[JOYnet] Pastoral Letter From Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil
Dear JOYnet Friends, Please check the following link to read the Pastoral Letter of Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church on Catholic Charismatic Renewal. This Pastoral Letter is one huge step in the History of Charismatic Renewal in Kerala and many cities in the world. http://www.thesyromalabarchurch.org/pastoral.htm Hope I am not the last who read it. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] WYD and IJYG updates
Dear Friends, RexBand arrived in Toronto on Jul 15th and on Jul 16th they had their 1st program in Canada. The program was an another hit. We had about 500 people attended the program on a working day, which is a miracle. We are all leaving today Jul 17th for a sightseeing trip to Niagara Falls. Tomorrow they are all leaving for Youth Arise International program in Ottawa. Keep all of us in your valuable prayers Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] WYD and IJYG Updates
Dear Friends, Our 3rd batch arrived in Toronto yesterday. RexBand members will be arriving today. Tomorrow Jul 16th is the day we have RexBand program in Toronto. There are 6 more youth yet to come. Here is the list of JesusYouthalready in Toronto. Fr. Jose Varghese Thaipparampil Renjith Chandy Johnson KJ Shinto Jose Joemon Varghese (present co-ordinator) Ceetly George Rajesh T. George Fr. Bitaju Mathew Bro. Francis K. Augusty Joby K. Rappai Tony Xavier Mathew Mathew George Jose Mathew Olikkan Jomon Chacko Kunnathumattoor Joby Thomas Tito Mathew Thomas Jacob (Sanooj) Joshy MA Renny Joseph Chacko Antony (Santhosh) Chackochan Njavallil Cuckoo Susan James All of them have declared to skip lunch tomorrow for World Youth Day, a JesusYouth movement to be developed in Canada and RexBand program on same day. If any of you like to join, you can skip your lunch and be part of our International Mission. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Urgent Message for Middle East
Dear Friends, I am still waiting for the itinery of following people from UAE. Liju Alappadan Paul, Saby Punnackal Varghese, Kayalthoppu Philipose John, Cherian Thomas and Jose Vargese. I do not know when they are arriving in Toronto. I need to arrange the pick-up. Please e-mail me as soon as possible. Sorry for posting this in the JOYnet. I couldn't find an another way. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] WYD Updates from Toronto
Dear Friends, Our 2nd batch arrived in Toronto yesterday. 6 of them did not receive their luggages yet. Hoping the airline company will bring the luggages home sometime today. If anybody has any message for them please send to my e-mail address. Please Pray for the RexBand program in Toronto on July 16th. Because the program is on a weekday, we have lot of concerns about the number of people showup for the program. We have opened this program free for everybody expecting to pay the expenses out of love offerings. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Urgent Prayer Request and WYD program
Dear Friends, World Youth Day 2002 is just 2 weeks from today. Our 1st JesusYouth batch from India is already here in Toronto. The others and arriving on Jul 11th and 14th. Finally RexBand will be arriving on Jul 15th from US. A total of 54 people including 2 Priests and 1 Brother from India, 120 participants from USA and 5 from UK. All of us need your Prayer Support during these days. Few of my Joynet friends asked me what are the programs happening in Toronto. Here is the programs JesusYouth is involved. There is lot more programs you can check at www.wyd2002.org July 13th JesusYouth will be leading the Prayer Group from 7 pm to 9:30 pm Jul 14th JesusYouth will be meeting the Malayalee community in Toronto 6 pm to 7 pm. Jul 16th RexBand Live program in Toronto 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath is inaugurating the concert. Jul 17th Sight seeing trip to Niagara Falls Jul 18th Travelling to Ottawa for Youth Arise International Program Jul 18th to 22nd - Youth Arise International in Ottawa Jul 22nd Travelling back to Toronto Jul 22nd to 28th - World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto Jul 22nd 5 pm to 8 pm - 1st Session International JesusYouth Gathering at Holy Cross Parish in Toronto Jul 23rd 9 am to 12 pm - World Malayalee Youth Gathering (same venue) Jul 24th 2 pm to 5 pm - 2nd Session International JesusYouth Gathering Jul 24th 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm - RexBand is performing on the main stage of World Youth Day 2002 in Youth Festivals Jul 25th 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm - RexBand performing on another stage of WYD. July 26th 2 pm to 5 pm - 3rd and final Session of IJYG Jul 28th - Papal Mass and Conclusion of World Youth Day 2002 July 29th and 30th everybody is leaving from Canada to Taize, France. One of us will try to post all the program reports. Again please keep us in your valuable Prayers Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] World Youth Day Cross
The World Youth Day (WYD) Cross During the Jubilee of the Redemption in 1984, Pope John Paul II entrusted a simple cross consisting of two crossed planks of wood to the young people of the world to carry as a symbol of their faith. This Cross now serves as the symbol of WYDs. Like the young people who attend WYDs, the Cross travels around the world and appeals to them to deepen their faith and live it more sincerely. The graces that have accompanied the Cross are numerous and it has been received as a gift of the Lord to young people and the Church. Young people of the world have witnessed to their faith when they welcome the Cross for WYDs or other special events. Exteriorly, they venerate it and carry it in public. Interiorly, the graces they receive are more significant - even if only a few are ever known. Young people have indicated that the Cross has helped them to better understand the Redemption. They have become more aware of the love of Christ from 'their' Cross, which has strengthened their life of faith and given them the courage to make decisions of generosity to live as Christians. When it was suggested to them, many have committed to pray ten minutes every day, to attend Mass every week and to go to confession every month - all because of their prayer before the WYD Cross. John Paul II speaks about the WYD Cross Beloved young people: At the end of the Holy Year, I entrust to you the very symbol of this Jubilee Year: the 'Cross of Christ'! Bear it in the world as the sign of the love of the Lord Jesus for humanity, and proclaim to everyone that it is only in Christ, who died and rose from the dead, that salvation and redemption are to be found. April 22, 1984. My dear young people: Fifteen years ago, at the close of the Holy Year of the Redemption, I entrusted to you a great wooden Cross, asking you to carry it across the world as a sign of the love which the Lord Jesus has for mankind and to proclaim to everyone that only in Christ who died and is risen is there salvation and redemption. Since that day, carried by generous hands and hearts, the Cross has made a long, uninterrupted pilgrimage across the continents, to demonstrate that the Cross walks with young people and young people walk with the Cross. Around the "Holy Year Cross", World Youth Days were born and developed as meaningful "moments of rest" along your journey as young Christians; a constant, pressing invitation to build life on the rock that is Christ. How can we fail to bless the Lord for the countless fruits born in the hearts of individuals and in the whole Church thanks to the World Youth Days, which in this last part of the century have marked the journey of young believers towards the new millennium? Message of Pope John Paul for the 15th World Youth Day. WYD Cross in Canada On Palm Sunday 2001 (April 8), Pope John Paul II presented the WYD Cross to a delegation of young Canadians in St. Peter's Square at a special ceremony. The Cross then came to Ottawa to begin its pilgrimage journey across Canada from April 2001 until July 18, 2002 when WYD 2002 begins. From Apr 2001 till Apr 28th 2002, WYD Cross travelled to all the provinces and territories of Canada and was welcomed by parishes, universities, colleges, schools, malls, government offices, parks, tribes; list goes on. It also travelled to ground zero in New York city. The Cross travelled around 40,000 kilometres in Canada only. After having travelled thousands of kilometres throughout Canada in preparation of World Youth Day 2002, the World Youth Day Cross is now on the final leg of its journey to Toronto. After a commissioning mass at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal on Sunday, April 28th, 20 portageurs (people who will accompany the Cross the entire journey) including a 37 year old blind person named Shawn Meeks started their 43-day walking pilgrimage with the Cross. They'll carry the 31-kilogram cross for 43 days along 543 kilometres. They'll walk an average of 15 kilometres a day and take Sunday as a day of rest. If this doesn't inspire you, one more, these 20 people are volunteering and each has paid from their own pocket 650.00 dollars to cover their own expenses for these 43 days. Please keep these 20 portageurs and their walking pilgrimage in your valuable prayers. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto, Canada _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] BBC and JesusYouth
Dear Friends, Sometimes I am like St.Thomas, I believe only after checking things out. I searched 'braduke' in MSN.com, it gave me 4 web sites, out of which 2 from BBC and 2 from our own JesusYouth.org. Check these 2 web sites, Braduke was too humble to give us these addresses. http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/low/english/world/from_our_own_correspondent/newsid_1368000/1368259.stm Check under the last heading Breaking the mould. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/audiovideo/programmes/correspondent/newsid_112/1120036.stm You can see Braduke there. Braduke, proud to have you here in JOYnet. Since you are in US and close to Canada, try to come for World Youth Day this year July. We will be able to meet with you and to know each other. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto, Canada _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Happy News
Dear JOYnet friends, Thank you all for your Prayers. Joicy delivered a baby girl yesterday (Feb 16th) at 8:26 am. It was normal and miracle delivery. We reached hospital at 7:45 am within 45 minutes everything went normally, no stitch, no epidural, nothing. Mom and Baby is doing fine, hoping to be back at home tomorrow Feb 18th. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] New Sheppard
Dear JOYnet Friends, I request your valuable Prayers for my brother in-law Sajan Pindiyan, who is receiving diaconate on February 15, 2002. He will be ordained by the end of this year for service in the diocese of Trichur in Kerala, India. If anybody in Pune or Bombay like to attend the services in the Seminary, please contact me back. Bro Sajan is at Papal Seminary in Pune. Also please Pray for my wife Joicy. We are expecting our second child anytime now. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] WYD2002 AND IJYG 2002 - Report
Dear Friends in Christ, Praise the Lord Its been a while since I have written in JOYnet. My name is Biju Davies, presently living in Toronto, Canada, born in Trichur, India. I am married to Joicy, we have a son Christopher, and are expecting our 2nd in February 2002. One day out of the blue I read a message in JOYnet: Biju Davies from Toronto will be co-ordinating World Youth Day 2002 and International JesusYouth Gathering. I actually tried to ignore it, because for the last 6 years I was not active in any JesusYouth activities other than staying in constant touch with JY friends in India and JOYnet. Now the Love of God is pushing me to do this in the middle of busy family problems and workplace problems. For last few months we didn't discuss about WYD2002 and IJYG. It was mostly because we didn't know what is happening in the arrangements of WYD. Now I am very happy to let everybody know that with the Blessings of our God, I was sent by the Malayalee church of Toronto (St. Thomas Apostle Mission Church) to officially represent the Syro-Malabar church in the Eastern Churches meeting at the World Youth Day office. I am always in touch with the co-ordinator of the Eastern Churches for all the updates and developments. On September 29th, I was at the WYD office for the entire day with all the representatives of the Eastern Churches along with Fr. Thomas Rosica, CEO and National Director of WYD2002. In the last few months Manoj Sunny, Edward Edezhath, Lisa Jose, Fr. Sebastian Arikat and myself were constantly in touch to discuss about the preparation of World Youth Day and International Jesus Youth Gathering coming in Toronto, Canada in July 2002. It all started during the visit of Manoj Sunny to Toronto, in March of this year. During this time, Manoj stayed with my family and Lisa also came from Philadelphia to Toronto to meet with the priests, prayer group leaders and council members of Toronto Malayalee church. A core group for WYD2002 and IJYG was also formed sometime in August 2001. Core group members are as follows: Fr. Sebastian Arikat, Fr. Thomas Tharayil, Fr. Abraham Pallivathukkal, Edward Edezhath, Manoj Sunny, Dr. Abraham Mathew (co-ordinator for IJYG), Biju Davies (local co-ordinator for WYD), Jevelson Simenthy (Intercession Co-ordinator), Lisa Jose (Co-ordinator mobilization and communication), Sindhu S, Joseph C. C., Jomon Varghese, Mathew Joseph, James Thomas and Dr. Jacob Skaria. We also have a contact list for local areas. Here is the contact list: Fr. Thomas Tharayil (Teaneck, NJ, USA), Dr. Manoj Mathew (Hershey, USA), Lisa Jose (Philadelphia, USA), Fr. Abraham Pallivathukkal (Calicut, India), Manoj Sunny (Cochin, India), Dr. Edward Edezhath (Cochin, India), Sunil Simon (Delhi, India), Fr. Sebastian Arikat (Kingston, Canada), Biju Davies (Toronto, Canada), Dr. Jacob Scaria (Northumberland, UK), Georly Sebastian (Muscat), Andrew Mendez (Singapore), James Thomas (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Mahesh Peter (Kuwait). Where are we? Communications We have setup a website in MSN Communities to post and read messages without taking up any space in your hard drive. We will be regularly updating the site with current information. The site address is http://communities.msn.com/wyd2002 Please check this site for Prayer intentions, contact list e-mail addresses, messages from WYD office, general info., program schedule etc. You can post messages in the General page of the web site,. We also need your feed back about this site. The official World Youth Day site is www.wyd2002.org Registration The process of registration is still under discussion. Edward and Manoj Sunny is taking charge of registrations from India and Middle East. These registrations have to go through the Pontifical Council of the Laity in Rome for discounted registration fees. For all other countries please contact your local JesusYouth contact person for registration details. We will be registering as groups under the name JesusYouth regardless of city or country. Intercession We have already started Fasting, Rosary and Divine Mercy Prayer Chains since July 2001. Please contact Jevelson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to be part of these Prayer Chains. Mobilization Lisa Jose has drafted up a beautiful flyer for distribution in USA. You will be able to see it sometime soon at the JesusYouth website. Lisa will be happy to send out a copy of this by e-mail upon request. There are some videos and posters available from the WYD office; you can order it through their official site or I can arrange to mail it from Toronto (because we dont have a general fund for this, the Prayer group requesting will have to meet the expenses of postage, posters etc.). Pilgrim Hosting The Malayalee families in Toronto will be hosting JesusYouth from around the world during July 23-28. We already have 13 families registered and more families are coming forward to accommodate J
[JOYnet] Thank you
Dear Friends in Jesus, I would like to thank everybody in Joynet for offering your Prayers and Blessings on my birthday. It was overwhelming. It is a wonderful feeling to have wished by so many people whom I have never met or known. Thank you Jesus for building up this JOYNET family. Love and Prayers Biju Davies Toronto/Canada ** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To know more about Jesus Youth, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org **
[JOYnet] WYD2002
Dear Joynetters, I am forwarding a letter from Mr. Paul Kilbertus, Director of Communications WYD2002. Please read this letter and if anybody in your Prayer Group can make a 5 minutes video based on the subjects mentioned in the letter, you can send it directly to Mr.Paul or send it to me, I can forward it to him. It is a great opportunity for our JesusYouth Prayer Groups to come forward in an International Church Program. The date for Mr. Paul to receive the video is July 2nd. I would suggest the Prayer Groups outside Kerala to make video in their local languages like tamil, hindi, gujarati etc. chances are more if the video is not in english. You can even send the video with Fr. Sebastian Arikat, coming to Toronto on June 20th. Please send me a personal message, if anybody is planning make the video. God Bless the Youth Biju Davies Toronto/Canada Dear friends: Whether you live near or far, I would like to invite you to participate in the WYD 2002 Celebration in Toronto on Saturday, July 28, 2001 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., to be held in Nathan Phillips Square (in front of Torontos City Hall). The evening will feature an entertaining mix of music and song, scripture readings and a video presentation. This celebration will be held on the occasion of one year to the date before WYD 2002. We want it to be a local, national and even international event to begin the celebration that will be held in Toronto and across Canada during WYD 2002. As part of our video presentation, we would like to have contributions from across Canada and around the world. Therefore, I would like to ask anyone who is interested to submit a five-minute video to include as part of the evenings video presentation. We are looking for reflections from young people, either individually or in group, about the following subjects: the WYD Cross, the theme of WYD 2002 (You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world), your experiences at past WYDs, your hopes for WYD 2002. Please do it in your own language, we will take care of translation here. Please send your tapes to me at the address below no later than July 2, 2001. Please indicate that this video is a gift on your declaration form. Looking forward to you being there in person or in spirit! Paul Kilbertus ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Director of Communications World Youth Day 2002 415 Yonge St., Suite 900 Toronto, Ontario M5B 2E7 Telephone (416) 971-5353, ext. 231 Fax (416) 971-6733 ** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To know more about Jesus Youth, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org **
