JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

The Junior School had their Annual Exhibition on 18 November. The Fasy Auditorium
was a sight worth seeing with the beautiful charts and models on different school
subjects ranging from History to Computer Science.
LCC celebrated Children's Day on 6 November. The teachers and the students put up an
excellent cultural programme. The parents were also invited to witness the talents of their
kids. The Main School organized their annual Bal Mela on 11 November. It was a day of
fun and frolic for our students.
This month many of our Community members were on the move. Saby went to Mt St
Joseph, Bangalore on 2 November for the Renewal Programme. The programme was
packed but he enjoyed the companionship of his old friends. Vatta left for Hyderabad on
22 November to attend the Principals' Meeting. In the absence of both Vatta and Saby,
Br K T Jose kept the ship afloat. Bro Maxi, Sch Somy and Fr Bernard are out
spending eight fruitful days with the Lord. Fr Felix as usual has quietly slipped into the
Minister's shoes and is seen silently serving the Community as acting Minister. Fr Jerry
went to Dhanbad to give a retreat to the Catholic students of Carmel Digwadih. Fr E
Parappuram keeps up his spiritual ministry in Kutkudungri. "Praying is the most
relaxing exercise", he says.
Sonari Parish - The major event of the month was the First Holy Communion. On 7
November, 31 children received Our Lord in a solemn Eucharistic celebration. Fr Oscar
was the main celebrant while Deacon Pancras gave an inspiring homily. The next day
our PP took a busload of parishioners to the shrine at Khuntpani for the annual
pilgrimage. After returning from the pilgrimage Pancras left for home for his ordination
which was on 20 November. A hearty congratulations to him.
Candidates House- The Candidates went to Khuntpani for a pilgrimage and then
proceeded to Lupungutu on 23 October for a Triduum. They have all returned with rich
experiences.
Sch Somy arranged an educational trip for the Candidates to TELCO and TISCO. Some
of the Community members also joined the Candidates to see what goes on inside the
huge factories.
JYOTI- JYOTI organized the 21st JYOTI Inter-school Basketball Tournament (16-21
November). This is a friendly celebration among the JYOTI Schools where students
come to laugh, to cheer, to compete, to challenge, to lead, to learn, to serve and to enjoy
each other's company. This year 12 Schools participated and the number of teams went
up to 25. Mr Harbhajan Singh, (Secretary, Jharkhand Basketball Association) inaugurated
the tournament while Mr Satish Pillai (Chief, Tata Sports and TFA) was the Chief Guest
for the Finals. Loyola Hindi were the winners in the High School Boys Category and
runners-up in the Girls Category. Loyola English boys were runners-up in the Plus Two
Category. Congrats to Sch Victor for the successful organization of the event.