The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) of Gulbarga Deanery celebrated its Convention Day on Saturday, February 15, at the Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral, Kalaburagi. The event witnessed the participation of around 120 children from various parishes, including Wadi, Shahabad, Chittapur, Sedam, Chincholli, Kotnoor, and Sirnur. The program began with an introductory talk by Fr. Abhishek […]
Bhalki: The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) of Gulbarga Diocese launched its Jubilee Year 2025 with a grand celebration, Chinnara Mahotsav 2025, held from January 12 to 14 at the Infant Jesus Shrine in Bhalki. The event brought together around 400 MCA children who participated enthusiastically, showcasing their talents and deepening their faith. The three-day program […]
A day’s Pastoral consultations programme was held at ORBIT for the Director, Parish Priests, and Religious Superiors of the Bidar and Gulbarga deaneries on 6 December 2022. Rev Fr. Faustine Lobo, Parish Priest of Kinnigoly Parish, Mangalore, and Rev Fr. Theyol Machado SJ, from Vijyapura Mission, was the resource person for the day and discussed […]
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 […]
MCA (Missionary Childhood Association) animator’s training was held at Bhalki on Thursday 30 June 2022. All the animators of MCA from various mission centers presented their annual reports of the activities done in the year 2021-22. Bishop Robert Miranda and Fr Gerald Sagar, the director of MCA were the resource persons of the day. They presented […]
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 […]
The Clergy of Gulbarga Diocese had their annual retreat from 25-29 November at Sugyan, the Diocesan Pastoral Centre . Rev Fr Selva Rathinam SJ, President of Jnana Deepa Vidyapeet, Pune, the retreat preacher led the group of Priests into a deep spiritual insights and experiences .
GDES had organised Prathibha Karanji in view of Bhalki Jathra for the boarding children of all our Catholich Institutions, which was held on 26th October 2019. About 250 children participated. Children were motivated to grow in faith and wisdom and form themselves for better future.