STELLA MARIS ASHRAM,DHUPGURI (VICARIATE HOUSE)
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Invitation for the Priestly ordination - 2018
With immense joy and profound gratitude to God, we the members of South Kerala Province of St. Joseph OCD, Invite you to the Priestly Ordination of our dearly beloved Dn. Benhur Benedict OCD, Dn. George Francis OCD, Dn. Sajeev Amalendran OCD to be conferred by His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Stanley Roman, Bishop of Quilon, at St. Joseph Provincial House, Kottiyam, Kollam on Saturday 21st April 2018, at 5.00 pm . Gratefully acknowledging your love, encouragement and guidance I request your esteemed presence and valuable prayers.
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STELLA MARIS ASHRAM
Carmelite Friars
JesuBhavan Catholic Church
Dhupguri P.O, Jalpaiguri
West Bengal – 735210
Ph: 471 2705426
BRIEF HISTORY
Already by 1977, the Discalced Carmelite Sisters had established a foundation in the Jalpaiguri diocese. Bishop James Toppo invited our South Kerala Fathers to open a mission in his Diocese many years before the first foundation in Kolkata. Rev. Fr. Xavier Jayaraj OCD considered the matter as an obligation and sent Fr. Albert Peter to discover the possibilities of setting up a Carmelite mission in Jalpaiguri diocese. After four days of journey from Kerala he landed on Feb 20th 2000, in a place called Dhupguri, “the house of light” to spread the true light of Christ. One of the first things he did was to study the geographical scenario and the culture of the people and reported it to his superiors in the following words: “The structure of Dhupguri is blessed and molded by a mysterious power, nature creates green poems with far reachable tea gardens, the snow-clad Kachanjunga tells the tale of a contemplation, every face of the poor tea garden workers speak that they await salvation, both material and spiritual…” He spent few months in the Dhupguri parish, learned Hindi as the medium of communication and took up the centre at Dhupguri.
MEMBERS
Fr. Xavier Jayaraj : Regional Vicar
Fr. Joseph Shibu Fernandez : Local Superior, Parish Priest
Fr. Francis Thankachan : Principal of the School
Fr. Starwin Antony : In charge of Bl. Marie Eugene Seminary and Director of Aspirants
MINISTRIES
1. Pastoral care of three mission stations: Dhupguri, Duduva and Lakhikanto
2. Basic education
3. Tuition centers in ten different villages
4. Conscientization and developmental programmes for tribal women
5. Periodical Medical camps for Malaria
6. Free supply of midday meal in the school for all the 640 children
7. Free transportation for the children