official - Jamshedpur Jesuits

Before going for the GC 35 Central Zone Convention, Joe Njara spent some precious
hours with the novices dwelling on the theme of prayer, which helped the novices to
experience the value in forgiving and inner healing. He too offered the Community Mass
on the evening of October 12 to celebrate his birthday together with Gautam, Rocky and
Praveen. After the Mass the community had an enjoyable common celebration and a
dinner.
Our distinguished visitors from Madhya Pradesh, Frs. Kalyan and Henry, came to visit
the novices. They spent some time with them to give some tips in how to play the flute
along with some good singing and shared with them the thrust of their ministry in their
Province. The PCF, Fr. Leander Xalxo, was delegated to meet the MP novices
individually on 19 October, which he did with joy and much alacrity.
Towards the beginning of October, the novices had a weeklong orientation to get
accustomed to different kinds of prayer exercises under the guidance of their Master. This
experience concluded with a pilgrimage on foot to seven churches in Jamshedpur,
starting from Nirmal Hriday in Bharadwari and ending with St. Mary‟s, Bistupur.
- C Gautam
KENDRAPARA
Dashera Holidays provided James Tharni with an opportunity to be away from his busy
schedule and to make his retreat in the serene environment of XIMB. Pawan also went
to Jamshedpur for the two-day Get-Together for Regents as well as the monthly
recollection.
The House Tournament in the school filled the students with lots of joy and enthusiasm.
They were all in high spirits to participate in various competitive games. It was an
occasion for them to showcase their skills and talents in the open field.
Now the construction work is in full swing. But the workers are facing a little problem as
the mud of the construction site is not strong enough and, in addition to this, the pits get
filled with water in no time – such has been the force of the monsoon as it begins to end
the season on a strong note. The access road for our vehicle has been blocked with heaps
of earth. It sometimes looks like a small hillock as the earthmover shovels earth from the
construction site where class rooms have been planned. As a result our jeep remains
grounded in the garage.
- Asuthosh Pawan
LCE
After 9 long years of committed service to the LCE Community, Gilbert D’Souza has
been transferred to XITE, Gamharia, as its first Principal and who assumed office on 7
October. As a token of gratitude for his dedicated service and to bid him farewell, the
community had a thanksgiving Mass followed by a get-together while the students in the
college in their farewell address placed on record how effective he was as a teacher.” To