JAMSHEDPUR DIOCESE

 

My garden has roses red, my garden has roses white,

But if, when the day is sped, I stand by the gate at night,

One fragrance comes when the day is sped, from my roses white and my roses red.

The roses of joy are red; the roses of pain are white.

But I think, when the day is sped, and I stand by the gate at night,

I shall just know this, when the day is dead, that a rose is sweet, be it white or red.

                                                                                          (Percy Ainsworth)

 

 

Engagements of Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J.- June, 2008
Date	Day	Time		Place
03-04			Delhi-Montreal
05-13			Gatineau,QC	Canada
15-22			International Eucharistic Congress	Canada
23-30			Fort Wayne,Indiana	USA
July
01-05			Baltimore	USA
06-09			New York	USA
12		AM	Bishop’s House	Jamshedpur

 

 

D I O C E S A N  R O U N D -  U P !

 

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Golmuri: The Parish Day, the solemnity of the feast of St. Joseph the Worker was celebrated on May 01. Bishop Emeritus J.R. Rodericks, S.J. presided over the concelebrated Eucharist in the church at 5.30 p.m. Fr. Marcel Barla, OFM (Cap) preached an inspiring homily. During the offertory,  tools were blessed. After the Mass all assembled at the Welfare Centre Hall for the cultural programme organized by the Parish Council. Cool drinks were served to one and all during the function. Bishop J.R. Rodericks was the Chief Guest for the function.

The Diaconate Ordination of Raju Felix Crasta and Romanus Tete, S.J. was held at the Cathedral Church on May 15. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided over the solemn Liturgy and   Fr. Sanjay Kujur, C.Ss.R was the M.C . The celebrants and the candidates came in a devotional procession to the Sanctuary. 20 Priests concelebrated with the Bishop for the ceremonial Diaconate ordination. Fr. James Kalapura, S.J. presented the candidates to the Bishop for the Ordination. Deacon Romanus thanked everybody after the Holy Communion. Later the parish community felicitated the newly ordained Deacons with flowers and they officially cut a cake for the people. Later all assembled at the forecourt of the Curia and shared tea and snacks arranged by Frs. David and Vijay Kacchap.

Mercy Convent, Baridih: The Silver Jubilee of the Religious Profession of Sisters Teresa Joseph and Elsy Joseph was celebrated on April 30. Bishop Emeritus J.R. Rodericks, S.J. presided over the solemn concelebrated Eucharist at 6.15 p.m. in the convent Chapel. Immediately after the Mass Srs. Teresa and Elsy were felicitated at the dining hall and all shared a sumptuous banquet.

Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided over the Foundation Day Mass of Mercy convent on May 07 at 6.15 p.m. in the convent chapel. This was followed by the Easter blessing of the Convent, Hospital and campus . Later all joined the Sisters  for a special family meal. (Vijay)

Bishop’s House, Golmuri: The community bid a fond farewell to Fr.Marcel Barla, OFM (Cap) and Fr. James Dhan on May 06. Fr. Marcel presided over the community Mass at 6.00 at the community Hall and thanked everybody for their support and assistance. Fr. James also shared his appreciation for all the help he received from the Bishop’s House Community. Fr. John Barla, OFM (Cap) the Capuchin Provincial of St. Fidelis Province was present for the Mass and programme. After the Mass Msgr. John Bodra garlanded Marcel and Bishop presented token gifts to Marcel and James.

Marcel and James had tearful and cheerful farewell at Mercy, Gyandeep and other places during the week. Marcel left Jamshedpur on May 07 by the Jallianwalabagh Express to take up his new ministry as Secretary to the Provincial and Treasurer of the Province.

Fr. Sanjay Kujur, C.SS.R arrived at the Bishop’s House on May 02 to know the job and returned later the day  to Burigora for the Sunday Mass. He came back with his bags on May 05 and took the oath of Office and Secrecy on May 08.

Bishop Joe Rodericks left Jamshedpur on May 16 for national-international tours and will return towards the end of June. Fr. Snajay Kujur left for Bangalore on May 25 for his Province Meeting.

St. Mary’s Church, Omra: The Sarhul feast, the symbol of love between God and human beings was celebrated in the Parish on April 20. The tribals believe that God’s dwelling place is on the Sal tree. The parish community celebrated the feast with solemn Mass presided over by Fr. Ajay Tiru. The parishioners came from all the villages and participated in the Eucharist with immense joy and enthusiasm. There was a cultural programme after the Mass with dances and songs. All shared snacks and returned home. (Sameer Soreng)

St. Joseph’s Church, Anandpur : Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. Ordained Deacon Julius Kongari a Priest for Meerut diocese on May 11 at Charbandia. The procession for the solemn ceremony began at 7.00 a.m. The campus was beautifully decorated to give praise to the Lord as Julius was offered to the Bishop for Ordination. Priests, Sisters and people from the Parish as well as from Lucknow and other parts of the diocese came to witness the historic event.

The Celebrants were led to the Altar by a dancing troupe. They were welcomed with aarti and tika at the podium. Fr. Sanjay Kujur, C.Ss.R was the M.C. Br. Michael Deogam conducted the choir for the celebration with devotional hymns. Frs. Benedict Minj and Venancius Kandulna worked hard to make the day very meaningful and faith-filled. Congratulations to Fr. Julius Kongari and we wish him fruitful ministry in the diocese of Meerut. We thank the Parish Fathers, Sisters, Catechists and faithful for the beautiful celebration of the Ordination.(Sanjay)

 

Welcome to the Diocese !
01	Sr. Fidelis, JMJ	Principal & Superior, Jeevan Jyothi school of Nursing, Telco
02	Fr. Sanjay Ekka, C.Ss.R	St. Mathew’s Church, Burigora
03	Sr. Regina Dungdung	Jeevan Jyothi , Telco
04	Sr. Rajeswari Paikhwar	Jeevan Jyothi, Telco

 

Damien Social Welfare Centre, Dhanbad: The DSWC celebrated the 44th Damien Day  on May 09 at St. Anthony’s Church Hall, Dhanbad. Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, was the Chief Guest and Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. , the Guest of Honour. The hall was filled  with benefactors, friends and well-wishers of DSWC. (Sanjay)

 

MATRIC RESULTS – 2008
SCHOOLS	1ST. DIV	2ND DIV	3RD DIV	Failures
St. Mary’s Hindi School, Bistupur	187	18	00	00
St. Joseph’s School, Golmuri	115	02	00	00
St. Robert’s School, Parsudih	99	08	00	00
Gyandeep Vidyalaya, Birsanagar	45	11	00	00
Amar Jyoti School, Pardih	43	03	00	00
Holy Cross School, Berada, Chandil	10	00	00	00
St. Xavier’s Boys School, Chaibasa	120	06	00	00
St. Xavier’s Girls School, Chaibasa	133	26	00	00
St. Xavier’s School, Lupungutu	158	100	04	00
Carmel School, Chakradharpur	138	61	02	00
St. Theresa’s School, Jhinkpani	15	18	00	00
Divya Jyoti High School, Charbandia	22	51	05	00
St. Anthony’s School, Dhanbad
De Britto School, Gomoh	48	10	00	00
St. Xavier’s School, Tundi	20	14	00	00
De Nobili Hindi School, Digwadih

 

 

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bhilai Pahari: Mr. Yan Kreuter , Head of the Political and Press Section, Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi paid a goodwill visit to the hospital on May 09 at 5.30 p.m. The Sisters, Nurses and Staff welcomed Mr. Yan with flower bouquet. He visited all the wards and took pictures of all the 14 patients admitted. Later he met the members of the Governing Body of the hospital at the Czech House. Mr. Ronald D’Costa, the Vice President of the Board briefed the activities of the hospital as well as the future plans to venture into the awareness programme for HIV/Aids and Eye care. Mr. Yan had dinner with the group and returned to Golmuri.

The foundation stone for the 2^nd India –Czech St. Joseph’s Hospital, Pool Pahari, Midnapore was blessed by Archbishop Lucas Sarkar on May 10 in the presence of His Excellency, Dr. Haynack at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Ephrem Kispotta made the plans for this new hospital. Fr. George Manna represented Jamshedpur at the laying of the foundation ceremony in Midnapore.

Bro. Arnold supervised the leveling of the ground in front of the dispensary and now the place is clean and neat.

Sr. Anasthesia JMJ organized an HIV training programme with the MGM team on May 23 from 10.a.m. to 2.00 p.m. in Bhilai Pahari for the hospital staff and other workers. It was well attended and appreciated. The seminarians from the summer villa visited the campus on May 28 and helped Sr. Annie to catch fish from the pond. They had a gala time in the water and returned home with some of the catch.(Arnlod)

 

 

St. Joseph’s Church, Kiriburu: Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided over the solemn Parish Day Mass on May 18 and conferred the sacrament of Confirmation on 34 members of the Parish. The Parishioners extended a very warm welcome as he arrived at the Church campus on May 17^th evening. The celebrants were led to the altar by a prayer dance. The choir sang devotional hymns to add joy and peace to one and all. Fr. Sanjay Kujur, C.Ss.R was the M.C for the liturgy. Soon after the Mass the parishioners felicitated the Bishop, Priests and confirmation candidates. The celebrations concluded with a family meal at 12.30 p.m. Congratulations to Fr. Anand Toppo , Fr. Leo Pais, Br. Cyprian Tigga and the members of the Parish Council ! (Sanjay).

 

Thanks and God Bless!
		From where!
01	Fr. Vincent P. Sisto, OFM (Cap)	PP, St. Anthony’s Church, Kutkudungri.
02	Fr. Marcel Barla OFM (Cap)	PA to the Bishop , BH, Golmuri
03	Sr. Annie, JMJ	Administrator, St. Joseph’s Hospital, BP.

 

Catholic Ashram, Balrampur: Fr. Cyprian Lobo paid a surprise visit to the campus of Catholic Ashram on May 21 and blessed the roof casting work. There were more than 50 labourers at work for the job under the leadership of Mr. Zaffar Khan. It was also an occasion to clean up the house and make way to occupy. 

 

 

 St. John Mary Vianney Church, Dhowatand: Brothers Sonu Hansda and Amrit Kerketta organized “Summer Catechism Camp” for the Catholic Children of the mission from May 22-26 at Dhowatand. 32 boys and girls took part in the camp actively. They stayed in the campus and enjoyed their programme. Pastor, Fr. Edward Kongari also gave time to be with the group daily. Congratulations Sonu and Amrit for the great venture. (Edward)

 
St Xavier’s School, Purulia : The regular class schedule  and  class tests  were  painfully disrupted  due to the unprecedented Bandhs called by different outfits and  the oppressive heat of summer. The school is closed for summer vacation on 17th May and  will  reopen on 16th June 08.
ICSE  and ISC Examination results were announced  on 20th May 08. Our students of ICSE  Batch  and ISC Commerce Stream  have done us proud by securing cent percent  results. The ISC Science stream had two failures. Miss Suparna Sengupta  of ICSE  Batch  has brought laurels to the school by obtaining 96.2% in the aggregate ( 7 points). This is the very best results so far  in  our school with 1 point each in 7 subjects. Suman Pratihar of ICSE Batch, besides scoring 93.6 % in the aggregate obtained 100 marks in Environmental Education,  Kushal Jhunjhunwala  of Commerce Stream secured 92.75 in the aggregate. The teachers of  ICSE and  ISC streams deserve a  big round of applause  for their  diligence and hard work.
Sister Letitia has gone to Mangalore on her home visit and will be  back in the school on 20th June 08.
Principal Hilary attended  a Three –Day Province Gathering  from 20th  May 08 at XLRI with a theme” Remembering and Imagining: Creative  Fidelity  in Mission.”

( Hilary Lobo, S.J.)

 

St. Anthony’s  Church, Kutkudungri: Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. installed Fr. Anand Toppo, OFM as the new Parish Priest of Kutkdungri on May 25 during the solemn concelebrated Eucharist. The celebrants were led to the altar by a prayer dance and the  members of the Mahila Sangh washed their hands and blessed them with ‘tika’. Fr. Anand took the Oath of Office and Secrecy after the homily. At the end of the Mass the parishioners felicitated the Bishop and the new Parish Priest with flowers. The parishioners had already given a fond farewell to Fr. Vincent Sisto a week before he left for Patna to be the Parish Priest of Padri ki Haveli. The Parish Council Members, and other Parish Organizations took active part in the ceremonies of sendoff and welcome for their Pastors.

 

Summer Villa for the Diocesan Seminarians: 31 seminarians took part in the villa from May 27 p.m. to 30 a.m. at the Bishop’s House. Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. inaugurated the villa with the solemn Mass in the Cathedral. Later he took one session for them. The other resource persons were Fr. Vijay Kachhap, S.J., Fr. Vernon D’Souza and Mr. Richard Sarky. The group visited St. Joseph’s Hospital campus on the 28^th and had a chance to catch fish from the pond. Fr. Casimir gave a high tea with special ‘Halwa’. On the 1^st day evening the group had housie game and the last day Quiz competition. The basketball game on the 2^nd day helped them to know their own speed in action. Deacon Felix Raju Crasta was the leader and Bros. Pascal Toppo (Food), Jilson (Liturgy) and  Bipin Barla (Games) were the coordinators. 16 of the group rushed to TRTC for the Ho Course under the leadership of Fr. John Sumbrui,S.J. from May 31 to June 20.(Felix Crasta)

 

Sacred Heart Convent, Jamshedpur: Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. presided over the Funeral liturgy for Sister M. Magdala, A.C. on May 29 at 3.00 p.m. at the Convent Chapel. She was ailing for some time and was called for Eternal Reward on May 28. Sr. Magdala is well known in Jamshedpur as she was the ‘Saviour’ of the cancer patients coming for treatment at the Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital. She organized hundreds of blood donation camps to help the patients with blood. She is known to every patient who came to MTM. The people of Jamsehdpur bid a tearful farewell to Sr. Magdala  and prayed the Almighty for eternal Peace and Joy for her in the Kingdom of her own beloved  Master.

 

Diocesan Youth Camp : The month of May, 2008 witnessed two youth camps at the Vikas Bharati, Sundernagar. The camp for the Junior Group was from May 15-19 and there were 75 youth from the many parishes. The Senior group had 77 participants and it was from May 20-24. The resource persons were Fr. Vijay Kachhap, S.J., Fr. Sanjay Kujur, C.Ss.R, Fr. Henry Sequeira and Mr. Richard Sarky. The sessions were indeed very enriching for the youth. Fr. Vijay is grateful to all the Parish Priests who motivated the youth to attend the camps.(Richard)

 

St. Michael’s Church, Burigora: I am fine here with Fr. Guria. I almost finished visiting, celebrating Easter blessing of the families and taking the census. We have regular Mass in the evening on weekdays and morning Mass on every Sunday. From June we shall have 2 Masses on Sunday at two different sub-stations. We are having evening study for about 250 students of different classes. We are giving regular classes for English ,Hindi and  Maths apart from singing, actions songs, instrumental music etc. On 24^th we organized a cultural programme in honour of Mother Mary. Prior to the programme we had procession and Mass. The children presented various cultural items for the joy of one and all in the village. We are planning to start Novena to Mother of Perpetual Help as soon as we get the booklets. We will prepare the community for the celebration of the feast of St. Alphonsus. We are happy here and expect your prayerful support for our new Mission- BURIGORA. (Petrus Barla,C.Ss.R)   

 

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 – U P!

 

Tourism Council Grants Rs. 6.5 Million for Palayur Church Development: Thrissur District Toursim Promotion Council has sanctioned Rs. 5.5. million for the development of Saint Thomas archdiocesan Shrine at Palayur. According to tradition, St. Thomas, the Apostle of India, came by sea and landed at Kodungallor in 52 A.D and from here he proceeded to Palayur, Rector of the Shrine, Father Louis Edakalathor, told SAR News May 10. (Cbcisite).

 

Jubilee Year of St. Paul the Evangelist:  A special jubilee year marking the 2000^th anniversary of the birth of St. Paul begins next month, providing an opportunity to refocus on the Church’s primary mission of evangelization. A Conversion Experience – in the extreme- is the centerpiece of the story of St. Paul. Originally named Saul, he was a Pharisee born in Tarsus (present-day Turkey) sometime between 5 and 10 A.D.

Ann Ball’s “A Litany of Saints” recalls that Saul, a scrupulous observer of Mosaic law, hated the new Christian church an sought permission to go to Damascus and arrest every believer in his path. On the way, however, he was knocked down from his horse by a blinding light and the voice of the Lord asking, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”. When his sight returned, the transformed zealot travelled the world, preaching about his new-found faith. He adopted the name “Paul” from one of his converts. Paul reputedly financed his extensive travels by working as a tentmaker. He was beheaded during the persecution of Nero and is thought to be buried in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed a jubilee year to celebrate the second millennium of the saints birth. This Pauline year will run from June 28, the vigil of the saint’s feast day with St. Peter, to June 29, 2009. (+Extension)

 

Pontificio Collegio Urbano, Rome: Loving greetings from Rome. I am doing well. The final exams are to start from next week. I have seven subjects this semester. I will be finishing towards the third week of June and leave for holidays.
Two weeks back I had a visit from Fr. John Crasta. It was nice to see him after many years. This summer I am thinking of going to Germany for a German course for a month.(Dileep Marandi)

 

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