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On 21 July 2018 the Conference of the Major Superiors in India organised the concluding of the Bicentenary celebration of the Priestly Ordination of St. Vincent Pallotti coupled with the celebration of the Golden and Ruby Jubilee of 12 of our confreres at Mary Queen of Apostles Church, Nagpur. Rev. Fr. Joseph Tharakunnel celebrated his 50th year of Priestly Ordination and Rev. Bro. Richard Arackal, the Golden jubilee of  his Perpetual Consecration. The joy was doubled by the Ruby Jubilee Celebration of 10 of our confreres: Rt. Rev. Thomas Thennatt SAC, Bishop of Gwalior, Rev. Fr. Abraham Kizhakekoottu SAC , Rev. Fr. Mathew Panakal SAC, Rev. Fr. Leo Felix Monroe SAC, Rev. Fr. Sakayidas Thazhathoppil SAC, Rev. Fr. William Bara SAC, Rev. Fr. Benedict Monteiro SAC, Rev. Fr. John Sabha Sunder SAC, Rev. Fr. James Palakudy SAC and Rev. Fr. Alois Kujur SAC. The Holy Eucharistic celebration was presided over by Rt. Rev. Thomas Thennatt. Rev. Fr. Varghese Pullan, Provincial Rector of Prabhu Prakash Province welcomed the gathering and Rev. Fr. Jacob Nampudakam, Rector General preached the homily. The Jubilarians were also felicitated after the Eucharist for their many years of dedicated service.

Pallotti Bhawan had a remarkable celebration of the Solemnity of St. Thomas, the Apostle on 3^rd July. The community sought the blessing of St. Thomas during the Solemn Eucharistic Celebration held in the Syro-Malabar rite. The day was made memorable with the Inter-Batch Arts competitions, that included Elocution, Quiz, Group Song and Solo singing competitions.

On 29 June 2018, commemorating the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Pallottine family was blessed to have 31 young men raised to the order of Deacons. The con-celebrated Holy Eucharist was presided over by Most. Rev. K.A. William, Bishop of Mysore, in the presence of Rev. Fr. Varghese Pullan, Provincial Rector of Prabhu Prakash Province and fathers, sisters and faithful from in and around Mysore. Four of these 31 Deacons are from the Prabhu Prakash Province, five from the Khrist Jyothi Province and twenty from ABVM Province and two from other Dioceses. We congratulate them and pray that God’s blessings be upon them as they follow His way and wish them a fruitful Diaconate ministry.

In yet another instance of Tech Pallottines going global, St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering & Technology at Nagpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. on 21 June 2018. Rev. Fr. George Madeikkal, Former Director of SVPCET along with two professors and 14 students St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering & Technology had left for a month long Summer Internship on Artificial Intelligence at Harrisburg University, U. S. A. We congratulate the Management and Staffs at SVPCET for their hard work in organising such an internship and for this historical achievement.

A newly built village church at Lora village in Kimin was named after St. Vincent Pallotti, our Founder, to mark the occasion of the 200^th ordination anniversary of our Founder on o9 June, 2018. It was inaugurated and blessed by Rev. Fr. Jacob Mattathilani, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Itanagar in the presence of Rev. Fr. Wilson Puthenpurayil, the outgoing Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Shyjesh George, the new Parish Priest, Priests, Nuns and large number of faithful.