Communities in India 2003

Edited from Feb. 1, 2004 Via Latina 22 #124

Ranchi - Capital of the state of Jharkhand in eastern India. (Archdiocese)

Novitiate Community
Novice Master Bro. Lester Kaehler

Formators
Fr. Nicholas D'Cruz
Bro. Delmar Jorn
Bro. Marianus Bilung.

Gyan Deep Community
Center of outreach to about 750 urban Poor Children.

Singhpur Community
Seven Marianists are in charge of Prabat Tara
Primary School with some 450 students.

Khunti (Diocese)

Binda Community
Six Marianists have taken over responsibility for a second rural primary school at Binda (in its first year as a Marianist school with about 200 students).

Patna - Capital of the state of Bihar (Archdiocese of Patna)

Barh Community
Five Brothers run a training institute for the young

Patna Community
Four Brothers will be developing a similar training institute

Bangalore - Population 6,000,000 (Archdiocese)

Deepahalli Bangalore Outskirts Complex

Faustino Community

The Faustino Community for aspirants is sharing lodging with scholastics while construction of a simple building for the aspirancy program is underway

St. Joseph Community

The St.Joseph Community lives in a section of the property which houses a residential center for skill-training of street-children.

Five Brothers work in this community,taking care of temporalities for the entire Deepahalli complex and organizing many aspects of the life of the resident trainees.

Bangalore City

Scolasticate Commmunity

The undergraduate program of studies is carried out under the auspices of the University of Dayton, with an emphasis on philosophy, English, and social sciences.

Chaminade Nilaya Community

Serves as headquarters for the REDS Program, which carries out a variety of services to street-children through pre-schools for children at risk. as well as informal education for children who do not attend school,
women's self-help groups, and waste management programs.