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Vol. 48, No.3, March, 2018

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The Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur

BISHOP'S ENGAGEMENTS

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The 33rd General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India held at St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences inaugurated on 2nd February, 2018 ended on 9th February, 2018 with a solemn thanksgiving mass presided over by the New President, Cardinal Oswald Gracias and a Valedictory Function which followed. The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, was present at this concluding event. The Theme of the General Body Meeting was: “I am with you always to the end of the age” (Mt 28:20) - “United in Diversity for a Mission of Mercy and Witness”.

The members elected Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay as the New President, Most Rev. Joshua Mar Ignathios Metropolitan Bishop of the Eparchy of Mavelikkara as the First Vice President and Most Rev. George Mar Njaralakatt Metropolitan Archbishop of Tellicherry as the Second Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India for a period of two years. Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas SFX continues his three year term as the Secretary General of CBCI.

The Bishops following Jesus their master rededicated themselves to their mission of service and witness: feeding the hungry, comforting the disturbed, promoting the dignity

of the marginalized, healing the sic k, giving hope to the hopeless, freedom to the captives, forgiveness to the sinners, and justice to the poor.

Given that Christianity came to India over two thousand years ago, the Bishops underlined the contribution of the Church in India to nation building and service to all Indians irrespective of religion, region, culture, race or language. According to the Bishops, India needs the Church and the Church needs India. No one should doubt our loyalty or our commitment to the nation. They appealed for true nationalism that can lead our motherland to genuine peace, harmony, progress and prosperity. Authentic nationalism respects the human dignity of every citizen and calls for integral and inclusive development that percolates to every strata of our society.

The Catholic Bishops wish to urgently call all people of goodwill to uphold the rule of law guaranteed by our Indian Constitution. In a climate of violence, they appealed to all fellow citizens to shun mob culture and vigilantism in favour of peace.

The Bishops desire to continue and intensify their collaboration and partnership with the Government at the Centre and in the States to reinforce our work of nation-building through educational, healthcare and

BIRTHDAY WISHES – MARCHMat 28:1-14

1. On the first day of the week, at the dawn, who went to the sepulchre?

2. Fill in the blanks: “Behold, there was a great _________, for an _________ of the Lord descended from heaven and came_________, and sat upon it.

3. Whose appearance was like lightning and garment white as snow?

4. What happened to the guards when they saw the angel?5. Who said to whom: “Do not be afraid; for I know that

you seek Jesus who was crucified”?6. As per the angel what message the women were asked

to convey to the disciples?7. What did Jesus tell to the women?8. “Tell people, His disciples came by night and stole him

away while we were asleep.”- Who said to whom?9. When was Bl. Sr. Rani Maria martyred?10. How many sacraments were celebrated on Maundy

Thursday?Please send the answers to the following address latest by the second week of April

DirectorDivya Bharati Pastoral CentreNear Mudhra Hospital, Chaibasa, Jharkhand – 833201

The Call to the priesthood… Can you hear it? The Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur and Society of Jesus, Jamshedpur province have programs such as vocation seminar and meetings for prospective candidates for priesthood. The Vocation camp for the diocese and Jesuit

th thprovince of Jamshedpur will be held from 9 to 12 April, th

2017 at Vianney Niwas, Neeldungri, Jamshedpur. 10 and +2 students are invited to join the vocation camp. Contact to the Vocation Offices for more information at: Fr. Linus Kindo/ Fr. Paschal ToppoBishop's HouseP.O. GolmuriJamshedpur-831003JharkhandPhone No.: 09572752429/7050061079

The Vocation Promoter (S.J.)Inigo Niwas, Candidate HouseSt. Xavier's High SchoolP.B. No. 10, Chaibasa P.O.W. Sighbhum-833201Phone No.: 9798736320/09546721569

Bible Quiz: 59

The 33rd General Body Meeting of the C. B. C. I

MARCH 2018

01 Thur 05.30

pm

GB Meetings of CC,

SJVK & Vikas Bharti

Sundernagar

03

06

Sat

…

AM-

PM

Visitation of the

Seminarians

Lucknow

08 Thur 10.00

am

International

Women’s Day at

Catholic Charities

Sundernagar

11 Sun 08.30

am

Women’s Day at

Loyola School

Bistupur

15 Thur 10.00

am

CBCI-SME NI GB

Meeting

Mandar

17 Sat 10.30

am

Community College.

Graduation

programme

Mango

5.00

pm

Meeting with Heads

of Catholic Schools –

JSR

XLRI

20 Tue A.M. Blessing of the New

Wing of the School

Kumardhubi

21 Wed 02.00

pm

Meeting of the

College of Consultors

Golmuri

22 Thur AM-

PM

Clergy Meeting /

Recollection / Chrism

Mass

Golmuri

23 Fri 08.30

am

Junior Priests’

meeting

Golmuri

25 Sun AM Palm Sunday Liturgy

at Mercy Mass

Centre

Baridih

29 Thur 05.30

pm

Maundy Thursday

Liturgy in the

Cathedral

Golmuri

30 Fri 03.00

pm

Good Friday Liturgy Mosaboni

31 Sat 11.00

pm

Easter Vigil Mass in

the Cathedral

Golmuri

Date Name

12 Maria Charles 13 Chonhas Xalxo 14 Elvius Dungdung 15 Birender Tete 21 Dileep Marandi 27 Raphael Monteiro 31 Henry Sequeira 31 Nicholas Kerketta

Diaconate Ordination of bro. Cornelius Orea

social upliftment activities.

In service to the nation, especially to the Dalits, Tribals and other backward classes, the Christians will join hands with all men and women of goodwill, to ensure the integral and holistic human development of our beloved country which is measured by the scale of human index, and not merely by economic statistics.

The Bishops urged all Indians, to resolve to go beyond narrow domestic walls of every kind in order to establish a truly secular, socialist and democratic nation as is enshrined in the Constitution of India. Dialogue with followers of other religions and with ecumenical groups is the need of the hour.

The General Assembly resolved to promote transparency and accountability in society. They plan to encourage and train lay people and youth for involvement in vitally important areas of our national life such as politics, civil services, defense, law and judiciary.

The Catholic Church will ensure the implementation of the CBCI Policy of Dalit Empowerment in every diocese, work for the protection and integral development of the Tribals and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and take special initiatives for the relief and welfare of farmers, fisher folk, migrants and other deprived and exploited communities by providing care, comfort and hope to them in their distress.

An important mission to be undertaken by the Church is to work towards increasing the awareness about ecological issues and protection of the environment according to the teachings of Laudato Si, the Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis.

The Bishops reaffirmed the love of all Christians for our beloved country as we continue to pray constantly for it and its wellbeing. They pointed out that the Christian faith gives us hope to move ahead to continue our work for unity in diversity so as to establish peace and harmony and make our country live up to its exalted calling.

The Members of the 33rd General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India entrusted themselves in all that they do for the Church and society, to the loving care of Mary, Mother of Mercy.

(An extract from the Press Release of 30th CBCI Plenary Assembly.)

Bishop Abraham Viruthakulangara, the Archbishop of

Nagpur in the Solemn Holy Eucharist Celebration. In

his homily, Archbishop exhorted the Deacons to be

faithful to their promises and obligation to the duties.

A good number of faithful, priests, religious, family

members of deacons, relatives and well wishes were

present to witness this joyful event. The melodious

choir led by Brothers of Seminary added a celestial tune

to participate the faithful more meaningfully in the

celebration of Holy Eucharist. Soon after the Holy

Eucharist, the newly ordained Deacons were felicitated

by the community. The celebration concluded with the

fellowship meal. We heartedly congratulate Deacon

Cornelius Orea and wish him all the best for his future

ministry.A Seminar on 5th Schedule

A Kisan Mela at Tentla, Potka

India is mainly an agricultural country. Agriculture is the most important occupation for most of the Indian families. But, most of the times the hard work of the farmers and their products go unnoticed, we fail to appreciate and acknowledge their untiring efforts that they put in the field. Therefore the Catholic Charities organized a fdlku esayk

th(Farmer's Fair) cum Exhibition on 14 , February in the premises of Tentla Panchayat Bhavan. The main objective of the Fair was to bring the farmers together, exhibit their products and to interact with the government officials. Mrs. Menka Sarder, the MLA of Potka was the chief guest, who in her speech highlighted the different schemes and scientific methods of cultivation. She was very happy to see so many farmers present. Fr. Prabhu electrified the gathering with his thought provoking speech on kitchen garden and organic farming. There were 300 farmers who came up with their products to exhibit. On this occasion 2 water-pump sets were given to two farmers by BTM Mr. Kaushal Jha. Mrs. Sukurmuni Tudu the Pramukh, BDO of Potka Mr. Prabhas C. Das and many other Block officials were present.

DKA- KFB Partners Meeting, Sundernagar

rdOn 3 of February, 2018 was a remarkable day for Bro. Cornelius Orea, as he was elevated to the Sacred Order of Diaconate along with eight brothers of different dioceses at St. Charles Seminary, Nagpur. The Brothers were conferred the order of Diaconate by His grace Most Rev.

The Catholic Charities was honored to host the DKA – KFB partners' meeting from 25 – 27 February. The representative of 44 NGOs from North-East and North India participated in this meeting. Dr. Eva from Austria, the In-Charge for India was the chief facilitator. A team of DKA – KFB from Jorhat, Assam played an important role in arranging the meeting at Catholic Charities. It was a very good opportunity for CCJ team to learn from the different NGOs in our country. There were also the exhibitions of the works of the NGOs which provided an excellent platform for one another to learn and to discover different ideas for works. Prior to the meeting Fr Prabhu welcomed all and expressed the immense joy for housing and organizing meeting at Catholic

thCharities. On 25 evening there was a cultural program, Most Rev. Bishop Felix Toppo was the chief guest. The members of the SHGs performed tribal dance namely Munda dance from Charbandia, Ho dance from Tonto and Santhali dance from Kadamdih, which was well

thappreciated by all the participants. On 26 there was an exposer visit to women cooperatives namely Toklo, Sankodih and Kadamdih. “It was excellent and educational” was the answer when it was asked about the visit. Under the guidance and supervision of Fr. Alwin and Fr. Birendra everything was well arranged, they left no stone unturned in order to organize this meeting successfully. A big thanks to Dr. Eva, DKA-KFB team and CCJ and team for organizing it effectively, Vikas Bharti Sr. Beena and team for their great hospitality and Sr. Luisa for taking care of the health of the participants.

A booklet written by CCJ lCth dh [ksrh was released by the honourable Chief guest Mrs. Menka Sarder and others. Last of all Fr. Birendra Tete proposed the vote of thanks to all for their untiring and constant support. Thanks to Fr. Birendra Tete and entire team of CCJ for organizing it successfully.

India is mainly an agricultural country. Agriculture is the most important occupation for most of the Indian families. But, most of the times the hard work of the farmers and their products go unnoticed, we fail to appreciate and acknowledge their untiring efforts that they put in the field. Therefore the Catholic Charities organized a fdlku esayk

th(Farmer's Fair) cum Exhibition on 14 , February in the premises of Tentla Panchayat Bhavan. The main objective of the Fair was to bring the farmers together, exhibit their products and to interact with the government officials. Mrs. Menka Sarder, the MLA of Potka was the chief guest, who in her speech highlighted the different schemes and scientific methods of cultivation. She was very happy to see so many farmers present. Fr. Prabhu electrified the gathering with his thought provoking speech on kitchen garden and organic farming. There were 300 farmers who came up with their products to exhibit. On this occasion 2 water-pump sets were given to two farmers by BTM Mr. Kaushal Jha. Mrs. Sukurmuni Tudu the Pramukh, BDO of Potka Mr. Prabhas C. Das and many other Block officials were present.

The month of February was the busiest of times as the th

Annual Examinations were to be held from 12 February to rd

23 February, Students worked hard towards achieving the

best results that they are capable of by the time they complete

the year. The importance of the hard work of teachers and the

help and encouragement offered by parents will also become

apparent. For students of class XII the board exams started thfor seventh of February and for class X from 26 of February.

We wish all of our exam students well. As the end of term

approaches, this is a chance to thank everyone who has, in

whatever way contributed to another incredible busy and

successful year. (Sr. Sheetal, UMI)

St. Xavier's English School, Chaibasa

Fr. Polidor Kujur and Fr. Birendra Tete in collaboration with the vkfnoklh cqf˜thoh eap organized One Day

thSeminar on 5 Schedule and current issues of Jharkhand for the tribal leaders and tribal Intellectuals

t hon 4 February 2018 at Catholic Charities, Sundernagar. On this occasion Victor Malto, Premchand Murmu, walter Kandulna were the resource persons. There were more than 50 participants

from different parts of East Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharswan district. Thanks to Fr. Polidor Kujur SJ and Fr. Birendra Tete for arranging and organizing this event very fruitfully.