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The Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) is the first indigenous religious congregation in India.

News Update (14/08/2018)

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News Update (14 August 2018)

1. The Prior General’s canonical visitation in Dharamaram College, Bengaluru was held from 17 July to 6 August 2018. St. Mary’s Bhavan, newly constructed residence for our members in St. Mary’s farm campus was blessed by Rev. Fr. Prior General on 29 July 2018. Rev. Fr. Rector, Fathers and Brothers from Dharmaram and the staff of St. Mary’s attended the ceremony.

2. Rev. Fr. Prior General made the canonical visitation of St. Paul’s Province, Mysuru on 7 and 8 August 2018. The renewal program of the second batch of the province was held from August 8-11, 2018. In the inaugural session, Rev. Fr. Provincial welcomed the members and Rev. Fr. Prior General gave the orientation talk. Fr. Benny Nalkara, Fr. Thomas Thekkel, Fr. Gilson John, Fr. Shaji Kochuthara, Fr. Thomas Parayil and Mr. Johny M. K. presented the topics and the participants seriously involved in the discussions. On August 11, 2018, the province gathering was held followed by the meeting of superiors and heads of institutions.

3. CMI Higher Education Round Table was held on August 4, 2018, at CMI Generalate, Chavara Hills, Kakkanad on August 4, 2018. It has been a gathering of CMIs involved in Higher Education with a special focus on Soft Skills. Fr. Sebastian Thekkedathu, General Councillor for Education and Media led the prayer and welcomed the gathering. The major sessions were handled by Mr. Benny Kurian - corporate trainer, focusing on Relationship building and solidarity in institutions; Fr. Jose Kuriedath – veteran educationist and thinker, touching on Practical aspects of Value Formation at the level of higher education and Fr. Chilton George Fernandez – Director of Ashray, dealt with the Issues among the youth and how counselling could be effective at higher education level to reach out to the students. The Open Forum was moderated by Fr. Joseph Paikada from St Joseph’s College, Devagiri who was recently nominated to the Syndicate of Calicut University. The current issues like difficulties in starting new self-financing courses, grant-in-aid, the appointment of staff in private colleges, proposed changes by the Central Government in higher education administration, UGC norms in conflict with state government policies, etc., were discussed during this session.

4. CMI Pastors’ Meet - A workshop of CMI members involved in parish ministry with a focus on “Towards More Effective CMI Pastoral Outreach” was held at CMI Prior General’s House, Chavara Hills, during 30 July to 2 August 2018, which was attended by sixty participants, consisting of five Vicar Provincials and Provincial Councillors of Evangelization and Pastoral Ministry and a number of parish priests and their associates. The programme was inaugurated by Fr. Varghese Vithayathil, Vicar General and General Councillor for Social Apostolate; Fr. Sebastian Thekkedathu and Fr. Antony Elamthottam, General Councillors, presided over the Eucharist and preached the homily. Resource persons: Fr. Joy Philip Kakkanattu CMI, Fr. Jose Chiramel from Mount Saint Thomas, Sr. Shubha CMC, Advocate Litto Palathingal, Fr. Varghese Perumayan from Ernakulam, Fr. Sony Palathra, and Fr. Paulson Muthipeedika. They offered enlightening presentations on various themes closely associated with the ministries offered in the context of parishes. There were also three sharing sessions in which members shared their pastoral experiences highlighting best pastoral practices and group discussions along with an Open Forum to discuss how the pastoral ministry offered by CMIs could be made more effective. In the concluding session, Fr. James Katteth and Fr. Joy Arackal offered their impressions on the programme; Fr. Jose Kuriedath, Provincial of Sacred Heart Province, Kochi, offered a meaningful concluding address, and Fr. James Madathikandam made the vote of thanks. Fr. Saju Chackalackal, General Councillor for Evangelization and Pastoral Ministry, organized the workshop with the wholehearted support of the Chavara Hills community members.

5. Renewal Programme of the College going Scholastics ULSAH 2018, was conducted on 10-12 August 2018 at Chavara Hills, Kakkanad. Seventy brothers from eight provinces attended the programme. In the inaugural session Fr. Joshy Cheruparambil, general formation coordinator, welcomed the gathering and Rev. Fr. Vicar General gave the orientation talk. There were four input sessions based on the topics of renewal programme by Fr. Biju Kootaplackal, Rev. Fr. Vicar General, Fr. Shinto Kanjiramattam and Fr. Jose Kuriyedath. Apart from these, there was a session on Eucharistic Spirituality for our times, by Fr. Rijo Payyappilly and a Sharing by Dr. Augustine Alanchery on the expectation on the Scholastics. Each session was followed by a panel discussion presided over by the scholastics and an open discussion.

6. The heavy monsoon rain partially sank the Kuttanad region with water and made huge collapses in the outer bunds of paddy field. Several regions, especially Kainakary, the birthplace of our Holy Founder, and the nearby areas are the worst affected places. Houses are partially or fully destroyed by water. Thousands of people have been displaced. Many poor families, who cannot afford to move out, are still staying back and hundreds of thousands of people are sheltered in relief camps. Almost the entire cultivation is damaged by the flood. The damage done to the houses, livestock and vegetation will seriously affect the people around this area. Under the auspices of CEVA, Fr. Thomas Kallukalam and Fr. Thomas Irumpukuthiyil with their team in Chavara Bhavan, Kainakari, have already reached out to the affected people in the locality. With the financial support of Christ University, Bangalore, we could distribute kits of food and other essential items to 274 families costing about Rs. 300,000 (Three lakhs) as immediate relief. Similarly, relief measures are carried out by the Provinces of Trivandrum, Kottayam and the many dioceses. Yet, in the course of time, people in Kuttanad would need generous support from people of good will to resume their normal life and to make their own homes liveable. Let’s continue to support them wholeheartedly.

7. Rain wreaks havoc in Malabar. Districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram are witnessing a trail of destruction in flooding and landslide following heavy rain. Many Families, especially Catholic and agricultural families have been affected in the form of partial or complete damage of houses, loss of agricultural crops, waterlogging inside the houses, displacement due to waterlogging, scarcity of food and dress in rehabilitation camp etc. CMI St. Thomas Province has already initiated the relief and rehabilitation work. Let’s join our hands together with them in reaching out to the suffering people.

8. Gathering of Jubilarians: Get together and Golden Jubilee celebration of priestly ordination will be on 15, 16 and 17 January 2019 and first Profession will be on 22, 23 and 24 January 2019 at Chavara Hills, Kakkanad.
Get together and Silver Jubilee celebration of priestly ordination will be on 18, 19 and 20 January 2019 and first profession will be on 25, 26 and 27 January 2019 at Chavara Hills, Kakkand.

9. The Major Superiors’ Meeting and General Formation Council will be held in Dharmaram College, Bangalore from 24th to 27th August 2018.

10. PG Diary
Rev. Fr. General began his canonical visitation at Carmel Vidya Bhavan, Pune on 12 August 2018 and will leave for Wardha on 14th August.

11. Congratulations and Best wishes to
? Fr. Joy P. T. of Christ College, Irinjalakuda, who was conferred by the Kerala Sports Council G.V. Raja best physical education teacher award (College level).
? Fr. Lijo Brahmakulam, Principal, Christ Academy, CBSE, Begur, for the best principal award from National Education and Human Resource Development Organization, Mumbai for outstanding performance by students in All India Swatch Bharath Art competition held in 2017-18.

12. Upcoming Events (Evangelization and Pastoral Ministry)
? Updating on the Bible and Teachings of the Church: At Poornodaya, Bhopal from 12-16 November 2018.
? Updating on the Bible and Teachings of the Church: At Chavara Hills, Kakkanad, from 14-16 December 2018.
? CMI Retreat Preachers’ Meet: Get-together of CMI retreat preachers during 21-25 January 2019, at CSR, Pariyaram.
? CMI Mission Year: 1 October 2018 – 31 October 2019.
? CMI Mission Congress: Friday, 27 September 2019 – Tuesday, 1 October 2019.

13. Upcoming Events (Education and Mass Media)
? CMI Board of Education Meet will be held on 19 August 2018 from 9 am to 4 pm for Councillors of Education from all the provinces and representatives.
? School Education Summit for CMIs Teaching/Administering in CMI Schools: 19-20 October 2018 at Christ University Engineering Campus, Mysore Road, Bangalore.
? CMI Alumni of Christ Deemed to be University meet on 18 October 2018, at the Engineering faculty, Kengeri Campus, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.

14. Upcoming Events (Formation Coordination)
? Formators’ In-Service Training: 28-30 September 2018, at Chavara Hills, Kakkanad.
? College going brothers meet for North Indian Provinces: 03-04 November 2018, at Poornodaya Training Centre, Bhopal.
? Freshers’ Meet: Gathering of First-year aspirants on 17 November 2018, at Chavara Hills, Kakkanad.
? Regents Meet, at Chavara Hills on November 27-30
? Mission Provincials Meet: on 7 December 2018, at Chavara Dham, Budhni.



15. † Let’s Remember the Departed Souls
? Rev. Fr. Antony Payyappilly CMI (74) (Devamatha Province, Thrissur) slept in the Lord on, 5 August 2018 morning. His funeral was held on 6 August 2018 at 2.30 pm at St. Xavier’s Carmel Monastery, Pullur.
? Mr. Thomas Antony (81), beloved father of Fr. Jogy Marangattu CMI (St. Joseph's Province, Thiruvananthapuram) passed away on Monday, 23 July 2018. The funeral was held at 2.00 pm on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 at Sacred Heart Parish, Chethipuzha.
? Mr. M. C. Ulahannan (84), beloved father of Fr. Renny Malana CMI (St. Paul's Province, Mysuru) slept in the Lord on 28 July 2018 at 10.00 pm. His funeral took place at St. George Church, Kolavayal, Kasargod, on Sunday, 29 July 2018 at 4 pm.
? Mr. M.P. Devassy (88), beloved father of Fr. Francis Manavalan CMI (Sacred Heart Province, Kochi) was called to eternal reward on 1 August 2018, morning. His funeral was on 2 August 2018 at 3 pm at Holy Cross, Forane Church, Manjapra.
? Mrs. Rosamma Thomas (78), beloved mother of Rev. Fr. Tomy Kattampally CMI (St. Joseph's Province, Thiruvananthapuram) slept in the Lord on Thursday, 2 Aug 2018. Her funeral was held at St. George Forane Church, Edathua on Saturday, 4 August 2018 at 11.30am.
? Mrs. Annamma Paily (91), beloved mother of Rev. Fr. Jose Pattathil CMI (St. Xavier's Province, Rajkot) was called for eternal reward on 5 August 2018.Her funeral was held on the same day at 4.30 pm at Mannamkandam Parish.
? Mr. V. L. Luka (89), beloved father of Fr. Lukose Vallikkattukuzhy CMI (St. Joseph Province, Kottayam) was called to eternal reward on, 7 August 2018, morning. His funeral was on Saturday, 11 August 2018 at 9.00 am at Mar Sleeva Forane Church, Cherpumkal.
? Mr. Chacko (85), beloved Brother of Bro. Joseph Mathew Elanjipuram CMI, (St. Joseph Province, Kottayam) was called to eternal reward on 2 August 2018. His funeral was held on Friday, 3 August 2018 at 11 am at St. Mary's Forane Church, Alacode (Kannur).
? Sr. Baptista OSB (75), beloved sister of our dear Fr. Thomas Kochumuttam CMI (St. John's Province, Bijnor) has left for her eternal reward on 5 August 2018. Her funeral was held on 6 August 2018, 11:30 am at Ashirbhavan Priory, Bhopal.




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