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Vol. 61, No. 09

SEPTEMBER 2014

Happy Teachers Day to All Our Teachers!

(Sept 5)

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PROVINCIAL

Our Lady of Good

Health, Velankanni
(Sept 8)

Fr Ignatius Topno (PAT) - Principal,

Loyola College of Education, Telco
Fr Pius Fernandes - Principal, De Nobili School, Digwadih
Fr Peter Martin - Legal Practice and Training,
St. Xavier's, Patna
Fr Renny Abraham - Training & Documentation, Bagaicha
Fr Gilbert Menezes - Acting Superior,
Loyola School, Bhubaneswar
Fr Vijay Kachhap - Chaplain & Teacher, DNS, Chandrapura
Fr Anil Ajay Kerketta - Parish Priest & Treasurer,
De Britto, Gomoh
Fr P Anthonyraj - St. Xavier's College of Education,
Digha Ghat, Patna
Fr Sunny Jacob - JEA Secretary (appointment by POSA)

PROVINCIAL'S SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 2014

3-4

Visitation RTC, BAGAICHA,

Manresa

Visitation Gande Dungri

8 10

Visitation Loyola School,

Jamshedpur

11

Brothers Workshop - XLRI

12

AGM CSWC

13

AGM TRTC

16

Province Assembly Meeting - XLRI

18 - 19 Visitation Kendrapara
20

GB XIMB/XUB, Foundation Day

Lecture

21

Meeting the Final Vow Candidates

6-8
15-19

Diocesan Consult

30

Consult

20
23

24
30

Home Visit
Contact Visit Tumudibandha,
Pajikeri, Rutungia & Phulbani
Governing Board Meeting of XIMB,
Bhubaneswar
OJM Celebration of the 200th
Anniversary of the Restoration of
the Society
Mission Consult
Province Consult

01 03 October 2014

21 22 Visitation Sankhabhanga
27

MISSION SUPERIOR'S
SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 2014

COMING UP...

JAMSHEDPUR
PROVINCE ASSEMBLY

Bl. Mother Teresa

of Calcutta
(Sept 5)

[See the last page for details]

JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

PCF'S SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 2014

27
28
29
303 Oct

Pune
DNC, Pune
Collegians, Pune
PCFs' Meet, Loyola School, Pune

In This Issue
AMDA: Panneer Fully Human,
Fully Alive [2]
DNC, PUNE: Great Things
Happen [2]
DNS BHULI: A Spark to Set
the Coalfields on Fire [2]
DIVYA BHARATI: The

Awesome Twosome at Work[3]

GOMOH: Visitors Local and

Foreign Make their

Presence Felt [3]
GURUKUL: The Leaders of

Sikhism and Christianity for

World 'Peace [4]

INIGO NIWAS: Variety is the

Spice of Life [4]
JESU BHAVAN: A Month of
'Moving' Movies [4]
LOYOLA NIWAS: The Curia
Community at Work [5]
LOYOLA SCHOOL, BBSR:

Where there is a will, there

is a way [5]
LOYOLA SCHOOL, JSR:
Numero Uno in Jharkhand Twice in a Row [5]
LUPUNGUTU: Hearty 'Swagat'
to the Provincial who Spent his
First 11 Years in LPG... [6]
RTC, RANCHI: Sharing 'N'
Caring [6]
LOYOLA SCHOOL,
SANKHABHANGA: Hope
Tinged with Anxiety for a
Promising End [7]
SSC, SITAGARHA: Never a
Dull Moment [7]
TANGRAIN: Neverland
The Land of Wild Tuskers [7]
TUMUDIBANDHA: Mothers'
Food for Change [8]
VIDYAJYOTI, DELHI: PCF
Makes an Impact on Maiden
Visit [8]
XITE GAMHARIA: Keeps
Climbing Up, Up and Away [8]
XLRI: Change of Guard [9]

DEPARTURE
FROM THE SOCIETY
Fr Rakesh Kandulna left the Society on
7 July 2014

02

NEWS FROM OUR HOUSES AND AROUND

bee!
Before the Belgian Volunteers went
AMDA
back to their country, Fr. Panneer
On 2 August our Dr. P.S. Balmuchu
took them to Kolkata the 'City of Joy'.
went to The Leprosy Mission
Our physiotherapist, Mr. Murari
Community Hospital (Diana Princess
Pramanik, also joined them as he is
of Wales Health Education & Media
Panneer
Fully
well versed with Bengali and is well
Human, Fully Center) Naini, Allahabad - UP for the
acquainted with every nook and
upgrading programme for doctors.
corner of Kolkata. They enjoyed
Alive
He was the only one from Jharkhand
themselves thoroughly sightseeing
State. There were 10 participants
and gobbling down pizzas to their
who went through the training
hearts' content. I feel another chapter has
programme: how to identify leprosy, how to
been added to their memory files and one
diagnose it correctly if identified and how to
more feather in the cap of Fr. Panneer. He
eradicate leprosy in whichever form it might
left no stone unturned to provide loads of
appear in the patients.
TLC and perhaps one could conclude that is
Today, 22 August, the fifth batch of RCS
the reason of Panneer becoming so
patients
was discharged after three weeks of
emotional when the time came to say good
physiotherapy. After a couple of weeks these
bye to them.
people are expected to come back for their
These days Fr. Panneer is burning the mid
first follow up program. Mr. Murari conducted
night oil in preparing for the next financial
their follow up checkups and he is extremely
year's
Budget. 'No time to stand and
satisfied with the results!
s t a r e ' P a n n e e r, a l o n g w i t h h i s
On 23 August Fr. Panneer and Mr. Ramesh,
Accountant, Mr. Murari, was seen buzzing
assistant accountant, DFIT, left for Chennai
hither and thither almost every day from
for the Budget Business Meeting.
Claver Bhavan, Amda, either to the bank or to
the medicos or to the tyre-shops or to the
Vijay Kachhap
head quarter or to thehe was busy as a
flavoured ice cream. Independence
The feast of Ignatius Loyola brought
in us the spirit of the Society of Jesus. DNC, PUNE Day was celebrated with gusto. The
Theologians had their first midThe theme for the feast was,
semester exams from 18 23
Ignatius: the Eucharistic Man . Fr.
August. On 23 we had a fellowship
George Pattery, POSA-Designate,
Great Things meal
in the company of Frs. Abe,
was the Main Celebrant. DNC Times,
Happen
Swami and Joseph Xavier (on
an e-magazine was inaugurated,
vacation from Rome).
p ro vi d i n g a p l a tfo rm fo r th e
scholastics to write, sing, and
A Rain Picnic by Living Groups to
compose etc. All the scholastics were
Lonavala towards the end of this
inspired to contribute to the E-magazine. You
month gave some respite for doing
can see the web site www.dnctimes.com for
something different for a change. The
our articles. On 7 August we had a special
deacons are preparing themselves for their
prayer service in commemoration of 200
upcoming comprehensive exam. Apart from
Years since the Restoration of the Society of
all these, our time table announces
Jesus. All the Jesuits of the JDV campus took
forthcoming events such as recollections,
part in the prayer service. On the 8 August
study group discussions, various ministries,
Niral Deogam celebrated his birthday which
etc.
was topped off for an Amul brand mangoPrabhakar Oddipalli
came to our community and stayed
We began the month of August on a
perfect note with a visit from Fr. DNS BHULI with us for a couple of days. In spite of
his busy schedule, Saby was kind
George Fernandes, our Provincial,
enough to address our children.
who stayed with us on 4 August on his
way to Tundi. On 3 August we went to A Spark to Set Thank you, Saby, for your generosity!
On 8 and 9, Victor along with Saby
St. Anthony's Parish, Dhanbad for the
anticipated feast day celebration of the Coalfields on went to Bokaro for the ISCE/ISC
Principals' Meeting. Once again on
St. John Vianney. On 7 we were in
Fire
13 we went to the Jesuit Community,
DNS, Digwadih for the farewell-cumDigwadih, for the birthday celebration
birthday celebration of Fr. Gerald
of Fr.Amrit Kujur.
D'Souza. The same night Fr. Sebastian
Puthenpura from Loyola School,
We celebrated Independence Day
Jamshedpur, enroute to Bokaro for the
meaningfully. While Bene, our Coordinator
Regional ISCE/ISC Principals' Meeting
and Treasurer, hoisted the Tricolor, Victor,

JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

SEPTEMBER 2014

our Principal, gave the message for the

occasion.
We began our first semester exams on 13
and with that the entire campus turned into a
silent zone. It will be over on 29. On 23 Frs.
Victor and Bene went to Mugma for the
monthly meeting of DNS Principals.
The students and staff of DNS Units showed
a true sign of solidarity by contributing for the
treatment of a student from DNS CTPS, who
is suffering from cancer and is presently

undergoing treatment in Vellore. Victor, our

Director, appreciated and thanked one and
all for their generosity.
Amidst pulls and pressure, Victor managed
to find time to give a three-day recollection to
the MC Sisters on the occasion of their
Foundation Day. 'I gave fiery talks,' said
Victor with an ear-to-ear grin. Keep it up,
Victor, and set the coalfields on fire!
Augustine Surin

22 November 1981. The concluding

George Fernandes the newlyDIVYA
sessions were based on the mission
appointed Provincial's visitation was
BHARATI
of the Church and the participation of
a grace filled and energizing
the faithful. St Anne's CLC
occasion for us. His encouraging
The Awesome g r o u p c o m p r i s i n g o f 7 1
words and sign of constant support
Twosome at
studentshad a day of recollection in
were contagious. We extend our
Divya Bharati in preparation for the
heartfelt gratitude to one and all for
Work
feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.
your prayerful support. Our regular
Fr Niranjan gave the sessions and Fr
gueststhe students from our
Cyril celebrated the Holy Eucharist
premier institute XLRI8 boys and 7
for them.
girls with their Coordinator, Fr James
Santhanam, halted here for their village
Fr Cyril was down with viral fever at least for
exposure programme, The boys stayed at
a week. He was also away in Jamshedpur for
Divya Bharati and the girls at TRTC.
area visit and to Guwahati for a five-day
Divya Bharati organized a three-day
Catechist Training programme from August 5
evening till 8 afternoon, to update the skills
and methods of evangelisation. Eight
catechists from different parishes in
Chaibasa Deanery participated in the training
program. The themes for different days of the
training program revolved round the main
them: The Storm of Modernization and Wi-Fi
on the Faithful. Niranjan S J briefly
explained the mission and role of the family
based on the letter of Pope John Paul II titled
The Christian Families in the Modern World

training program on BCC Skills and Models.

Fr Niranjan was away for the orientation
program for the Krusvir Animators in
Jamshedpur and Dhanbad and then to
Ranchi to give a day of recollection for the
mothers of Nawatad Parish in preparation for
a meaningful celebration of the feast of St
Monica. Niranjan also went to give a day of
recollection to the Krusvir Children of
Khuntpani and a half-day session on
motivation to Plus Two students of St Xavier's
Girls School, Chaibasa.
Niranjan Minj

From 9 to 13 August we had a special

On 31 July, St. Ignatius was brought
GOMOH
guest from America Mr. Daniel
live to us by our Sisters, teachers and
Pearson, the grand-nephew of John
children through a meaningful
Eucharistic Celebration followed by Visitors Local Guidera. In the evening Mr. Daniel,
cultural programs. On 2 August Fr.
and Foreign himself a basket-ball coach in a
college, enjoyed playing basketball
Alex went to Ranchi to the PF office to
Make their
and soccer with the hostel children.
collect information as per the notice
Presence Felt Children were mesmerized by his skills
received pertaining to a PF problem
in basketball and his simplicity. During
created in the past. And again on 8
the day Alex took Mr. Daniel and some
August Fr. Alex attended the hearing
children who are from the leprosy colonies and
in the presence of the state PF Commissioner
visited their tiny huts and make-shift shelters.
and clarified the issue that we are the new
People were fascinated by Daniel who is 6 feet
management with new employees who would
7 inches tall making efforts to stoop down to
like to deposit our PF money as per the rule.
enter the homes of lepers and meet them. We
Once again on 9 September Alex will be
also thank Fr. Walter Kongari for visiting
visiting the PF Office for the final judgment on
Gomoh on 13 of this month and for arranging
how to enrol our employees under the PF Act.
Daniel's visit to Gomoh. His visits give us
The First Terminal Exam began on 4 and ended
direction
and guidance towards a better
on 12 August. On 6 Alex left for Calcutta to
presence in this mission. On the same day we
attend the funeral mass of Fr. Chinnappan of
were also surprised by the sudden visit of Fr.
Baraipur Diocese who is also from his native
Walter
Crasta, the VG of the Diocese and Fr.
village. On Independence Day, 15 August, our
Tobias.
local Mukia Jaganath Mahto was the ChiefGuest for the flag hoisting ceremony and took
the salute at the march-past.

SEPTEMBER 2014

On 13 August 23 Japanese students from a

Jesuit High School at Rokko accompanied by

JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

ACROSS THE BRIDGE

Fr Boris D'Santos (CCU),
80/49, passed away
on 13 August 2014 in
St Xavier's, Kolkata.
Fr Piergiorgio Mennini
(RAN), 75/53, died
on 16 August 2014 in
Holy Family Hospital
Mandar (Ranchi).
Bro. Stephen Soreng,
(MAP) 70/49 passed
away on 19 August in
Holy Cross Hospital,
Ambikapur
Mrs Beronica Baruwa,
mother of Fr Isidore
Minj, passed away
on 22 August 2014 in
Jhunmur,
Sundargarh
Sr Mary Leonaq,
(Ursuline Nun of
Ranchi Province)
sister of Bishop
Felix Toppo, S.J.,
passed away on
Sunday, 31st August
2014 at Lohardaga.

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03

Mike visited our school and Fr.

Elvius Dungdung from DSWC
came as a local guide. They
spent a few hours in our
campus and drew the
attention of our hostel children
by performing some
Japanese skills and cultural
arts. Later in the evening they
played a friendly foot-ball
match in which our children
won convincingly.
On 2 and 3 August Topchanchi
Block level Subroto Roy Cup
Football Tournament was
conducted in our school
premises. Six different

schools participated in the boys' category.

Both our teams from the Junior and Seniors
sections emerged champions. At the district
level our senior foot-ball team Under-17years
category became champions but our junior
boys Under-14 years gave a good fight in the
final against St. Xaviers, Tundi and remained
runners-up at the district level. It is the first
time in the history of our school that we won
two cups in the same tournament on the same
day. Congratulations go out to Sch. Alok who
has been inspiring and accompanying our
team closely. From 24 to 27 August, he was in
Hazaribag for the next level of the tournament.
Good luck, Alok!
This year the Deanery Kurusvir Animators
Meeting was held in DSWC, Govindpur where

Sr. Mukta and Ms. Satya represented our

parish and school. They were impressed by
Niranjan's charm, creativity, ideas and
dynamism.
31 August will be a memorable day for our
parishioners as we are getting ready to
celebrate the feast of St. Monica and it will also
be the official beginning of the fund raising for
a Church building. On this day people from
other Churches are also invited to participate
in the cultural events and in the mini-mela that
is organized by our parish women and youth.
On 22 August we were shocked by the sudden
death of Sr. Cicily, SCN, a dynamic Sister who
visited Gomoh on 2 and 3 August.
A Alex

each and presented a sword to our

Fr.Kurian Emphrail
S . J . o f C a l c u t t a GURUKUL B i s h o p . L o c a l n e w s p a p e r s
published the event with our photos,
Province took over
The Leaders of as
a meeting and prayer of the
as the Rector of
Sikhism and
leaders of Sikhism and Christianity
K r i s t u J y o t i
P r o p a e d e u t i c a l Christianity for for world 'peace'.
Seminary on 4 of
World 'Peace' With persevering efforts we crossed
August. I took Fr.
all barriers and obstacles to reach
Kurian and Bishop
'Kishtwar' from where the communal
Ignatius to Kesgarh
riot broke out in August 2013. Slowly
Sahib which is the second
we are entering into the Muslim community
most important Seat of Sikh
as well, though it is still tough and we face
religion. The Jatedhar (like
resistance from certain corners.
our Cardinal) of the SEAT
We celebrated the 68th Independence Day in
honoured us with a shawl
the two schools of Doda area. Now people

are beginning to recognize the work of our

'peace mission'. The whole community was
very happy to welcome our Fr. Augustine
Vattamattam who visited us. Bishop
Ignatius was also very happy to meet Fr.
Augustine.
The response to Pakistan-India Peace has
been more than encouraging. I will go to
Pakistan for 29 days from 3 September with
452 friendship letters. Kindly provide a
prayerful shield for this very challenging
mission.
Joe Kalathil

sweeten the mouths and satisfy their

31 July, the Feast of
INIGO
gastronomic desires. In keeping with
St Ignatius was
NIWAS
the spirit of the feast a basketball
celebrated with full
match was arranged between the
enthusiasm. The
candidates and the Jesuits, where
festal Mass was
celebrated by the
Variety is the the candidates allowed the Jesuits to
rejoice on this happy day by allowing
Provincial, George
Spice of Life themselves
to be beaten. There was
Fernandes. The
a short cultural program presented by
I n i g o N i w a s
the candidates on the eve of the feast to
Candidates along with the
which the Lupungutu Jesuit community was
Hostel boys and girls led the
invited.
choir. A Recollection talk by
Benjamin Lakra and a threeOnce the feast was over, normalcy returned
day prayer service to St.
in the house. The First Years are slowly
Ignatius prepared the
getting adapted to the life here, taking
candidates spiritually for the
advantage of the learning opportunities given
feast. After the spiritual
them like greater familiarity with English,
activities it was the time to

games, music, singing, and some physical

work with total interest and zeal. The Second
and Third Year candidates are busy with their
+2 studies. Both Tony John and Basil are
kept on their toes accompanying and
moulding them into the ways of the Society of
Jesus. Basil took time out for a day for the
Monthly Recollection at Upasana for his own
spiritual renewal. Tony went to Mosabani to
give a talk to the Mahila Sangh on the
occasion of the feast of St. Monica. Fr.
Provincial is making a visitation on 27
August. He will be here till 29 August. A warm
welcome to you, Fr. Provincial!

Celebrant. In his homily he highlighted

From 30 July to 7
JESU
the human and divine reasons behind
August we had special
BHAVAN
the Restoration of the Society of Jesus.
Novena Prayer to
In the evening Fr. R. Anthony Raj
commemorate the
conducted a special prayer service on
200th Anniversary of
A Month of
the theme Restoration with video clips
the Restoration of the
Society of Jesus. We Moving Movies on Suppression and Restoration of the
Society of Jesus. On 14 we had half-abegan the novena
day Recollection starting with a short
with a movie 'Passion
movie on St. Maximilian Kolbe. On
and Glory'. On 7
Independence Day Sylvester hoisted
August we had a
the flag in the novitiate and Albester Kujur, a
solemn Eucharistic
Second Year Novice and Vijay Minj (MAP), a
Celebration. The Socius,
First Year Novice, delivered speeches in
Sylvester Ekka, was the Main

English and Hindi respectively. Fr. Fabian

Bhuiyan hoisted the flag at Ashirvad,
Sankosai and Tony was invited to hoist the flag
at the neighbouring Vivekananda School. A
movie on St. Alberto Hurtado SJ put us in a
spiritual mood to celebrate his feast on 18
August. So far we have had two community
meetings on the SWOT Analysis of our
apostolate of Jesu Bhavan Novitiate and
Upasana Retreat House. On 22 August we
celebrated the Queenship of Mary with the MC
Sisters at Nirmal Hriday where the Novices
took an active role in the singing.
R. Antony Raj

04

JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

Basil Sanga

SEPTEMBER 2014

The Provincial, Fr. George Fernandes, is

here, there and everywhere - attending
meetings of every type such as preparing for
the Province Assembly slated for the first of
O c t o b e r, h o l d i n g d i s c u s s i o n w i t h

numbness in his right

representatives of Tata Steel in his
LOYOLA
hand. The 4 almond
office, making Visitations and
NIWAS
trees have grown
contact visits, and, being a fitness
knee high near the
freak, a game of basketball
garage.
Some pause
whenever time permits.Fr. Wally
The Curia
to admire and others
Kongari is the steady PDD ever
Community at point out the threat
responding graciously to the call of
that the roots of the 4
raising funds and friends for the
Work
almond trees may rip
Province's needs. Our Minister, Fr.
up the concrete floor
James Bara, has slowed down to a
of the garage in time to come
crawl as he makes visits along with stand-inor possibly obstruct the entry
Infirmarian, Fr. Eric Cassel, to the neuroand exit of our vehicles when
surgeon and has to go for X-rays, MRI Scan
the branches begin to spread
for arresting the damage done by pinching
far and wide. A word to the
of the nerves in his cervical and spinal
wise is sufficient ...
vertebrae - the cause of his sleepless nights
and intense pain that occasionally leads to
Eric Cassel

The Community hosted the Annual Ignatius'

Day lunch to the Twin City's clergy and
religious. Minister Maxi's Khana Khazana
along with pre prandials whetted the
appetites of all our guests.
The community prepared itself for the 200th
Anniversary of the Restoration of our Society
with traditional pious devotions and novena.
Fr. Ajit Bahala left for Jaipur to get an expert
opinion about his prosthetic foot. The
process has begun and I hope things will get
better, he says in his recent communication.
St Xavier Community has been very
generous in arranging all the logistic support.
Where there is a will there is a way Ajit. You

Our collaborators,
will be able to run soon, Insha Allah!
LOYOLA
Srs. Winifred and
Parish Priest, Fr. Sylverius Lugun is
SCHOOL, M a r g a r e t , a r e
efficiently handling the additional
managing the Junior
responsibility as acting Headmaster
BBSR
School well. Our Lay
in Ajit's place.
Loyola has taught me how to smile Where There is c o l l a b o r a t i o n
admits our new Principal, Fr. a Will, There is a experiment, with Ms.
Nandita Pattanayak,
Amaladoss, flashing a broad one,
Way
as Senior School
still keeping a stiff upper lip. Keep that
Coordinator, is also
smile on, Amal, which hides a
having a smooth sail. This
multitude of tensions that goes along with the
definitely takes a huge load
Damocles' sword suspended over your neck.
off
the Principal's shoulders.
Amal also visited recently the lowest point of
Pius Fernandes
India, for a meeting of Principals in the
Andaman-Nicobar Islands.

The Education World has once again

ranked Loyola School, Jamshedpur,
Number One co-educational Day School
in the state of Jharkhand. The Education
World rates and ranks over 800 of India's
most high-profile schools on 14
parameters like academic reputation,
faculty competence, leadership quality,
sports education, excellent infrastructure,
active alumni association and so on. Fr.
Sebastian has been invited by the
Education World to attend and receive the
award in a public function The Education
World India School Rankings Awards Nite
2014 to be held in New Delhi on 20
September 2014. Congratulations go
out to Principal, Fr. Sebastian, and to
our team of dedicated faculty and staff.

The Biology Club of Loyola School

organized its Annual Interschool
Competition Symbiosis in XLRI
Auditorium. It was a full day
progamme consisting of a variety of
events. Several schools from
Jamshedpur took part in this annual
event. Little Flower School, Telco,
won the overall championship.

Fr. K.M. Joseph took time to direct a

Triduum for the Missionaries of Charity
(MC's) to help them prepare spiritually for
their Titualar Feast the Queenship of Mary.
After presenting the Audit Report of JJS to
the Finance Commission (high marks to him
for the use of PPT and 'taking' questions
from the members of the AGM) Province
Treasurer, K. M. took off to do justice to his
other role as PCF, interacting with the
Scholastics in New Delhi, Ahmedabad and
Mumbai.

Loyola School, Jamshedpur, won the First

Prize in the prestigious Commonwealth
Quiz Competition organized by the British
Council held in Ranchi. 25 schools from in
around Ranchi, Dhanbad and Bokaro
participated in this prestigious event. The
winners got a trophy, certificates and gifts.
The essay of Ms Muskaan Mascharak, a
student from Loyola, has been selected as
one of the top ten best essays in the All India
Albert Barrow Memorial Essay Writing
Competition organised by the Council for the
ISC Examination.

SEPTEMBER 2014

Jerry Cutinha to
Bhubaneswar to
attend the Golden
Jubilee Celebration
of Fr. Charlie
Numero Uno in Pereira's religious
life, the Sacerdotal
Jharkhand S
ilver Jubilee
Twice in a Row
Celebration of Frs.
Paul Fernandes and
The JYOTI Unit (Jamshedpur Youth
W
o
o
l
s
ie Rodrigues.
of Tomorrow's India) of Loyola School
Congratulations to
organized its Popular Rhapsody, the
Charlie, Paul and Woolsie!
biggest Annual Interschool Fest, in XLRI
Fr.
Jaison made a flying visit
Auditorium. It was a full day programme
home to meet his sister
packed with sand art competition, music,
coming from abroad.
dance and quiz competition. 900 hundred
students from 15 schools participated in this
Fr. Ozzie Mascarenhas
prestigious event. DBMS School won the
spent several hours with
overall championship in the English
Loyola Jesuit community
category and Loyola Hindi School won the
guiding us in the SWOT
overall championship in the Hindi category.
Analysis of Loyola English
Congratulations to Fr. Jaison Joshua, the
Medium School, Loyola
Co-ordinator, for this mind blowing mega
Hindi Medium School, St
event of the year. We are grateful to XLRI for
Thomas School, Gande
generously making the auditorium available
Dungri, and the Infant Jesus
free of charge for both the programmes.
Parish, Sonari. We are
grateful to Ozzie for his
Fr. Sebastian went to Ranchi to attend the
valuable guidance and help.
Regional Meeting of the ICSE School
Principals. Fr. C. L. George went to Kolkata
C L George
to attend the Board Meeting of XLRI. He
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SCHOOL,
JSR

05

Kerketta, in a few words,

To celebrate the
LUPUNGUTU contextualised the life of St.
Feast of the St.
Ignatius Loyola
Hearty 'Swagat' Ignatius in the modern world.
We also celebrated the
meaningfully, the
to the Provincial c o m m e m o r a t i o n o f 2 0 0 t h
c o m m u n i t y
who Spent his
Anniversary of the Restoration of
reflected on the
various themes on
First 11 Years in the Society of Jesus on 7 August.
The Kolhan Jesuits assembled in
St. Ignatius for our
LPG...
LPG for a Solemn Mass followed
novena. The Feast
by dinner. We are also happy to
Day began with the
announce the victory of the Under-14
Mass celebrated by the
Football Team who became the District
Provincial, George
Champion by a 7-1 margin against CKP
Fernandes. He later
Carmel on 13 August. On the occasion of
garlanded the statue of St.
Independence Day and the Assumption of
Ignatius at the entrance to
the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mass was offered
the chapel.. The school also
by Fr. Alex Mascarenhas. Fr. Tony John
invited Fr. Provincial to
was the Chief Guest for the flag hoisting
address the assembly. As
ceremony in the school. In his speech on
the day's Chief Guest, he
Jashn-e-Azadi, he emphasized the need for
garlanded the statue of St.
commitment in safeguarding our freedom in
Ignatius in the assembly
our day-to-day life.
area. He went on to share
with us the joy of his past
Health is wealth- To keep himself fit for the
memories of LPG and his
mission,
Fr. Oscar Horo went to Tata for the
hope for the future. Ranjit
The ten First Year
student. He revisited his own tribal
RTC,
Theologians from
life during the course of Tribal
RANCHI
five Provinces made
Religion and Movement. He and his
their presence felt
companion went to Suitambe
on 14 June at
(Munda tribe, the original settler of
Sharing
Tarunoday, Ranchi.
the place) on bicycle. We were busy
'N'
On 15 June they
preparing ourselves spiritually and
Caring
were welcomed by
physically for the feast of St
t h e K a n k e
Ignatius. Inigo Day was the time of
parishioners. They
celebration of our joys with the
had their 3 days Orientation
people and with one another in the
to RTC way of life. Santosh
community. We had the Feast Day Mass
Minj did his 8 days spiritual
with the faithful in the Kanke parish. In the
journey under the able
afternoon our Sarna brethren also came to
guidance of Barry (HAZ).
Tarunoday. At the moment Rethesh is
Rethesh Cutinho and his
handling the most sensitive job as Kitchencompanion arrived on 26
in-Charge, while Santosh Minj is RTC's
June to pursue their
sacristian.
theological studies. The
Tarunoday Scholastics had a friendly
commencement of the new
football
match with the Kanke Youth on 15
academic year began with
August,
which the Scholastics won 1-0. Our
the Inaugural Mass followed
brothers along with Kanke Youth played a
by a thought-provoking talk
football match with Bittah Parish Youth and
on the theme Adivasi
Kanke
Youth won a thrilling match. This year
Family: Issue and
there was a special event organized by
Challenges. We even had
Tarunoday Scholastics for the Kanke Youth
a sharing by two couples of
(Girls).
A Bucket Basketball game was
Kanke parish, which gave us
organized for them against the St. Anne's
the present perspective of
candidates. The candidates won the game
adivasi life - its glory and its
by
6-1. The Scholastics also took part in the
challenges.
match, making it interactive for our mission
with the youth of the parish.
Rethesh is already on his
toes preparing for his
Central Zone Provincials' visit graced and
classes and exams on the
inspired
the Tarunoday (RTC) family with
G o s p e l o f M a t t h e w.
their
presence
and words of wisdom. On
Santosh is getting used to
this
occasion,
Rethesh shared his
the change as a Regent he
experience
about
the Community and
was a teacher and today he
Spiritual
Life.
The
discussion with the
reverts to the role of a

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usual health check-up and met the

cardiologist and the dentist. Bro. Pascal
Kerketta was admitted into Mercy Hospital
on 21 August with acute pain in his side,
which was diagnosed by Dr. Mohanty as the
formation of small stones in the kidney. As a
result, he was under medication for a few
days. Khub jor se paani peejiye was the
prescribed remedy. Pascal has faithfully
taken to water therapy, drinking about 8
litres of water a day. Meanwhile we are
storming heaven with our prayers for his
speedy and steady recovery.
Both the sections, High School and PlusTwo started their first term exams on 19
August.
We hope for an improved performance by
the Under-14 Football Team which went to
Tata on 23 August for the further elimination
rounds to participate in the Final of the
Subroto Roy Cup to be held in Delhi.
Ranjit Kerketta

Provincials helped us to know what the

Society and the Church is expecting from
us.
Rethesh's parents came to Ranchi and
spent a day with Rethesh and the
community. Their presence brought joy to
RTC and even in Kanke parish. They were
welcomed by the Parish Priest, James
Dungdung.
John Mundu is one Jesuit who is ever on
the move, who disappears and appears at
Tarunoday. In a way he is in great demand.
He is responding to the call to teach and to
share his insights with others. He attended
the Province Consult to Jamshedpur and,
together with Fr. Jerry Cutinha, worked on
the Gospels in the HO language after
spending weeks in the seminary of Morning
Star, Barrackpore, Kolkata. Presently he is
teaching a course in Pathalgoan. Come
September and he will be flying to Rome at
the invitation of Father General. Here is a
quote from Fr. General to our Provincial to
explain John's visit to Rome: I have
decided to invite Fr John Mundu of your
Province to join this Secretariat whose
members normally meet once a year here
with me at the Curia in Rome. I am confident
that Fr. Mundu, who is a tribal, is proficient in
theology and has done some research in
the field of tribal religions, will be a valuable
addition to this team of experts whose
guidance I find very helpful for my own
thinking and governance. I am writing to Fr
Mundu separately to invite him to serve as a
member of the Secretariat.
Rethesh Cutinho

SEPTEMBER 2014

The month of July and August witnessed a few

noteworthy happenings at Sankhabhanga. On
31 July, the Feast of St Ignatius, the students
put up a beautiful, meticulously planned
program that lasted for an hour. The
inauguration of the feast- day with a prayer
service around the statue of St. Ignatius by the
road was an impressive one. The first half was
dedicated to the school and the second half
was graced by Rt Rev. Simon Kaipuram, the
Bishop of Balasore. The local religious, nearly
30 of them, shared a festal dinner with the
Jesuits. All the 5 Jesuits made significant
contribution to make this day a success.
As for the affiliation to ICSE, the preliminary
filling-in-forms is done. A few to and fro
correspondence between the Council and the
school is over. The inspection has been
announced for 22 September. Preparation is in

Towards the end of

August, James
Tharni went to
Kolkata and flew to
Port Blair to attend the
ICSE Odisha Zonal
Meet. This Meet was
Hope Tinged
fixed much earlier
with Anxiety
when James was a
Principal of St.
In the middle of August Frs. James
Joseph's and so took
Tharaniyil and Julian Ekka made a trip to
off. He seemed to have made
Bhubaneswar to attend the AGM of LES and to
inquiries and contacts to help
participate in the Jubilee Celebration. In their
in speeding up the ICSE
absence, Independence Day was observed in
Affiliation process for Loyola.
the school, led by Fr. Victor Joseph. It made it
Thank you, James, for taking
appear like that of the 'Red Fort' - sans PM and
pains to smoothen the road
VIP's, yet the National Anthem resounded in
ahead of us.
the air.
full swing to fulfil the requirements
needed for Affiliation. The inspectors
have been deputed from Bishop
Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi.
Locally, there is hope tinged with a
little anxiety that keeps us all on
tenterhooks for a promising end.
The new wing is rising by the day and
at a rapid pace.

LOYOLA
SCHOOL,
SANKHABHANGA

Victor Joseph

The month of August was packed to the brim

with various activities that induced more
learning in us. This month Fr. Mike, our Dean,
introduced a new programme called
Weekend Insight' a series of lectures on
interesting topics. The first Weekend Insight
was given on 3 August by Fr. Mike himself on
Developing Memory Skill. The second
lecture was on 9 August by Fr. Geoff Meagher
(HAZ) on the theme; The Smell of the Sheep,
the Smell of the Library and the Smell of the
Future. He also shared his past experiences
of being the Dean of this Juniorate in the
1980s. The third Weekend Insight was on 16
August given by Fr. John Kennedy, (MDU) on
Motivation The Key to Success. He shared
with us the importance of the English
Language.

We learned many
On Independence Day, 15 August, the
SSC,
practical ways to make
SSC campus gathered to hoist the
national flag. Fr. Mike was the Chief SITAGARHA us more sensitive to
life's moments.
Guest for the occasion. The Novices
drew the attention of all by presenting
On 24 August we paid a
a beautiful parade and a patriotic
visit to all Jesuit houses
Never
a
Dull
dance. We also had a football match
and institutions in
Moment
against the Teacher Trainees' Team.
Hazaribag town. We
We routed them two nil. On the same
cherish and appreciate
evening our Tertians began their Long
the warm hospitality of
Retreat with great vigour and zeal. The
the Jesuits of these institutions.
way they carry themselves during this spiritual
The last Sunday of this month
journey so recollected and prayerful makes
was kept as a Day of
a lasting impact on us.
Recollection and Integration,
directed by Fr. Samir Toppo.
On 18 August we began a five-day workshop on
Psycho Spirituality and Sensitivity. The
Samir Indwar
resource person of this workshop was Fr.
Fermin D'Souza, S.J. from Belgaum. During this
programme we had many healing experiences.

In a letter to the Provincial and the Odisha

Mission Superior, the Bishop of Rourkela
expressed a strong plea that He would like to
have the Jesuits back to run the Govt-aided
school in Tangrain which has been shut down
for want of teachers. So, the Provincial, in
consultation with the Odisha Mission Superior
and his Consultors, delegated Fr. Pius (a vet in
the field of education) and Fr. Augustine
Ezhakunnel (al legal eagle) to inspect the
premises land papers meet the people and
send in their assessment to the Provincial.

Action Taken Report

TANGRAIN

Fr. Pius Fernandes accompanied Fr.

Gus Ezhakunnel on a doctor's visit
fact-finding visit to 'Neverland"
Tangrain. We were politely informed Neverland
by Frs. Bernard Surin and Mukti
The Land of Wild
Clarence that a herd of wild tuskers
Tuskers
were in the vicinity since three days. In
spite of this, about two dozen village
leaders met us at dusk with an earnest
appeal to the Provincial to educate their children
just like Jesuits used to do in the past

We crossed the river

which was in 'full
spate' by boat. Feeling
the rush of the wind,
Gus whispered in my
ears that, if he had
sufficient faith, he
would have preferred
walking on the waters.
We 'made it' in the
boat!
Pius Fernandes

NAVJIVAN RENEWAL CENTRE, DELHI

(A Jesuit Centre for Holistic Human Wellness inaugurated on 31st July 2013)

Colloquium on Ignatian Spirituality cum Retreat

(12 Apr-5 May, 2015)

Conducted by the acclaimed Jesuit Tertian Instructor

Fr. R. C. Chacko SJ.

The Colloquium (2 weeks: 13-25 April) will be based on Ignatian Sources: a) St. Ignatius' Auto-biography, b) Spiritual Exercises, c) Letters & d)
Constitution of the Society of Jesus. This will be followed by a directed Ignatian Retreat (8 days: 27 April-4 May, 2015).
[N.B. The participants will arrive at NRC in the evening of 12th April and will leave in the morning of 5th May.]
Participants: For Jesuits and others of Ignatian Family (especially Sisters who follow Ignatian Charism/inspiration).
Last date for registration: 15th August 2014 [Only 30 seats!]
Contact:
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Tel: (011) 23990097; Mob: 09958652549; 09968289942. Email: directornrc@gmail.com Website: nrcdelhi.in

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programme, Fr. Pradose Ch. Nayak, the

Community: Amidst
TUMUDIDean of Balliguda Deanery, highly
incessant rain pouring
BANDHA
appreciated the quality performance of
outdoors, Loyola Day
our school children. He further exhorted
Celebration kicked off
them, Janile Jitebo (If you know, you
uninterrupted in the
will win).
multi-purpose hall with
a Solemn Eucharist Mothers' Food On 6 August, Kandhamal Jesuits
presided over by Fr.
for Change celebrated the Restoration of the
Jugal Kishore Digal,
Society of Jesus at Divyanugrah,
the parish priest of
Tumudibandha. It is because of
Kurtumgarh Parish.
regular celebration and get-together; many
Apart from almost all the Jesuits
Kandhamal Jesuits are gradually coming
of Kandhamal, as many as 15
together as a team.
priests, scores of Sisters and
Parish:
As the preparation for the Mothers'
hundreds of distinguished
Day celebration, Fr. Gyan P. Kujur preached a
guests were present at the
three-day Ignatian Retreat from familial
feast day Eucharistic
perspectives to more than 60 mothers of our
celebration. During his homily,
Tumudibandha Parish. According to Fr. Gyan,
Fr. Jugal Kishore Digal, the
many mothers are keenly interested in making
Main Celebrant of the day,
retreats and so, patiently jot down all the
eulogized the Jesuit
inputs, food for change.
contribution to the poor and
downtrodden of Kandhamal.
Apart from just pastoral care, Fr. Romanus
Kerketta seeks holistic transformation of our
After the Eucharistic
Parish so as to make 'Incarnation' more downcelebration, the school children
to-earth. In the process, a rice-mill will be soon
staged a colourful and mindinstalled at Roda with the co-operation of the
blowing cultural programme. A
Archdiocese.
spectacular dramatic piece, the
secularized version of the
Odisha Citizen's Initiatives: Film Show on
Restoration of the Society of
Teacher's Day Celebration continued to
Jesus, received rounds of
dominate the month of August in both Gram
applause and some monetary
Panchayats Mundigada and Subarnagiri.
rewards from Thana Babu
Undoubtedly, this programme functioned as
(Police Station in-Charge). The
confidence-boosters for both school children
Chief Guest for the cultural
and teachers.
sharing in province and living groups,
This year there are just
four Jam Jesuits in VIDYAJYOTI, the activity-filled life in Vidyajyoti has
DELHI
begun in full flow.
Vidyajyoti;
Gilbert
Menezes, the
Besides the regular class lectures,
PCF Makes an there are ministries, talks, seminars
R e g i s t r a r, P a s c a l
Dhanwar in Second
Impact on
and dissertation going on hand in
Ye a r a n d R a n j i t
hand. Now and then dharnas at Jantar
Maiden
Visit
Roshan Minj in Third
Mantar are the part of doing Theology
Ye a r.
Jerome
at Vidyajyoti. The inaugural talk was
Kerketta is in the
given by Harsh Mander, the former S.
second school of heart
P. on the topic Challenges and Hope in the
in Shembaganur and will be
Changing Political Scenario.
back in Vidyajyoti in November.
Ignatius' Feast and Bicentenary
After the completion of an
Commemoration of the Society's Restoration
orientation on doing theology in
were celebrated with great fervour and
Vidyajyoti, the Delhi Darshan to
gratitude. On 7 August Delhi Province
some of the historical places,
arranged a talk on Suppression and
as well as the formal faith
Whenever Fr. Joe Surin is free on
Our community
XITE
weekends, he takes time out to lend a
already had two
preliminary sittings and GAMHARIA hand to Basahatu Parish and Area Masses
on Sundays. On 8 August he attended a
sharing with Fr. Ozzie
meeting called by the Tribal Cultural
Mascarenhas before
finalizing the Strategic Keeps Climbing Society to plan out the details of the
Up, Up and National Tribal Maha Sammelan to be
Planning for Apostolic
held in November 2014 in Jamshedpur.
Effectiveness of XITE
Away
On 9 August the International Day of
College and Xavier
World Indigenous People Fr. Joe
School. We will be
presented a paper on Indigenous People
meeting for the third and
with special reference to the tribals of Jharkhand
hopefully it is going to be the
and neighbouring states. It was organized by the
final one, sometime in
Welfare Association of Life Insurance Corporation's
September.
SC/ST/Buddhists Employees/Officers. On 24

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As a noble attempt of Second Phase Green

Revolution, line method paddy cultivation is
gradually gaining ground in Odisha with so
many schemes and incentives. In
collaboration with the agriculture department,
an in-field demonstration training was
organized for the farmers of Subarnagiri GP. It
is worth-mentioning that one village called
Madapaju which refrained from line method
cultivation for the last five years, has now
happily adopted this method due to its high
yielding capacity.
In the Mundigada GP, a training programme on
ground-nut cultivation was organized at
Tutuluba. Instead of chemical fertilizers, vermicompost is being popularized throughout
Kandhamal. As a matter of fact, OCI is all set
for the distribution of vermi-compost
equipment.
On 15 August, OCI organized Independence
Day celebration at the remotest possible
schools of both GPs. After the celebration, a
short meeting was conducted for children,
teachers, guests and villagers at Madaspaju
School of Mundigada GP. In the meeting, Fr.
Gyan P. Kujur asked children, Do you
dream? and all answered 'Yes'. He further
asked, When? and they answered at night.
For the personal and national development, Fr.
Gyan suggested to the children to dream
during the day time. Hats off to Fr. Gyan for his
inspiring message!
Biranchi Soreng

Restoration of the Society, where a great

number of religious, clergy and Sisters from
the vicinity of Delhi attended.. Of course, the
talk was followed by an agape.
JAM scholastics were happy to meet Fr. K M
Joseph, the newly appointed PCF on his
maiden visitation to Vidyajyoti on 24 and 25
August. In more than one way we were
enriched by our sharing with him. Heartfelt
thanks to the PCF for his encouragement and
sincere support and guidance. On this
occasion we had a province get-together
where we also enjoyed the company of two
Jamshedpur Diocesan Seminarians, Baldeo
and Prince.
Ranjit Roshan

August Fr.Joe conducted the sessions for the

Mahila Sangh Members of Parsudih Parish on the
occasion of Monica Diwas.
On 16 August, Fr. Staney and his team started
a massive operation with a group of experts in
levelling the huge ground of the new campus
that will come up with a modern sports complex
with all facilities for the children of Xavier
School and the students of the College as well
as others at XITE. All our students are eagerly
waiting for the final product.
The Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola was
celebrated with solemnity and gaiety, jointly by
the school and college. Fr. Hilary was the main

SEPTEMBER 2014

This year again we had 100%

results. Out of 27 BBA Third
Year Students, 24 got First
Class and 3 Second Class.
The topper of the college Ms
Moumita Mohapatra got
admission into Xavier Institute
of Management, Bangalore
and four others joined Xavier
Institute of Management,
Jabalpur. Two got into M.Com
in St. Xavier's, Kolkata and five
have joined coaching centres
in Ranchi for banking jobs. We
are fortunate to have two here
for XAT coaching centre at
XITE.
On 2 August, the University
Inspection Team of four came
for the inspection of the
college in response to our
application for the affiliation of
2014-17 batch of students.
They appreciated the
infrastructural as well as other
facilities available for the
courses. However, they did
mention a few points where
we need to improve and put
our house in order to avail
affiliations in the years to
come.
C Gautam

celebrant for the Holy Eucharist, which was

followed by felicitation of the Jesuits and a
colourful cultural programme put up by the
children of the school and the students of the
college. A short skit on Ignatius with the
message of Finding God in All Things for the
Greater Glory of God was enacted by the
college students. On the eve of Founder's Day
the students appeared for a Quiz Competition
on St. Ignatius. It was fun as well as it gave them
an insight into Ignatius's life and work.
The 68th Independence Day was celebrated on
the school ground for the children and at the
porch of the college for the students. Fr. Hillary
Lobo unfurled the Tricolour while others sang
the National Anthem. It was followed by two
speeches, patriotic songs and a fantastic
dance. The Chief Guest for the school function
was Mr. Ronny D Costa who highlighted the
importance of keeping the environment clean
and free of pollution. He encouraged the kids to
strive hard in making Xavier School the best in
India. Today special efforts are made to keep
the school premises neat and clean.
School news: On 11 August, Fr. Kuruvilla's
birthday was celebrated in a fitting manner at the
school hall. The students put up a scintillating
programme on the newly built stage which is
equipped with an LCD projector. During the
month of August several competitions were
successfully conducted in the school. The most
important one was organized by the GK and ArtCraft Clubs on 9 August. Altogether eight schools
came from Jamshedpur to participate in this
mega event. The staff and the students of Xavier

School did an excellent job on this day. Most of

the parents came to collect the report cards of the
children, which was distributed on 16 August.
The process for the affiliation of Xavier School
with ICSE board has begun.
College News: This year altogether 145
candidates appeared for the admission interview
and 90 of them took admission for the BBA, B.Com
and BCA courses. A Cleaning Drive was
proposed, planned and executed by Fr. Staney,
the Administrator and Treasurer of the College,
involving all the students in clearing the
surrounding. A Samsung Youth Carnival was
conducted by the Storm Communications Ltd.
wherein the students participated and showcased
their singing, dancing and other talents through
creative games. As directed by the DSW, Kolhan
University, Chaibasa, the college celebrated the 6th
Foundation Day of Kolhan University on 13
August. A Power Point Presentation was done by
the third year students. They too had patriotic
songs and speech competition on Education and
Kolhan University. The next day the there was a
report appeared in the vernacular press.
This year too our BCA students went to Karim City
College for their Physics Practical Exam in August
and the University allowed the college to have the
Home Centre for the Computer Practical Exams
with the freedom of appointing the External
Examiners for the exams. By God's providence,
just two days before the commencement of the
University Exams, we got the Affiliation Letter from
HRD, Ranchi for the 2013-16 batch of students.
Thus, the First Years, could appear for their
University Exams from 6 August.

The Board Meeting and AGM of XLRI was held

on 9 August in Kolkata. The Board appointed
Mr T V Narendran, Managing Director of Tata
Steel, as the next Chairman of the Board of
Governors. He succeeded Mr. H M Nerurkar,
who was the Former MD of Tata Steel and was
Chairman of XLRI for almost four years. The
Board thanked him for his contribution and
guidance. Fr. Jerry Cutinha was inducted as a
member in the Board of Governors of XLRI.

Woolsie Rodrigues.
jointly with Mashreq Bank. Abe also
XLRI
went to Pune to attend the Annual
We celebrated the
Convention of AIMS [Association of
birthday of Fr. Emile
Indian Management Schools]. He
Coelho in absentia as
gave a talk at the Convention as well
he is still out on
as participated in the Executive
vacation. Our doctoral
Board Meeting and the AGM of
AIMS. He chaired the meeting of the Change of Guard students Frs. Nelson
D' Silva and Raja
first Executive Board Meeting of
Reddy, SVD also
I A A B S [Indian Association of
celebrated their
Autonomous Business Schools].
birthdays during this month.
While he was there he interacted with some 800
students at the Balaji Group of Institutions, not
The final touches are on for
to mention visiting and dining with our Jam
the National Jesuit Brother's
Jesuits in DNC, Pune.
Meet at XLRI. Fr. James
Santhanam
is coordinating
Fr. S George went to Hosur to conduct a
the
program.
He plans to put
training program for the Executives of Ashok
them in the "Five Star"
Leyland. Fr. Peter Francis was in Dubai
International Centre.
teaching a course in Communication. Fr. Ozzie

Fr. Abe went to Dubai and inaugurated the

commencement of the new batch of students
for Executive MBA. He also gave away
certificates for the 9-month Modular Program
on Executive General Management Certificate

JESA CONVENTION - 2014

THEME
40 Years of GC 32 D 4:
Challenges and Responses,
Achievements and Failures,
Hopes and Opportunities

DATES
09 Oct (eve) to 12 Oct 2014 (eve tea)
VENUE
AICUF Ashram, Bhopal.

Fr. Sannybhai

SEPTEMBER 2014

Mascarenhas went to Mangalore to teach at St

Aloysius Institute of Management & Technology
as well as participate in the one-day Ethics
Seminar organized by the Alumni at Bangalore.
Frs. Peter Francis, Alwyn Rodrigues, Jerry
Cutinha S George and Ozzie continued to visit
different communities of the Province to help
with the preparation of the Province Assembly.
Fr. James Santhanam accompanied our
students in variously weekly trips to villages as
part of the Rural Immersion Program. Fr. Jerry
represented the Community for the Triple
Jubilee Celebration in Bhubaneswar for Frs.
Charlie Pereira, Paul Fernandes and

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No news is good news as far

as the senior citizens in the
Infirmary of Tome Residence
are concerned. Their number
went up with the arrival of
Bro. Bene Kichingia. All are
well and in fine nick despite
the fact that there are a few
who are reduced in mobility
due to ageing factors.
Abraham E

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WHEN
01 03 October 2014

WHERE
Fr. Prabhu Hall, XLRI, Jamshedpur

01 October 2014 (Wed)

4.00 p.m. Introductory Session
6.00 p.m. Inaugural Mass
02 October 2014 (Thu)
8.00 a.m. First Session and so on
6.00 p.m. - Solemn thanksgiving Eucharist: 200th Anniversary of
Restoration of the Society of Jesus and Final Vows to which the Clergy
an Religious of Jamshedpur are invited followed by an Agape Meal
03 October 2014 (Fri)
8:30 a.m. - Concluding Sessions or Province Assembly until lunch time
CREM will meet [time will be announced]

Blessing of Multipurpose Hall, Minjaponka - 29 August 2014

Holy Fathers Lunch at General Curia - Feast of St. Ignatius, 31 July 2014
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