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Ncciassembly2012.Org and Wishes a Pleasant Stay Or Given to the NCCI Assembly Media Office NCCI XXVII Assembly Edition Volume 27 Issue 1 Bangalore April 25, 2012 President’s Greetings General Secretary’s Message On behalf of the Indian Methodist Communities I It is indeed my privilege to welcome you to the XXVII extend a Christian welcome to you all to Bengaluru! Quadrennial Assembly 2012, which is hosted by the Methodist All the delegates, invites and guests of XXVII Church in India in Bengaluru from 25th to 28th April 2012. Quadrennial Assembly of the National Council of Churches It is a remarkable event when 30 Member Churches in India are welcome. I feel happy and honored to have you (representing both Protestant and Orthodox Traditions), 17 all as our guests here in Bengaluru. Regional Christian Councils, 17 All India Christian We all are coming together on a reason and a Organizations, 7 Related Agencies and 3 Autonomous Bodies purpose which is nothing but to lead the Indian Ecumenical meet together expressing our unity and solidarity. We are Movement and to give it relevant liberating, transforming gathering together to contemplate upon the call and and edifying expressions in our time. I wish and pray for fruitful and relevant commitment of the Indian Ecumenical Movement by focusing the Assembly outcomes from this gathering, which would facilitate the Global Ecumenical activities including the Business Sessions on the theme, “The Gospel in A Groaning Movement to challenge the societies at large. The theme for our meetings World”. “The Gospel in a Groaning World” is meaningful, relevant and timely. Furthermore this Assembly is important as it seeks to be more and more May this XXVII Quadrennial Assembly of the NCCI bring a historical inclusive. Children have been included as Observers for the first time in the breakthrough towards setting a milestone in envisioning ecumenism. Assembly. In fact we have had three Children's Pre-Assemblies, facilitated by We have tried our best to make you comfortable and homely. A AISSA, leading to the Assembly, a very unique event indeed! untiring team works timelessly for their best. Hope you will have a memorable So also this is the first time that we have made a conscious decision to time here. include Persons with Disabilities and Transgenders as Observers in the Assembly. Let me join again with all the MCI Bishops, Clergies, Staff, Leaders They were already part of the Peoples' Forum, a pre-Assembly event facilitated by and local congregational communities in welcoming you here and wishing the Commission on Justice, Peace and Creation, and from there they have come in you all the best. I am sure this gathering will mutually enrich the mission and as Observers. We have already been having representatives from neighbouring ministerial agenda of the MCI. I wish and pray that all of us would have one faith traditions as Observers during previous Quadrennial assemblies, facilitated ecumenical sprit to uphold and lead the Indian and global ecumenical by the Inter-Faith Pre-Assembly. At the same time through our commissions we movement. have been making our gatherings as participatory-leadership events for Dalits and I am extending a warm welcome to you all as the President of the indigenous people groups. Then again through the programme of Ecumenical NCCI, joining hands with all my colleagues here and the host committee for a Solidarity for HIV and AIDS we as an NCCI have been engaged in facilitating pleasant stay and meaningful deliberations. respectable place for all God's creation in our ecumenical fellowship. This time we are also very privileged to have the General Secretary and With Christian blessings, other leaders of the World Council of Churches, the General Secretary of the Bishop Dr. Taranath S. Sagar Christian Conference of Asia and the General Secretaries of the National Councils President, NCCI of our neighbouring countries with us. We appreciate their accompaniment with us, as we move towards reaching the centenary mile-stone in 2014 in our ecumenical journey “towards integral mission and grass-root ecumenism”. Our hosts, the Methodist Church in India, have put in all their energy and resources in making this 27th Quadrennial Assembly a memorable happening. On behalf of the NCCI Family I express my heartfelt thanks to the MCI especially to Rt. Rev. Dr. Taranath S Sagar (who is also the President of NCCI) and the team including Ms. Shaila John Wesley for their gracious and generous hospitality. Once again a warm welcome to all and let us have a meaningful time in exploring, experiencing, and expressing newer dimensions in dynamic relevant Ecumenism. Warmly, Along with all the NCCI Executive Secretaries and Staff Rev. Dr. Roger Gaikwad, General Secretary. Inaugural Worship & Felicitations: Glimpses & Images Page 2 Issue 1 NCCI XXVII Assembly Edition April 25, 2012 Oiko Voice Children’s Pre-Assembly By the Grace of God, three Children’s Assemblies on the theme, “Children in Groaning World”, discrimination from all areas of took place at New Delhi, Guwahati and Bangalore during Feb. 24-26, April 13-15 and April 20-22, 2012 life. Resolution was made not respectively. There were 118, 61 and 105 delegates who participated in the respective Pre-assemblies. only to appeal to parents and While the Pre-assembly at New Delhi was inaugurated by Mr.Alwan Masih , General Secretary, Church of teachers not to engage in any activity which violates the rights of the Children at home and in the school, but also to appeal to the Church leaders to take children seriously and allow them their deserving place in the Church. It was also resolved to equip and educate the children to be alert and sensitive to the abusive tendencies of friends and relatives - discerning the difference between bad touch and good touch. To involve in all activities which will reduce the North India, Synod, New Delhi, the Pre-assembly at Guwahati was inaugurated by the Rev.Dr.Ajoy Kumar pain and groaning of fellow beings and to strive towards life in fullness for all were the two other major Lama, General Secretary, Council of Baptist Churches in North East India. And the Pre-assembly at Bangalore commitments made. was inaugurated by the Rev.Dr.Roger Gaikwad, General Secretary, National Council of Churches in India. The participants received a renewed understanding about the special place of Children in the heart of Jesus. Children are the role models of those who inherit the kingdom of God. A clearer understanding of the Child rights given to Children by Jesus as well as by the UN Declaration were affirmed. Children affirmed that they belong to God and no one has the right to abuse them. It was for the first time that most of the children were listening to the Street Children, Child labourers, Children who are molested, differently-abled and children who are HIV infected. The Audio Visual presentation s narrating the experiences of these children made strong impact in the minds and attitude of the participants. All the delegates committed to accept the God-given dignity of all children, irrespective of the condition in which they live. It was also decided to do whatever possible to remove casteism and Dalit Pre-Assembly The Pre- Assembly of the Commission on Dalits, supported by the United marginalised people heard by the Indian society. Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India and Just and Inclusive Communities Programme of Rev. Dr. Naveen Rao, the Old Testament professor at the Laonard Theological WCC, on the theme, “Groans from the Margins: Pathos; Protests and Progress”, was held at College in Jebalpur, gave his lecture on the topic “Groans from the Margins: Pathos”. He the Church Women Centre, UELCI Campus during 20-22 April 2012. In his keynote address, suggested a retrospection of Dalit life, culture, celebrations, Dalit-wisdom and intelligence, Rev Dr. Deenabandhu Manchala, Programme Executive of Just and Inclusive Communities which can transform and uplift the present generation of Dalit psyche. programme of WCC, said, “Caste system is the most uncivilised social structure in the H. G. Gevarghese Mor Coorilos, talked about the power of the Dalit Protests under world.” Rev. Dr. Augustine Jeyakumar, the Executive Secretary of the United Evangelical the theme, “Groans from the Margins: Protests”. The need to explore the biblical examples and substantiating the protest from a subaltern perspective in the process of Dalit emancipatory activities was underscored by the bishop. Conversion in India needs further discussion and he explained his idea that conversions could be effectively used by the Indian church to resist caste system. Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, Professor at The Bishop's College, Kolkata, spoke on the theme “Groans from the Margins: Progress”, on the third day of the Pre- Assembly. He strongly pointed out that we do not want to compromise and live with the caste system; instead we want a total annihilation of the caste system. During the worship sessions, Rev. Dr. Jacob Sundarsingh, Rev. Dr. Daniel Premkumar, and Mrs. Belinda presented bible studies, which were highly relevant for the entire Pre- Assembly.The delegates were divided into five groups named after the Dalit leaders such as Ambedkar, Ayyankali, Phule, Periyar, Nirmal, and group discussions were conducted each presentation. Meaningful deliberations, which took place in the groups, were presented in the plenary sessions. The final Statement, facilitated by the Statement Committee focused on the education, land rights and dignity of the Dalits. The joined session with the Pre- Assembly of the Commission on Tribal and Adivasi, was addressed by the Rev. Dr. Augustine Jeyakumar, Rev. Dr. Deenabandhu Manchala, and Rev. Dr. Basaimowit. The Lutheran Churches in India, highlighted the fact that even though the Dalits are now secretaries of Commission on Dalits and Commission of tribal and Adivasis educated, proving their mettle, and a part of them became better in financial status, they presented brief report of the respective Pre- Assemblies.
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