JAMSHEDPUR DIOCESE

                       

 

 

NEW YEAR BLESSINGS TO ONE AND ALL.

 

 

 

D I O C E S A N  R O U N D – U P :

                     

St. Xavier’s, Chaibasa : The feast of St. Francis Xavier, the Patron of the Parish and School was solemnly celebrated on December 3^rd in the school and on 4^th at the parish Church. Fr. Alex Misquith, S.J., the Pastor of Chaibasa presided at the solemn Mass for the children ,Teachers and Parents of St. Xavier’s Hindi, St. Xavier’s English and St. Xavier’s Girls  in the  Church at 7.00 a.m. on December 03. This was followed by the official welcoming of the guests and blessing of the new statue of St. Francis Xavier. Fr. Alex Misquith blessed the state and garlanded with flowers. Immediately after began the solemn and colourful March Past of the school children at the grounds of the parish school. Fr. George Manna was the Chief Guest. The children presented a spectacular cultural show for the guests, parents and guardians.

 

 

 

On Sunday, 4^th December the parishioners gathered in big number at the Church for the solemn Eucharist at 8.00 a.m. presided over by Fr. George Manna. At the start of the procession, Fr. Alex Misquith offered special prayers at the foot of the statue of St. Francis Xavier and Fr. Eugene Ekka garlanded. The choir sang devotional hymn in Hindi and Ho.

In the evening the clergy and religious of the deanery assembled at the Parish for the family meal and give special homage to St. Francis Xavier on his 500^th birth anniversary. The local news papers gave wide publicity of the celebrations of ‘Xavier Day’.

 

 

 

 

 

St. Anne’s Convent, Chaibasa:   The solemn inauguration, blessing and dedication of the new block of St. Xavier’s Girls’ School took place on December 03 at 11.00 a.m. Mother General of St. Anne’s Congregation, Sr. Pushpa Kujur inaugurated the building by cutting a ribbon and Fr. George Manna offered the prayer of blessing . Prior to the ceremony the guests were welcomed by the school band and lamps were lit by the Provincial Sr. Evelyn and headmistress Sr. Neelima. Msgr. John Bodra broke a coconut in 2 smashes on a special stone to signal that the formalities are duly fulfilled. The campus was filled with guests, parents and children. Immediately after the blessing the girls presented colorful Bengal-Rajasthan dances for the enjoyment of all. After the cultural program all rushed to the hostel for the special meal with the school family. Congratulations to the Superior, Headmistresses, teachers, parents and  students of St. Xavier’s Girls school, Chaibasa for the beautiful new block.

 

St. Mary’s Hindi School, N.Road: The Golden Jubilee of the School concluded on December 6 with a spectacular cultural evening at the school grounds. Dr. Nitin Madan Kulkarni, I.A.S , Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum was the Chief Guest and Bishop J.R. Rodericks, S.J. Guest of Honor. The school band welcomed the Chief Guest and led him to the podium. The school children staged mesmerizing cultural items for the joy of all. Dr. Nitin congratulated the School administration, staff and students for their outstanding performance in the academic arena as well as Sports and Games. Congratulations to Sr. Lini, staff and students for the superb celebrations to conclude the Jubilee year.

 

Bishop’s House, Golmuri :   Fr. Gerald Martin D’Souza solemnly celebrated his last silver evening on December 07 . The Concelebrated Eucharist presided over by Fr. Gerry had 36 Priests together with Bishop Joe Rodericks and numerous sisters from the deanery and across the country. Fr. Amatus Kujur was the homilist. Soon after the Mass all assembled at SJWC and wished Gerry God’s choicest blessings. Fr. Leo was the M.C. Bishop Joe raised the toast while Fr. Gerry did cut the Jubilee cake to signal the last hours of his Silver Jubilee. All shared a sumptuous meal prepared for the occasion. Congratulations to Gerry for the well planned Jubilee celebration. He worked many days and nights to invite all the guests and make the arrangements for the celebration.

Bishop Felix left Jamshedpur on December 02 for Rome-Belgium and returned on 13^th afternoon. Frs. Gerry, Kubena and Roque traveled to DSWC Dhanbad for the Nirmala Day celebrations. PRO Joe Surin returned from the cyclone hit Chennai on 4^th noon to traveled off to Chaibasa for another youth program from 10-12. Gerry left on 13^th morning by Purushottam Express and flew out on 15^th morning to reach Fort Wyane on 16^th.

The Christmas Milan-2005 was held at the Welfare Centre Hall on 25^th December at 4.00 p.m. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J.,Mr. Bailey Bodhanwala, Mr. Pradeep Balmuchu, and Mr.V.N.Singh had special Christmas messages for the people on the solemn Christmas day-2005. Fr. Joseph Surin, S.J. M.Cied the program with thoughtful sharing on Christmas traditions in the world. Over 200 non-Christian friends and co-workers came together to share the Christmas Joy with Bishop Felix Toppo. The SCJM Candidates presented a welcome dance while the Jesu Bhavan Novices and Loyola Candidates sang carols for the joy of all. Thanks to the Golmuri Sacred Heart Sisters and DDS Brothers for their help and support to make the Milan a grand success. Bishop Felix and Joe Surin left for Mangalore on 26th for the ordination celebrations.

 

St. Joseph’s  Convent High School. Mosaboni :  The Students and Staff of St. Joseph’s  school celebrated the School annual Day on December 11 at 5.00 p.m. at the school grounds. Mr. Ramesh Dubey , SDO, Ghatshila, the Chief Guest inaugurated the function by lighting the traditional lamp. Sr. Thaddeus, the Principal presented the school report noting the achievements of the school for the year. The 2-hour long program was witnessed and enjoyed by the parents, guardians and scores of guests. The Chief Guest presented the academic Merit awards to the students.

St. Joseph’s School, Golmuri : The staff and students of St. Joseph’s school organized  a special  Christmas celebration on 20^th December. The program included skits, dances, song, messages from the teachers and students. It concluded with the distribution of sweets for all. The arrival of Sancta Claus turned the ground into sea of joy. All danced and sang with the Sancta before dispersing for Christmas holidays.

 

Ursuline Convent, Chakradharpur:  Srs. Mary Kujur, Alice Khalko, and  Margaret Ekka  celebrated their Silver Jubilee in Religious Life on December 20. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided at the solemn Eucharist at the forecourt of Carmel School. There were 35 concelebrants including Bishop Emeritus Joe Rodericks. Immediately after the Mass the students, teachers and parents felicitated the Jubilarians. Later all shared the sumptuous meal prepared by the Sisters. Congratulations to the Jubilarians – Mary kujur-Alice Khalko and Margaret Ekka.

 

Gyan Deep Vidyalaya , Birsnagar : The Concluding celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the school as well as the SCN presence in  Gyan Deep was on December 14, 2005. Bishop Felix offered Mass for the students, Staff and Parents at the School Hall at 7.30 a.m. Immediately after all shared snacks and coffee.

Bishop Felix Toppo S.J. was the Chief Guest at the function at 5.30 p.m at the school Grounds. The ground was decorated beautifully and chairs were arranged for the big crowd. The dancing troupe of the school welcomed the Chief Guest and led him to the decorated podium. The cultural items followed in quick succession. Bishop Felix released the souvenir and addressed the gathering congratulating the Sisters, Staff, Parents and Students for their hard work and mission support. The Dance Drama “ THE SEASONS OF GYAN DEEP VIDYALAYA’ was well presented by the staff and students. They even had duplicate of Bishop Joe Rodericks and Fr. Jesus Calvo on the stage and in action. Sr. Blanche gave the welcome address and Sr. Gracy proposed the vote of thanks. Sr. Teresa Kotturam, the Provincial was present and gave a special message for the Gyan deep family.

Immediately after the function the clergy, religious and special invitees assembled at the hall for the jubilee meal.  The people of Birsanagar were delighted to see among them the founding members - Srs. Seema, Dolsie, and Teresa Madassery were present for the celebration.  Congratulations to Sr. Blanche and the Gyan Deep family.

St. Xavier’s School, Purulia:   The children’s Day which was postponed due to the second terminal examinations was celebrated on 19th November in a different style. There was a short prayer service followed  by prize distribution and a cricket match : Principal’s XI and Sister-in-charge’s XI. The Principal’s team won with good scores. The 500 birth anniversary of St Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the school was very memorably celebrated on 3rd December. To mark this auspicious day a statue of  St  Francis Xavier  donated by the Jamshedpur Jesuit  Province was installed in the school garden in he presence of  the staff and students. Fr Emmanuel Horo unveiled the statue and blessed it  with  apt prayers and  intentions .Our sincere  thanks to  Fr Provincial for the jubilee gift. This event was followed by IXth Annual School Prize day celebrations which came off  very well. The chief guest was  Dr R Siva Kumar, IPS, the superintendent  of Purulia who spoke highly of our school as one of the best and well run institutions. He also gave  away proficiency awards to  our star  performers in academics  and students with cent percent attendance. The internal assessment of our ICSE students have been almost completed. In the Catholic Ashram, the hostel boys celebrated their hostel day by  variety of entertainments before the large audience. The same evening the birthday of Fr Junas Bhengra was celebrated in the house with  a gathering, the largest as ever, of Fathers and sisters. Bro Sonu  rushed to Mango to make his annual retreat on 4^th afternoon.

We are very happy to inform you that 35 athletes  from  our school  who  participated in the Second Inter School Athletic Meet held at Adra consisting of  four schools  on 10th December, 05  came  out  with an outstanding  performance by  winning the over all  team championship trophy by scoring 89 points  over their nearest  contestants  St John
De Britto School, Gomoh with 84 points.  Our team won 13 gold medals, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals. The outstanding performance of our school was  the inter school  4X200 meters senior boys Relay Race. Kudos to Fr Edward Saldhanha  for organizing the quadrangular sports meet  single handedly so well. (Hilary Lobo, S.J)

St. Joseph’s Church, Kiriburu: The blessing and inauguration of the newly constructed Hall at Kiriburu was blessed by Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. on December 18 after the solemn Mass in the church at 8.00 a.m. The parishioners gathered in big number for the solemn and historic event . Fr. Richard Miranda, the Pastor together with the Parish Council members struggled hard to successfully complete the much needed multipurpose community Hall. The Parishioners extended a very warm welcome to the Bishop.

De Nibil School, Digwadih: The Golden Jubilee of the foundation of De Nobili School was celebrated on December 23. Cardinal Telephore P. Toppo was the Chief Guest at the special function at the school grounds and Bishop Felix Toppo, Guest of Honor. Bishop Joe Rodericks and many of the Priests from the deanery and other parts of the country were present for the historic moment.Fr. Woolsie Roderigues gave the welcome address while Fr. Pius Fernandes proposed the Vote of thanks. The school students presented a superb cultural program for the joy of all. Though the continuous rain prior to the programme day did dampen the ground but not the spirit of the school family. Congratulations to Fr. Pius Fernandes , staff and students of DNS, Digwadih.

 

St. Xavier’s School, Hatikunder :  The School Annual Day was held on December 21 at 4.45 p.m. at the school grounds. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. was the Chief Guest. Parents, guardians , invitees and villagers crowded the campus for the function. The blessings of the rain God did not move the people for shelter but stayed on for the whole program. The school children had dances , songs and other cultural items well presented to give a glimpse of the quality based value education they get from St. Xavier’s . Congratulations to Fr. Junas for the great missionary effort in the far out village of Hatikunder.

 

 

 

 

N A T I O N A L – I N T E R N A T I O N A L  -R O U N D – UP :

 

Jalalkhali Church looted and Bible Burnt:  A robbery in the Jalalkhali Church & burning the ‘Bible’ has evoked widespread public anguish in the late night of December 4. Mr. Sujan Khan ,the Catechist went to the Church for the at 5.30 a.m. for the Sunday Mass on December 4. He discovered that the lock of the gate of the Church has been broken. Then he entered the Church and saw the ‘tabernacle’ is broken and all the things are disordered. Then he entered in to the sacristy and saw the cupboard is opened. A burnt Bible was on the floor along with some half burnt communion. A silver crown, chain &  long rosary of Mother Mary have been stolen. The miscreants did not take away the Sunday collection money, which was in the same cupboard.

Speaking to the SAR News the shocked faithful of this area did not accept the incident as a simple theft. But there is also motivation for burning the Bible and also to disturb the Christians before Christmas celebration. (cbcisite)

 

Director of Jyothi Hospital Recognized for His Outstanding Contribution in Healthcare: A national seminar on “Individual Achievements and national Development” was jointly organized by the Indian Economic Development and Research Association and All India Business and Community Foundation on December 01 at the Indian Habitat World, New Delhi.

Nominated  by AIBCF, Dr. Paul Koonamparampath, the director of Jyothi Hospital, Balasore was recognized for his deep commitment towards community health and was awarded with a National Excellence Award in Health from Orissa region. The award acknowledges a healthcare worker who has made significant and outstanding contributions in the field of health, and who demonstrates a commitment to improving the quality of health of people in future.(Fr. Paul was was formenr Parish Priest of Barbil) (Cbcisite)

 

Cabinet approves ‘Quota’ in Private Professional colleges, Exempts Minority Institutions:  A proposal to restore reservation in the Constitution for scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private professional educational institutions was approved by the Union Cabinet on Dec. 08. However, it exempts minority unaided institutions.

Earlier the Supreme Court stated that merely because the resources of the State in providing professional education are limited, private educational institutions, which intend to provide better professional education, cannot be forced by the State to make admissions available on the basis of(the) reservation policy to less meritorious candidates.

The Supreme Court also added that unaided minority and non-minority institutions had absolute rights to admit students of their choice in medicine, engineering and other professional courses without government interference. (Cbcisite)

 

Lok Sabha passes Quota Bill, Minority Institutions Exempted: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (21/12) passed the bill providing reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes, besides the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in private unaided educational institutions, but exempted the minority institutions.(cbcisite)

 

 

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