NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC CONVENTION 2009
Mumbai : St. Augustine's High School
Grounds, Vasai West, Maharashtra is getting ready for
the fourteenth National Catholic Charismatic Convention.
The dates for the convention are from 27 to 30,
December, 2009 from 9 am to 7.30 pm everyday. The theme
of the convention is "You shall be holy for I am holy"
(1 Pet. 1:16).
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WILLIAM CAREY REMEMBERED ON DECEMBER 4
Dec 4, 2009: The abolishing of Sati system
is one of the greatest contributions of Christian
missionaries in India. Dec. 4 marked that day in 1829
when Sati system - traditional Hindu practice of a widow
immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre - was
banned across the country.
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CHRISTIANS FORM ASSOCIATION TO AID KANDHAMAL VICTIMS
Dec 12, 2009: A crucial meeting of
ecumenical church leaders in Orissa has endorsed the
formation of a new association to ardently pursue
reconciliation and reconstruction in riot-afflicted
Kandhamal.
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BIBLE SUNDAY OBSERVED ACROSS COUNTRY
December 7, 2009: ‘Bible Sunday’ was
observed in churches across the country yesterday, Dec.
6. The day was marked with prayer, thanksgiving and
contributions from Christians for translation of Bible
into several indigenous languages.
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AUSTRALIAN MISSIONARY HELD IN AP
November 30, 2009: Two Christian advocacy
groups have condemned the arrest of an Australian
missionary in Andhra Pradesh last week. The Global
Council of Indian Christians and All India Christian
Council reported that Australian missionary Paul Jemison
was arrested on 24 Nov. in Adilabad "on false charges of
forceful conversion".
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MAIN ACCUSED IN NUN RAPE CASE ARRESTED
December 7, 2009: In a major breakthrough,
Orissa police on Sunday arrested the main accused in the
rape of a nun during last year's violence against
Christians in Kandhamal.
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE LAWS TO PREVENT FORCED
CONVERSION: KERALA HC
Kochi (Kerala), Dec 9: The Kerala High
Court Wednesday said the state government should
formulate laws to prevent forced religious conversions.
The observations were made by Justice K.T. Shankaran
after going through the report filed by Director General
of Police Jacob Punnoose on ‘love jihad’.
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CHURCH CALLS FOR CONCERTED EFFORT TO FIGHT AIDS
December 2, 2009: On the occasion of World
Aids Day, the Catholic Church has called for a concerted
effort to combat HIV/AIDS in India. Archbishop Bernard
Moras, the chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference
Commission for Health, stressed the need for NGOs,
charitable trusts and government bodies to unite for
greater care of HIV-infected victims.
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21-DAY FASTING PRAYER AND REVIVAL MEETINGS CONCLUDE
 Amritsar : The 21-day Fasting Prayer and
revival meetings organised by Bible Church of God (BCG),
Amritsar, concluded on December 6. The morning and
evening prayer meetings held from November 16 to
December 6 at the church premises were well attended by
the local people and members of the church. Such annual
21-day fasting prayer meetings are held since 2000.
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SUSPECTED BLAST DAMAGES CHURCH IN TAMIL NADU
Police in Tamil Nadu are investigating if explosives
were used to damage a CSI church in Nagercoil on Sunday.
Officials found explosive chemicals near the church at
Gnanam Nagar in Thammaththukonam after it suffered a
minor damage in a suspected blast.
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COLD WAVE IN ORISSA A CONCERN FOR DISPLACED
CHRISTIANS
Bhubaneswar, December 3, 2009: Christians
displaced by last year's violence in Orissa now faces
extreme cold due to sudden dip in temperatures.
According to an official of the Bhubaneswar
meteorological centre, an unexpected cold wave has hit
several western and interior regions of Orissa,
paralysing normal life.
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ALIGARH YOUTH CAMP
A three day Aligarh Youth Camp is scheduled to be held
at Louisa Soules Educational Institute, near Numaish
Ground, Aligarh from 28 to 30th December 2009. The Camp
is organised by Faith Assembly of God Church. The camp
with the theme "Rebuilding David's Tabernacle" will be
led by Pastor Henry Samson and team from Lucknow.
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CHURCH BURNED DOWN AMID TELANGANA PROTEST IN AP
Dec 12, 2009: Hindutva radicals burned
down a Church on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Metpally in Andhra
Pradesh. The incident even cropped up in the media but
was reported as the result of mob fury after government
decided to carve a separate Telangana state.
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INDIAN LUTHERAN YOUTH OPTING FOR CHARISMATIC CHURCHES
Dec 10, 2009: The enthusiasm and modern
worship styles of charismatic churches are swaying away
young Lutherans from parent churches. “Youth are
drifting away from their parent churches to charismatic
churches,” as the latter offer worship styles that fit
the young generation, said Ms Sofia M. Samuel from the
India Evangelical Lutheran Church, at the Asia
Pre-Assembly Consultation of the Lutheran World
Federation.
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