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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

TUNE YOUR MIND to TUNE YOUR RADIO!


TUNE YOUR MIND to TUNE YOUR RADIO!

Dear Friends of BBN,
Greetings!
Trinayani, a Mumbai based centre, was established in 2006 with a dream to see India’s persons with disabilities enjoy all the freedoms as other citizens do as also to beat stereotypes, myths and discrimination. To promote advocacy, the Trust has been partnering with many corporate regarding educative and awareness sessions. It also runs a massage centre independently managed by blind persons in Mumbai.
Now, Ms. Ritika Sahni, Founder Trustee of Trinayani, is happy to inform us all about their launch of “MUD MUD KE NA DEKH”: Season 3. India’s only radio show on issues pertaining to all disabilities on 17 All India Radio Stations, every Wednesday premiering on 26th February 2014. This is considered as a SPECIAL CAMPAIGN for DISABILITY AWARENESS in India.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has agreed to support this 8-Part Radio Program of Trinayani.
To know more about Trinayani you may connect on : www.trinayani.org or http://www.facebook.com/trinayani2006   
Our sincere appreciation to Trinayani and HPCL for their noble initiatives and activities! May God continue to bless such dedicated organizations.
Kindly note : This radio program will feature various aspects and issues related to disability in India involving the following aspects: Education, Gender, Sports, Livelihood, Access, Technology, Performing Arts and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014, recently introduced in The Rajya Sabha.

Broadcast details of MUD MUD KE NA DEKH
8 Weekly Radio Shows (in Hindi) on Cross Disability Issues every Wednesday on ALL INDIA RADIO
Supported by HPCL
CHANNEL
CITY
FREQUENCY
TIMING
FM Gold
DELHI
106.4
09.05 am
MUMBAI
100.7
09.45 am
KOLKATA
100.2
10.15 am
FM Rainbow
HYDERABAD
102.8
09.00 am
VISHAKAPATNAM
102
09.15 am
LUCKNOW
100.7
09.45 am
BANGALORE
101.3
09.45 am
JALLANDHAR
102.7
09.45 am
PANAJI
105.4
10.00 am
Vividh Bharti
AHMEDABAD
96.7
09.15 am
BHOPAL
103.5
09.15 am
CHANDIGARH
103.1
09.15 am
PATNA
102.5
09.15 am
JODHPUR
102.1
09.15 am
NAGPUR
100.6
09.15 am
VADODARA
93.9
09.30 am
JAIPUR
100.3
09.45 am

Kindly share these details with your contacts and support the cause of spreading awareness on disability. Do share with us any news or information relevant to the subjects mentioned. We too are directly involved in the lives of the persons with disabilities of all types and categories. Your generous partnership will be our joy to accompany such deserving pearls of our region! Cultivate your friendship with a differently-abled and continue to ENABLE THE DISABLED in all that YOU CAN!
Thanks for reading this letter of mine. Looking forward to be in touch with you!
Now, could you TUNE YOUR MIND to TUNE YOUR RADIO?

Fraternally yours,
Girish, SJ
Director of Inclusive Education of Disabled Children,
Unteshwari Sammilitalayam, P.B.9,
Irana Road, Kadi – 382715, Mehsana Dist., Gujarat, India
(Tel.) +2764 277863
(M) +91 9426555288

Remember:
Disability is not the problem. The real problem is Attitudinal Barriers.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Indian Bishops urge government to invite Pope Francis


New Delhi:  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) today urged the Indian government to invite Pope Francis to visit India.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the top body of bishops requested him to invite the pontiff at an appropriate time, suitable to all concerned.

CBCI deputy secretary general Fr. Joseph Chinnayan and Oscar Fernandes,union minister for surface transport and highways met the prime minister at his office today and handed over the formal request to him.

The four Cardinals from India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Cardinal George Alencherry and Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, met Pope Francis on different occasions in Vatican and invited him to visit India.

The Pope showed interest in visiting India but the formal invitation has to come through the Indian government with pope being the Head of the State of Vatican, a press statement issued by the CBCI stated.

The recently-concluded CBCI Plenary Assembly at Palai, Kerala, discussed the prospectus of Pope’s visit to India and decided to approach the government to invite the pope.

The prime minister told the delegation that his Government will do whatever needed to invite the pope to visit India.

Singh also said that Pope Francis is an outstanding personality of our times and India will be honored by the visit of such a great person.
 
Courtesy: CBCI
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First Holy Communion day - Gamdi-Anand

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 Catholic Church Gamdi anand celebrated First Holy Communion day in the Parish on the 23rd of February, in which 55 Children from the Parish received for the first time Jesus in their heart. Their Joy was doubled with a Meaningfully celebrated Eucharist where Fr. Nagin was the main celebrant. Fr. Joseph assisted him at the alter and Fr. Maxim led faithful with simple but devotional hymns with the choir members. The Daughters of the Cross sisters had prepared these children for the past 1 month with the help of a couple of lay people so that everything went smoothly. While the Spiritual nourishment with the Eucharist took 1 and half hour meaningfully celebrated in the church, there was a surprise for the new communicants. For the first time there was SAMUHIK CELEBRATION.

 Thirty five Children beautifully dressed in white marched towards the entrance of the Mandap to be greeted by the Gujarat Catholic Samaj, Anand Members with a Rose to each one and in line they marched to the mandap with Fr. Nagin and Fr. Maxim assisting them. After a brief introduction and Thanksgiving for the benefactors, photo session, Fr. Nagin led the whole gathering into a prayerful mood for the blessing of the food. There were about 1000 people according to the numbers given by different parents of the communicants. Although all communicants did not join this venture of Samuhik celebration, it is a nice thought from the point view of Catholic Samaj to keep celebration in Common so that unnecessary expenditure can be curtailed and not so well to do families and especially the communicants feel satisfied that they had a meaningful celebration.

 It was indeed a celebration in spiritual atmosphere and KUDOS to Catholic Samaj Anand, which took the initiative to start this venture. I hope, more and more such Common celebrations continue and spiritual atmosphere Kept alive!!!

- Fr.Maxim Crasta


Saturday, February 22, 2014

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time A

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time A
Themes and Contexts
Jose Enrique Galarreta S.J.
Translated by Rev. Fr. Valentine de souza SJ

A very important part of the Pentateuch (the Law) consists of the laws of Israel of all kinds: hygienic,civil,
Rev. Fr. Valentine de souza SJ
criminal, those pertaining to worship,... all of them assembled under the same rating of gravity: all are important because they are all God's command, and therefore are part of the Alliance that the people must fulfill so that God will maintain his protection. Leviticus is dedicated almost entirely to laws, and parts of it may be very old. The fragment we read today is part of the “Holiness Code” because it lays the basis for the obligatory fulfillment of the Laws in “because I am holy”, a motivation that applies to every precept, from “you must love your neighbor”, to you must not tie together an ox with an ass. Anyway the distinction made between the “neighbours”, relatives, the Israelites is remarkable. The laws are not applicable to foreigners... Probably it was finally drawn up after the exile.

The Letter to the Corinthians 

Several teachings hardly related are developed. The first sentence contains the same doctrine outlined in Leviticus: the sanctity of the human being based on his relationship with God. Jesus will go (had gone) further: the Temple of stones is not the holy place: children are the holy place, the heart of the human being. The second connects with the teachings we have read on previous Sundays: the wisdom of Jesus has nothing to do with the wisdom of the world, nor has anyone a right to boast about it, for it is a gift of the Spirit. The last paragraph shows the mentality of Paul: everything, including the Apostles or prophets, are God's gifts to the community, recipients of grace. Although it is not its direct meaning, we appreciate, here as in the whole NT, that it is the community that has the leading role in everything, and all the responsibilities (which they are not) are intended only for her, as a charism of service.

The Gospel of Matthew
The Old and the New Law

Above all, there is a clear presentation of parallel texts of the Old and New Testaments. The theme of the progression from retaliation to the love of neighbor is a beautiful example of progressive revelation. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth" is the ancient formula of the Justice of Israel to prohibit excess in retaliation and revenge itself. We find three formulations: in Exodus 21, Leviticus 24 and Deuteronomy 19. Equally significant is the differentiation in the treatment of "neighbors"--relatives and friends--and "enemies". Your "neighbor", you must love, as you love yourself. Not your enemy. (The formulation "you must hate" - is not found anywhere in Scripture; it is simply a formula of opposition to " you must love").

In all of them we find the same message, and practically the same context and the same formulation: regulation of revenge through the courts and punishment equivalent to the crime.

Once again, we find the position of Jesus as a culmination which far outstrips the old law. And, once more, it is not a matter of precepts that evaluate behavior. It's an inner posture towards others, which we could better formulate thus: “There are no enemies.”
This approach is expressed very well in the whole of the NT., and we could think of two "highlights".

The Parable of the good Samaritan.

The question is "who is my neighbor?", i.e., how far does my obligation extend?. And the answer is: You are a brother to everyone.


"Forgive them, for they know not what they do". The "First Word" of Christ on being crucified. Jesus does not feel offended by those who nailed him to the cross. He continues to desire and pray for their salvation.

In summary, and elaborating once again the same theme: the Old Law is law: a set of precepts given by the Lord for the salvation of man. And it is perfectly valid for ever, although in its formulation Israel sometimes shows itself very primitive and flawed.

. The law guarantees a social order to an extent. But it cannot heal moral illnesses of human beings. The law assumes and admits that there are good and bad people, and contains the bad guys so that they do not damage the good. But it does not heal the wickedness of the heart.

What Jesus offers is not law, it is Good News. It is a way of behaving, a spirit. We already spoke of it last Sunday. The Sermon on the mount is not a law, it is Gospel, the way of Jesus, the way of being, of living, of understanding life, relating with God and with men... Because it is concerned about the health of all, it tries to heal the evil in every heart. It is the fundamental difference between what Jesus offers and what went before him, based on the change of the idea they had of God: the Lord, a powerful legislator and judge is concerned about order and the suppression of evil. Abba is worried about each of his children, even more about those who have gone most astray.

I AM THE LORD, YE SHALL BE SONS OF YOUR FATHER.

The precepts of the old law were based on "I am the Lord". ". The novelty of Jesus is: "You are a son, do not settle for less.” With Jesus, things are clear. The synoptics frequently smack of the remains of the old mentality of reward and punishment. Even in this fragment of Matthew there appear the words "what reward will you have...?", and in many others there appears the saying "your reward will be great in heaven...".

But these primitive statements, which still last (surely they will last if we continue to use them even today, twenty centuries later...) are forced and meaningless faced with the fundamental motivation of Children.

Thus you shall be sons of your Father. Be perfect, as your Father is perfect. This is the ultimate motive. This is the basis for understanding the whole of the Sermon on the Mount, and without it nothing can be understood. The first message, the Great News is to tell man who he is ("you are a son of God"), tell him who his father is ("the Almighty is your Abba"), and tell him what the Father wants ("A Saviour God, you are the salt").

From here on , it must be understood that the scale of values of the Sons, those of the Kingdom, is no longer the same. Not even Justice is enough.

Think whether a mother has an obligation to spend the night by the side of her son who is sick? What reward does she ask for? If we ask her why she does it, will she not answer with only one reason: “He’s my son.”

Children behave in this way, as Jesus says in the sermon on the mount:

Not because it’s their duty

Not because they hope for any reward nor because they fear any punishment

But because they are sons and they know it.

“Be perfect” too, is not a commandment, a moral law, a code of perfection. We are dealing with the culmination of the Good News, like saying:

Since you are a Son of God
And you know your Father
You can settle for nothing less than God.

Special Thanks to Rev. Fr. Valentine de souza SJ

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Monday, February 17, 2014

"Phai Jing Sowa Nang" by Rev. Fr. Nilesh Parmar SJ - Kohima - Assam

 A prayer book "Phai Jing Sowa Nang" ( Come let us worship) in Dimasa langguage of Assam was released last month. It is mainly Catholic Prayer, Ritual and hymns. It was translated by Rev. Fr. Nilesh Parmar SJ and his team.There are 27 hymns composed by him. It is a contribution of a Gujarati priest to other language and culture. Rev. Fr. Nilesh Parmar is from Samarkha-Gujarat who serves the people of God in Kohima - Assam.

 રેવ. ફા  નીલેશ પરમાર એસ. જે. તેઓ મૂળ સામરખાના છે અને હાલમાં કોહિમા ધર્મપ્રાંતમાં પોતાની સેવા આપી રહ્યા છે. તેમણે ગયા જાન્યુઆરીમાં  "Phai Jing Sowa Nang" ( Come let us worship) ભજનાવલી દીમાસા ભાષામાં 27 ભજનો કમ્પોઝ અને ભાષાંતર કરી કોહિમા-આસામની ધર્મસભામાં પોતાનું યોગદાન આપ્યું છે. એક ગુજરાતી ધર્મગુરુ તરીકે બીજા રાજ્યમાં પ્રભુસેવામાં પોતાનું જીવન પસંદ કરી ગુજરાત કેથોલિક ધર્મસભાનું નામ રોશન કરેલ છે.




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Capturing The Essence - Pope Francis By Rev. Fr. Jo Mattam SJ

Capturing the Essence : Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium & the interview to La Civilta Cattolica

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Rev. Fr. Jo Mattam SJ
A discourse with Rev. Fr. Jo Mattam SJ professor emeritus, Gujarat Vidhya Deep - Sevasi Gujarat

This was arranged by Rev. Fr. Vinayak Jadav, Premal Jyoti - Ahmedabad.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Gospel Reflection - Sixth Sunday of the Year (A) 16 February 2014

Sixth Sunday of the Year (A) 16 February 2014

Mt. 5:17-37

José Antonio Pagola 
Translated by Rev. Fr. Valentine de Souza 

No to war among us.

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Rev. Fr. Valentine
   The Jews spoke with pride of the Law of Moses. According to the tradition, God himself had given it to his people. It was the best gift they had received from him. That Law contained the will of the only true God. There you can find everything they needed to be faithful to God. 

   The Law is important for Jesus too, but already it does not occupy the central place. He lives and communicates a different experience: the kingdom of God is near; the Father wants to open up a way among us to build a more humane world. It is not enough to fulfill the Law of Moses. We need to open our lives to the Father and collaborate with him in making life more just and fraternal.

   That is why according to Jesus it is not enough to fulfill the law that enjoins: “Thou shalt not kill”. We need, besides, to eradicate aggressiveness from our lives, contempt for others, insults or revenge. He who does not kill fulfills the law, but if he does not free himself of violence, the God who seeks to build with us a more humane life does not yet reign in his heart.

   According to some observers, a language is spreading  that reflects the  growth of aggressiveness in present day society. Offensive insults meant only to humiliate, despise and hurt are increasingly frequent. Words are born of rejection, resentment, hatred or revenge.

   On the other hand, conversations are woven of unfair words that condemn others and sow suspicion: words spoken without love and without respect that poison the life of a community and do harm – words born almost always of irritation, meanness or small-mindedness.

   This is not something that is limited only to society. It is a serious problem in the present Church. Pope Francis suffers on seeing the divisions, conflicts and clashes of “Christians at war with other Christians”. It is a state of affairs so contrary to the Gospel that he has felt the need to address an urgent call to us: “No to war between us.”

   This is what the Pope says: “It hurts me to see how in some   Christian communities and even among consecrated persons, we approve of different forms of hatred, calumnies, defamation, revenge, jealousy, desires to impose one’s own ideas for the least reason, even resorting to persecution that seem to be an implacable witch hunt. Who are we going to evangelize with such behavior?”  The Pope wishes to work for a Church in which  “everyone can wonder how much we care for one another, how much we encourage, and support one another”.

A Church of mutual love and concern”
this is the will of JESUS, let this be our active longing.


Saturday, February 15, 2014

કોર​વી માતા, ડેડિયાપાડાનો ઈતિહાસ - The History of The Korvi Shrine

A lot of tribals and the pilgrims visited Korvi and asked Mother Mary to take their prayers to God on 14- Feb-2014. The Korvi Shrine is on a hill and surrounded by a lot of trees.

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        કોર​વી માતા, ડેડિયાપાડાનો ઈતિહાસ 

ગુજરાતમાં ઘણાં ખ્રિસ્તી ભાઈ-બહેનો પ​વિત્ર મારિયાના દેવળોમાં જાય છે, પરંતુ જો સૌથી વધારે કોઈ જગ્યા ઉપર ઉપસ્થિત થતા હોય તો તે કોર​વી માતા છે.

 આજથી ૪૦ વર્ષ પહેલાંની વાત છે. ફાધર બરેચી એસ​.જે. ડેડિયાપાડા તાલુકાના નિવાલ્દા ગામમાં કામ કરતા હતા. દર ર​વિવારે કોર​વી ગામથી ૪૦ જેટલાં ભાઈ-બહેનો ખ્રિસ્તયજ્ઞમાં ભાગ લેવા માટે ૧૨ કિલોમીટર ચાલીને પગપાળા નિવાલ્દામાં આવતા હતા.

આશીર્વાદ આપતા ફા. બરેચી 
  આ લોકોની શ્રદ્ધા જોઈ ફાધર આશ્ચર્યચકિત થઇ ગયા. એમણે વિચાર કર્યો હું એ ગામમાં જઈને રીટ્રીટ કરીશ. ફધરે લોકોને રજૂઆત કરી, તમારા ગામમાં કોઈ એક શાંત જગ્યા મને આપજો જેથી હું પ્રાથના કરું. લોકોએ આ કોર​વી માતાની જગ્યા બતાવી. એ જગ્યા શાંત હતી. એ જગ્યાએ બે નદીઓ મળતી હતી, ન્હાવા-પીવા માટે પૂરતું પાણી મળતું હતું. ફાધર ત્યાં પ્રાર્થના કરતા હતા અને લોકો વારાફરથી એમને ખાવાનું મોકલતા હતા. રાત્રે ગામના બધાં લોકો ભજન​-કીર્તન માટે એ જગ્યા ઉપર આવતા હતા. ફાધરે છેલ્લે દિવસે આ ભક્તોને ગુરુકંઠી આપ​વાનું નક્કી કર્યું. લોકોમાં ખૂબજ આનંદ-ઉત્સાહ હતો.

 તેઓએ આદિવાસી રિવાજ મુજબ એક બકરી લઈ આવ્યા.બકરીનો બલિ ચઢાવી અને એનું માંસ પ્રસાદ તરીકે તૈયાર કર્યું. ગુરુકંઠીની વિધિ પૂરી થઈ ત્યારે લોકોએ ફાધરને જણાવ્યું આજે અમે ખૂબ આનંદમાં છીએ. અહીં વિધિ કરીએ તે પહેલાં અમે બકરીનો બલિ ચઢાવ્યો છે અને તેનું માંસ પ્રસાદ તરીકે બધાં લોકોને આપવા માગીએ છીએ. ફાધરે એ લોકોને કહ્યું પ્રભુ ઈસુએ પોતાની જાતનો બલિ ચઢાવી અને પોતાનું માંસ ખ્રિસ્તપ્રસાદ તરીકે લોકોને આપ્યું છે. આ સાંભળીને લોકો રાજી રાજી થઈ ગયા. અને નક્કી કર્યું કે એ જગ્યા ઉપર એક નાનું દેરું બાંધ​વા માટે વસ્તુઓ લાવવી અને દેરું બાંધવું. 

 આ દેરું વધારે મજબૂત બનાવવા દરરોજ કામ કરતા તેવામાં ડેડિયાપાડાના એક ભાઈએ ફોરેસ્ટ ખાતામાં ફરિયાદ કરી, અને એમાં જેટલું બાંધ્યું હતું એનાથી વીસ ઘણું મોટું મંદિર કાગળ પર બતાવ્યું અને કાગળ ગાંધીનગર મોકલ​વામાં આવ્યો. ગાંધીનગરથી ફોરેસ્ટ ઓફિસર ઉપર હુકમ આવ્યો કે તમે એ જગ્યા ઉપર જઈને એ દેરું તોડી નાંખજો. એટલે ફોરેસ્ટ ઓફિસર અમુક માણસો લઈને આ સ્થળ ઉપર ગયા. ત્યાં તેમને એક આદિવાસી જામેલબાઈ મળ્યા. અને એમને વાત કરી કે અમે અહીંયા આ દેરું તોડ​વા આવ્યા છીએ. 

 આ સાંભળીને જામેલબાઈ પ​વિત્ર આત્માથી પ્રેરાઈને ફોરેસ્ટ ઓફિસરને કહ્યું,"દુનિયાભરમાં લોકો આ માતાને માન આપીએ એમાં તમને વાંધો શું? ભગ​વાનની બીક રાખો. આ તાલુકામાં પચાસ જેટલી દેરી હું તમને બતાવીશ​.એ બાંધ​વા માટે કોણે પરવાનગી લીધી છે. જો તોડ​વાનું પગલું ભરશો તો ભગ​વાન તમારી સાત પેઢી સુધી શાપ આપશે." આ શબ્દો સાંભળીને ફોરેસ્ટ ઓફિસર ત્યાંથી ચાલી ગયા. થોડા દિવસ પછી તે ફાધર બરેચીને મળ્યા અને પૂછ્યું પેલો નાનો ઠીંગણો માણસ કોણ છે? એના શબ્દો સાંભળી મેં મારા વિચારો બદલ્યા છે. ગામના લોકો સરકારને અરજી કરે, માતાજીનું કાચું મકાન છે એની જગ્યા ઉપર પાકું બાંધ​વા માટે પર​વાનગી આપે. ચાર હજાર લોકોએ સહી કરીને ગાંધીનગરમાં અરજી કરી. થોડા દિવસ પછી ગાંધીનગરથી પરવાનગી મળી. 

 ઈશ્વરની યોજના તો જુઓ જે ભાઈએ વીસ ઘણાં મોટા મંદિરની ખોટી ફરિયાદ કરી હતી, એટલું મોટું મંદિર બાંધ​વાની પર​વાનગી મળી. ટૂંક સમયમાં આદિવાસી સામાજિક કેન્દ્રને સરકારે જમીન આપી. આ જગ્યા ઉપર મારિયાનું કયું પૂતળું મૂક​વું? તેવું ફાધર વિચારતા હતા, તેમની પાસે એક રોમથી લાવેલું સુંદર પૂતળું હતું. બીજું આદિવાસી શિલ્પીએ લાકડાનું કોતરેલું પ​વિત્ર મારિયાનું પૂતળું હતું. બધાં લોકોએ આદિવાસી શિલ્પીએ કોતરેલું પૂતળું પસંદ કર્યું. આજે આ પૂતળું કોર​વીમાં પૂજાય છે. 

 એક વખત ફાધર કોર​વી ધામમાં ગયાં. ત્યાં જામેલબાઈ આવ્યા. ફાધરે એમને પૂછ્યું તમે પ્રાર્થના કર​વા માટે આવ્યા છો? જામેલબાઈએ કહ્યું,"મને તો પ્રાર્થના કરતાં આવડતું નથી. હું તો માતાના દર્શન કર​વા માટે આવું છું, પણ માતા મારા માટે પ્રાર્થના કરે છે." જામેલબાઈએ મંદિરથી થોડું દૂર એક ક્રૂસ મૂક્યો છે. ફાધરે જામેલબાઈને પૂછ્યું આ ક્રૂસનો અર્થ શો છે? જામેલબાઈએ જ​વાબ આપ્યો, આપણે તો આ દુનિયામાં થોડા દિવસના યાત્રીઓ છીએ, જ્યારે ભગ​વાન એમના રાજ્યમાં તમને બોલાવશે ત્યારે તમારું પાર્થિવ શરીર આ જગ્યામાં રાખ​વા માટે મેં વ્ય​વસ્થા કરી છે.

  ફાધર બરેચી દર અઠ​વાડિયે એક દિવસ મૌન પાળે છે. અમુક વખત ભક્તિ કર​વા કોર​વી જાય છે. એમનું કહેવું છે કે છેલ્લા ૪૫ વર્ષથી હું ડેડિયાપાડા વિસ્તારમાં કામ કરું છું. જે કામ મેં નિવાલ્દામાં, રેલ્વામાં અને નાની શિંગલોટીમાં કર્યું છે એ કોર​વી માતાના આશીર્વાદના પ્રતાપે છે.

કોર​વી માતા પોતાના સંતાનોને ચારેય દિશાથી બોલાવે છે. ત્યાં પહોંચ​વા માટે આજ સુધી કોઈ પાકો રસ્તો નથી. છતાં આખા વરસ દરમ્યાન કોર​વી માતાના દર્શન કર​વા માટે લોકો ઉમટી પડે છે.
- Special thanks to Rev. Jerry Sequiera SJ. Gujarat Sahitya Prakash - Anand

તા 14-02-2014 ના રોજ અહી ધાર્મિક મેળો હતો તે સમયની ઝાંખી જોવા માટે નીચેના વીડિઓ ઉપર ક્લિક કરશો. 
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

A Leadership Camp was held at Loyola Training Centre, Nadiad


A Leadership Camp was held at Loyola Training Centre, Nadiad for the English Course and Front Office Management students and the Pilar candidates on February 7 and 8. The Theme was, “Service before Self.” The course was organised by Rev. Fr. Aubrey Fernandes sj, Rev Bro. Mathew Fernandes sj, Sr. Deena Parmar and Rinku Madam. The resourse persons were Rev. Fr. Charlie Dias sj, Mr George Fernandes and Mr. Francis Lobo. 34 students participated.

On 7, February, after a short prayer, Fr. Charlie tested the language skills of the students. He used a series of puzzles and games to make the testing interesting and enjoyable.The students came out in flying colours. By the evening The leadership training started. The students enumerated the qualities of a good leader and prepared a leadership suitcase which they decided to carry with them wherever they went.

An interesting game was, ‘Win As Much As You Can.’ Through this game the students, who were in four groups, learned that total trust in each one in the group is the only way to win in life. Through the game, ’Broken Squares,’ the group learned how co-operation is necessary for any group to make progress. ‘ Rumour Mongering,’ taught the students that proper communication and listening is necessary for any group process.

The students also prepared resumes to help them to apply for jobs in the future.

The camp ended with a grand programme in which the students put up what they had learned during the camp. There were four speeches by Jennifer Malbari, Pradeep Choudhari, Rekha Kokni and Priyanka Kokni. Prakash Choudhari, Monika Varghese and Nibedita Singh declaimed passages. All did very well. The group also put up a skit, ‘The Colours of Friendship’ which ended with a beautiful rainbow dance.The group sang the song,’We can Achieve’. Sr. Silvanti Kujur, the Superior of the Pilar candidate house, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.

The ‘Best Boy’ and ‘Best Girl, awards went to Prakash Choudhari and Sharon Wesley. Pradeep Vasava and Nibedita Singh bagged the ‘Most Promising’ boy and girl awards.

The organizers thank Rev. Fr. Charlie and his team for conducting this enjoyable and successful camp.

- Sr. Deena Parmar


Special Thanks to Rev. Fr. Aubrey Fernandes and Loyola Parivar - Nadiad

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