ICYM office bearers meeting was held at Holy Redeemer Church, Bhalki on 05 January 2023. ICYM secretaries from all the parishes presented their annual reports and analyzed their activities. They also presented their youth statistics, making the meeting more informative. Rev Fr Christuraj, the Youth Director, split the group into discussion groups and gave his […]
The celebration of Bhalki Jathrostva 2022 and Ruby Jubilee of Bidar Mission took place at Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki on 4-6 November 2022. The celebration of Jathra began in Bhalki City with the procession of the Infant Jesus. Most Rev Dr. Alyosious Paul DSouza, Bishop emeritus of Mangalore, and Most Rev Dr. Robert Miranda, bishop […]
Bhalki Zone Youth Programme was held on 25 September 2020 at Holy Redeemer Church, Bhalki. The first session was conducted by Fr. Sachin Christy the resource person of the day, who spoke about the Church, and the responsibility of the youth towards the Church. Fr. Clary emphasized the importance of the Sacrament of Recollection and prepared […]
A gathering of lay evangelizers was organized at Yesu Nilaya, Bhalki on 17 July 2022 for the purpose of sharing mission experiences and contributing to the service of the Church. The topic shared in the meeting was the need for lay evangelizers in today’s society. At the meeting, Rev. Fr Gerald Sagar, the commission secretary […]
The Deanery Level Pastoral Councils met on the 10 July 2022 Sunday at 2.30 pm at the Mother Theresa Community Hall, Mother Divine Grace Cathedral, Gulbarga for the Gulbarga Deanery, and at Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki for the Bidar Deanery. Attendees of the meeting included parish priests, vice presidents, secretaries, and superiors of religious communities. […]
Deanery-wise Mission Orientation Programme was organized on Saturday 11, 2022 at Yesu Nilaya, Bhalki at 9:00 am for the Bidar Deanery and on Sunday 12, 2022 at Sugyan. Very Rev. Fr. Praveen D’Souza, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of Franciscans, was an inspiration to the priests and sisters. This Orientation Programme explained the mission approach and the thrust areas […]
The ICYM of Bhalki centre organized a day’s programme for the youth of Bhalki center on 17 October, 2021. About 70 youth from Bhalki, Mural and Beeri-B villages actively took part in the animation programme. Fr. Christhu Raj SDB spoke to the youth and stressed the importance of participating in the Holy Eucharist. Later, during […]
The Diocesan level Missionary Childhood association members meet Suvarthe Chinnara Ustava 2020 was held on 25-26 Jan 2020 at Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki. Chinnara Ustava began at 6.00 pm on 25th with the prayer service after which children in groups presented themselves with various cultural activities. Fr. Faustine lobo, the Regional coordinator was the chief guest of the […]
Bhalki Jathrotsava 2019, the Annual Feast of Infant Jesus celebrated at Bhalki, on 8-10 November 2019 was indeed a memorable event. Jathra celebration began with the Benediction followed by procession around Bhalki city on 8th November at 4.00 pm. During the procession, the priests delivered a brief message of the Gospel in three different places in the […]
In view of Bhalki Jathra the Volley ball and Throw ball Tournament was organised at Divya Jyothi School ground, Bhalki on 2nd November 2019. Rev. Fr Santhosh Dais and Rev. Fr Vincent Pereira were the chief guests of the day. 13 teams from various churches participated in the tournament. Talmadige youth won the 1st place in Volleyball […]