St Xavier’s Church in Chinchwad to be dedicated on Sunday

St Xavier’s Church in Chinchwad to be dedicated on Sunday
- CAMIL PARKHE Tuesday, 25 February 2014 - 07:40 PM IST
Tags: St Xavier’s Church, Chinchwad, Bishop Thomas Dabre, Emeritus Bishop Valerian D'Souza,Camil Parkhe

Pimpri: The newly constructed St Francis Xavier Church in Chinchwad, will be dedicated by Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre on Sunday, March 2 evening. 

The new church, with a balcony and spacious parking lot, will be one of the largest churches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. 

The church's Parish Priest Fr Simon Almeida told Sakal Times that the novena prayers of St Francis Xavier are being conducted during the church's daily evening mass, nine days prior to the dedication ceremony.  

The relics of St Francis Xavier, the Jesuit saint, after whom the church is named, will ceremoniously be taken from the altar of the old church (established in 1972) to the new church on the eve of the blessing of the new church on March 1. 

A souvenir will also be released by Bishop Dabre at the dedication ceremony which will be attended by Emeritus Bishop Valerian D'Souza and a large number of priests and parishioners from various churches in the city.

The work for the new church building had commenced in July, 2012. The church parishioners and others had raised funds for the construction and an equal amount will be contributed by the Pune diocese. 

The various church institutions under St Francis Xavier Church parish include St Andrew's and St Ursula High Schools, Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa) Home, Ashakiran Health Centre and Don Bosco Professional Training Centre. The church has over 3,000 parishioners.  

160 years of German Jesuit Mission in western India

Home » Pune » Detail News     0   0   Copy URL Celebrations to mark 160 years of German Mission to begin from Dec 3 - CAMIL PARKHE Sunday, 1 December 2013 - 02:21 PM IST Tags: Jesuits, arrival, Western India, feast Pune: The Jesuits here will launch a year-long celebration to mark the 160th jubilee year of the arrival of the German, Swiss and Austrian Jesuits in western India on the feast of St Francis Xavier, on December 3.  The jubilee celebrations will commence with a thanksgiving mass celebrated by Emeritus Bishop Valerian D'Souza at St Xavier's Church in Pune Camp at 7 pm.  An exhibition of photographs of veteran Jesuits, who worked in Pune province, will also be organised at the Church premises. Speaking to Sakal Times, Fr Andrew Fernandes, Principal of St Vincent's High School and parish priest  of St Xavier's Church, said that a calender on various Jesuits institutions in Pune province will also be released to mark the 160th jubilee year.  Some of the veteran Jesuits who worked in Pune province include Fr Rudolf  Schoch, Fr Alphons Oesch, 'Snehasadan' founder Fr Matthew Lederle, former Pune Bishop Henry Doering, and rural development works pioneer in Ahmednagar district Fr Herman Bakher, who recently celebrated his 89th birthday.  Jesuits have established a large number of institutions in western India, which comprise present Jesuit provinces of Pune, Mumbai, Goa and Gujarat.   Pune Jesuit Provincial Fr Bhausaheb Sansare said that various activities will be organised to mark the jubilee and to evaluate the Jesuits' role in spiritual and other fields. The Pune Jesuit province comprises of Pune, Ahmednagar, Beed, Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli districts. Some of the Jesuits-run city institutions include St Vincent's High and Higher Secondary School, Stephen Niwas youth hostel, St Vincent's College of Commerce, St Joseph's Night High School, all in Pune Camp, Loyola School and Junior College, Pashan, St Joseph's Technical Institute, Swargate,  Snehasadan Institute, De Nobili College and Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth on Nagar Road, and Berchman's Training College in Vitthalwadi.  About the Jesuits Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, a congregation of Roman Catholic priests. The Jesuits belonging to the German Province and hailing from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, had arrived in western India in 1854 to start pioneering  works in education, social work and literature.   0   0   Comment Dr. Ajit Lokhande - Sunday, 1 December 2013 - 03:56 PM IST The book „Mission, Missionaries and Me“ is being published on 3rd Jan. 2014 on this occasion. Publisher: Jesuit Provincial Fr. Bhausaheb Sansare. The book contains rich and inspiring information on the social, educational and missionary work by the Jesuit Order in the Ahmednagar Dist. More details are available with Fr. Joe Pithekar, S.J, Tel. 9422534691

Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth to celebrate 60 yrs of shifting to Pune

Home » Pune » Detail News   0 0 Copy URL JDV to celebrate 60 yrs of shifting - CAMIL PARKHE Thursday, 21 November 2013 - 11:06 AM IST Tags: Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, JDV, autonomous university, courses, philosophy, theology,diamond jubilee, Pune, Camil Parkhe PUNE: Ramwadi-based Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV), an autonomous university conducting graduate and postgraduate courses in philosophy and theology, will start a year long diamond jubilee celebration next year to commemorate the 120-year-old institution's transfer from Kandy in Sri Lanka to Pune. An alumini association, led by Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop of Syro-Malankara Church, has been formed as a part of the diamond jubilee celebration. A committee formed to finalise various activities for the diamond jubilee celebrations held its first meeting recently. The meeting was attended by JDV acting president Fr Jeorge Pattery, theology faculty dean Fr Thomas Kuriacose, philosophy, faculty dean Fr James Ponniah and treasurer Fr Alex. Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth name was given in 1972 to the Pontifical Athenaeum which was founded by Pope Leo XIII as a Papal Seminary in Kandy. The Vatican had then entrusted the institution's administration to the Society of Jesus. The then Jesuit Superior of Pune Fr Pius Geisel had supervised the JDV's transfer and relocation to Pune in 1955. The JDV offers graduate and postgraduate courses in religion, philosophy, spirituality, science and religion, and management. At present, clergy and nuns from 65 dioceses and 68 religious congregations of South Asia and abroad are studying at the JDV. The Jesuit Provincial of South Asia is ex-officio vice-chancellor of JDV and the chairperson of its trust. The institute is now open to all students, irrespective of creed or gender, who fulfil its admission requirements. JDV Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth (JDV) name was given in 1972 to the Pontifical Athenaeum which was founded by Pope Leo XIII as a Papal Seminary in Kandy. The Vatican had then entrusted the institution's administration to the Society of Jesus. The then Jesuit Superior of Pune Fr Pius Geisel had supervised the JDV's transfer and relocation to Pune in 1955. 0 0

Tata Motors Grihini Society empowers women

Tata Motors Grihini Society empowers women http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5333228329786710334&SectionId=5494605966908300850&SectionName=Civic&NewsDate=20131023&NewsTitle=Tata%20Motors%20Grihini%20Society%20empowers%20women
- CAMIL PARKHE Wednesday, 23 October 2013 - 03:50 PM IST
Tags: Tata Motors, Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society, employees, wome, industry, Pimpri,Camil Parkhe

PIMPRI: Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society, the cooperative society of women relatives of Tata Motors employees, has empowered its over 1,000 members.

Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society was founded in 1973 with seven women members. Today, it has four registered affiliated cooperative societies, each involved in a different industrial sector.

Tata Motors Grihini Shivankala Society, for example, stitches uniforms and hand gloves for Tata Motors company employees, besides producing various other items of sale, including bags, purses etc, which are sold in the open market.

Tata Motors Grihini Cable Harness Society assembles cable harnesses while Tata Motors Grihini Electronics Society assembles electronic components used in vehicles produced by the Tata Motors.

Tata Motors Grihini Vividh Karyakari Society prepares spices and other eatable items. Members of this society are presently busy preparing sweets and other eatables for the Diwali festival.

The all-women cooperative welfare body is headed by the wife of a senior executive of the Tata company, appointed by the company, while the other office-bearers are elected from among the members.

Speaking to Sakal Times, Grihini Social Welfare Society's Vice-president Jayashree Shrikhande, Secretary Supriya Gosawi, and Treasurer Savita Shinde said, "The four cooperative societies' members work for five hours a day and they are paid monthly wages, along with other benefits like leaves, bonus, gratuity, etc."

The members work in two-shifts as per their convenience and some members, like those belonging to the tailoring cooperative, can also operate from their homes, they said.

Grihini Welfare Society has generously contributed to the Sakal Relief Fund.

"This year, the cooperative society avoided lavish spending at its annual general body meeting and the saved amount of Rs 1 lakh was contributed for the fund to rehabilitate the victims of the recent floods in Uttarakhand," Shrirang Dhavale, Tata Motors Divisional Manager (corporate sustainability), said.

ABOUT THE SOCIETY

Established by Leelatai Moolgaokar, wife of former TELCO chairman Sumant Moolgaokar, Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society presently boasts of Rs 10.7 crore annual turnover and is involved in diverse traditional as well as modern industries.

Born as a journalist

Born as a journalist

I had been visiting the newspaper office in Panaji in Goa for nearly two months, pestering the news editor there for a part-time or a fulltime time. I had just appeared for the BA final examination of the Bombay University and wanted some job to continue post-graduation studies. I was aspiring for a college teacher's post after securing the MA degree in philosophy.

The news editor had no hesitation in giving a job, the only issue was that I was inclined to accept a proof-reader's post which would have permitted me to attend my PG classes while the news editor M M Mudaliar wanted me to take up a reporter's post. I was too naïve to know the functioning of various posts in a newspaper.

Mudaliar was a thorough gentleman who gave a patient hearing to his numerous visitors. This was in stark contrast to the newspaper editor who was young, impatient to hear others and ever restless but very dynamic with his ideas. But the young editor had high regard for the middle-aged news editor and would not normally veto his decisions. I had gained these insights during my numerous visits to the newspaper located in an old one-storeyed building with a wooden stairs and floor and a typically Goan tiled roof.

During one of such visits, the young editor once sent me to a school in Ribandar where the headmistress had beat up a student with a wooden scale. The news editor also asked to write an article on the furniture sale that was going on on the banks of the nearby Mandovi river. Incidentally, both the stories got published in the same issue of the newspaper, one with a byline and the other with a tag of 'By a Staff Reporter'.

The next morning, I was in the news editor's cabin, beaming with joy of publication of my byline in the newspaper. “Sir, what about my job...?” I asked him again.

“But you have already been hired...” he said as he lit his pipe.

“Since when?” I asked, astonished.

“From yesterday, August 18..Those two news stories were your first assignment,” he replied as a matter of fact.

August 18 was my birthday. His reply meant that was also the day I was born as a journalist. I recalled this today as this incident had taken place exactly 32 years ago.

Ignatius Church, Khadki set for Vailankanni feast

Ignatius Church, Khadki set for Vailankanni feast
- CAMIL PARKHE Tuesday, 27 August 2013 - 10:52 AM IST
Tags: church, St Ignatius Church, festival, Mother Mary, Vailankanni feast, Khadki, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Camil Parkhe

PUNE: St Ignatius Church in Khadki has geared up to conduct the novena in honour of Our Lady of Vailankanni, starting on Thursday, August 29. The feast of the birthday of Mother Mary will be celebrated on Sunday, September 8. The novena prayers and the feast will also be celebrated in all churches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad during the same period.

St Ignatius Church will be the main centre of the novena and feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni. Thousands of devotees from various churches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are expected to visit the church during the 11-day-long novena, masses and feast celebrations.

The annual novena and feast celebrations will be launched at St Ignatius Church with the hoisting of the flag by Bishop Emeritus Valerian D'Souza on August 29 evening. Bishop Thomas Dabre will be the main celebrant and preacher at the feast celebrations on September 8 evening.Like every year, a huge pandal has been erected at the church complex to accommodate the large number of people attending the religious services as a part of the novena and feast celebrations. There will also be various stalls selling religious articles, books and also a canteen run by the members of the St Vincent De Paul Society.

Everyday, main masses will be celebrated at 12 noon and at 6.30 pm. The masses will be conducted in English, Marathi, Tamil, Hindi, Konkani and Malayalam. This is the 41st year of the novena of Our Lady of Vailankanni at St Ignatius Church which was inaugurated in 1876.

At St Patrick's Cathedral, the flag will be hoisted on August 29 by Pune Jesuit Provincial Fr Bhausaheb Sansare while Bishop Emeritus Valerian D'Souza will celebrate the feast mass on September 8.

FEAST CELEBRATIONS

The novena and feast celebrations will be launched at St Ignatius Church with the hoisting of the flag by Bishop Emeritus Valerian D'Souza on August 29.

ISKCON temple in Ravet gears up for Janmashtami

ISKCON temple in Ravet gears up for Janmashtami
- CAMIL PARKHE Monday, 26 August 2013 - 03:27 PM IST
Tags: ISKCON, Janmashtami, temple, Lord Krishna, devotees, festival, Ravet, Pimpri, Camil Parkhe

PIMPRI: Full-fledged preparations have begun at the ISKCON temple in Ravet for the Janmashtami celebrations to be held on August 28. Over 35,000 devotees are expected to attend the feast, celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, at the temple on Wednesday evening.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple authorities are making elaborate arrangements to accommodate the large number of devotees for the temple's most important festival on August 27 and 28. Pandals are also being erected to cook food.

Briefing Sakal Times about the arrangements, Brahmachari Ram Govind Devdas and Balrajkumar Tandon said that close circuit television cameras have been installed at strategic places as part of their security measures.

The Janmashtami celebrations will begin at the temple on August 28 evening and will continue till the early hours on August 29. The celebrations will include discourses, kirtan, 'abhishek' and plays.

The Maha Aarti, commemorating the birth of Lord Krishna, will be conducted at midnight. Krishnanand Prabhu from Mumbai will deliver the discourse on the occasion.

All the devotees attending the Janmashtami celebrations will be served prasad on Wednesday night.

The impressive ISKCON temple in Ravet was inaugurated three years ago. Presently, there are 36 Brahmacharis residing at the temple complex who, along with a group of devotees, manage the affairs of the temple.

One of the major activities of the religious establishment is the supply of mid-day meals to 90 schools run by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The meals are served to nearly 35,000 primary school students. The ISKCON has three main temples in Pune district. The temple at Kondhwa was inaugurated recently by President Pranab Mukherjee.

 

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