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is the greatest virtue by which we love God above all things for
his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
The practice of all virtues is animated and inspired by charity,
which "binds everything together in perfect harmony",
says the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Hence Service has been
the motto of our diocese right from its birth and it is always carried
out through Charity. |
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| COIMBATORE
DIOCESE SOCIETY : |
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Name of the Society is Coimbatore Diocese Society. It is registered
under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It was registered
at Coimbatore on 11th February 1922. S. No. 1 OF 1921 - 1922.
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| OBJECTIVES
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The promotion of literature and science, the diffusion of useful
knowledge and charitable purposes. |
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ii)
To provide and administer Churches, chapels, schools, hostels, houses,
convents, institutes, libraries,
hospitals, clubs, dispensaries and other religious, educational
and charitable institutions in India. |
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iii)
The names, addresses and occupations of the Governing Body members
of the society, for the purpose of carrying out any of the above
mentioned objects are: |
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NAME |
DESIGNATION
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OCCUPATION |
ADDRESS |
| 1 |
Most. Rev.Thomas Aquinas |
President |
Bishop |
Bishop's
House Coimbatore |
| 2 |
Very.
Rev. Fr. Gurusamy |
Secretary |
V.G |
Bishop’s
House Coimbatore |
| 3 |
Rev.
Fr. Melchior |
Treasurer |
Procurator |
Bishop’s
House Coimbatore |
| 4 |
Rev.
Fr. A.S.Madalaimuthu |
Member |
V.F |
Coimbatore |
| 5 |
Rev.
Fr.Louis |
Member |
V.F |
Dharapuram |
| 6 |
Rev.
Fr.M.Maria Irudaya Nathan |
Member |
V.F |
Kanjicode |
| 7 |
Rev.
Fr. Obagaram |
Member |
V.F |
Karumathampatty |
| 8 |
Rev.
Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
Director |
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Bishop's
House Coimbatore |
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Contact
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Msgr.
Rev. Fr. Gurusamy
Secretary,
Governing Body,
Vicar General,
Bishop's House,
Post Box No. 6,
Coimbatore 641 001.
Phone: 0422 2390430,
Fax : 0422 2394530,
E Mail : cbebishophouse@vsnl.com.
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| COIMBATORE
DIOCESE PASTORAL CENTRE |
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order to foster the Renewal of the Church in the Diocese of
Coimbatore, according to the clarion call given by the 2nd
Vatican Council, the Late Rev. Dr. C.M. Visuvasam, Bishop
of Coimbatore (1972-1979), with his acumen and foresight,
inaugurated the diocesan pastoral Centre on the 15th November
1973, with 10 commissions functioning under temporary rules.
Rev. Fr.Ephraem was appointed as the General and Co-coordinating
Secretary. The next two years saw the birth of 4 more commissions
to keep up with the parallel commissions of the set up of TNBC,14 in all. As a fruit of combined
study and discussion, the statutes of the pastoral center
re christened it as the " Coimbatore Multi Purpose Religious
Service center " was canonically approved and promulgated
by the Late Visuvasam on the 16th September 1977 ( Ref. No.
700A/77; RD14(68)). |
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to the Statutes : |
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The Name : The Coimbatore Multi Purpose Religious
Service Centre, Coimbatore. |
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The Nature : The Centre is an organization in
which the clergy-diocesan & religious, Brothers and
Sisters, and the Laity, conscious of their unity and
co-responsibility with their Bishop, cooperate with
him in the exercise of his pastoral service of his pastoral
service to extend the Kingdom of God. |
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Aim
: UNITY, WITNESS & SERVICE according the Directives
of Vat II. |
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achieve this aim, the following 14 Diocesan Commissions are |
| 1. |
Diocesan
Pastoral Centre - Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
| 2. |
Evangelization
- Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
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Cathechism
- Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
| 4. |
Communication
- Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
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Clergy
- Fr. Amalraj |
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Peace
& Justice - Fr. John Joseph Staris |
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SC
& ST - Fr. John Joseph Staris |
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Laity
Women - Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
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Education
- Vicar General |
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Prison
Ministry - Fr. Louis |
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Vocation
- Minor Seminary Rector |
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Liturgy
- Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
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Bible
- Fr. Jacob |
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Ecumenism and Dialogue - Fr. Antony Samy |
| 15. |
Youth - Fr. Arul Ubagaram |
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Labour - Fr. John Paul Vincent |
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Family - Fr. Pushpanathan |
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Legal Cell - Fr. John Joseph Stanis |
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Pious Associations - Fr. M. Maria Antony |
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Prayer Groups - Fr. Dhanasekar |
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Basic Christian Community - Fr. Victor Paulraj |
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Catholic Association - Fr. Maria Antony |
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Y.C.S. – Fr. Maria Joseph |
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Laity Council - Fr. Maria Irudayanathan |
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Regional Director of Missions - Fr. Aloysius Xavier |
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| Jeeva
Jothi Ashram : |
| A movement of the diocese of coimbatore envisioned by Late Bishop C.M.Visuvasam to put up all commissions under one roof.The symbolic meaning of the name is ' House of life giving Light ' Which is christ Himself. |
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Training
Program, Leadership camps, Retreats and Camps,are conducted here. |
| COIMBATORE
MULTIPURPOSE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY (CMSSS) |
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The
Genesis : |
| Coimbatore
Multi Purpose Social Service Society is the official social
service organization of the diocese o Coimbatore. It was established
in the year 1966 and was registered as a non-government organization
under registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860 with the registration
number 109. Its activities in the beginning were more of charitable
and the trend continued. In the year 1985, a macro level evaluation
was conducted, and as a result the Society resolved to cater
to the developmental needs of the women, children, small and
marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and the disabled.
Thus CMSSS is an organizational response to the social, economic
and cultural injustices, widely prevalent in its operational
area in the districts of Coimbatore, Erode, Karur of Tamilnadu
and Pallakad of Kerala State. |
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Nature : |
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has a broad humanitarian outlook by reaching out to the people,
irrespective of religion, caste and language. The society
was always willing to grow and branch out in to the fresh
avenues of interventions. Starting from the Empowerment of
rural women through people's organization, now the Society
has placed hands on various programmes like economic empowerment
of the poor through people's bank; rehabilitation of the child
labour, school dropout, street children and the disabled;
sustainable agriculture; and water, land and biomass management.
CMSSS also collaborates with the government in the programmes
like 'Mahalir Thittam' and other schemes offered to NGOs.
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Awareness Generation
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Non Formal Education
- Leadership
Training
- Legal
Literacy
- Formation
of SHGs, women groups and its federations
- People's
Bank/ Credit Union
- Skill
Training
- Income
Generation Programme
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Health Awareness
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Formation of village health committees
- Promotion
of herbal medicine
- Home
based and village based herbal garden
- Medical
camps & Exposure trips
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Low cost Sanitation
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| Community based Rehabilitation (CBR) |
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Awareness Education
- Formation
of SHGs / Credit Union
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Medical Camps / Assistance
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Vocational Training
- Government
Schemes
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| Small and Marginal Farmers/ Agricultural Laborers |
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- Formation
of farmers group
- Credit
Union
- Organic
Farming
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Animal Husbandry
- Model
Farms
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Environment Education
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Sustainable Agricultural practices, eco framing, vermin
composting, bio pesticides etc
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Water and Soil Management gully plugging / contour
trenching, bunding etc
- Water
Shed Management
- Desiltation
/ construction of check dams
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Savings
- Rotation
of Common Fund
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People's Bank
- Training
on IGP
- Self
Employment
- Micro
Enterprises
- Group
Ventures
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- Assistance
to orphans
- Assistance
to refugees
- Assistance
to destitute/widows/aged
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Sponsorships of families/children
- Career
guidance to youth
- Emergency
relief
- Drinking
Water
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Contact
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Rev.
Fr.DIRECTOR , CMSSS
Post Box No. 6,
Bishop's House,
Coimbatore- 641 001.
Tamilnadu,
South India.
Voice
- 0422 - 2391831;
Fax - 0422 - 2391525;
Mobile - 98422 - 39152;
E Mail - cmsss@vsnl.com
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| FIDES
EDUCATION TRUST |
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| Object
of the Trust : |
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The
primary object of the Trust is, granting Scholarships for
Education of Children (Boys & Girls belonging to the Diocese
of Coimbatore) from poor families who cannot afford to send
their Children to Colleges or for Professional and technical
studies. |
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are scrutinized by the Committee and scholarships are granted
from the available funds. |
| Chairman
: Most
Rev. Dr. l. Thomas Aquinas |
Secretary
:
V.Rev.msgr . Vicar General
Post.Box.No : 6,
Bishop's House,
Coimbatore - 641001
Tamilnadu,
S.India. |
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