Dimapur 11 Jan 2020: Fr. Jose Chacko SDB celebrated 25 years of priesthood on 11 Jan. 2020 at his home town. While sharing his thoughts on the day of the anniversary of his ordination he said, “There are three things about my jubilee…
1. I got ordained on 11- 1 – 1995. On the same day was the jubilee celebration of the Parish.
2. I was the first priest from the parish. Now there a total of 14 priests from my parish (there were only 200 families in my parish at that time.) I got ordained in the silver jubilee year of my parish. It was considered a jubilee gift.
3. I used the same Cassock which I used for my ordination for my jubilee mass as well”.
The well attended jubilee celebration testified God’s marvellous love and faithfulness. May He continue to bless Fr. Jose Checko.
11January 2020 Dimapur: Dn. Mundu Satosh will be ordained on 12 January 2020 by Rt. Rev. Joseph Aind SDB, DD, the bishop of Dibrugarh at Tinsukia, St. John Bosco Catholic Parish Church. Kindly remember him in your prayers as he takes upon himself the important task of being a priest for the sake of His Kingdom.
Dimapur: 11 January 2020: Dn. Pfoze Adani Mathew SDB will be ordained a priest by Rt. Rev. Dennis Panipitchai SDB, DD, the auxiliary bishop of Miao this morning. He is the third priest to be ordained for the Dimapur Province (IND) this time. We wish Dn P Adani Mathew SDB, God’s blessings as he begin another phase in his life. May God bless him abundantly.
Dn. Nayak Angel Kuldeep SDB is ordained a priest at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Cuttack by Grace John Barwa SVD, DD, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhuwaneshwar on 27 December 2019. Fr. Nazarius Lakra SDB, Vice Provincial of Dimapur Province, to which Fr. Angel belongs was present on behalf of the Province. We wish Fr. Angel, God’s blessings as he takes upon himself the important task of being a shepherd to His flock.
Fr. Angel’s parents are Mr. Kulamani Nayak and Mrs. Anita Nayak were highly emotional during the ordination ceremony. The main organizer of the event was his own brother, Mr. Ayush Nayak, with whom Fr. Angel shared very emotional moments.
Around 25 priests and 25 sisters, apart from 20 candidates and novices were present for the ceremony. A delegation of 15 youth from Northeast especially Shillong and Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, attended the function.
The reception was hosted by the St. Montfort brothers in their Cambridge High school which catered to nearly 700 lay people consisting of near and dear ones and relatives of Fr. Angel Kuldeep.
05 December 2019 Dimapur: BOSCOM South Asia began their 26th General Assembly at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership (DBIDL), Dimapur, Nagaland. The silver jubilee of its establishment is being held this year. The grand inauguration began with the solemn celebration of the Holy Eucharist by Rt. Reve. Joseph Aind, the Bishop of Dibrugarh.
Shri KD Vizo speaking to the participants
The formal inauguration began at 9.00 am with Shri KD Vizo, Commissioner and Secretary IT and Power Department Government of Nagaland. In his keynote address to the gathering he emphasised how Gospel values can be lived and practiced in one’s life. The silver jubilee celebration is attended by the students of Mass Media and Communication Department of St. Joseph University, Virgin Town, Dimapur, the brothers from Good Shepherd Seminary and the brothers of Salesian College, Dimapur. Th two days of National Seminar is on the topic “Effective Communication of Gospel Values through the Media”. The delegates of BOSCOM hail from different Salesian Provinces of South Asia.
Indeed 10th November 2019 was a memorable day for us, the Visitation Sisters of Don Bosco, Madonna N’Pung, Maram Khullen where the blessing of our new convent took place. The Holy Mass started 10.45am. Rev. Fr. Jose Kuruvashira SDB, the Salesian provincial of Dimapur province, solemnised the Holy Eucharist and was concelebrated by Rev. Fr. Cyraic, the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Sebastian Maninchera Assist. Parish priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Ekka, Vice Principal of DBHSS, Maram centre, Rev. Fr. Nebu,the province economer, Rev. Fr. T.T. Joseph, the province procurator, Rev. Fr. Benny, Secretary of the Province, and Rev. Fr. Sunny, the vice principal of Don Bosco College, Maram.
Rev. Fr. Cyraic welcomed all the fathers, well-wishers and faithful who came to join the celebration. He introduced to the faithful all the fathers who were present during the Eucharistic celebration.
After the Holy Eucharist, Provincial Rev. Fr. Jose Kuruvashira blessed the new house. A touch of culture presented right after the religious ceremonies by the students.
Sr. Kholia Alfonsa, the community leader of Madonna N’Pung thanked Rev. Jose, the provincial and the Salesians of Dimapur province for inviting the sisters to serve the people at Maram Khullen. Added words of gratitude to all the priests and invitees for encouraging the community with their presence.
Sister mentioned that the presence of Sr. Rosa FMA, The superior of Auxilium Convent, Sr. Martha FMA, Catechist and his family, Mrs. Rang ADC, Maram Khullen, Church Committee, women president and Secretary, youth president and secretary, Uncle Moses, teachers and students of St. John Paul II enabled the community to feel the warmth and support in our efforts in this mission.
She expressed her deep sense of gratitude to all the fathers who took the initiative to invite the VSDB particularly Rev. Fr. K.S. Joseph, Rev. Fr. N.J. Francis who began this project in spite of many challenges
She thanked Br. Banarius and his staff for their enormous contribution in bringing the building into shape.
She made an earnest appreciation to Rev. Fr. Cyraic and Fr. Roy for taking up the arduous task in completing the construction, keeping in mind the various challenges involved due to the location.
We, Madonna N’Pung are grateful to the Salesian community, Maram Khullen for all the help and support they are extending to us. May God continue to reward them.
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