CNI NEWS

E-Newsletter of The Church of North India  

Volume # 0908

 General Secretary's Message: 

Dear Readers,

Greetings to you from the Synod of the Church of North India.

Currently the nation is engaged in the debate on the issue of Homosexuality and the debate has once again been generated by the recent judgment of the Delhi High Court dated 2nd July 2009 in the writ petition no. 7455/2001 filed by the Naz Foundation, a non-Governmental Organization challenging the constitutional validity of Section ...more

 CNI Mission Statement : 

"The Church of North India as a United and Uniting together is committed to announce the Good News of the reign of God inaugurated through death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in proclamation and to demonstrate in actions to restore the integrity of God's creation through continuous struggle against the demonic powers by breaking down the barriers of caste, class, gender, economic inequality and exploitation of the nature."

Training of Trainers for Sunday School Teachers

A Training of Trainers for Sunday School Teachers was organized at CNI CHPD, Nagpur from 13th to 23rd July, 2009 in aegis of Ministry with Children Concerns, Church of North India.    .more  

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South Asian Church Affirms Her Role in Protecting Children at Risk

Always loved the most by Jesus Christ children are not only the future of a nation but also very much a present who need utmost care and concern. Unfortunately, the children of our societies today are getting most vulnerable instead of being most loved due to socio-economic   .more  

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CNI Youth on Anti-Trafficking Crusade

In order to raise awareness among the vulnerable communities the Church of North India organized a Human Trafficking Training Programme and Street Theatre Campaign from 13th to 19th July 2009 in the Diocese of Patna. Altogether 16 young people .,.more  

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Kolkata Diocesan Presbyters' Wives' Meet

Once more another new venture was ably taken by the initiative of the Rt. Rev. Ashoke Biswas, CNI Bishop of the diocese of Kolkata. Although Bishop himself a celibate it was his concern that the wives of the presbyters should   .more  

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Transformation through Inter-faith Community Study Center

The “Inter Faith Community Study Center” under Diocesan Women’s Fellowship for Christian Service (D.W.F.C.S.) under Diocese of Durgapur, C.N.I. is the remarkable example in the history of Bankura, West Bengal. It’s a district which is .  .more

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Ajay Singh Appointed Presbyter of Methodist Church in U.K.

The Rev. Ajay Singh from the Diocese of Lucknow has successfully completed five years of his contract as the World Church Partner on behalf of Church of North India in U.K. He has been accepted as presbyter in the Methodist Conference at Wolverhampton to serve in th ..more

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 News from Far and Near 

Five Convicted in Kandhmal Riot Cases

The Fast Track Court in Phulbani sentenced five persons to six years rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in last years

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Message from the First Meeting of Asian Ecumenical Officers to the Christian Churches in Asia

The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, We have met for three days as representatives
 
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Protestants celebrate 500 years since Calvin's birth

Protestant Christians are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jean Calvin, the French-born church    .more

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Kiran Esther Gorai Honored

Dr. Kiran Esther Gorai (nee, MISAL) MBBS (Vellore) M.D. (C.M.C.L.) has been conferred with a  .more

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For us, Ambedkar is father of the nation

In India there are probably as many holy cows as there are gods in the Hindu pantheon. Say a critical word 
 
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Christian School, Principal Attacked In Gujarat

Hindu extremists allegedly from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council or VHP) and Bajrang  .more

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Church of England to offer combined marriage and baptism

Couples living together with children born out of wedlock will be able to get married and have their   .more

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Gujarat 'hooch tragedy' highlights 'discrimination against poor'

There is growing demand for the lifting of a liquor ban in India's western Gujarat state, after what has become   ..more

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Announcement

The Church of North India will be completing 40 years of united journey in November 2010. To commemorate this we are shortly opening Bishop Eric Nasir Memorial Archive in the CNI Bhavan. Any old photographs or documents concerning Church Union or any Church leaders of yesteryears will be happily welcomed. Please write to us at info@cniprogrammes.org 

 Editorial Team 

Rev. Dr. Enos Das Pradhan
Editor-in-Chief  

Sudipta Singh,   Sushma Ramaswami
Editors  

Kasta Dip,  Sulakshana Ohol,  Pradip Bansrior
Associate Editors  

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