Yazha Thoni - oblate province of jaffna: omi jaffna

occupied by the army, and there was no facility.
Therefore, the parish priest had to move to
Arokkiyapuram together with the people. Since
there was no mission house, the pastor took
shelter in the Sacristy. As it is an Oblate mission,
the Oblates of the Jaffna Province built a priests’
residence at Skanthapuram, with the financial
assistance from Missio. The new residence
was blessed and opened by Rt.Rev.Dr.Thomas
Savundaranayagam, the Bishop of Jaffna on the
15 th of February, 2012.
Golden Jubilee celebration
Fr.P.P.Philip omi thanked the Lord for the 50 years
of God’s grace in and through his priestly life on
the 13th of April, 2012. St.Joseph’s OMI Juniorate
Community, where Fr.P.P.Philip serves, organized
a simple but colourful Eucharistic Celebration at
the Chapel at Amala-Utpavam, Jaffna. Fr.Paul
Nadchethiram omi, the Provincial Superior,
Fr.Stephen, the Prior General of the Rosarian
Fathers, a good number of other Oblates, Diocesan
priests, religious sisters and handful of Fr.Philip’s
family members graced the occasion.
The parish church of Pasaiyoor thanked the
Lord with its Jubilarian son, Fr.P.P.Philp omi on
the 29th of Apr. 2012 in a solemn thanksgiving
Eucharist. His Lordship Rayappu Joseph, the
Bishop of Mannar and His Lordship Victor
Gnanapragasam, the Bishop of Quetta, Pakistan,
Fr.Paul Nadcethiram omi, the Provincial Superior,
On the same occasion, a Community Hall built for
the benefit of this mission in the same boundary,
which is named ‘Amthivanam’ was also blessed
and opened by the Bishop of Jaffna. The Grant
Director of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
Rev.Fr.Jeevendra Paul omi, the Provincial of the
Oblates of the Jaffna Province, the oblates, the
diocesan priests and the parishioners were present
at the opening ceremony. The Community Hall
was built with the financial help from the Tamil
Diaspora Community ( md;id G+gjp jkp;o;
fyhrhu epiyak;) in Norway.
Fr. Justin Gnanapragasam, the Vicar General
of the Diocese of Jaffna, priests, religious and
parishioners graced the occasion.
New Auxiliaries for the Archdiocese
Two new bishops were nominated by the
Holy Father to be the auxiliary bishops for the
Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Msgr.Fidelis
Lionel Emmanuel Fernando and Msgr.Maxwell
Granville Silva were consecrated bishops on
the 11 th of Feb. 2012 at St.Lucia’s, Colombo.
We extend our heartiest congratulations and
prayerful wishes to these two shepherds.
New Leadership Team for the Holy
Cross Sisters
On the 1st of March, the Holy Cross Sisters
(Menzingen) were blessed with a new Leadership
Team for the next six years. Rev.Sr.Victorine
James was elected as the Provincial Superior.
Congratulations!
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