Rev Fr. Maria Joji Rai, the director of Allipalli. Matthew Cherian Kunnel presided over the. Bethala, the parish priest of Azzampudi, together

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1 1. Mission Activities: 1. Allipalli Parish: The shrine feast of Allipalli parish was celebrated for three days on Jan 31, Feb 1& 2 with much fervor under the guidance of Rev Fr. Maria Joji Rai, the director of Allipalli Shrine, Orphanage and parish priest. Most Rev. Matthew Cherian Kunnel presided over the Eucharist on the final day of the feast. The priests of the Congregation of Missionaries of Faith and of the different dioceses & congregations of the Church in Andhra Pradesh con-celebrated the Eucharist. So many pilgrims had come over there to fulfill their obligations. Rev. Fr. Joji Babu Bethala, the parish priest of Azzampudi, together with his parishners, led the pilgrims in the spirit of prayer by conducting Holy Hour, reciting the Holy Rosary. 2. Aluru Kareduguttam: ST. PAUL, THE HERMET feast was celebrated as the village feast of the parish of Aluru, under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Alexander Pasala, the parish priest on 15 th of January, Rev. Fr. Joseph Madanu was the

2 main celebrant. About 600 pilgrims participated in this holy Mass and received the Blessings of St. Paul, the Hermit. After the Holy Mass, the people had meals and went to their homes happily. 3.Dharmajigudem: CEMSA ANNUAL GAMES MEET: The annual GAMES meet of the Catholic English Medium Schools Association of Eluru was hosted by the Holy Trinity School on Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kumar M.F., Provincial Procurator of M.F., inaugurated the GAMES MEET. In his message Fr. Sebastian reminded the students of the need of spirit of healthy competition. 7 Schools from the Eluru Zone of the Association participated in the events. Fr. Jaison Francis, the President of CEMSA congratulated the winners and presented the prizes. REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS: The Republic Day celebrations of the school began with a ceremonial welcome to the chief guest Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kumar M.F. He hoisted the flag and received the guard of honour. He gave a wonderful message to the students by telling them to ask the question what can I do for my country, rather than asking what my country can do for me.

3 4.Dindigul: Visit to Old Age Home: Christmas is a time to share the joy of the birth of Christ with everyone. Some sections of the society, like orphans, widows and elderly people neglected by their own family, are underprivileged to celebrate the Birth of the Divine Child. On 27th of December, 2011 a group a parishioners together with Rev. Fr. Robert Kennady Chinnappan, the parish priest and Hospital sisters of Mercy visited an Old age home at V.C. Kurusady, Dindigul diocese and celebrated Christmas. It was really a blessed Christmas for those people. 5.Jharkhand: The School Day celebrations began with a ceremonial welcome to the chief guest Most Rev. bishop, Rev. Fr. Chacko Muthoottil, the Provincial Superior, Rev. Fr. Sebastian Kumar M.F. 6.Longo: A few lay brothers of the members of Legion of Mary from Vizhinjam, Kerala had come over to St. Mary s parish, Longo in They stayed in the villages, visited families, prayed with them, and shared with them the God experience, under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Jose Michael Annibhavan, the parish priest and Rev. Fr. Jaya Prakash Bonthu and Rev. Fr. Showry Babu Vara. They had taught action songs, and strengthened the faith on rosary and other Marian devotion. They also started the Legion of Mary at Chasa, a sub-station of Longo parish.

4 7.Nadipalli: Feast of Holy Trinity: This is an annual feast of the parish of Nadipalli. Every year as a spiritual preparation for this feast, we conduct three days of conventions with the help of the priests and parishners. The feast is being celebrated every year in a grand manner. On this day, on behalf of the parish, the poor people are satisfied with food and gifted with cloths. Brother s ministry in the villages: The ministry starts at the week of 1 st July every year. The motto of ministry is to teach catechism to the faithful and children, visiting the families, sharing their joys and sorrows, bringing awareness and their responsibility in the church and in their communities and also motivating the youth to commit themselves in the activities of the church. This ministry helps us to mould our way of life and also to become an eminent preachers of the Gospel.

5 Youth meeting at Ayyapparajugudem: It is great pleasure to report the youth meeting which was organized with a day talk for the youth. More than 200 youths from different sub-stations were gathered at Ayyapparajugudem, a sub-station of Nadipalli parish. Every year the parish priest arranges regular meetings and awareness programs, especially for their better growth in the present society. The meeting was ended with the Holy Eucharist celebration by the parish priest. The New Church Inauguration at Ramachandrapuram: The long cherished desire of Ramachandrapuram faithful to have a church which could accommodate many and also for their desire to experience God s presence was fulfilled last year. The church was consecrated in the name of Our Lady of Carmel to the church, Eluru diocese and in particular to the people or faithful of Ramachandrapuram.

6 Retreat for the parishners: The three day charismatic convention was arranged in the parish by Rev. Fr. Rejimon, the Parish priest of Nadipalli. So effectively for 3days that people from different walks of life could experience the healing power of God and his loving mercy. Christmas celebrations in the parish: Christmas was a joyful occasion for the world. The mid night Holy Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Prabhakar, the Rector of the Major Seminary situated in the parish. The preparation and the visitation of the crib was a special attraction of the celebration. Three New Grottos in Nadipalli Parish The statue of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception was constructed and blessed by Rev. Fr. Rejimon, the parish priest, at Kalarayanagudem, a sub-station of Nadipalli parish, on 23 rd of December, The statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus was blessed and inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Prabhakar Vangala, the Rector of Holy Trinity Major Seminary, at Penumenurigudem, a sub-station of Nadipalli parish. The statue of Our Lady of Perpetual Health was blessed and inaugurated by Rev. Fr.

7 Jaison Kalathiparambil, the Correspondent of Holy Trinity English Medium School. 8.NTR Colony: NTR Colony is the newly erected mission parish. It is entrusted to the pastoral care of the Congregation of Missionaries of Faith. The people here are under the poverty line and so many are ill-literates. Only 23 families are Catholics and many others are catechumens. It is situated near to our Provincial House. The missionaries started different tuition centers in the substations in order to improve the education of the poor students who were studying in the Government Schools where the proper education was poor in condition. We meet the faithful very often in order to keep them alive in faith and we conduct different prayer meetings and different devotions to these people who are so marginalized in their daily status of life. The people here are very much interested in the spiritual duties and they spend more time for prayer. They always seek the presence of the priest for their guidance.

8 2. Priestly Meeting: The 3rd M.F. Annual Priestly meeting was held on 18 &19 th of January, 2012 at the Provincialate, Eluru. On the first day of the meeting, the priests had recollection and Holy Hour. On the second day, the priests had the open mutual dialogue. Rev. Fr. Chacko Muthoottil, the Provincial Superior and counselors presided over the meeting. The priests had discussed about the Charism of the congregation, the growth and development of the congregation. During the meeting, the priests also had cooperated and shared their valuable suggestions, opinions, views for the future growth of the Province. 3. Holy Orders: Diaconate: Acolyte & Lectorate: