JAMSHEDPUR DIOCESE

 

Pray when you are young                            Pray when you are blue

Pray when you are strong                            Pray  when you have flu

Pray when you are busy                            Pray when you are gay

Pray when you are lazy.                          Pray when you may.

 

Pray when you’ve so much to do            Don’t wait till you become old

Pray when you’ve nothing to do             Neither wait till you become bald

Pray when you are weary                        Life may be long, life may be short

Pray when need now God’s caring.        But prayer comes first at a day’s start.

 

Engagements of Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J.- September, 2007
Date	Day	Time	Programme	Place
02	Sun	07.00 a.m	Mass for the Mahila Sangh	Sundernagar
08	Sat	08.00 a.m	Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady	Sini
09	Sun	07.15 a.m.	Installation of Fr. Joy Paul	Bistupur
13	Thu	09.00 a.m.	Consult	Bishop’s House
15	Sat	AM	Ordination of Deacon Pradeep Marandi	Tundi
17	Mon	AM	Feast of St. Robert Bellarmino	Parsudih

 

D I O C E S A N  R O U N D  - U P !

 

St. Xavier’s Church, Chaibasa: On July 21, 2007 Drinking Water Tank was inaugurated by Mr. Nand Lal Rungta (Industrialist and Social worker) and blessed by Fr. Elvius Dungdung. He has donated this drinking water tank to the school. It has the cooling system attached. Thus it solves the drinking water problem in the school. Three Day science Exhibition was successfully organized by the school on 27^th to 29^th of July. Many government officials were present for the inaugural function. Mr. Daniel Kandulna (Dist. Welfare Officer) was the Chief Guest. Mr. R. Modi, DSE, Chaibasa made sure that all the schools of Chaibasa to visit this unique kind of Science Exhibition. ‘Horo Porob’ was celebrated on 29^th of July. The Church was full to its capacity because there was only one Mass and Fr. Jondko Kandeyang was the Chief Celebrant.(Eugene Ekka)

 

Jesu Bhavan, Mango: The community celebrated the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31st with great fervor and enthusiasm. The clergy and religious from the neighboring communities were present to enjoy the hour long entertainment programme by the novices in the evening. The celebrations concluded with a family meal.(Vijay)

 

Bishop’s House, Golmuri: Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. left for USA on August 02 via Ranchi-Delhi. The community celebrated the 56^th birthday of Fr. Amatus on August 04.  Bishop Gratian Mundadan, CMI, Bishop of Bijnour was given a warm welcome by the community on the 11^th as he arrived from Ranchi with Fr. Marcel Barla, OFM(Cap). Bishop Vincent Barwa paid a short visit to the Bishop’s House on August 17^th and returned the same day with Fr. Joseph Surin, S.J., who was camping at the Bishop’s House for the planned visit.

The Jamshedpur Diocesan Charismatic Core Team met at the Bishop’s House, on August 19 and elected the following members as Office Bearers for a term of 3 years:

Fr. Camille Hembrom (President); Mr. Keith Gabriel (Vice President); Mr. Ignatius Oraon (Secretary), Mr. Cosmos Thomas (Asst. Secretary), Mrs. Stella Rozario (Treasurer) ;Mr. Daniel Bastian (Asst. Treasurer), Sr. Ann Thomas, SSH and Fr. Pascal Vincent, OFM (Cap) as members. The core team has decided to organize charismatic training programme for Jamshedpur and Purulia Deanery on October 02 at St. Anthony’s Church, Kutkudungri from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Trainings will be arranged for Kolhan and Dhanbad later. Every parish will be requested to nominate 4 persons who are interested in Charismatic prayers for the training. The meeting concluded with a meal with the Bishop’s House community.

 

Vianney Day – 2007 : The traditional basketball match between the BISHOP”S 10 against the PROVINCIAL”S 10 took place on August 04 at St. Joseph’s School Ground at 4.30 p.m. Both the teams were in good cheers. The Provincial’s team defeated their opponents with 44-14. Mr. Nobel Aloke and Mr. Vincent Anthony were the match referees. Frs. Manu Parappurram, Cyprian Lobo, Gyan Prakash Topno and Xavier Ekka were the judges to nominate the best players in both the orders. The games concluded with special tea-snacks at the school. It was the inaugural game after fixing the beautiful fiber boards. Congratulations to Sr. Marie for the initiative and whole hearted support.

Over 140 clergy and religious assembled at the Welfare Centre Hall on Sunday, 5^th August for the family meal in honour of St. John Mary Vianney at 12.30 noon. Fr. Marcel Barla, OFM led the gathering with a praise and glory hymn. Then Msgr. John Bodra presented the awards to the winning and runner’s up teams. Sushil Suman was adjudged as the best player of the match and Boniface Kujur , the best player in the reverse order. Msgr. Bodra  honored the best player in the reverse order with a special garland , shawl and umbrella. Fr. Vijay Kachhap offered the prayer of grace and invited all for the meal.(Pascal)

 

 

Sacred Heart Church, Adra: The parish celebrated the feast of St. John Mary Vianney, the patron and model of Pastoral clergy on Saturday, August 04. The feast day Mass was at 5.30 p.m. followed by felicitation and snacks for all. Fr. Edward returned home on the same day after having rested at MTN after the surgery.

The ‘Mother’s Day’ was celebrated on August 25 from 9.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Fr. Manu Horo, Dean of Purulia was the Chief Guest . He addressed the Parish Mahilas and presided at the solemn concelebrated Eucharist. The programme started with spiritual  conference, adoration and confession. During the business session the Mahilas elected  the office bearer’s. The Mahilas had a special meal with the Pastors at the end.(Jerome)

 

St. Robert’s Parsudih:  The house warming celebration of the repaired and shining presbytery was on August 06. Fr. Henry, the Pastor had the clergy of the Parish over for a special meal in the evening.

The Mother’s Day was celebrated on August 25 with special Mass, felicitation and family meal at noon.

 

Visitation of Bishop Gratian Mundadan, CMI, Apostolic Visitator to the Syro-Malabar faithful in Jamshedpur Diocese:  Bishop Gratian was received at the Birsa Munda airport, Ranchi by Fr. Marcle Barla, OFM(Cap) on August 10 at 7.00 p.m. He came to the Bishop’s House on Saturday at noon. He visited some of the institutions in the town and met some people. On Sunday 12 Bishop Gratian presided at the solemn Syro-Malabar rite Mass in the Cathedral. Frs. Tom Nelly, K.M. Joseph, Johny Vithayathil, George Manna, Johny P.D., George Cheradayil and Saby Puthenpura concelebrated with the Bishop. Over 200 faithful came for the Mass.  After the Mass, all assembled at the Welfare Centre Hall for coffee-cake, felicitation and interaction. Bishop addressed the faithful of Jamshedpur elaborating in detail the purpose of his visit to the Syro-Malabar faithful of Jamshedpur Diocese.

On the 13^th morning Bishop Gratian traveled to Dhanbad with Frs. Marcel and Johny Vithayathil. He visited Nirmala convent, Govindpur and offered Mass for the Syro-Malabar faithful at St. Anthony’s Church, Dhanbad at 5.00 p.m. on the same day. After the Mass, the faithful welcomed the Bishop and had interaction with him. Fr. Marcel reached Bishop Gratian back to Ranchi on the 14^th morning from Dhanbad.
The diocese of Jamshedpur is grateful to Bishop Gratian Mundadan, CMI for his official visitation of the Syro-Malabar faithful in the diocese.

 

Sacred Heart School, Adra: Fr. Jerome Pereira was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebration at the School on August 15. He hoisted the National Tri-colour and addressed the staff, students and parishioners at 8.00 a.m at the school campus. The school children presented a spectacular drill display and cultural performance on the occasion.(Edward)

 

St. Mary’ Church, N. Road:  The solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, the Parish feast was celebrated on August 15. Fr.Amatus Kujur presided at the solemn Mass at 5.00 p.m. in the church. There was a cultural programme in the school Hall after the Mass organized by the CAJ(M). All the parish organizations and institutions of the parish took part in the same. The items were well appreciated by one and all. Congratulations to Frs. Gerry D’Souza, Petrus Barla and Br. Dileep Marandi for the guidance and planning for the feast day.

The parishioners are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the new Parish Priest, Fr. Joy Paul. He will be reaching Jamshedpur on September 02 and the installation ceremony will take place on Sunday, the 9^th. Fr. Petrus Barla, C.SS.R had been to Ambala to meet his provincial superior for a week and returned on the 18^th. Br. Dileep Marandi had to be on the move to take care of the Parish House and all the activities in the parish. He took phonetics classes for our candidates at Kripa Sadan, Bhilai Pahari for one week.(Dileep)

 

St. Theresa’s School, Jhinkpani : Fr. Edwin Coelho was the Chief Guest for the Independence Day celebrations at the school on August 15. He inspected the guard of honor and hoisted the National Tri-colour. The school children presented colourful cultural items for the parents, guests and village crowd during the function.

The work on the compound wall of the new site is at the completing stage and Fr. Augustine Kullu visits the work site often to guide the work force.

The parishioners of St. Theresa, Jhinkpani celebrated ‘Horo Porob” on August 12. On the occasion they felicitated Fr. Anupdev J. Kandeyang on his Priestly Ordination. The day’s programme began with the welcome of Fr. Jondko Kandeyang with traditional Ho style at the Parish gate and led by the hostel dancing troupe to the beautifully decorated altar in the school hall. In his homily Fr. Kandeyang urged the faithful to continue the torch of faith lit by his late father, Mr. Dumbi Kandeyang, the 1^st catechist of the parish from September 1977 when a plan was being prepared to separate Jhinkpani from St. Xavier’s, Chaibasa. The Liturgical celebration was followed by felicitation programme. Fr. J. Kandeyang thanked the parishioners for their love and support for him to become a Priest. He urged the youth of the parish to offer themselves for the service of the church and His people. Fr. Edwin, the parish Priest felicitated Fr. Kandeyang presenting a shawl in the name of the Parish . The programme ended with tea and snacks.  (Edwin)

 

St. Joseph’s Centre, Patmanda:  Fr. Cyprian and Br. Arnold have taken total possession of the farm land and completed the paddy transplantation. Some urgent repairs are done on the old fort-huts to prepare temporary accommodation. They have two watchmen for the nights and many workers during the day to clean the campus of 21 acres.(Arnold)

 

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bhilai Pahari: The month of August had the maximum number admissions in the hospital. There were 19 admissions and the Doctor, Staff, and Sisters were busy in taking care of all the patients admitted in the hospital as well as at the dispensary. It is hoped that the Lord will heal all the people who seek blessings of healing from our hospital.(Vernon)

 

St. Joseph’s School, Golmuri: The school celebrated the Independence Day of the country on August 15 with much fervor and enthusiasm. The National Flag was hoisted  by Mr. V. R. Murthy, Manager, TVS Logistics Services Limited, Jamshedpur, after inspecting the guard of honor of the school  cadets. He addressed the staff, students, guardians and guests exhorting them to be models of honesty, generosity and truthfulness in the society. The school children presented a beautiful cultural programme for the joy of one and all. Mrs. Arputham Mary was the Master of the ceremony and Mrs. Millish Tigga proposed the vote of thanks. The Chief Guest presented awards to the best house for the parade and presentation.(Jacob)

 

 

St. Joseph’s Welfare Centre, Golmuri: At the request of Sr. Magdala, A.C. SJWC organized a ‘BLOOD DONATION CAMP” on August 18, Saturday from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m . Though 118 registered to donate blood only 49 were selected. The Doctors and staff from the Jamshedpur Blood Bank conducted the camp. All the donors were given mementos and certificate from Jharkhand Government. Congratulations to Fr. Michael Raj, Mr. Henry Sarky, staff and students for the noble humanitarian service to save lives of the helpless.

Mr. James Davis gave 2-day seminar on “GOAL-SETTING” for the Public Speaking groups on the 10^th and 11^th. It was well appreciated by the students.(Henry)

 

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Golmuri: The Cathedral Youth elected the following core team for one year. They are:  Rajesh Swamy (President); Amit Kindo (Vice President); William Tigga (Secretary); Prem Anand Gargai (Asst. Secretary); Assima Kindo ( Treasurer); Nikhil (Asst. Treasurer); Pushpa Tirkey (Entertainment Secretary); Jaya Anthony ( Liturgy). They took the oath of office on August 12 during the solemn Youth Mass presided over by Fr. Michael Raj at Gyan Deep.

The newly elected team is already at work with their Moderator, Fr. Michael Raj to organize many spiritual and social activities for the Parish.

Meantime the Parish Council members are at work to make the Golden Jubilee of the Parish on October 07 a memorable event. The Lunch coupons are already with the Area Leaders for distribution among the parishioners.

The Parish celebrated the “Mother’s Day” on August 25 from 1.30-5.30 p.m. Fr. Amatus Kujur presided at the Mass at 4.00 p.m. in the Cathedral. The Parish Youth felicitated  all the 152 women present with flowers. The celebrations concluded with tea-snacks.(Michael)

 

Catholic Ashram, Purulia : The feast of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, the Parish Day was celebrated on August 15 with much joy and fervor. The day began with the solemn Concelebrated Eucharist presided over by Fr. Manu Horo. After the Mass the Parish Council organized cultural programme and games. All shared snacks and returned for home celebrations. (Manu)

 

St. John Mary Vianney Church, Dhowatand: Pastor, Fr. Edward Kongari was grounded at the Nirmala Residence from August 15 with Chikunkunia. He is under the special care and protection of the Nirmala Hospital Staff, Sisters and his catechists. Director, Fr. Walter Crasta has ordered bed rest with high alert security for the Dean of Dhanbad. The faithful of Dhowatand are at work preparing for the Ordination and the First Mass of Deacon Pradeep Marandi on the 15^th-16^th September. The Primary school is functioning well with 2 teachers. One of the catechists, Mr. Augustine Horo resides in the campus to monitor the activities of the campus and to keep up his contact with all the villages. The garden at Dhowatand surely attracts many visitors. (Edward)

 

 

St. Mark’s Parish, Toklo: A herd of 6-8 wild elephants paid courtesy visit to Frs. Junas Purty and Herman Tigga on August 16^th and 17th evening. They have done no harm in the campus but ate up all the paddy of the neighbours and returned happily to their domain on both the days.  May be they are looking for an auspicious day to pay tributes to the Parish campus.

Mr. N. Kamath, Officer-in-charge of Toklo was the Chief Guest at the Independence Day celebration at the school at 8.00 a.m. on August 15. He hoisted the National flag and addressed the Staff, Children, Guardians and Faithful. The villagers were present in large number to witness the national event in the campus. The school children under the leadership of Fr. Herman presented a spectacular cultural programme for the joy and admiration of one and all.(Junas)

Junior Priest’s Gathering: Fr. C.R. Prabhu organized 2-day sessions for the Junior Priests ( 12 years) of the diocese at the Vikas Bharati , from the 20^th to 22nd. 17 out of 26 participated in the programme. There will be many more input sessions for the groups in the coming days’. (David)

 

Jisu Marsal, Chandil: Fr. Tobias Kujur arrived at the Parish on August 04 and was introduced to the faithful on Sunday, August 5. On the same evening he rushed to Namchi regarding his pending B.Ed result and returned on the 17^th. Sr. Nirmala Xalxo, SCSC was the Chief Guest for the Independence Day celebrations at the hostel grounds. The hostel children had beautiful cultural items for an hour to entertain the parents, guests and villagers.

Mr. Kamal Kishore, Chowka Police in charge was the Chief Guest for the Holy Cross School function. He hoisted the national flag and addressed the staff, children and guardians. He exhorted the children to study well and make use of the facilities given in the school.(Nicholas)

 

Loyola School, Taldanga: A glimpse of creativity was flashed in the Loyola Auditorium on 11^th Aug.(Saturday), as the Primary section organized a mega event – ‘GRANDPARENTS’ DAY’, a step towards bonding with love. It was an action packed programme. All the students of  L.K.G, U. K.G, and Std. I. participated in various dances, drama and action songs. More than 300 students took part enthusiastically and whole-heartedly.

The auditorium was packed with zealous grandparents and parents. With the mastermind being our Principal, Fr, Thason , supported by the Vice Principal, Sr. Jossy and programme coordinator, Mrs. Firdaus, this event as one of its first and best goes down in the Loyolian History.

 

An air of patriotism filled the campus of Loyola on 15^th August. A reputed businessman, Mr. Pappu Chimnny was Chief Guest of the day. He hoisted the National Tri-colour after inspecting the parade. His speech was very inspiring and he encouraged the students to be proud of their country. The parade by the four houses [NAG, PRITHVI, AGNI & AKASH] stole the show.

 

Amidst a torrential downpour the school did not forget to dig out some talents on 18^th August. The day was for ORATORS HUNT.  Students from Std. L.K.G. to Std. XII participated. Judges were invited from neighbouring schools. There was Action Song, Recitation, Declamation, Speech, Extempore and Debate. With dance and music as filler items the two and a half hours programme was enjoyed by one and all.(senrita)

St. Albert’s College, Ranchi : Bijhan bishops had a meeting in SAC towards the end of July. They interacted with the students, professors and staff. On 3rd August, Fr. C.R. Prabhu briefed the outcome of the meeting to the theologians. The Feast of St. Mary Vianney was celebrated with traditional attire. Telesphore  P. Cardinal Toppo was the chief celebrant. It was followed by the felicitation of the diocesan priests. There was a football match between III Theologians and I year Philosophers, in which Theologians crashed the Philosophers with three goals. In the afternoon there was a traditional football match between Cardinal XI and the Brother's XI, in which Cardinal’s team won the match with 5-3. Fr. Prakash Gill of Delhi Archdiocese was the chief celebrant for the Indian Rite Mass on the Independence Day. After the mass, Mr. Karma Oraon hoisted the Tri-colour. He admired at the work of Christians in nation building. There was a seminar on 'Gender Equity' at SAC on the 18th . It was arranged by CRI of Bijhan area. Superiors of the religious houses, Priests, Professors and Theologians attended the seminar. Sr. Pooja CJ was the main resource person.(RF CRASTA)

 

St. Xavier’s School, Purulia: Four of our boys went to participate in the Inter School Science Quiz conducted by the ASISC West Bengal Chapter in Burdwan and bagged third place out of six schools. The Independence Day was celebrated in the school by conducting the well coordinated March Past by the senior school and action song by the kiddies. The umbrella Dance by the Juniors was indeed marvelous. The Chief Guest was Dr. N.K. Nanda, the Superintendent of Purulia Leprosy Mission Hospital. (Hilary Lobo, S.J.)

 

St. Joseph’s Parish, Kiriburu: The feast day of St. Monica, the patron of mothers was celebrated in a grand scale on August 26 at St. Joseph’s Parish, Kiriburu.  For nearly 79 mothers from Gua, Noamundi and Kiriburu gathered for a day of recollection on the previous day conducted by Fr. Boniface Kujur, Cap and Fr. Marcel Barla, Cap. Daring the heavy showers and pathetic condition of the roads, mothers from Noamundi and Gua expressed their unity by coming together for the recollection.  The Parish Priest Fr. Anand Prakash Toppo, (Cap) and Br. Cyprian Tigga, (Cap) together with the Catholic Sabha members coordinated the programme and took care of all the arrangements.  The solemn Eucharist was presided over by Fr. Anand P. Toppo, PP whereas Fr. Marcel Barla, (Cap) preached the homily and inaugurated the new Yamha Musical Instrument with melodious rhythm and the children harmonized the choir with their sweet-sounding voice. Mother’s joys knew no bounds as they expressed their gratitude for the success of the day’s celebration.(Marcel)

 

Missionaries of Charity, Bardwari: On the feast of Queenship of Mary, on 22^nd August, it’s said that Blessed Virgin Mary pleaded with Mother Teresa to begin the new congregation.  From that day on this feast is marked as the foundation day by the Missionaries of Charity.  As the day being special for MC sisters, the Priests, Religious,  and well-wishers around Jamshedpur were invited at Baradwari for the Eucharistic Celebration and Fellowship meal.  Rt. Rev. Joseph R. Rodericks, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Jamshedpur, presided over the Con-celebrated Eucharist and Fr. Marcel Barla, (Cap) preached. Congratulations and good wishes to the MC Sisters. (Marcel)

 

Prabhu Marsal, Goilkera: To celebrate the ‘Monica Diwas’, the parish Mahilas had a day of recollection and get-together from August 25 , 9.00 a.m. to 26 , 10.00 a.m.. The day began with a spiritual talk by Fr. Linus Kindo and the same was translated by Catechist Carlus Kandir. There were 75 Mahilas actively participating in the programme. They had a special meal and election for the new office bearer’s during the day.

The Independence Day was celebrated in the School with much enthusiasm. Mr. Bimal Tiu, Assistant Station Master of Goilkera Station was the Chief Guest. He hoisted the National Flag and received the Guard of Honor. The children had drill display and other cultural items to make the day a memorable one for one and all. (Roque).

 

 

N A T I O N A L – I N T E R N A T I O N AL  R O U N D – U P !

 

Parish House under construction Demolished near Udaipur: About 200 masked men demolished a parish house under construction at Chavand, in Udaipur diocese on Saturday, August 04. Chavand, a predominantly tribal area of South Rajastan, is 65 kilometers away from Udaipur and it is known for the tomb of Maharana Pratap, former ruler of Udaipur. The Church has suffered a loss of about Rs.2 lakhs.  The resident priest, Fr. Paul Minama was away in Udaipur for a priests monthly recollection.(cbcisite).

 

 

RETREAT FOR CLERGY – 2007 AT UAPASANA, MANGO
01	September 09 p.m.  – 14 p.m.	Fr. A. Van
02	September 16  p.m. – 21 p.m	Fr. C. Gautam, S.J.
03	October 28 p.m – November 02 p.m	Fr. Fabian Bhuinyan, S.J.
04	November 04 p.m. to 09 p.m.	Fr. Hilarius Kongari, S.J.
05	November 11 p.m. to 16 p.m.	Bishop Salvadore Lobo
06	November 18 p.m. to 23 p.m.	Fr. George Puthenpura, C.SS.R
National retreat for Priests at St. Pius College, Goregaon, Mumbai-400063 from Monday 22 (9.00 a.m.) to Friday, 26 (lunch) October, 2007: Preachers Bishop Valerian D’Souza, Bishop Thomas Dabre and Fr. Rufus Pereira

 

Huge Rally Held in Shimoga Protesting Attacks on Christians : The All Christians Shimoga District Association organized a huge protest rally against the attacks on Christians by various fundamental groups in Shimoga, Karnataka on August6, 2007. It was attended by over 6,000 people including Priests, Religious Sisters, Catholic lay people and various other Christian denominations. People from the neighbouring dioceses of Mangalore and Chikmangalore  took part.(Cbcisite).

 

Morning Star College, Barrackpore: We all are doing well here. Life was never busier than what it was during the last three weeks. We had such a load of assignments to complete that we had virtually no time to think of anything else. We had a splendid celebration of the Feast of our Patron, St. John Mary Vianney, the inter-class football tournament being the highlight of the day. August 15th was another great day for all of us. We had a very meaningful celebration of the Eucharist, with hymns sung in more than twelve regional languages. The latter part of this particular day saw a large number of students from our neighbouring schools, gathered in our campus for the inter-school 'Dance and singing competition' we organize every year. At the moment MSC wears a festive look, with galore of activities and celebration planned for the Ruby Jubilee of our Seminary. (Felix Anthony)

 

St. Aloysius Church, Canada: I flew Air France from Delhi to Montreal via Paris, Fr. Bill Marrevee along with two parishioners from St. Aloysius Church met me at the airport and drove up to Gatineau. I am busy learning the ropes. My address is : St. Aloysius Church, 300 del’abbe-Murry St., Gatineau, Qc. J 8 P 4 Z 4, CANADA. ([email protected])

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