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November 2017 Issue RIAN C SY AT A H R O THE MALANKARA SYRIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH A L I K C N A C L H A U R M C E H H T Trivandrum BULLETIN OF THE EXARCHATE OF ST. EPHREM KHADKI - PUNE VOL III | NO. 7 | November 2017 Qudos & Hudos Eetho Sanctification and Renewal of the Church, 05 & 12 November Festal Greetings Most Rev Yoohanon Most Rev Geevarghese Mar Chrysostom, Mar Divannasios, 13 Nov 29 Nov Inauguration of Family Counselling, MCA and Mathrusangham Seminar, Mumbai Pune District Missionaries and Entrepreneurs from the Exarchate being Honoured The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church THE EPHREMITE Bulletin of the Exarchate of St Ephrem, Khadki - Pune VOL III | NO.7 | November 2017 Exarchate of St. Ephrem 51 Bhau Patil Road Bopodi - 411 020 Pune, Maharashtra THE MALANKARA SYRIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BULLETIN OF THE EXARCHATE OF ST. EPHREM KHADKI - PUNE VOL III | NO. 7| November 2017 PATRON CONTENTS H.E. Thomas Mar Anthonios OIC Apostolic Exarch 1. Voice of the Exarch EDITOR Fr. George Mathew OIC The Chancellor 2. Exarchial News CIRCULATION Local Parish Priests 3. District News DESIGN LAYOUT Anita Printers 4. Parish News PROOF Mr Binu Daniel & Ms Bincy Daniel, Vikroli 5. Obituary DISTRIBUTION Minor Seminarians, Pune 6. Matrimonial Coloumn CORRESPONDENTS Tom, Angel, Sojisha, Binu, Sijo, Cibi, 7. Sunday Collection List Nithin, Sara Mani, Jerome, Lijo, Libin, Rex, Shibu, Beena, Jacob, Vitty, Anish, John, Jeffi, Abraham, Preethy, Teeja, Joicy, 8. Days of Remembrance Thomas, Benson & Sabu PRINTING 9. Bishop's Diary Anita Printers, Wadgaonsheri, Pune PUBLISHED BY The Chancellor Exarchate of St. Ephrem, 51 Bhau Patil Road, Bopodi, Pune Maharashtra, India ©Copyright With Exarchate of St. Ephrem For private circulation only THE EPHREMITE VOICE OF THE EXARCH Dear Brothers and Sisters, Prayerful greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! I am back in Pune after a one-month visit to our priests, benefactors and well-wishers in Switzerland, Germany and France. They too send their greetings and love to you. I visited our Rev. Fr Joseph Peedikaparambil who is now incardinated in our Exarchate. He is presently serving the Diocese of Passau in Germany. His commitment for the mission of our Exarchate is quite encouraging. By the grace of God and your sincere prayers, the visit was fruitful and encouraging. Let us thank the Almighty Lord for all the blessings He is showering upon us through the intervention of kind hearts and helping hands. The visit gave me a better insight about the present situation of the Church generally in Europe and particularly in Germany and Switzerland. The challenges they face now are the fears we have to confront in the near future. It is high time that we ardently prepare ourselves - as families, parishes, eparchies and Church -to overcome the challenges we face in the name of culture, freedom, nationalism, secularism, political agenda, etc. Let us keep our eyes open and hearts ready to comprehend the conflicts and to move ahead with our heads held high and feet firm on the ground rooted in faith. Beginning of the New Liturgical Year The first Sunday of November marks the beginning of a new Liturgical Year with the beginning of the Season of Annunciation. The Church celebrates Qudos Eetho on 5 November and Hudos Eetho on12 November. Qudos Eetho denotes the sanctification of the Church and Qudos Eetho the renewal of the Church. These two Feasts are celebrated to symbolize the preparation of the Church to receive Child Jesus into the heart of the Church. As Alexander Pope rightly said, “What do I profit if Jesus is born in thousands of cribs all over the world during this Christmas, but is not born in my 3 THE EPHREMITE heart?” It becomes our obligation to sanctify and renew ourselves in order to prepare the way for Infant Jesus to be born in our hearts. The remaining Sundays in the Season of Annunciation are set apart to meditate upon the events of Incarnation in relation to the birth of Jesus the message to Zacharia, the annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, the birth of John the Baptist and the apparition to St Joseph. These meditations will help us to realize better the divine plan of incarnation and the way to prepare ourselves for the miracle of Christmas. Mission Endeavours of the Exarchate The Mission Sunday this year became more meaningful for the Exarchate with the inauguration of Bangalore Mission centered onDenkanikottai in the District of Krishnagiri in Tamilnadu. The inauguration was done by blessing the Mission Home rented in Denkanikottai. FrAmutharaj Thomas, Sr Mary PriyaSIC, SrSaswatha SIC, Bro Jobin, Mr Joshi Raphel and Mrs Mary Joshi have begun the mission in the neighbouring villages. I am especially happy about Mr Joshi Raphel and Mrs Mary Joshi from Padi-Chennai Parish who are serving with the Mission Team as full time Lay Missionaries. The team has identified a tribal village and have already initiated a growth process in the village. The preliminary activities include motivating children to go to schoolregularly, teaching the children the basics of cleanliness, conducting weekly medical camps in the village, visiting the houses and understanding the situation and supporting the sick and the needy. Let us wholeheartedly congratulate the Mission Team for their initiatives and remember them regularly in our prayers. The Bapatla Mission is gaining momentum with the Sacrament of Anointing with Holy Myron (Confirmation) received by 31 persons from different villages. Rt Rev. Msgr. Varghese Mattamana, the Proto-Syncellus of the Exarchate visited the villages and led the celebration of the Sacrament. Fr Varghese Valikkodath, the Exarchial Director of Missions and Fr Stephen Chempakathoppu, the Priest-in-Charge of Bapatla Mission 4 THE EPHREMITE assisted him to confirm the people by in faith anointing them with Holy Myron. Most Rev Joseph Mar Thomas, the Bishop of Bathery, led us to identify a new Mission area centered around Guntur, the Capital Region of Andhra Pradesh. Msgr Mattamana and Fr Valikkodath visited the area and have begun initial discussions with the people there. The area is about 50 kms from Bapatla and can be easily operated by the Mission Team in Bapatla. The Marathi Mission in Warje Malwadi has entered its next phase with Sunday Holy Qurbono in Hindi. Marathi and Hindi speaking people are regularly attending the Holy Qurbono with deep faith and strong conviction. The mission zeal of Fr George Mathew OIC, the Priest-in-Charge of Warje Malwadi Mission and of the parishioners is really appreciable. Parish Level Suvisesha Sangham Formation The Suvisesha Sangham Formation has reached the Parish Level. As I have exhorted during the ceremony of Kaiveppu in the Districts, all Parishes should have a Suvisesha Sangham which lives ardently the Gospel and helps the Parish in spreading the joy of the Gospel. Suvisesha Sangham members who have received Kaiveppu in the Districts have a responsibility to motivate and initiate Suvisesha Sangham in their respective Parishes. All reverend Parish Priests are requested to make sure that Suvisesha Sangham is formed in their concerned Parishes in the month of November itself. I entrust Fr Varghese Valikkodath, the Exarchial Director of Suvisesha Sangham, to equip the Reverend Sisters and the District Suvisesha Sangham members to lead the Formation Programme in the Parishes. The Formation Programme in the Parishes should begin in the month of January 2018. The details will be communicated to you by the Exarchial Director. Bible Camps for the Catechism Children Bethany Brothers from Pune conducted Bible Camps for the Catechism children in Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai Districts. 5 THE EPHREMITE The theme of the Camp, 'Shepherds with the Smell of the Sheep' based on the Sacrament of Priesthood helped the children to have a wider insight into the Sacrament of Priesthood and to look into oneself and decide on his/her call to Priesthood or Religious Life. The texts prepared for the seniors and juniors by the Bethany Brothers under the guidance of Rev. Fr George Ayyaneth OIC, the Director of BVP, were really rich in content with meaningful songs and thought provoking exercises. Hope this Camp has motivated and strengthened at least a few children in our Districts to accept the call of God to be Priests and Religious (including nuns or Sisters) to fulfill God's mission on the earth. I take this opportunity to congratulate all those who have toiled hard to make these camps successful and fruitful. The Exarchial Catechism Department will be organizing 'Jeevan Darshan Camp' during the summer holidays for the children from Classes 4 to 12 in all the Districts of the Exarchate under the leadership of the Exarchial Seminarians who are studying in different Major Seminaries. The motto of Jeevan Darshan Camp is to 'Grow in Christ; rooted in the Word and guided by the Spirit'. This year, the Camp will be oriented towards enlightening the children about the spirituality of Suvisesha Sangham and inspiring them to follow the spirit of Suvisesha Sangham in their daily lives. An evaluation method for the daily spiritual exercises will be evolved in the Camp and this will be made part of Internal Assessment in the Catechism Classes. The District Directors of Catechesis are expected to arrange these Camps in the Districts by discussing the dates with Rev. Fr Varghese Valikkodath, the Exarchial Director of Catechism. Since it is during the summer holidays, kindly fix and announce the dates in each District in the month of November itself so that the parents plan their family vacation accordingly. Youth Day Celebrations in the Exarchate I am happy to note that all the Districts of the Exarchate conducted 6 THE EPHREMITE programmes in connection with the Youth Day Celebration.
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