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General
Secretary's Messege:
Dear Readers,
 Warm
greetings to you from the Synod of the Church of North India.
It
is again a pleasure to communicate with you through this e-newsletter.
God's goodness to us is beyond any measure. Our young people are
revived through different missional activities of CNI at different
Dioceses and thereby getting equipped with skills of leadership.....more
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CNI
Mission Statement
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"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."
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Youth
Leadership Formation for Transformation
 'I
have attended many programmes in my life but no programme has
enabled me to develop my skills of leadership so much as this one'
was a thrilling testimony shared by a delegate from the Diocese of
North East India at the valedictory service conducted on 26th
November 2007 on the completion of the Certificate Course on Youth
Leadership Development organized by the Church of North India from
15th to 26th November 2007 at the CNI Centre
for Human Potential Development, Nagpur.
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EKTA
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2007: Awakening of
Maharashtra
Christian Youth.
 For
the first time in its history 130 youth from different Dioceses of
Church of North India in
Maharashtra
came together for EKTA (Unity), the regional youth festival
organized at Union of Biblical Seminary, Pune on 10th and
11th November 2007. The
West Indian State of Maharashtra has six Dioceses under the
Church
of
North India
namely Pune, Marathwada,
Kolhapur,
Bombay,
Nagpur
and Nasik.
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CNI
Participated in the Workshop on Community Development,
Gabarone
,
BOTSWANA
 Mr.
Mervin Macwan and Ms. Angela Nag from the
Church
of
North India
attended the "Workshop on Community Development" at
Gabarone
,
Botswana
organized by the Council for World Mission from 18th to
31st October 2007. The workshop was hosted by United
Council of Churches in Southern Africa (UCCSA), Synod of Botswana
(Botswana Council of Churches).
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Building
Youth for Social Transformation: Youth Camp of
Jabalpur
Diocese
 The
Diocesan Youth Fellowship Committee of Jabalpur Diocese and the
Students Christian Movement of India organized a Youth Camp at
Christ Church Boy's Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur under the
theme 'Building Youth for Social Transformation' on 7th
and 8th November 2007 where 128 youth participated out of
which 77 represented
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Diocesan
Youth Fellowship Council vows to proclaim "Lord is our Banner"
 The
Durgapur Diocesan Youth Fellowship Council was held on 31 August
2007 with 52 youth members from different pastorates at the St.
Michael's School auditorium,
Durgapur. Mr. Daniel Thomas, Diocesan Secretary; Revd. N. C. Tudu, Diocesan
Treasurer; Mr. Kamakhya Biswas, Secretary, DDYF; Revd. Swapan
Dorman, President, DDYF; and Mr.
Sudipta Singh, Programme Director, CNI Synod, graced the occasion.
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News
from Far and Near
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Crimes
against children at record high
Youth
and children comprise more than 55 per cent of
India
's population. Yet, be it abuse, rape or kidnapping, crimes against
some 400 million of these children are at an all-time high.
According to a National Human Rights Commission report released on
Monday
India
has witnessed a 4 per cent increase in crimes against children below
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Caste aside by private sector
A
study has found that Dalits and Muslims face discrimination in the
private job sector just on the basis of their names. The study, by
University Grants Commission chairperson Professor Sukhdeo Thorat
for his Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, has found that fewer
people with Dalit or Muslim names find jobs in the private sector
than equally qualified persons with high caste Hindu names....more
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Women empowerment, miles to go
INDIAN
women's empowerment is still a long way if the World Economic Forum's
report, which has put the country among the bottom 10 when it comes to
their participation in economic agenda, is any hint. According to the
World Economic Forum's latest Gender Gap Index report released over the
weekend,
India
has been ranked at 114th position after taking into account economic,
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Financial aid to girl child hiked
The
Delhi Cabinet today cleared & proposal for substantial enhancement of
financial benefits to the girl child with an aim to overcome the decline
in child sex ratio. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided
over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Mrs. Dikshit said that the government is concerned about the
decline in girl child sex ratio and has hence decided to hike incentives
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India
second in atrocities on
women
Domestic
violence tops among the atrocities subjected on women across the
world. The rate of violence in
India
is a high 19 per cent, coming after
Zambia
, which is leading in the world and reports a 48 per cent violence
rate, according to a h of Women, hosted by the All India
Women's Conference (A.I.W.C.),....more
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Orissa
AIDS widows to get pension
The
Orissa government has announced a pension scheme for AIDS widows.
This pension is meant exclusively for widows and not for other
family members of persons who have died of AIDS. Health Minister
Duryodhan Majhi on Wednesday said the scheme would be the first of
its kind in the country
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Little Child Lost
There
was little to cheer on Children's Day this year. In fact, the
reports that surface around this time brought alarming news.
India
may be shining, but for many of its children, a dark future awaits.
The country is failing its children on all fronts.
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Future
Programmes
Bishop's College to
conduct Dalit Theology Symposium
Bishop's
College with the support of the World Council of Churches - Programme on
Just and Inclusive Communities and the South Asia Regional Council of CWM,
will be organizing an International Symposium on Dalit Theology in the 21st
Century. The Symposium will be held at IITD,
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