Jeevan Jyothi camp was held on October 15-18, 2023 at Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki and it was inaugurated by Rev Fr Stany Lobo, and Fr Sachin Christy, the youth coordinator of Youvachethana. A total of 50 participants were divided into four different groups, with each group having one animator on hand to perform the animation […]
The Diocese of Gulbarga inaugurated its Ecclesiastical Tribunal at Yesu Nilya, Bhalki on 5 October 2023. At the beginning Rev Dr Laurdusamy, President of CLSI and Canon Law professor of St Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bangalore instructed on the canonical aspects of Catholic marriage for the priests and the sisters. Later with the decree of the […]
A Youth Retreat was organized by the Youvachethana, Gulbarga Diocese on 1-2 October 2023 at the Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki under the guidance of the Youth Director, Fr Sachin Christy. There were four preachers at the event, namely Fr Arogya Das, Fr Anil Prasad, Fr Lawrence, and Fr Clary D’Souza, who helped the youth to […]
The mission orientation program was organized throughout the Diocese of Gulbarga to keep Parish Pastoral team active and effective in the parish. Santhpur Zone: Santhpur Zone Mission Orientation Program was organized on 16 June 2023 at Holy Cross Church, Santhpur. Zonal priests, and religious and Parish Pastoral Council members of Santhpur, Ujini, Ekamba, and […]
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 […]