RAN HAZ CCU AND MAP ODISHA ODISHA Dhanbad Chaibasa Jamshedpur Kandhamal Bhubaneswar amshedpur amshedpur esuits esuits J J LOYOLA NIWAS, SAKCHI, JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA Vol. 62, No. 11 November, 2015 http://www.jamshedpurjesuits.org/ http://www.jamshedpurjesuits.org/ APPOINTMENTS BY FR. GENERAL Fr Tomasz Michal Ortmann (PMA) as provincial of the Poland and Masovia Province. Fr. Jerome Sequeira, SJ, Socius to the Provincial Provincial's Programme November- 2015 1 - 3 Visitation Pune 3 – 13 JCSA Pune 14 Visitation Goa 15 - 16 Visitation Mangalore 17 Back in Curia 21 Province Consult 25 - 27 Visitation Tome Residence 28 GB XLRI – Kolkata 30 – 1 Dec Visitation Guidera Residence December - 2015 4 GB Meeting XITE 5 GB Meeting Loyola JSR 7 GB Meeting XUB 8-9 Visit Phulbani, Pajikeri, Tumudibandha 10-12 Visitation XIMB Mission Superior's Programme – November 2015 1-13 Pre-Chapter Sessions on Discernment to SSpS Sisters - Indore 15-17 Contact Visit – Kandhamal Area 19 Mission Consult 21 Province Consult 24-26 Contact Visit – Sankhabanga & Kendrapara JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS WAKE UP THE WORLD! WAKE UP THE WORLD! ––– 2015 Year of Consecrated Life ––– ––– 2015 Year of Consecrated Life ––– Appointment by Fr General 1 Provincial's Programme 1 Mission Superior's Programme 1 Special News – Sarva Milan 2 NEWS FROM OUR HOUSES AND AROUND Berkeley: Pushed into the World of Book 2 DNC – Pune: No Moral Policing – Moralizing 2 DNC – Bhuli: All Roads lead to Bhuli 2 DNC – Digwadih: Veterans' Dreams – Seeing the Light 2 Guidera Residence: Some Stay Put While Others Roll On 3 Gurukul: Bishop Kick Starts Peace Movement 4 HLC –Bbsr: Remaining Relevant 5 Inigo Niwas: Come and Go! 5 JB, Mango: Seven Habits of Effective Religious 5 Loyola Bhawan Bbsr: How Beautiful are the Feet of Missionaries 5 Loyola School Bbsr: The Men of Availability 6 Loyola – JSR: Hospitality – The Mark of LSJ 6 Lupungutu: The Month of Pass and Kicks 7 Premlal Jyoti, Ahmedabad: Visits and Pilgrims 7 Rengra: We played the Pipe for You, and you didn’t Dance 7 Rutungia: Savoring Sweetness of Holidays 7 St. Xavier’s Mumbai: Exams and Visitation 8 SXCE Patna: Holistic Development Becomes the New Mantra 8 Tepasai: Diaconate Ministry – A Roller Coaster 8 Tumudibandha: Bure Din … Migration is the Option 8 Vidyajyoti: The Khatha – Mitha of Life 9 XITE, Gamharia: Staney Escorts Top Class Students to Simla 10 Xavier College, Gamharia: Good Days – Bad Days 10 Announcements 11 Across the Bridge 11 Anniversaries 11 Birthdays of the Month 11 IN THIS ISSUE 01 New Email Id of Fr. Eric Cassel [email protected]Left the Society Sch Lalit Kandulna, on 19 October 2015.
of the hassle, by forming like-minded study group.
Life is hard-hitting indeed, more than we thought
it would be. It does not end here; the reading
week starts from 23 October for a week. Sch.
Neelam will be spending sometime
in Bon Lemon the Jesuit Villa house
near Santa Cruz; while, Sch. Amit
has some other constructive plan
for this study break.
Berkeley Neelam KerkettaPushed Into the World of Books
SARVA MILAN was held for all the
college students of the Steel City on nd2 October, Gandhi Jayanti, in Saint
Joseph's Block of Loyola School, to
commemorate and pay tribute to
the Father of the Nation. We
organized a speech contest on the
sttopic: The Relevance of Gandhiji in the 21
Century. The contestants could deliver their
speech in Hindi or in English. A girl, Nitika, of XITE
College, Gamaria, won the gold medal for the best
speaker. Fr. Ozzie Mascarenhas spoke at the
SARVA MILAN and in his speech he highlighted the
relevance of Gandhiji in the 21st Century. SARVA
MILAN creates a platform to
connect college students of the city
and orients them towards social
harmony.
Sarva Milan Emile CoelhoTowards Social Harmony
Special News - Sarva Milan
The days of the last week of
September and October were days
of gladness for both Philosophers
and Theologians at DNC. On 28
September Deacon Niral finished
his comprehensive exam and on 2
O c t o b e r S c h . P r a v i n J o s e
celebrated his birthday. On 4 October we bid
farewell to Niral wishing him pastoral zeal in his
Diaconate Ministry at Tepasai. Philosophers had
their semester exam from 8 to 16 October and
then on 17 the First Year Philosophers went to
Ajanta and Ellora and the Second Years to Goa.
Sanay Soreng too went to Goa for the Diaconate
Re t r e a t . F r. J o h n K a r u v e l i l
organized the Annual Conference
of the Associat ion of Moral
Theologians of India from 23 to 25
October in which a total of 29 moral
theologians participated.
DNC – Pune Binod HoroNo Moral Policing – Moralizing
After being laid low by malaria Fr.
Vinod found the right occasion to
bring a little cheer into his life by
celebrating his birthday on 27
September, both in the community . as well as in the school on 29 The
community had the privilege of
hosting three retreatants: Frs.
James Santhanam, Sushil Ekka,
and Shantinandan Mundu, who
spent 8 days in recharging their
spiritual batteries. On declaring
Puja Vacation, Fr. Victor went to
Jamshedpur for dental care and Fr.
Sushil went to see his mother who
had undergone a cataract operation. Besides
guarding the Bhuli fort, Vinod extended spiritual
support to the AC sisters for their daily Mass as the
Parish Priest was away in Jamshedpur for his
annual retreat. The preparation for a mega annual
sports day on 21 November is in full swing. Three
of our girl students as well as seven students from
Sijua are selected to join the National Level
Basketball Tournament that will be held at
Ahmadabad at the end of this month.
thThe 19 ASISC Regional Athletic Meet - 2015 was
well organized by the Principal, Mr. G Thomas
Kennedy and his team at De Nobili School, CMRI
on 9 & 10 October. The Director of the De Nobili
Schools, Fr. Victor Misquith was the
C h i e f G u e s t o n t h e d a y o f
inauguration, and Sr. Sandra AC,
the Superior of the AC community,
Dhanbad, was the Guest of Honour.
For the closing ceremony, the
Superior, Fr. Augustine Ezhakunnel
was the Chief Guest and Mr.
Christopher, the Regional Secretary
of ASISC was the Guest of Honour.
Ranchi Zone was the Winner of the
A t h l e t i c M e e t , w h e r e a s
Jamshedpur bagged the Runners-
Up.
DNC, Bhuli Vinod FernandesAll Roads Lead to Bhuli
NEWS FROM OUR HOUSES AND AROUND
The painting work is on and our De
Nobili is getting a face lift for the
Diamond Jubilee. The dilapidated
garage is being demolished and the
basement is going through spring cleaning.
Accumulated junk over the years has been sold to
the 'kabaadiwallas". The old Jesuit rooms have
been converted into a spacious Staff Room and a
Senior Computer Lab. The work for
the New Plus Two block has also
begun. The plan was conceived
during Fr. Eric Cassel's time in the
DNC, Digwadih Pius FernandesVeterans’ Dreams – Seeing the Light
early 80's, Fr. Victor Misquith had
the blue print done in early 90's and
now it's finally seeing the light of
day. This will help us to cope with
the increasing number of children
and will solve the age old problem
of insufficient and foul smelling
toilets.
“Problems never end, and we are
always in fire fighting mode” says Fr.
Gerry Ravi, our Administrator.
Latest show cause notice from Asst.
Labour Commissioner regarding
the new building cess, needs to be
read between the lines. The
bottom line always seems to be
“pairavi” for admissions. Gerry says
this is just an old trick in new
bottles!
Fr. Augustine Ezha along with a bus
load of active DOSTI members
visited the Missionaries of Charity
in Barwadda and donated sacks of
rice, dal, soaps and toothpaste,
collected from our children as the
“ fest iva l dr ive”. He i s a l so
resuscitating the dormant DOSTI
Clubs of other De Nobili Schools.
Being an old horse from JYOTI's
stable, he is the right man to inject
new life into the students.
"Hindi School's Affiliation papers
have reached JAC Office in Ranchi.
Red tape and greasing the palm is
causing the delay. Recently our
ndchildren won the 2 Prize in the Science Exhibition
organized by CFRI on "Soil Conservation." Interact
Club of English School distributed copy books and
writing materials to our children. “I am grateful to
them” reports Headmaster Fr. Tony Bara.
The Jesuit Residence used to be plagued with
overloading at the switch board due to faulty
wiring. Minister Fr. Shantinandan has found a
permanent solution by fixing a three phase line.
This should give respite to all, especially in
summer.
Fr. Pius spent the Puja Vacation, teaching the
Novices the basics of Psycho- Spirituality at
Mango. He also had an ulterior motive, i.e. to
have a few check-ups done from old Doctor
friends. The prognosis: he is as fit as a fiddle for his
age!
Diamond Jubilee practices have begun. Children
are showcasing the all-time hit Rock Opera
"Joseph's Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”. All
Jesuits are cordially invited for the celebrations –
Hence, FREEZE Saturday 19 December in your
calendar. Early birds will get the best rooms.
Please inform Fr. Shantinandan, our Guest
Master, in advance.
Teachers' Day was celebrated joyfully by our
students who beautifully expressed their
gratitude to their teachers through colourful
programmes as well as by presenting them
with lovely cards and flowers. They also
reminded them of the responsibility of a
teacher by enacting a skit on the life of a great
legend Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam that made him
come alive. The school hosted a sumptuous
meal to end the festive spirit of the occasion. A
mosquito bite laid Fr. Vinod low
with malaria and denied him the
pleasure of taking part in these
activities that helped to create
bonds between teachers and
students.
Our Junior Girls' Basketball
Team came out champions in the
Bokaro-Dhanbad ICSE School
and the Boys' Team secured third
place in the Tournament. The
champions will go to Ranchi to
participate in the ASISC level
basketball tournament. Ms.
Diyashi, a student of Class V,
secured the Runners-Up Trophy
in the ASISC Badmin ton
Tournament a t the Bihar-
Jharkhand level . She will
compete at the National Level in
Bangalore. Kudos to all our DNS
Bhuli budding sports persons
and best wishes to all!
We also organized the Art &
Craft Exhibition for the students
of Standards IV to IX. Parents
and the Staff were highly
impressed by the creative
exposition of children's talents in
the form of art and craft. The
building work of the magnificent
Senior School section is in full
swing and it is assured that it will
be ready by the end of January
2016.
The “top guns” were away for a
greater part of October. The
Provincial, Fr George Fernandes,
was caught up in never-ending
meetings of Commissions for
Education and Assistancy Higher
E d u c a t i o n m e e t i n g i n
Bhubaneswar, wrapping up the
month with Visitation of Bagaicha,
Sitagarha, Chaira and Rerua in the
Province before heading for
Visitation of VJ, Delhi, Fr Joe Kalathil
in Gurukul, Kauli, Ahmedabad and
Bombay – a man on wheels and on
wings.
Fr K M Joseph took off for God's Own Country,
Kerala, for a family re-union topping it off with a
meeting of COGET (Conference of Jesuit
Treasurers).
Fr Jerome Sequeira directed an eight day retreat
for the Apostolic Carmel in Lucknow, leaving Fr
Eric Cassel to spend some days in the office before
officially handing over charge to the in-coming
Socius , Fr Jerome. S ince h is th igh-hip-
replacement, Eric finally has made steady
recovery with eight weeks of physio-therapy
sessions that makes it possible for
him to walk without walking aids.
“And his new found energy and
enthusiasm is aptly displayed in
getting a VISA for Fr. Jerome to go to
Rome within a day, knocking on the
doors from Rome to home of
Bishop Felix Toppo, SJ.”(editors
note).
Bro Maxi, our Infirmarian-cum-
Minister, juggles with providing TLC
to our “senior citizens”, while
attending to the needs of others
Guidera Residence Eric Cassel Some Stay Put While Others Roll On
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS03 November, 2015
w h o c o m e t o v i s i t M e d i c a l
Specialists in the city. Maxi had the
pleasure to be at the service of Frs.
Cornelius Lakra, John Nag and Bro.
Tony Stevens. Taking advantage of
the Puja Vacation, Fr. George CL
was moved to make his annual
retreat at Guidera Residence. As
the former Superior and Financial
Controller of XL, George C L found
this was home for him and familiar
territory where, during his tenure,
he had the domestic chapel re-
structured to make it spacious,
giving it the right ambience for
p ray e r, t h e S o l a r i u m – t h e
recreation room of all and sundry, and planting a
vast number of fruit trees that now have the
parrots chirping with delight. Fr Hilary Lobo,
stayed on for nearly a month enjoying “the milk of
human kindness by the quart in every vein” that
flowed from Bro Maxi.
Two birthday celebrations caught the eye – that of
Chacha (Fr Manu Parappuram) as he turned 85
while there was the one of the Provincial, Fr
George Fernandes, when City Jesuits and Clergy
gathered to greet George as he touched
“shastipurti” and entered the ranks of Senior
Citizen.
After a 3-month stay in the US, as PDD (to contact
friends and raise funds) Fr Walter
Kongari was back in Jamshedpur on
15 October. It took him a week to
settle down, moving his PDD Office
to the block which Fr James Bara
occupied during his 4-year stay in
Loyola Niwas as Minister. Before we
could close out the month of
October, Wally is on road to inspect
the construction work of Chaira &
Rerua, Chandankiyari, Tundi,
G o m o h , B h u l i , B o r d o r a n d
Lupungutu. Wah, Wally, “May your
tribe increase” (Abou Ben Adhem).
Final ly, we made it! On 2nd
October, 2015, both B ishop
Karikassery and I took the bus going
from Amritsar to Lahore at 9.a.m.
We were the only two passengers in
the big bus of Punjab Roadways,
with two security men inside the
bus and a jeep with six armed police
men in the front, taking us to
Pakistan: what an honour!
We received warm and rousing
welcome with lot of garlands and
rose petals thrown on us. Thanks to
Apostolic Carmel Sisters for being
the instrumental to start the 'Peace
Mission' in Pakistan. They have a
strong presence in Pakistan and run
five schools in Lahore.
It was a Biblical journey too that we
were able to step in Taxela where St.
Thomas, the Apostle reached in 40
A.D. The place has been marked
with a simple two feet wall on
which the devotees light candles as
a mark of their homage to St
Thomas. Sitting on a small stone
under a tree, Bishop Karikassery
offered Holy Mass there and I
concelebrated with the Bishop,
which in itself was a unique
experience. It was a moment of
special grace 'uniting' Kodungallore
with Taxela!!! Kodungallore is the
ancient port in Kerala, India, where
St.Thomas reached in 52 A.D.
To mark our respect, we met Bishop Rufin
Anthony, the Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
Diocese. He was delighted to know about our
'Peace Mission' and requested us to start this
mission in his Diocese, promising his full support
to it. After visiting the ruins of the ancient Budhist
University, apparently the first University in the
world - the ancient Taxela University – and the
museum, with a sense of fulfillment and joy, we
proceeded to Lahore about 6+ hours' drive from
Rawalpindi.
We visited St. Anthony's High School, Lahore,
where over 1500 senior students welcomed both
of us with great enthusiasm. Thereafter, we had to
hasten to meet Archbishop Sebastian Francis
Shaw OFM, the Archbishop of Lahore. The
Archbishop expressed his enthusiasm to start in
his Archdiocese, the 'Association of People
Praying for Peace' (APPP) which Bishop
Karikassery had initiated in his Kottapuram
Diocese. It was another moment of 'grace' and an
opportunity for uniting the Archdiocese of Lahore
with the diocese of Kottapuram.
Tuesday, 6th October was reserved for
Gujjranwala. Over 400 senior students - greater
majority of them, Christians – honoured us with A
'two-hour long meaningful programme. The
students were informed that the letters from India
were given to the Principal which they could take
later and that they could write replies to the
letters which could be given to me the following
month when I plan to visit them. However, the
impatient zeal and enthusiasm of the students did
not allow them to wait for a month.
To my pleasant surprise, the
students wrote 48 very inspiring
letters within 15 minutes and gave
t h e m to m e . I a d m i re d t h e
spontaneous creativity of the
students, putting the simple letters
in the envelopes along with
Pakistani currency notes and coins,
was amazing! It also showed how
anxiously those students long for
peace! It was a very moving
gesture! In the Sessions Court of
Gujjranwala over 15 Lawyers
gathered for a meeting of the
'Lawyers for Peace' at 3.00 p.m. It
was a pleasant surprise for Bishop
Karikassery to see so many lawyers
taking active interest in the 'Peace
M o v e m e n t ' . T h e L a w y e r s
appreciated the work of the 'Peace
Mission' and promised their full
support to it. Bishop Karikassery
promised to invite the Archbishop
and also to facilitate the process for
procuring a Visa for the Archbishop.
It turned out to be a 'working
dinner' on 'Building Peace'.
T h o u g h t h e v i s i t o f B i s h o p
Karikassery to Pakistan was very
short – just five but eventful days –
with a very busy schedule of visiting
many important people, places,
i n st i t u t i o n s a n d g ro u ps , h e
imparted to them the important
Gurukul Joe KalathilBISHOP KICK STARTS PEACE MOVEMENT
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS04 November, 2015
message of establ ishing and
p ro m o t i n g p e a c e . T h e n ex t
morning, Wednesday, 7th of
October, the feast of the Holy
Rosary, the Bishop and I offered
Holy Mass at 5.30 a.m. and by
seven, we left Loyola Hall. The first visit of Bishop
Joseph Karikassery to Pakistan was so full of rich
experiences that he fervently looks forward to his
next. It was said that 'All is well that ends well'. His
first visit came to an end more than 'well'. It was a
successful beginning of 'UNIFICATION' of two
A p o s t o l i c C h u r c h e s : T h e
APOSTOLIC CHURCH of Pakistan
with the APOSTOLIC CHURCH of
India.
The new team has become familiar
with the nuts and bolts of HLC's
functioning and putting their joint
efforts to make this premier
institute relevant for all seasons.
The new session of Spoken English
and GD/PI started on 12 October. It
is a festive season all around; though, HLC campus
is in contemplative mood since 19 October,
because of Durga Puja celebrations. Regent Basil
Sanga had the privilege of welcoming all the
Province Regents to Bhubaneswar to make their
monthly recollection together at XUB. The
persisting water blockage in our faulty sewage
system is now replaced with a
piping system and foul stench has
reduced considerably. Under the
leadership of Fr Tony John, The
Managing Committee Meetings of
all our six Slum Schools were
completed successfully.
HLC – Bhubaneswar Basil SangaRemaining Relevant
Inigo Niwas Niranjan MinjThey come, They see, They Go!
The candidates are back refreshed
and energized from a weeklong
home visit during the Durga Puja
vacation. Two of them chose to
catch glimpses of our mission and
went to Pandabir. Our thanks go out
to Fr Bene Soreng for giving them a
platform from which to cherish the vision and
mission of our ministries. We were blessed and
surprised with the sudden visit of POSA, ADF and
Fr Mike T Raj to Inigo Niwas and our candidates
were overjoyed interacting with them. Deacon
Ranjit Roshan Minj drew candidates closer to
God, giving them a one-day recollection and
inspired them through simple
p rayer f u l ap p ro ach to Go d .
However, among the 24 candidates,
two of them have decided to
choose another way of life.
Jesu Bhavan – Mango R. Anthony Raj Seven Habits of Effective Religious
The month began with the monthly
recollection on October 2 on the
theme, 'The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective Religious' and on the same
day we consecrated our community
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Also, in
this month novices witnessed
several other life enhancing events
like, celebration of Navakhani and
Karam Milan 2015 at Cathedral,
Special Rosary on the feast day of
our Lady of Rosary, listening and
learning about Assam Mission from Fr Ajay Tirkey,
who was recuperating from after having been thattacked by thieves on 9 July and finally, the icing
on the cake, was by Fr. Pius Fernandes - a week
long course on personality development. Finally,
for a change of pace, they were fortunate to
witness the reception of the Sacrament of
Confirmation of 68 children in our St. Anthony's
Church, Kutku Dungri, Mango. These events have
made significant contribution in broadening the
horizon of our novices and forming themselves for
the greater mission. Some of us took time to move
out on for various engagements. Fr
Master, R. Anthonyraj, was away in
Delhi attending JIGSA Coordinators'
Meet – 2015, Fr James Kalapura
was in Gorakhpur preaching a
retreat to religious, Fr Fabian
Bhuinyan was in Assam preaching a
retreat and Fr Emile Coelho
preached an 8 days retreat to
religious men and women here in
Upasana.
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS05 November, 2015
Loyola Bhawan Bbsr George A.How Beautiful are the Feet of Missionaries!
This month we all moved from
Bhubaneswar to the ends of Odisha
state for our Mission! Fr. S Tony Raj
began this month with a Contact
Visit to Tangrain, Amlikhaman and
ended the month with a Contact
Visit to the Kandhamal hills. After
the Province Consult, he went to
S a m b a l p u r a n d m e t B i s h o p
Niranjan to sort out issues of
Khalijharain. Fr.Charlie made a quick trip to nd thKendrapara on the 2 and returned on the 4
where the Community members thanked him for
his years of dedicated service as OJS and LES
Treasurer. Fr. Arockia Das has taken over his
responsibility and is learning the ropes. Fr. S Tony,
Superior, escorted Fr. Charlie on the 9 October to
his new place of ministry, Tangrain. His absence is
deeply felt in the house.
Fr.George Anthony directed an eight-day Ignatian
retreat from 4 - 12 October for the
21 Diocesan Seminaraians in
Padanpur and later on 19, went to
Jharsuguda to conduct a Pre-
Chapter “Discernment Retreat”
towards the e lect ion of the
Provincial of the Holy Spirit Sisters -
India East Province, and returned
on 23 October.
Fr. Amaladoss went to Tata to
part ic ipate in the Education
Commission Meeting on 1 October.
Parents of LKG children had their
first meeting with the teachers to
know the progress of their wards on
3 October. The second term exams
and evaluation began on 5 October
for classes from 1 to 12 and ended
on 16. With that students were
happy to have Puja Holidays. They
were back in the school on 28.
Fr. Charlie saw to the completion of
the auditing and online filing of it
with the department. Then he
handed over charge to the new man
Fr. Arockia Das and quietly moved
away to Tangrain for his new
assignment. We thank Fr. Charlie for his
committed and generous service to Loyola School
and for taking care of the finances of LES and OJS.
Fr. Arock took over as treasurer of LES and OJS on
9. This is an additional responsibility he has taken
on himself in spite of his busy schedule at XIMB.
We thank Fr. Arock for his willingness to take up
this additional responsibility and wish him all the
best.
On 1 October, Fr. Ajit Bahala attended the
meeting called by the Primary Education Department on RTE. On 16 Loyola Odia School
organized PT Meet for the parents of 8, 9 and 10th
class students for an interactive session as well as
to inform them that the school is now recognized
and their wards can appear for the Board Exams
as regular students. Fr. George Thana decided to
make use of the holidays to visit Jamshedpur.
Holidays are a time for tours and
e x c u r s i o n s a n d o u r s c h o o l
accommodated the staff and
students from Chaira, Hazaribag
and Chhattisgarh, during their tour
of Bhubaneswar and Puri. Our
school was also the venue for a 3-
day retreat for the youth of our local
parish. The resource persons, a
couple and their two helpers came
from Bangalore. About 80 – 90 boys
and girls took part in the retreat. On
20 October, the Regents of the
Province came together at the
J e s u i t R e s i d e n c e f o r t h e i r
recollection. Fr Arockia Das gave
them the points to reflect on. On 22
they took off for Bhubaneswar -
Puri Darshan.
Loyola School - BBSR Gilbert MenezesThe Men of Availability
Loyola – JSR C.L. GeorgeHospitality – The Mark of LSJ
Fr Sebastian, as PCE, organized a
m e e t i n g o f t h e E d u c a t i o n
Commission at Loyola School to
discuss the new Education Policy of
the Government of India and its
impact on Jesuit Education. Fifteen
Principals participated in this
important meeting to reflect on the
issues raised by the JEA Secretary,
about the far reaching implications
of the new Education Policy of the
Government of India. Fr George
Fernandes also attended this
meeting.
Loyola Jesuit Community hosted a
special dinner for all the PCFs who
had come for a four day meeting at
XLRI. Fr CL George in his welcome
speech highlighted the various
apostolates, the community is
involved in and the var ious
outreach programme Loyola School
is conducting for the less privileged
children of the city. Frs. Ozie and
Emile Coelho entertained the PCFs
and got them all to sing. On popular
demand Fr Abe sang his favourite
Bible Stories and dedicated it to the
Bible Classes of Fr George Pattery,
the Provincial of South Asia. Frs. Frazer, Irudaya
Raj and many others were inspired to sing and
dance during the party. All enjoyed themselves
thoroughly that evening. Fr George Pattery on
behalf of all the PCFs thanked the community for
the wonderful get-together and said such
gatherings are missing in many communities. Br
Amal, our Minister, put out a delicious dinner for
them. All were touched by the generous
hospitality of the community.
The October Puja Holidays saw the movement of
many of our community members. While Fr C L
George went to XLRI for his annual retreat and Fr
Xavier Ekka went to Jesu Bhavan. Regent Ranjit
Kerketta went to Bhubaneswar for his monthly
recollection and then went home to spend some
time with his sister who was mentally disturbed
due to threats from the people of his village. She is
ok now. Fr Sushil Balmuchu went to Ranchi for the
marriage of his cousin brother. Fr Sebastian went
to Chaibasa for a day out.
Fr Antony Pancras, the Headmaster of Loyola
Hindi School, organised Parents-Teachers-
Students Meeting for classes IX and X. He was
happy there was 100% attendance of the parents.
After welcoming the parents, he briefed them on
his plans to introduce remedial classes, skill
development programme and computer
education. The parents were very appreciative of
the great job Loyola is doing for
them and promised to give all
support to the school. Well done,
Pancras! As part of the exposure
programme, he took 68 students
and 15 teachers to Loyola School,
Chaira and Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidhyalaya, Dhalbhumgarh for
interaction with students and
teachers. This was sponsored by
the Alumni of Class 1975 Batch of
Loyola English Medium School.
Frs. Pius Fernandes and Victor
Misquith came to Loyola to visit the
dentist to fix their remaining teeth,
with Pius taking the opportunity of
giving a week long course to the
Novices in Jesu Bhawan on Pyscho-
Spirituality. Fr Stan Kujur came to
consult an eye specialist and Fr
Romanus Tete came to consult a
physician to take care of his
recurrent cough spasms. Fr Jaison
spent a couple of days here along
with two of his co-tertians on their
way to Kolkata to work with the
Missionaries of Charity Brothers as
p a r t o f t h e i r t e r t i a n s h i p
experiment.
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS06 November, 2015
Month of September and October
kept us all busy with great events. Fr
John Deeney Inter Class Football
Tournament began on 30 August
and went up to 8 October. It was a
long stretched out tournament
where all the players demonstrated
sportive spirit. Besides displaying
their sportive skills, the High School
students got to know the results of
their First Terminal Exam and
Intermediate students on their Unit
Tests. Br. Pascal went to Lohardaga to pay his final
respects to his sister- in-law who was ailing for a
long time. Hostellers tightened their belts for the
long awaited Hostel Day, which began from 29
September, with the great finale on 11 October
that was replete with stage programmes. Kolhan
Inter Jesuit Football Tournament was arranged
from 9 – 11 October in which the boys from Chaira
and the girls from Lupungutu girls lifted the
Championship Trophy. Fr. Felix Tellis went to LCE,
Jilling, and Chiara as Province Revisor. During
Durga Puja holidays, Fr. Oscar Horo went to visit
his ailing sister at Mandar. Regent
N e l s o n C a s t e l i n o w e n t t o
Bhubaneswar for the Regent's
Re c o l l e c t i o n . F r s . A n s e l e m
Dungdung and Sanjay Deepak Ekka
went for a short home visit. Bro.
Pascal Kerketta was kept busy with
all the maintenance work in the
campus. We were glad to have two
young Jesuits, Amar and Rajesh,
from Ranchi who made their annual
retreat in Lupungutu.
Lupungutu Nelson CastelinoThe Month of Pass and Kicks
Every new flower is a sign of beauty.
Every new day is a sign of hope.
Month of September and October
was a grace of joy and happiness for
a l l o f u s i n P r e m a l J y o t i ,
Ahmedabad. On 19 Oct. Fr. K.M.
Joseph (PCF) came to Ahmadabad
for his visitation. We shared the
desolation and consolation of our
own personal life. After listening to
our sharing he strongly suggested
us to grow in intellectual dimension
and community life. On 21 Oct, nine
of us went to The Shrine of
Unteshwari Mata in South Gujarat.
The whole mission of South Gujarat was started by
the Jesuit Fathers and Fr. Diaz is one of them and
still continues to work with the people of South
Gujarat. He is one of the most important person
and known as Bapu in South Gujarat. The shrine of
Unteshwari Mata has become an important place
where all the Catholics and people of other faith
come for a Dharshan. This was our first experience
of seeing a Catholic Church fully enshrined in the
culture of the place. On 29 October Fr. George
Fernandes, Provincial came to Ahmedabad for his
visitation and spent some time listening to our
experiences in Premal Jyoti, Ahmedabad. After
listening to our sharing he gave us some inputs
which were very challenging and encouraging. On
30 October he went to Hilnagar to
meet his novitiate companion Fr.
Cedric Prakash. He also met Fr.
Herry, the Director of Pre-Novitiate,
and Fr. Alpesh, the PCF of Gujarat
province. It was a remarkable thexperience for us. On 30 night he
left for Mumbai. From 28 October
we started our internal exams,
which go on till 7 November. Soon
after the internal exam we have
Gujarat university exam starting
from 17 November.
Rengra Ranjeet Minj“We Played the Pipe for You, and You Did Not Dance”
The writing is on wall and the effect
of the Province Restructuring is
visible in Rengra. Fr General has
suppressed the Rengra Community
a n d m a d e i t a n a t t a c h e d
c o m m u n i t y t o S t . X a v i e r ' s
Lupungutu from 10 October. The
local community has started feeling
the pain on our decision to close
down the high school section.
People have started organizing
meetings in four panchayats and come out with
various suggestions and requests for reopening
the High School.
Our students, both girls and boys, participated in
Inter Jesuit School football tournament and came
back with a lot of learning for the future. Deacon
Ranjit is busy with his diaconate ministry as well as
in giving recollections and retreats to young boys
and girls. Fr. Romanus has been suffering from
sinus and medicines make no difference. He is in
Jamshedpur to get the r ight
treatment and get on with the
mission. Ho Mahasabha is actively
hand in glove with rel igious
fundamentalist and it is a testing
time for Christians in the area. We
continue our pastoral work in all the
v i l lages and accompany our
families and help them to stay
united.
Premal Jyoti, A'bad Sanjay BodraVisits and Pilgrimages
Rutungia Bhincent BengraSavoring Sweetness of Holidays
On Teacher's Day, the students
honored the i r teachers and
expressed their love and gratitude
through a rainbow of cultural
activities. Teachers were thrilled
with the felicitation and also reminded of their
duty and responsibilities. The month of October
kept the teachers and students busy with in exams
as well as Parents Meetings and School Managing
Committees. During Durga Puja holidays, we all
took time to go to Bhubaneswar to
attend meetings and for health
c h e c k- u p s . R e p a i r w o r k o f
drainages, toilets and parish is
keeping us on our toes as masons
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS07 November, 2015
turn up for the work as and when
they wish. Fr. Alfred Bodra made a
quick home visit to meet his ailing
mother. During the Puja Holidays,
our students participated in Inter-School
competitions organized by Sambalpur Diocese, in
which students from five Dioceses participated.
Our children bagged first place in Speech, Fashion
Show, Group Dance and second
place in Lok Geet and Action Song.
It was a month of exams. David and
Budhan had semester exams from th th5 to 17 of October. After the
exams they were in Puja holidays. ndOn 22 Budhan went for JEMAI the
fifth National Tribal Festival which
was organized in Ranchi.
Fr. Savarimuthu was busy with his exams from 12
to 21 October. Now, he is getting ready to go for a
month- long block placement to Nepal and will be
working with JRS.
Last month it was our PCF Fr. K.M. Joseph who
came for his annual visitation. This month Fr.
George Fernandes our provincial stcame to visit us on 31 October. It
was a grace filled moment to have
them. They not only appreciated
our strengths but also challenged
us for further growth.
SXCE – Patna P. TonyHolistic Development Becomes the New Mantra
First time ever! In collaboration
with Loyola College of Education,
Jamshedpur, SXCE conducted an
International Conference on
H o l i s t i c D e v e l o p m e n t a n d
Education for Peace from 15 to 17
Oct 2015. Fr. Fr. Tony P was
instrumental in forging the idea of
having an International Conference
as a collaborative effort to bring the
two college resources to host this
event. It was an occasion to bring
David Kohlberg from US, Morgan
f r o m D e n m a r k , S h i r l y L a l
Wijesinghe from Sri Lanka and Sudhakar Pant
from Nepal to share the dais on different
perspectives of peace initiatives. Fr. Tony
presented a research paper titled: “Have Jesuit
Schools Moved Away from the Ignatian Legacy of
Holistic Development of the Learners?” This is a
school-specific study that draws a generalization
of all Jesuit Schools across the spectrum. He also
chaired and anchored a panel discussion on the
theme: “On Being Messenger of Peace”.thOn 17 evening, Tony moved up to St. Joseph's
School, North Point, and Darjeeling to make his
annual retreat in the company of 25 Darjeeling
Jesuits under the direction of Fr. Patrick D'Mello
from Goa. It was a great experience
to be in the hills once again to take
in the God-experience.
To his Alma Mater, Loyola College of
Education, Namchi, Sikkim Tony
offered a day session on “The
Profile of an Emotional Intelligence
Te a c h e r ” to 5 0 p ro s p e c t i ve
teachers and the Staff on 28
October The overreaching purpose
of this exercise was to make them
aware of the importance of the
human-touch in the teaching-
learning process.
St. Xavier's Mumbai Budhan & DavidExams and visitation
Tumudibandha Biranchi SorenjBure Din … Migration is the Option
The situation is very grim in Kandhamal as it has been declared as the worst drought affected district of Odisha. H a p l e s s f a r m e r s a r e directionless and many of
them unable to claim the compensation as they have no proper documents. Fr. Gyanprakash Kujur has made people's tribulations as his own and advocates their cause through getting them connected to the local authorities,
d e s p i t e h a v i n g a b u s y schedule at Pajikeri. The m i g r a t i o n h a s a l r e a d y started. On the contrary, all our paddy fields are safe and s e c u r e d u e t o t h e
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS08 November, 2015
Tepasai Livance EkkaDiaconate Ministry – A Roller Coaster
Deacon Niral Deogam had to take
up several pastoral works from the
day he joined the community on 10
October. He blessed marriages,
administered baptisms in the Parish
and preached a retreat for girls and
boys in Lupungutu. On his arrival,
Fr. Sushil Jojo got some relief and
time to make his annual retreat at
D i v ya B h a r t i . O u r s t u d e n t s
participated in Kolhan Jesuit
Football tournament and lost in the semi-finals.
Around 41 children participated in the Chaibasa
Deanery Krusveer Rally escorted by Regent
Livance Ekka and one of the teachers. They were
exposed to a much larger level to showcase their
hidden talents. Both Regent Livance and Fr James
Tharaniyil went to Bhubaneswar. While Livance
participated in the Regent's Recollection, Fr.
Tharniyil was there to bless a marriage. The Parish
organized a two-day Parish Youth Programme
and, on this occasion, Fr. Polidor and Deacon Niral
guided them to prepare for a better
and meaningful life. Repair work in
the campus is underway and it is
hoped that this will give us some
respite from the long pending
maintenance. The OLP Sisters are
giving their hundred percent and
col laborating actively in our
mission.
uninterrupted ever flowing stream water in canals. However, erratic monsoon has caused a thinning down of the water flow, thereby giving rise to the 'Third World War' like situation among farmers. “A Borso Pani Pai Besi Critical” (Situation for water is very critical) sighs Mr. Saninga, our gardener.
Both the parish priests, n a m e l y F r s . R o m a n u s Kerketta and Henry Albert, introduced spiritual renewal p r o g r a m s f o r t h e parishioners. Along with the catechist and team members, they go to a particular village every Friday to conduct this program. On receiving poor
hospitality from the villagers, one of the village catechists was reluctant to accompany the team. Sensing his attitude, the head catechist admonished him saying, “Who are you to ask for meals; even priests go back home hungry”. Sr. Dominica Kujur has brought in fresh air among the youth and once again is ready for organizing youth programs at the sub-centre, Bandiguda.
Odisha Citizens' Initiatives (OCI): In response to the prevailing drought situation, OCI assisted the agriculture d e p a r t m e n t f o r s u r v e y a n d documentation. “All the affected farmers will receive due compensation worth `6000/- per hectare” apprised DAO, Baliguda. Moreover, many farmers have already received either mustard or mugo seed through OCI from the Department of Agr iculture. In addit ion, the OCI
organized a SHG Training Programme on “Income Generation Activities” at Batabadi. Highly motivated, one of the SHGs is all set to go for banana cultivation, which will be fully financed by ITDA ( I n t e g r a t e d T r i b a l D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y ) , Baliguda. On 16 October 2015, a horticulture training programme was organized fo r s e l e c t e d v e g e ta b l e farmers at Athabadi. In order to make up for the heavy loss of rice cultivation, many farmers are now gearing up for vegetable cultivation with their newly purchased water pumps at subsidized rates.
Vidyajyoti Amos BageThe Khatha – Mitha of Life
The months of September and
October witnessed both “khatta
-mitta” experiences in Vidya
Jyoti . In the beginning of
September Fr. MikeT Raj went
to see his father back home who
had been sick for a long time. Fr.
Mike's prayerful presence really
gave his father strength and
helped to cheer up his drooping
spirit. He was a great support
and encouragement for his
ailing father. But while he was at
home, Mike too was diagnosed
with typhoid and came back
sick. As a result, he was confined
to his room and kept on drips for
a few days. He strictly adhered
to a diet of kanji bhat. In the
middle of September we all had
a sort of fever in Vidya Jyoti as
some called it viral fever, dengue
or exam fever. None of us in the
house were spared from these
ailments. Rethesh Coutinho
suffered from viral fever and
really needed TLC, Looking at his
urgent needs, we rushed him to
a hospital to be under the care of
doctors and nurses. Meanwhile Amos Bage
and Pascal Dhanwar were busy in their first
terminal examination. On the other hand, Fr.
Jerome Kerketta was busy taking classes on
Tribal Theology and conducting exams on the
subject.
Fr. Mike has become quite famous not
because he is the Rector of VJ but because of
his personality, for example, taking care of the
sick members and taking them to hospital
and visiting them. He is also noticed for his
clarity of thoughts and ideas. On the occasion thof karam celebration on 13 Sept. he gave a
wonderful talk to our tribal brethren who
reside in and around Delhi on tribal sanskriti.
All the participants were quite impressed.
September 21 to 23, Fr. K.M. Joseph, the PCF,
was with us for the annual Visitation. He gave
us enough and more time to listen to us. We
could experience his encouraging and
supportive guidance and also he asked us to
relish our vocation. After our first term
examination we had five days of cultural tour
in groups of 4 to 5 persons which helped us to
begin our second term classes with fresh and
renewed enthusiasm. Fr. Jerome Kerketta
took a break and enjoyed the cool and
pleasant air with the Jesuits of Almora
Community. Fr Mike went to Jamshedpur on
September 28 to attend the
PCF's Meeting with the other
Rectors of Common Houses. We
began our second term classes th
on 5 of October. On September
16 to 18, Sch. Rethesh Cutinho
represented RTC, Ranchi from
Vidyajyothi for an Inter-Faculty
Seminar on Integral Ecology
(based on Laudato Si) at Holy
Trinity Regional Major Seminary,
Jalandar. Fr. Provincial was with
us for his annual Visitation from t h t h25 to 26 . We thank Fr.
Provincial for patiently listening
to us. It was really a grace-filled thmoment for us. On 25 October
Mr. S. Sornamanickam, the
father of Fr. Mike passed away.
Fr. Mike rushed home for the
funeral service. In the month of
October we had a few passing
visitors to VJ, namely, Fr. R.
Antonyraj and Fr. Anthony
Uvari. Thank you, Fathers, and
please keep coming.
Xavier College Joe SurinGOOD DAYS - BAD DAYS
A f t e r a l o n g w a i t t h e University Exams for the First Year BBA, BCA and B.Com (2014-17 Batch) students started in the last week of September 2015. But then, came a mishap on the third day of the exam! A car carrying the 5 XITE students was dashed from behind by a speeding bus going towards Chaibasa. God saved them, t w o s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e d . Consequently, they missed the day's exam. The Principal i s negot iat ing with the Controller of the examination of the University to conduct a separate exam for them. The Freshers (2015-18 batch) a re busy in reg i ster ing themselves online with the Kolhan University and also for t h e G o v e r n m e n t Scholarships. One of our
students won the first prize in the Inter College Speech Competition at Loyola School campus organized by Fr. Emile Coelho of “Sarva Milan” on the occasion of “Gandhi Jayanti.” On the same occasion the First and Third Year students showcased their drawing skills as they portrayed the Father of the Nation “Gandhiji” and his values, using only the geometrical curves. During one of the Saturday activities, the students put up a wonderful display of dressing, singing and making the floor designs (rangoli) based on the different feasts of 4 Indian States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra. The Faculty had an exposure trip to Adityapur Auto Cluster. They were there to discuss with the officials and to explore the possibilities of our students making use of the facilities and opportunities provided by the Tata Technologies Ltd. Fr. Joe Surin went to LCE for the second round of interviews of prospective B.Ed. teachers. Joe was the Chief Speaker on
the Feast Day Celebrations of Nawakhani & Karam at St. Joseph's Welfare Centre, Golmuri. Fr Staney Furtado is fully engaged in bringing amendments in the MOA of XITE with the help of Fr. Joe. After making his annual retreat at Upasana, Joe took p a r t i n t h e J H E A S A Conference organized by Xavier University at XIMB campus. Dr. Fr. Jerry Cutinha, once again has shown the magnanimity of his heart to c o n t i n u e h i s t e a c h i n g services in the College.
JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS10 November, 2015
XITE – Gamharia Kuruvilla VerunkalStaney Escorts Top Class Students to Simla
POSA, Fr. George Pattery and ADF, Fr. I Raj, the Rectors of the Common Houses, one with a very familiar face - that of Fr. Mike T Raj, and the PCFs of South Asian Assistancy visited the campus and had dinner with the community on 2nd October. The birthday of Fr. Gautam and Sr. Mary SCN was celebrated on
thMonday 12 with a grand dinner. Finally after many months of waiting the new road by the side of the TGS wall is opened. The entrance to XITE through Tayo gate is
closed. Those who are visiting must drive through the new bumpy road and hope for a smooth ride in the coming days. The Second Parents' Night Programme of the school was held on Thursday 1st October. More than 700 students were on the stage and an audience of about 2500 was enthralled by the scintillating performance of the students. Mr. Deepak Kumar S.D.O of Saraikela Kharswan was the Chief Guest and Mr. Amitav Sircar was the Guest of Honour. About 50 students were escorted by Fr. Staney Furtado to Delhi, Chandigarh, Shimla, Kullu, Manali and Rohtang for an educational excursion
thfrom 19 to 27th October.
Fr. Kuruvilla attended the seminar organised for the
thPrincipals of schools on 9 October at Residency Hotel, Sakchi. After the second terminal examination the s c h o o l c l o s e d fo r P u j a Vacation and reopened on
thMonday 26 October. The students of Grade VI went to Sudha Diary along with the teachers for a on-the-spot-
ststudy visit on Saturday 31 October.
01 Bhincent Bhengra
Maximilian Lakra
04 Charles Pereira
Francis Tiru
05 Richard A Kenna
06 Abraham Enthemkuzhy
07 Timothy Kiro
11 Michael P. Fernandes
13 Sylverius Lugun
14 M Savarimuthu
16 George Thana
17 Kosga Yagappa Raj
19 Saleth Soosai
21 BP Felix Toppo
23 S Sanu Raj26 I Arun Prasath Manohar Kindo27 Michael Tirkey28 Samir Indwar29 Amit Roshan Lakra30 Somy Mathew
