church sources. The arrest comes close on the heels of news that Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding, also Hebel province, has been released after being held for three months.

On 9 August, public security officials took Fr. Chi Huitian of Baoding diocese , Hebei, and two lay Catholics from Lijiatong village in Zhao country. Fr. Chi was celebrating Mass for the students of summer catechism class when he was arrested. Sources say that the catechism classes have been disrupted for two years and that this was the third time the same priest has been taken away. The two lay Catholics were released the same day, the sources added, but Fr. Chi was detained in nearby Ningjin country for “seriously disturbing social order”. He reportedly has not been allowed to see anyone and there has been no news about him since then, the sources said. [ucan]

 

Kanas native to lead Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity Fathers : Kanas native Father Robert “Bob” Conroy, 42, was elected at the end of a three-week general assembly this summer of the 25 Missionaries of Charity Fathers – nearly the entire order as  Superior  General of  this order, the Missionaries of Charity Fathers.  [Don Bosco, Octo.03]

 

 

 

 

Call to declare water as fundamental right – “ The participants of the seminar organized by the Earthcare Foundation in association with the Commonwealth Forestry Association urged water to be declared as a fundamental human right rather than a human need. The conference has urged resource mobilization for utilizing traditional water harvesting systems through participation of NGO’s, civil society, private and public partnership” [ The Hindu, 18.10.03]

 

Women constable’s presence not mandatory to arrest women - : The Supreme Court has ruled out that it was not mandatory for the police to keep a lady constable present while arresting a woman at any time of the day or night if they felt that securing the presence of a lady constable  would delay the process of law ”. [PTI. 17.10.03]

 

Huge Tribal presence among ‘Rambhakts’ baffles police :  “The participation of tribals from various states in the VHP movement in Ayodhya has baffled UP police officers. During the raids at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya on October 15, the police were surprised to see tribals in saffron robes with trishuls in their hands. Tribals were also a major phenomenon during the communal riots in Gujarat last year…. Sources said the tribals were from MP, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and North-East…. Aware of the poor turnout from the cow-belt areas, the VHP had this time concentrated on tribals through the RSS-controlled Vanvasi Ashrams. Spread over tribal regions in various states, these ashrams were set up to counter Christian missionaries”. [ Hindustan Times, 17.10.03]

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