Vol.: One Hundred and Nine February CNI Bishop's Council 2016

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1 February 2016 Monthly newsletter of the Diocese of Durgapur Donation: Rs. 5/- CNI Bishop's Council 2016 From Saturday the 20th to Monday the 22nd of February 2016, for a duration of three days, the Church of North India (CNI), held its "Bishops Council 2016" at the Diocesan Bhavan Campus of the Diocese of Durgapur in the "Steel City" of Durgapur in the state of West Bengal. A total of seventeen Bishops, including the The Most Revd. Pradip Kumar Samantaroy, Moderator and The Rt. Revd. P. C. Singh, Deputy Moderator, CNI, along with Mr. Alwan Masih, General Secretary of CNI Synod, participated in the "Bishop's Council 2016". The council commenced with a Holy Communion Church Service at the St. Michael's & All Angel's Cathedral, Mother church of the Diocese of Durgapur. Homily for this Holy Communion Service was given by The Rt. Revd. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, Bishop of Durgapur. The service was celebrated by The Most Revd. Pradip Kumar Samantaroy, Moderator of the CNI and Bishop of Amritsar Diocese. Following the Holy Communion service the Bishop's attended a session of "UCPI Annual Thanksgiving Service Envisioning", facilitated by Fr. Johnson of the United Christian Prayer for India (UCPI). It was a great opportunity for the Bishop's to know more about an acceleration, occurring through a movement called United Christian Contd on Page...2 In the past twelve years of his bishopric, The Rt. Revd. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, Bishop of Diocese of Durgapur, Church of North India (CNI), has the developed the Diocese by leaps and bounds. Apart from solving huge loads of Festival of Joy 2016 Many Christians strongly believe and have witnessed that "Jesus Christ heals even today". When Jesus walked on earth, he did many miracles, among which were also the mental, physical and spiritual healing of people. He inspired His disciples that, they or we shall do greater miracles than Him. Inspired by this strong mandate directly from Christ Jesus, The Rt. Revd. Dr. Probal inherited court case, legal litigations, feuds and various other problems, Bishop has been able to build more than twenty new churches, develop the institutions, make new qualified priests and introduce various result Kanto Dutta, Bishop of Diocese of Durgapur, has implemented various religious programmes of healing in the Diocese. The establishing of the "Prayer Shawl Ministry" and "The International Order of St. Luke The Physician, India" continues to be a strong proof and witness to this commitment. "Festival of Joy" has been a great programme of such nature that has bearing programmes of both social and ministerial development. In order to thank God, for His abundant blessings on this Diocese, every year the Bishop has been organising the Annual gained immense popularity over that past six years and more. Like every year this year too in 2016 the programme was organised in a huge way at seven different locations, namely on the 14th of January at Khejuri, on the 17th and 18th at Coonor, on the 22nd at Durgapur, on the 23rd and 24th at Bankura, on the 26th and 27th at Purulia, on the 30th and 31st at Sarenga and on the 2nd of Thanksgiving Service in a big way. Like every year this year too, this service was organised on the 1st Sunday in the month of February on 7th, at 8:30 AM. A total of nearly four thousand believers congregational February at Mankar. The Festival of Joy has a two pronged approach, the first being Jesus' Healing and the second is the Medical Healing. Like every year, Dr. Mike Sabback, members of the Diocese, along with the Diocesan clergy, staff, institutional representatives, project personnel and thirty four international friends and wellwishers from all over the world participated Contd on Page... brought along with him two teams (a total of 20 members) from the Seacoast Church, USA, to minister and teach Jesus' Healing and provide medical consultation and surgical help to the

2 needy. At every locations in the morning registered individuals attend the Healing teaching sessions to become healers themselves thereby spread the healing service. Typically in the afternoon, Dr. Mike and his team would set up a clinic to see patients, prescribe medicines & reading glasses. In the evening the festival at the different locations were attended by thousands of people of various religion, caste, colour, creed and sex seeking mental, physical or spiritual healing. The evening programme began It is indeed a matter of great joy and previlege for me to write to you in the capacity of the Editor-In-Chief of this highly appreciated (by you its ardent readers, supporters and wellwishers) newsletter. The previous year has been good, we have seen an increase in the number of recipients. However the postal mailing list has gone down, which does not mean that we have reduced readership, but on the contrary proves that many of our readers have shifted to electronic media. This in turn also reduces the postal expenses. At that start of this year we have been more than happy to have been able to host thirty four international friends and well-wishers from all over the world, through our three eventful days of Inter Project Cultural Meet, Tribal Award E ditorial everywhere with praise and worship followed by the sharing of the Word of God and ending with individual prayers by the prayer warriors for each and every person attending the festival. The OSL India healing prayer warriors, member of the Daughters of the King, women of the Prayer Shawl Ministry and various diocesan clergy coupled with the Seacoast Prayer warriors to administering healing. People from far off places of different faiths attended this year's "Festival of Joy". Pankaj Pande Ceremony, garden Dinner Party and the Annual Thanksgiving Service. We have been able to start the year with various inaugurations of construction projects such as the laura Hewitt Administrative Block for the Good Shepherd Eye Hospital, Harmony Home Music Hall for DCSDC, the St. Paul s Church Baramara etc. The partnerships through projects have been established. We have further been blessed to have been able to host a successful Bishop s Council of the Church of North India, for the first time in Durgapur. The road ahead is challenging, the work and load has grown by leaps and bounds, but we are certain that through the grace of Almighty we shall carry on with the good work. Trishikh Dasgupta Editor-in-chief : Trishikh Dasgupta Editorial Assistance : Prosenjit Chowdhury, Akash Das Published by Rt. Rev. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta on behalf of Diocese of Durgapur, CNI, Diocesan Bhavan, Dr. Martin Luther King Road, Bidhan Nagar, Durgapur , District Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Ph. & Fax: newsletterdeep@gmail.com Contd from Page...1 Prayer for India (UCPI), which for the first time is bringing together a collaboration of Catholic, Episcopal, Pentecostal and Charismatic leaders and churches on the same platform. This Bishop's Council, had been very innovatively designed for the Bishop's not only to meet as a group of governing entities to take business retrospections and decisions, but also as an opportunity to interact as fellow students, learning and benefitting from professional training sessions. Keeping this need for training in mind the council also had two trainings offered by professionals in their respective fields. Hence following the "UCPI Envisioning" session, the Bishop's participated in an innovative two day rigorous training programme on leadership "Operation Nehemiah", conducted by internationally recognised and acclaimed trainer, Dr. Madana Kumar of Menorah Leadership Ministries, Bangalore. Assisting him in the in this Holy Communion Service. The international guests were, namely from, Seacoast Church, USA, United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod & Eastern Synod, United Kingdom, Diocese of Western North Carolina, USA, Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, USA, United Church of Australia Queensland Synod, Common Global Ministries & Disciples of Christ, USA and the International Order of St. Luke The Physician, USA. The service commenced with a procession starting from the main CNI Bishop's Council 2016 felicitation was Mr. Arpit Wagmare, Coordinator/Director at Transition Network. Next day on Sunday the 21st of February, the Bishops attended the Sunday Morning Eucharist, Holy Communion at the St. Michael's & All Angel's Cathedral at Durgapur. The Most Revd. Pradip Kumar Samantaroy, preached the sermon for the day and The Rt. Revd. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, Bishop of Durgapur celebrated the service. To meet and greet the Bishops, more than three hundred congregational members from various churches attended this Holy Communion Service. On this same day The Rt. Revd. P. C. Singh, Deputy Moderator, CNI, went to preach at the Durgapur United Church, the first CNI church in the Steel City of Durgapur. The Rt. Revd. Ashok Biswas, on the same day went to preach at the Central Church in Bankura. Both these services were well attended by local congregational members and also by people from far and beyond. At 6:45 PM on Sunday gate of the Diocesan Bhavan campus in Durgapur on Dr. Martin Luther King road, then travelling through Aldrin Path and ending at the back gate of the St. Michael's School Durgapur on Astronauts Avenue. Revd. Helga Cornell of the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod, United Kingdom preached the sermon for the service. The Rt. Rev. Whayne Miller Hougland, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, USA was the celebrant for the service. Revd. Subrata Sarkar, renowned translator, translated the 2 evening a special cultural programme was hosted in Honour of the Bishop's by the Women of Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service (DWFCS), Diocese of Durgapur. Children of the Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC), mesmerised the audience with their classical & folk dances, songs and String Orchestra. The DCSDC string orchestra under the leadership of Ruth Pugh, played on violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar and keyboards really touched the hearts of the Bishops. The following day on Monday the 22nd of February the council has its Business Session, after which the Council officially concluded. This was indeed a matter of great honour for the people of Diocese of Durgapur to have been able to hold the Bishop's Council. We pray to God for providing good guidance, knowledge, wisdom, vision and strengths to the leadership of the Church of North India, for years to come, to execute God's mission on Earth. Trishikh Dasgupta Contd from Page...1 Annual Thanksgiving Service sermon and greetings in the native Bengali tongue. Children of the Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC) string orchestra under the leadership of Ms. Ruth Pugh, played music for the service. Also children from St. Michael's School and the Junior Daughters of the King presented special songs at the service. It was indeed a great opportunity for the people and friends of the Diocese of Durgapur to give thanks to God for His abundant blessings. Samuel Halder

3 The music programme of the Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC) of the Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service (DWFCS), Diocese of Durgapur, Church of North India (CNI), has grown leaps and bound under the able mentorship of Ms. Ruth Pugh, Missionary, Music teacher from the Methodist Church, United Kingdom. Under her tutoring the children have learned to play the violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, ukulele, recorder (flute), boom-whackers, piano and the keyboard. Many children have passed different grade examinations for different musical instruments with the The Good Shepherd Eye Hospital in Durgapur, from its very inception on Friday the 1st of February 2013, till date has seen thousands of people with eye ailments and conducted more than 500 cataract, Phaco and other surgeries. The Inauguration of St. Paul's Church, Baramara The Baramara village is situated in a very interior forest region of Bihnupur in the state of West Bengal. A handful of Christian families have been diligently worship our Risen Lord for many decades, sometime under a tree or a temporary shed or at someone's humble adobe. The people of this region have been praying very hard now for many years for a concrete Church, a place of Worship, a House of their Lord. Transforming this dream into reality on Monday the 1st of February 2016, a newly constructed concrete "St. Paul's Church Baramara" was inaugurated by The Rt. Revd. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, Bishop, Diocese of Durgapur. This church was built on land donated by a local woman, along with contributions from the congregational members, help from the Diocese Trinity College of Music London. Apart from this they have been invited to play their melodious music at various churches, schools, hotels and organisations, apart from being invited to play at other Dioceses of CNI, all over India. The children have been practicing and learning these instruments from scratch, for just more than three years now. Apart from playing classical master pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Handle, Franc etc. they play tri-lingual christian music along with catchy Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood numbers. This sudden boom in musical development, led to a space crunch for facility has also gained Hospital status from the Government, as a hospital primarily serving the poor and marginalised sections of our society, irrespective of caste, colour, creed or sex. As per the Government and the Seacoast Church, USA. Present for the inauguration was Dr. Mike Sabback along with eight other members from the Seacoast Church USA. Dr. Sabback shared the Good News of the Gospel with the people at the church inauguration service. It is really a blessing from God that more than twenty new churches have been constructed in the Diocese of Durgapur in the last ten years plus, when many churches in different parts of the world are closing down. We wish the people of Baramara all the best, may they grow in their ministry in years to come. Debojit Das Inauguration of Harmony Home the children to practice their pieces in a dedicated environment, which in turn led to the construction of a huge solely dedicated music Hall cum practice area cum instrument store for the programme. Giving shape to this dream on Friday the 5th of February 2016 a music hall by the name of "Harmony Home" was inaugurated by Ms. Ruth Pugh at the Diocesan Bhavan Campus in Durgapur. The inauguration was done in presence of Mrs. Rita Dutta, President DWFCS, members of DWFCS Executive Committee, representatives of the Diocesan Clergy & Staff, children and staff of DCSDC and thirty four international friends and well-wishers from all over the world. The music room is a generous gift from the members of St. Michael's Church, Charleston, USA. Rita Dutta Inauguration of Laura Hewitt Administrative Block requirements the Hospital needed an Administrative Block. Hence recently on Friday the 5th of February a new block by the name of "Laura Hewitt Administrative Block" was inaugurated by Mrs. Rita Dutta, President, Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service (DWFCS). It is a generous contribution by the members of St. Michael's Church, Charleston, USA. The block is named after Mrs. Laura Hewitt of St. Michael's Church, Charleston, a great The Diocese of Durgapur is in continuous journey with the subaltern since % members of this Diocese are Tribal. Therefore the Diocese cannot think the journey without these tribal people. There are various projects and schemes, which are running for the upliftment of the Tribal in all respect. Efforts are being made for the socio-economic growth and the socio-cultural development of the tribal in the area. The Tribal Award is one such initiative taken by the Diocese to give encouragement and recognition to tribal writers and social workers. This is the 10th year, the Diocese is giving these awards to the tribal people since Tribal Award for the recognised social writer is given in the memory of Rev. P.O. Bodding, whose contribution to Santali literature is immense. Similarly the tribal award for the best recognised social worker is given in the memory of Revd. J.P. Hastings, who has worked among the Santal tribe and spent most of his life with the Tribal people to develop their sociopolitical and socioeducational status. 3 supporter of the project who has been taken to the Lord. The programme was attended by various diocesan clergy, staff, staff & students of DCSDC, women of DWFCS and thirty four international friends and well-wishers. Anamika Dasgupta Tribal Award 2015 This year the Tribal Award Ceremony was held on 6th February, The Chief Guest for the function was The Rev. David Baker, Moderator, Queensland Synod, Uniting Church of Australia and the Guest of Honour was Rev. Dr. Deenabandhu Manchala, Secretary of Common Global Ministry and Disciple of Christ, USA. Both of them were honoured by Rt. Rev.(Dr.) Probal Kanto Dutta. In his welcome speech, Bishop Dutta introduced the guests and all other delegates from abroad. Bishop further explained the necessity of the Tribal Award and also about the 10 years successful journey with the Tribal people. This year the award for best writer was given to Mr. Gour Chandra Murmu and the best social worker was awarded to Mr. Sius Soren. Also the "Poor and Brilliant Student Award" was given to Ms. Sauri Mardi, to assist and promote her educational endeavours. All the awards were handed over by the Chief Guest

4 Rev. David Baker. During the award giving ceremony, a Tribal research book, by the name of Aspects of Tribal Culture Part-II was inaugurated by Revd. Dr. Deenabandhu Manchala. This book has been edited by Dr. G. B. Sural, who in his speech shared elaborately about the contents of the book written by different writers and eminent scholars. In the last part of the ceremony an on stage cultural The child development programme of Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service (DWFCS), Diocese of Durgapur, Church of North India (CNI), is presently looking after 350 underprivileged children from slums and interior villages through its six child development centres and four residential hostels. The children at these centres get valuable exposure to an all round holistic development. Promotion and practice of culture is a very important part of their development curriculum. Keeping this in mind every year, on a Friday evening before the 1st Sunday in the month of February; all these centre children come together to participate in the Annual Inter Project Cultural meet. This year, this gala musical extravaganza was held on the 5th of February at the Diocesan Bhavan grounds in Durgapur. Children from the six different centres, namely, Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC), Inter-Faith Community Study Centre (IFCSC) Bankura, Community Study Centre Purulia programme was organised for the gathering. Many colourful Tribal dances were performed and different musical instruments were played by the dancing group from Kuchlaghati, Metela and Hatbari of Srenga Project and also from Kochpara Pastorate. At the end Rev. Ramesh Chandra Kisku, Convenor, Tribal Award Committee gave the vote of thanks thereby concluding the function. Ramesh Chandra Kisku Inter Project Cultural Meet (CSCP), Adra Child Study Centre (ACSC), Raniganj Child Study Centre (RCSC) and Baldahura Child Development Centre (BCDC), performed at this cultural fest. Chief Guest for the function was Mrs. Judi Gustafson, Chairperson, Companion Diocese of Western North Carolina. Present for the functions were, the centre students, their parents & teachers, members of diocesan clergy & staff, members of DWFCS (Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service) and thirty four international friends from all over the world. The amazing classical and modern dance fusion, with mindblowing flash of laser lights coupled with an amazing sound system really mesmerised the audience. String instrument recitals by the children of DCSDC really captured the hearts of the audiences. This programme has been only possible through the divine guidance of God, vision of Mrs. Rita Dutta, President, DWFCS and the love and labour of the women of Durgapur Diocese. Raja Moses Inter Project Sports Meet 2016 The Inter Project Sports Meet of the child development centres of the DWFCS (Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service), Diocese of Durgapur, CNI (Church of North India) is a much anticipated, adrenaline rushing gala, highly competitive, physical event of great sportsmanship. Every year it is held at the St. Michael's School in Durgapur on the 23rd of January, on the birthday of one of India's great freedom fighter's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This year too, on this day, children from the six child development centres, namely, Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC), Inter-Faith On Sunday the 31st of January 2016, the members of St. Peter's church CNI, Badoligarh along with their Presbyter-In-Charge Revd. Kamal Badal Khalkho took an initiative of cleaning and maintenance. On this eventful day the church members were gladly joined by Red Cross Society member Mr. Rajender Sharma (secretary) of district Jamtara, who guided the effort. This event was supported by church members, namely, Mr. Jewel murmu (secretary), Mr. Anil kor (Treasurer), Mr. Sandip Murmu, Mr. Steven Vivek, Mr. Sanjay Murmu, Mr. Ajit Horro, Phacoemulsification or Phaco Surgery is a modern cataract surgery, in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece. Then a lense is inserted and fewer stitches are required to close the Community Study Centre (IFCSC) Bankura, Community Study Centre Purulia (CSCP), Adra Child Study Centre (ACSC), Raniganj Child Study Centre (RCSC) and Baldahura Child Development Centre (BCDC), participated in this annual sporting event. Mrs. Joyce Wright from Seacoast Church, USA, was the chief guest for the event. The competition was organised for different Ms. Smita roba, Mr. Nikunj Murmu,Ms. Usha Rani Das (CNI youth), Ms. Bimla Guria, Ms. Amita khalkho, Ms. Bela Murmu (WFCS), Mr. Sushil Kor & the Sunday School students. On the following day, Monday the 1st of February 2016, a our group photo of the team was published in a newspaper called "INDIAN PUNCH". Keeping in mind the motive of Swachh small insertion in the eye. It is a modern automated process with faster recovery time. That was a bit of Wikipedia about Phaco surgery, however the 4 age groups on track running, short putt, long jump, other innovative races and a 'go as you like' category. There were even friendly races for the men and women. DCSDC was declared as the overall winning team and the best team for the March Past. The second place was secured by CSCP and the third by IFCSC Bankura. The team with the best sportsman spirit and well disciplined went to RCSC. Trishikh Dasgupta Cleaning Drive At St. Peter's Badoligarh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India) campaign of the Government, the St. Peter's Church CNI, Badoligarh took this small step to support and share their hands for the aim of making a cleaner India. Hopefully many more hands would come up to support the same cause.thanking and praising the Lord from the entire St. Peter's Church congregation. Kamal Badal Khalkho First Phaco Surgery at Good Sheperd good news is that, now this procedure of surgery is available for the poor and marginalised patients of the Government approved, Good Shepherd Eye Hospital of the Diocese

5 of Durgapur, Church of North India (CNI). The first cases of eleven Phaco surgery was done at the Hospital on Tuesday the 23rd of February 2016, by renowned eye surgeon A one day eye camp was organised by All Saint Church, Kharagpur on Sunday the 21st of February 2016 at the premises of the church. The camp was officiated by Chief Surgeon Dr. T. K. Bhunia, S. D. Hospital, Kharagpur. It was the day when the gates of All saint Church was opened for all the marginalised people of Kharagpur to come for Republic Day in India honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force on Thursday the 26 of January in 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. It is a National Day of celebration in India, with Parades and celebrations everywhere. The children of the Durgapur Child Study and Development Centre (DCSDC), as part of their holistic Dr. Phalguni Mitra and his team. All the surgeries have been successful, and many patients have already booked dates for future surgeries. One Day Eye Camp Niraj Lal free eye check up. It was a breathe taking initiative by the Anglican congregation to transform the community through there Gospel generated attitude and action, that gave rise to such a moment. Indeed in the coming days this movement will give rise to more profound action that will help to grow the church in his pluralistic context. Sandipan Sinha Republic Day at DCSDC development are taught to treasure and value National feelings. Hence this year on Tuesday the 26th of January the children of DCSDC celebrated India's 67th Republic Day, through flag hoisting, singing songs of patriotism and offering for the country's development. Revd. Samuel Haldar, Presbyter-In-Charge of the St. Michael's & All Angel's Cathedral also prayed at the occasion. Sanjay Hansda A Small Story of Change Being desolate at an old age is something not very alien to us. We hear and experience it all around us. Similar is the story of 75 year old Kanai Dule and his 68 year old wife Abala Dule. The couple have three daughters and one son. With great difficulty and a hard and toiling livelihood of landless marginalised seasonal farming up to the age of fifty, Kanai got all his children married. However the children after being settled in their personal lives, left both the parents on their own at their Dulepara village home in Sarenga. Their only remaining means of income is to collect Sal leaf and firewood from the forest and sell it at a market some six kilometers away, with an daily uncertain income of Rs. 25/- to 40/-. With this the old couple could hardly meet ends and had nearly lost all hope for survival. At this desolate and uncertain juncture of their lives came a beacon of hope from the It is otherwise the same monotonous life for the school goers and sometimes lonely for the veterans. In an initiative to pull-out off this lifestyle and give them a refreshing start this year the St. Michael's Church of the Diocese of Durgapur, CNI, took a unique step. While other churches have their church picnics, this women's fellowship and the Sunday school wings of the church took a step further and organised a special excursion (Grand Get-together) specially for the Grandfathers, Grandmothers, Grandsons and Granddaughters on Sunday, the 31st of January 2016 at Mohan Kumar Mangalam Park in Durgapur. All the members of the old age programme and the Sunday school actively participated in this first of its kind excursion. The St. Michael's Church of Durgapur is the only church that has a Monthly Old Age Programme run successfully by its Community Development Programme (CDP), Diocese of Durgapur, which works for the social development of the people of this region. Through CDP's 'Information Bank', which gathers information about various Government schemes, Kanai and his wife were identified and made aware of the Old Age Pension Scheme offered by the Government. The women's fellowship. It was a day when the grandparents and the grandchildren of the church took a step aside from their boring and repetitive lives and had a chance to live their lives where there were no limitations to enjoyment. The excursion started with an innovative bible study for all. Along with the amusements that the park had to offer to them and other games like bursting the balloon, blowing the whistle, musical pillow pass etc. that were organised. The most exhilarating activity was when the grandchildren (Sunday school children) were asked to find treasures of their grandfathers and grandmothers hidden in the small hillocks and in the jungle within the park. Every participants were gifted with chocolates, whistles, sweets and special gifts for the Sunday school children. Not to mention was the appetizing lunch that was served and enjoyed by one and all before departing with a contented heart. 5 knowledge of this simple information, followed by assisting them in getting the benefit from the scheme, changed the couples life for good. From October 2015 Kanai and Abala are getting a monthly joint pension of Rs. 800/- from the Government, which has brought back the smile on their faces and kindled hope in their hearts for a survival with dignity and less dependency. Nita Pyne Grand Get-together At St. Michael's Church, Durgapur It was the motivation of our respected minister, the Rev. Amiya Das, Mrs. Santa Toon Das, the President, Mrs. Priti Dukuria, the Secretary and other members of the WFCS that this one of a kind excursion occurred in this church for the first time. The church members would like to thank our presbyter, members of the women's fellowship, all the volunteers and last but not the least the generous patrons who had toiled hard towards making this one of a kind programme crop up and making it a grand success. We pray to the Father almighty and his son Jesus Christ that through their guidance this kind and other unique kinds of programme are held more frequently. B. K. RAJ Tyag Utsav in St. Michael's Church St. Michael's Church in Durgapur is witnessing new and innovative programmes being undertaken under the enthusiastic leadership of our loved and respected priest, Rev. Amiya Das. The church witnessed, for the first time, a grand get-together involving the Sunday school children and the old age programme beneficiaries on the 31st of January this year. Another programme that is being run is the "TYAG

6 UTSAV, which was launched on Ash Wednesday (11th February 2016). In this programme each family would be given a particular bible verse, which the family members have to devote on. The uniqueness of this programme is that earlier the ministers used to share his or her thoughts but in this programme the family members will have to express their thoughts and feelings about that particular verse that would be given to them and how they would apply that verse in this lent and in their lives. The programme will continue throughout the The sewing training and production programme of the Diocesan Women's Fellowship for Christian Service (DWFCS), Diocese of Durgapur, Church of North India (CNI), has been running very successfully for the past many years. The programme runs two sewing centers, one at Durgapur and one at Simonpur, Purulia both christened as "St. Mary's". Apart from producing orders for school uniforms and blazers on a commercial profit generating basis, the centre is also affiliated to the USHA Anti Human Trafficking Program, Kaliyaganj, under the good guidance of Diocese of Durgapur, CNI, organised a drama competition, to make people more aware about human trafficking on Wednesday the 10th of February, 2016 at Kaliyaganj Block, Lenten months till Palm Sunday. We are witnessing an increasing enthusiasm that is cropping up within every member of this church, be it the veterans, the men, women or children who are regularly opening their Bible's and devoting earnestly and discussing within their families. We hope and pray as well as ask for the Father's blessing and Lord Jesus Christ's guidance to every member so that they are enlightened through that particular verse and apply the learning's from it in their lives and sacrifice their evil sides and turn to the Lord. B. K. RAJ Future for Twenty International school of sewing for providing training. Till date many adolescent girls and women have undergone training and secured Diplomas at various levels, to gain a stable and respectable livelihood in the society. Recently twenty girls have enrolled in a six months diploma course at the centers. Three of whom would be appearing for their exams in February 2016 and 17 would be appearing in August We wish these candidates all the best, may God bless them abundantly. B. Lal Drama against Human Trafficking District North & South Dinajpur. Four schools and women SHG Groups took part in the competition. Theme for the competition was Human Trafficking. Through the drama competition many aspects of Human Trafficking were brought in-front of the audiences. In this competition Guests who shared their valuable thoughts were, namely, Mr. Arun Kumar Dey (Kaliyaganj Municipal Chairman), Councilors (Kaliyaganj Municipal Chairman), officer of N.A.B.A.R.D, Press club Secretary and Head Teachers of the Schools and Mr. Akash Das, AHT (Anti Human RECIPE Peanut chutney 6 enthusiasm. The women's SHG group formed a team by taking women from different groups. It was quite surprising to see that local men also joined the women's SHG team. Hope we will keep up with our work and do the necessary to spread awareness and stop Human Trafficking. Akash Das Locals Prevent 2 Girls From Being Trafficked In the first week of February at the Hemtabad block of North Dinajpur, local people saw two men and a woman standing with two school girls and they doubted that these girls were being trafficked, so they informed the police. When the police came and inquired them, they finally confessed that A 202 C 497 E 984 G 619 T 797 V 753 Y 672 Peanut chutney is a delicious condiment that compliments many South Indian dishes such as dosa, idli, and Medu Vada. This chutney also makes a great spicy spread for sandwiches. I often use this as a dip with pita chips. This is a quick and easy recipe to make! This recipe will serve 6. Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw peanuts 2 tablespoons oil 8 whole dry red chilies 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, til 1/4 teaspoon asafetida, hing 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek Trafficking) Programme Coordinator, Diocese of Durgapur, CNI. The event was greatly successful and very fruitful because of the unbelievable turn of audiences that came to witness and learn about Human Trafficking. The schools in spite of having board exams participated with great they were trafficking these girls for sexual trade. These girls were lured with false promises of acting in movies and TV serials. The three accused have been kept in police custody for further interrogation. Once again our preventative measure through spreading seed, mathi About 10 curry leaves 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons tamarind paste About 1 cup of water Method 1. Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, as mustard seeds crack add whole red chilies, and peanuts stir-fry them for about 2 minutes. 2. Lower the heat to low. Add fenugreek seeds. Sesame seeds, asafetida, and curry leaves stir for about 30 seconds. Take out 4 red chilies, set aside. 3. Add tamarind paste, and awareness has prevented two more innocent girls from being trafficked. Its due to our awareness campaigning's in school, villages that these people could identify the traffickers and take the right decision, in time and rescue these innocent school girls. 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Check the salt and pepper add more if required. Anamika Dasgupta