Jesuit Community

There are four Jesuits in the community. All four work in the parish, school and hostel. Fr. Augustine Surin SJ is the Superior, Principal, Assistant Parish Priest and Hostel Prefect; Fr. Benedict Soreng SJ is the Parish Priest and Secretary; Fr. Anthony Bara SJ is the Assistant Parish Priest, Teacher and Assistant Hostel Prefect. And Fr. Paul Julian Ekka SJ is the Minister, Treasurer, Assistant Parish Priest, and Vocation Promoter. He is also a teacher in the school. He is also in charge of the Parish Youth and Crus-Veer children of the parish. 


The following video Jamshedpur Jesuit Province gives a glimpse of the beginning of its mission up to the recent past 













New Priests' Meet:


About nine months after their priestly ordination, the five priests of Jamshedpur Jesuit Province - Fr. Nelson, Fr. Neelam, Fr. Mahesh, Fr. Basil and Fr. Amit met in Tangrain at St. Xavier's Church Jesuit Community on September 24 to 26 noon. It was a time of joy and a time of blessing as they could meet one another personally. Their meeting was a combination of prayer, reflection and sharing of their life's experiences as a priest. Their meeting was aided by some inputs from Fr. Charlie who shared some of the practical aspects of priesthood. He defined priests as "servants of the Lord." He also emphasized on the importance of prayer in the life of a priest. 

Keeping in mind the Bharat bandh on September 25, 2020, all of them arrived Tangrain on September 24. Hence, they had a day of relaxation and made use of their time by visiting different mandlis of Tangrain parish. On Saturday, the last day of their meeting Fr. Jerry, the provincial, provided a short reflection over a video conference. Fr. Jerry made aware of the "storms" in the "Sea" and he encouraged to focus on how to "FACE the storms rather than STORMS themselves."

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