{"id":11265,"date":"2015-10-22T06:55:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T06:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2015-10-22T06:55:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T06:55:29","slug":"india-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2015\/10\/22\/india-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>Success Story: dedication of the new church in Berhimunda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a time of great celebration when the newly built church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola was first consecrated in Berhimunda, in eastern India. The bishop himself was present at the ceremony and was welcomed with traditional dances by the people before celebrating Holy Mass. Dozens of priests and religious were present and a throng of over 1,500 of the Catholic faithful took part in the ceremony of consecration of the church \u2013 which was built thanks to the help of our generous benefactors, who gave 7,950 Euros towards the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Berhimunda belongs to the parish of Saint Joseph of Ambapani, which was established in 1998. At that time there was nothing here \u2013 no church, no presbytery, no place for parish activities \u2013 and so everything had to start from scratch. The area of the parish covers a large and heavily underdeveloped region whose inhabitants belong mainly to the ethnic minorities. There had originally been a tiny chapel in Berhimunda, built in 1915 by the very first missionaries in the area. Built of mud and wood, it had suffered over time from wind and weather and in any case become far too small for the growing number of the Catholic faithful. The people had tried to collect money for a new chapel but most of the families in the region live in great poverty and so they were unable to raise the necessary funds.<\/p>\n<p>Now the parish priest, Father Bijay Kerketta has written to us: \u201cOn behalf of all the people of Berhimunda, I want to express my great gratitude for your friendship and support. Please be assured that we are praying for you. We will be forever grateful to ACN and to all have helped us!\u201c<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20000-Catechisms-distributed-to-children-in-El-Salvador.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11267 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20000-Catechisms-distributed-to-children-in-El-Salvador.jpg\" alt=\"20,000-Catechisms-distributed-to-children-in-El-Salvador\" width=\"467\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success Story: dedication of the new church in Berhimunda It was a time of great celebration when the newly built church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola was first consecrated in Berhimunda, in eastern India. 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