return visits. Plus, the effort of creating a newsletter itself speaks volumes about our com-mitment to the ministries that we are entrusted with. It also posi-tions us, leaders, as experts and valuable resources. Friends, we intend to bring out your UTHSHIP newsletter every month. Your timely assistance and contributions will enable us to bridge the gap and create a better network among our ministries. It is your Commission with a Mission. So, Let's Get Started… Fr. Elias ofm Executive Secretary of Youth Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Dear Regional secretaries, Youth Directors and Youth in India, Greetings from your brother Elias. Newsletters are one of the least ex-pensive and most effective public rela-tions tools that draw our attention to a familiar life lived and shared. Don’t we feel the need to express our lived lives and the exiting happenings in our youth ministries via a public relation tool? News shared is news lived. By sending out quality information to a newsletter on a regular basis, we keep our youth at the national and international levels, potential young leaders in formations, our friends and other important sources updated about our ministries and our shared lives in our youth ministries. Frequency of news mailing builds familiarity, and familiarity inspires

The Editor Speaks: Why a Newsletter? ‘news shared is news lived’

CCBI UTHSHIP Website Launched at Belthangady, 30 September 2012

CCBI Youth Commission was pleased to launch its national wide website “UTHSHIP” on the occa-sion of the 8th Karnataka Regional Catholic Youth Convention 'Yuvajanotsva 2012', at Belthangady on 30th September 2012.

The website was launched in the pres-ence of Dr. Bernard Mo-

ras, Archbishop of Banga-lore, 13 Bishops from the state of Karnataka, Sri Vincent Pala, Union Min-ister for water resources and minority affairs, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister, Oscar Fer-nandes, MP, and Ronald Colaco, industrialist and philanthropist. About 5000 youth from the state of Karnataka wit-

nessed the launch of the CCBI Youth Commission website.

Fr. Elias ofm, the Execu-tive Secretary of CCBI Youth Commission, intro-duced the website as a communication tool that will make the Youth Com-mission par with the mind of the youth in the world, and thereupon invited

CCBI

Youth Commission

Inside this issue:

Editorial 1

CCBI Website 1

Youth in Belthangady 2

Call to Write 4

Uthship Congrats 4

Year of Faith 4

News Items - Request 4

October 2012 Volume 1, Issue 1

NEWS LETTER— fresh thoughts we share...

Chairman

Most Rev. Henry D’Souza

Member Bishops

Most Rev. Cyprian Monis

Most Rev. Vincent Samuel

Executive Secretary &

Editor of Uthship

Fr. Elias ofm

the Chairman of the CCBI Youth Com-mission, Bish-op Henry D’Souza to launch the website. Bish-op Henry D’Souza, in-voking the blessings of Almighty God over the work of the National Commission, launched the website at the click of a button.

This website will cover the youth activities from all the 13 regions and the various youth move-ments. It will also bring

the youth news under various sections such as regional, National and international. It will trans-late the ideas of the youth via articles and success stories under the headings - spiritual, so-cial, ethical, success and career. The website will also enable the youth to

become leaders and achievers through two of its main projects during the year of Faith “Biblical Secrets to Success and Career Guidance mod-ules” which are aimed to cover the virtual Indian/world market specially the youth in India.

youth from across the state thronged Holy Re-deemer Church at Belthangady to partici-pate in the convention. The Youth Convention began with a flag hoisting. Most Rev. Law-rence Mukkazhy, Bishop of Belthangady, the local

Youth led their way to Beltangady on Friday Sep-tember 28, 2012, as the 8th Karnataka Regional Catholic Youth Conven-tion 'Yuvajanotsava - 2012', organized by the Karnataka Regional Youth Commission, was off to a spectacular start. Thou-sands of enthusiastic

host diocese, hoisted the national flag and Mr. Em-manual, the president of KCYM hoisted the con-vention flag. It was fol-lowed by a solemn Eucha-ristic Celebration presid-ed over by the Chairman of KRYC, Bishop Henry D’Souza. After formally inaugurating the event, Bishop Henry D’Souza said, "Youth should be-come the agents of change in society, form-ing themselves as leaders and achievers." The key-note address was deliv-ered by Fr. Faustine Lobo, National Director of Pon-tifical Mission Societies.

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Youth lead their way to Belthangady 8th Karnataka Regional Catholic Youth Convention 'Yuvajanotsava 2012'

(28-30 September 2012)

CCBI UTHSHIP Website Launched (cont.)

“Youth

should

become the

agents of

change in

society,

forming

themselves

as leaders

and

achievers."

You cannot imagine

at all how much you

interest God; he is

interested in you as if

there were no one

else on earth

JULIEN GREEN

(1900-1988

French Writer)

YOUCAT

Inspiration

(Latin: inspiration =

inbreathing): God’s

influence on the hu-

man writers of the

Bible, so that he him-

self should be regard-

ed as the author of

the Sacred Scriptures

YOUCAT

Karnataka. A youth march for peace was flagged off by Sri Vincent Pala, Union Minister for water re-sources and minority affairs. Dr. Bernard Mo-ras, Archbishop of Banga-lore, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister, Oscar Fernandes, MP, and Ronald Colaco, indus-trialist and philanthropist were the chief guests. Addressing thousands of youth, Ronald Colaco, NRI entrepreneur and philan-thropist said, “In India even though Christians are in minority, our con-tribution in the field of education, health care and social service is com-mendable, when com-pared to the contribu-tions of any other com-munity”. However, he pointed out that “Lack of representation from our community in politics,

As many as 1,500 repre-sentatives and members of Diocesan Youth Com-missions of Karnataka, Bosco Youth, AICUF, Jesus Youth, ICYM and MSYS from around 750 parishes across the state took part in the mega convention. On day two, 29 Septem-ber 2012, two panel dis-cussions formed the high-lights of the day. The first discussion was on ‘Youth are called to be achievers and leaders’. Mr. R V D’Souza, Bangalore (public service), Sabita Monis (academia), Cajetan Dias (creative arts), Praveen Kumar (political life) inspired the youth with their life expe-riences on the topic, while Mr. Jose Jacob, Bangalore moderated the panel discussion. Later in the day, in the second panel discussion, Mr. Krishna Byre Gowda, J R Lobo conscientised the youth on ‘Youth problems and challenges’, While Bishop Henry D’Souza moderated the discus-sion. 30 September 2012, Day three witnessed a mam-moth number of about 5000 youth from all over

administration and in the judiciary has been our undoing. We have to en-courage more and more youngsters to get into these streams”, he stat-ed. On this occasion, Mr. Roland Colaco announced the formation of a “Corpus Fund” of Rs. 3 crore (one crore each for 3 consecutive years) in the name of a Trust. The interest, accrued from this, will be solely utilized to financially assist IAS, IPS and KAS aspirants from the community through scholarships. In his presidential ad-dress, Most Rev. Bernard Moras, Archbishop of Bangalore called upon the youth to take the initiative of inculcating leadership qualities in them and thereby build the church and nation at large. Encouraging Christians to excel in all fields Dr. M Verrappa Moily, minister of power, Govt of India, said “India is very young in age; we have lots of human resource, and youth form a sizeable chunk of these human

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Youth lead their way to Belthangady (cont.)

“It’s your nation,

your democracy,

therefore, your

participation

matters the most”

What is Mission?

(from Latin mission =

sending): Mission is

the essence of the

Church and Jesus’

mandate to all Chris-

tians to proclaim the

Gospel in word and

deed, so that all men

can freely make a

decision for Christ”

YOUCAT

In Jesus Christ, God

took on a human

face and became our

friend and brother.

POPE BENEDICT XVI

September 6, 2006

YOUCAT

resources. Naturally our productivity should have been more as compared to other states, where they lack such wealth of young human resources”. Dr. Moily also called upon the youth to take active interest in politics. Vincent Pala, minister of state for wa-ter resources and minority affairs, Govt of India said, “It’s your nation, your democracy, therefore, your par-ticipation matters the most”. MP Os-car Fernandes also spoke highlighting the power of youth and the need to make the best use of this vital re-source of youth power. During the occasion, outstanding young achievers were honored with Karnataka Catholic Yuva Rathna Award. The Awards were presented to Cajetan Karwar, Roshan Ferao Man-galore, Roshan Ouseph Mandya, Jose

Jacob Bangalore, Sabitha Monis Man-galore and Don Bosco, Tech Karnataka, NGO organization Bangalore. The occasion also saw the launching of CCBI youth commission website. Fr. Elias ofm, the Executive Secretary of CCBI Youth Commission introduced the website and Bishop Henry D’Souza launched the website. The three day convention concluded with a solemn thanksgiving Holy mass, presided over by the Rev Bernard Mo-ras, Archbishop of Bangalore and con-celebrated by the catholic bishops of Karnataka. The CCBI Youth Commission lauds the stupendous effort of Bishop Henry D’Souza and Fr. Maria Joseph, and for making the event a great success.

Uthship News continues to help young

people with an interest in media to

develop their skills in a faith context.

You will make a difference in the lives

of millions of Youth in India and all over

the World by your fewer lines to the

national website.

Contribute and make a difference…

Please send your articles or write-ups to

commission@uthship.com

Are you curious about the world around you?

Would you like to write about interesting people?

Do you want to share more about your faith?

Do you like to write?

If you answered ‘yes’ to these

questions, then Uthship, a nation-

al CCBI Commission with a Mission

wants you.

Calling Aspiring Writers to UTHship Website

CCBI

Youth Commission

CCBI Secretariat,

CCBI Centre, P.B. 8490

Hutchin’s Road 2nd Cross,

Bengaluru –560084

Phone: 080-25498282

Fax: 25498180

E-mail:

commission@uthship.com

secretary@uthship.com

A Commission with a Mission

UTHship

Year of Faith

Special

Uthship will bring

out its Year of

Faith Reflections’

Series from its

November Issue.

Don’t miss it!

UTHship congrats Mr. Jose Jacob

The CCBI Youth Commission congratulates Mr. Jose Jacob,

one of the its consulting team members, for receiving out-

standing young achievers award during the convention.

He was honored with Karnataka Catholic Yuva Rathna

Awards.

We wish Mr.Jose Jocab all success in his future endeav-

ours.

We request all the Regional and Diocesan Youth Secretaries/Directors to support us by sending us your news and articles before

the end of every month. Your timely response will enable us to get the CCBI Newsletter the first week of every month .

Please help us help you sever better… Fr. Elias ofm, The Executive Secretary