Tamil Nadu - Commission For Small Christian Communities in India

Regional Chairman

Most Rev. Arulappa Amalraj (Bishop of Ootacamund)

Contact

Bishop’s House, P.B. No.5. Udhagamandalam- 643 001

The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)

Mobile : +91 9442616434

Email : [email protected]

Regional Coordinator

Fr Joseph Justus

ANPIAMBEC. TNBCLC, Marakkanam Road / Pondicherry Road. Tindivanam – 604001

Vilupuram District.,Tamil Nadu

Mobile No: 7904253074

Email : [email protected]

SL No	Diocese	Name of Secretary	Address	Mobile/Email	Full Time/Part Time/Contact Person
1.	Chennai	Fr. Jacob Albert	Archdiocese Pastoral Centre 25, Rosary Church Road Santhome Chennai –600 004	9884081692 [email protected]	Part Time
2	Chengalpattu	Fr. Lucas Raje	St. Pope John Paul Ii Diocesan Pastoral, Bishop’s House Campus, Thimmavaram, Chengalpattu -603101	9655891541 [email protected]	Part Time
3	Coimbatore	Fr. Antony Selvaraj	Pastoral Centre, Bishop’s House Post Box No. 6 Big Bazaar Road Coimbatore – 641 001	88 83 95 54 40 [email protected]	Part Time
4	Ooty	Fr.Vincent,	Arulagam Pastoral Center, 206, Wood Cock Road, Udhagmandalam643001 The Nilgiris	9443544619, 9943884928 [email protected] [email protected]	Part Time
5	Vellore	Fr. Dr. L. Ramesh Antony	Catholic Bishop’s House 34, Officers’ Line Vellore – 632 001 Tamil Nadu, India	9894891490 [email protected]	Part Time
6	Pondicherry	Fr.Philomindoss.	St Xavier Pastoral Centre Dr. Ambethkar Street Uppalalam. Pondicherry. 605001	98423 33363 [email protected]	Part Time
7	Salem	Fr. S. Benjamin Sandhanaraj	63, Mary Palace, Thammanan Road, Arisipalayam, Salem, 636009.	9865707502 [email protected]	Part Time
8	Darmapuri	Fr. Isaias	Our Lady Of Fathima Shrine Bangalore Road Krishnagiri-635 001	9976493330 [email protected]	Part Time
9	Kumbakonam	Fr A Arockia Sahaya Raj	Bishop’s House. Post Box No 3 Kumbakonam – 612 001 Tanjore (Dt) Tamil Nadu	9443679003 [email protected]	Part Time
10	Thanjavur	Fr. A. Thomas Fernando,	Pastoral Centre, Post Box No. 218 Bishop Sundaram Campus, Pudukottai Road, Thanjavur -613007	7806903237 [email protected]	Part Time
11	Madurai	Sr. Irine	Nobilee Pastoral Centre K. Pudur Madurai – 625 007	99 76 49 33 30	Part Time
12	Trichy	Fr. Alphonse	Nallayan Nilayam. Convent Road, Mela Puthur, Trichy – 620 001	8778028442 [email protected]	Part Time
13	Dindigul	Fr Gabriel Antonysamy	Punitha Thoma Pastoral Centre St. Josephs Cathedral Campus Dindigul 624001	9486981947 [email protected]	Part Time
14	Sivagangai	Bro. Augustine K Raj, SHJ.	Arulchandru Nilayam Ulaganathapuram Paramakudi – 623707 Ramanathapuram District Tamilandu	9787967272 [email protected]	Part Time
15	Thoothukudi	Fr. Benzigar Lution	Diocesan Laity Centre Infant Jesus Shrine Campus 5 A/ 333.B Caldwell Colony Thoothukudi 628 008 Thoothukudi District Tamilnadu	94 87 85 28 08 [email protected]	Part Time
16	Palayamkottai	Fr. S. Francis Xavier .	Jubilee Pastoral Centre Thembavani Thottam Rahmathnagar Tirunelveli – 627 011	95 00 79 61 12 [email protected]	Part Time
17	Kottar	Fr. Valerian. A.	Bishop’ House. Ansaripallam road. Nager coil- 629001 Kanyakumari District. Tamil Nadu.	9443333781. [email protected]	Part Time
18	Kuzuthurai	Fr. Dr. Florence	St Eustachius Church Arumanai, Kanyakumari Dist	9786472448 [email protected]	Part Time

Name of the Dioceses in the Region	Name of the Bishops in the Region
Chingleput	Most Rev. Anthonisamy Neethinathan
Coimbatore	Most Rev. Thomas Aquinas
Dharmapuri	Most Rev. Lawrence Pius Dorairaj
Dindigul	Most Rev. P. Thomas Paulsamy
Kottar	Most Rev. Peter Remigius
Madras – Mylapore	Most Rev. George Antonysamy
Madurai	Most Rev. Peter Fernando
Ootacamund	Most Rev. Araulappan Amalraj
Palayamkottai	Most Rev. Jude Gerald Paulraj A
Pondicherry – Cuddalore	Most Rev. Anthony Anandarayar
Salem	Most Rev. Sebastianappan Singaroyan
Sivagangai	Most Rev. Jebamalai Susaimanickam
Thanjavur	Most Rev. Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss
Tiruchirapalli	Most Rev. Antony Devotta
Tuticorin	Most Rev. Yvon Ambroise
Vellore	Most Rev. Soundaraj Periyanayagam SDB

STATISTICAL UPDATE

Number of Parishes	Number of Parishes with SCCs	Number of SCCs
1396 & (V) 109	1275	22884

ANPIAM GREETS YOU ALL !

It is with immense pleasure and joy, we, the Chairman Bishop and the secretary of TNLBC Commission for Small Christian Communities (SCCs) – ANPIAM present the report of its activities.
We in Tamilnadu, call Small Christian Communities (SCCs) as ANPIAM the meaning and significance of the new strategy i.e. ANPIAM indicates

A. Animating: Not by dominant leadership but by animating the gifts and talents of the laity in Small Christian Communities.

N. New: To take the Church with all the challenges of the day and imperfections towards a new way of being the Church with creativity and Charisma.

P. Pastoral: To prioritize the pastoral work among the SCCs enlisting encouraging maximum participation and rightful intervention.

I. Integral: To promote holistic pastoral care where children, youth, couple, elderly and sick are given personal care to help them grew as children of God with equality and spirituality as disciples of Jesus.

A. Approach: Progressing and marching towards objective with different levels of formation, commitment and by being and living with the people.

M. Mission: As it is the mission of the Church in building the mystical body of Christ for its stability and growth, every member of the Church should be oriented through SCCs.

EXISTING SCENARIO OF SCCS/ANPIAM IN TAMIL NADU

NO	DIOCESE	Number of Parishes	Number of Vicariate	SCC Parishes	Total Number of SCCs
1	CHENNAI	122	12	112	3800
2	CHINGLEPUT	93	10	93	1600
3	VELLORE	85	8	85	1300
4	PONDY-CUDDALORE	104	10	70	930
5	COIMBATORE	67	6	45	1415
6	OOTY	62	5	44	576
7	SALEM	59	5	59	750
8	DHARMAPURI	38	5	36	320
9	THANJAVUR	89	6	89	960
10	KUMBAKONAM	91	6	65	1010
11	MADURAI	69	7	55	1225
12	KOTTAR	81	2	81	1587
13	PALAYAMKOTTAI	50	2	50	1200
14	THOOTHUKUDI	111	5	109	1742
15	SIVAGANGAI	78	5	75	1003
16	DINDIGUL	49	5	49	760
17	TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	68	5	63	850
18	KUZHITHURAI	100	2	100	1856
	TOTAL	1396	109	1275	22,884

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

DETAILS

REMARKS

1	Resource Material Preparation and Translation.	Enabling SCCs for Socio-Economic-Political Action. Helping the animators to conduct the SCCs meeting in a meaningful and interesting way and to encourage the Diocesan activities.
2	General Body Meeting	85 selected Members of General Body Meeting actively participated and openly shared their views in the meeting.Discuss at length how to create political awareness in Anpiams. Helps to evaluate overall activities of ANPIAMS to be mutually enriched by sharing. Trying to find answers to the challenges of ANPIAM.
3	Meetings of the Diocesan Secretaries.	Input session, Planning for the future activities at various level, Mutual encouragement and sharing of activities in the presence of Chairman Bishop.
4	Parish Anpiam Renewal Programmes	People realize the real spirit of Anpiam, Experience radical changes, Celebrate and witness their faith.
5	ANPIAM MAGAZINE	7 Dioceses have the periodical magazine to make the people involved in the SCCs activities with much enthusiasm and vigor, to help them for conducting SCCs meetings, to know the happenings of the SCCs at diocesan level and to co-ordinate the Animators of ANPIAM.
6	Immersion and Exposure Programmes	To provocate the true Spirit of Anpiam .Going to the parishes staying with the people, visiting the houses and organize them into SCCs and make them involve in church activities. We have formed and strengthened SCCs in 4 parishes in Chennai, Pondicherry, Ooty and Kumbakonam dioceses.
7	Visiting of the Dioceses	Knowing and encouraging the activities of Anpiam In the Dioceses.
8	Vicariate Co-ordination	To understand the different activities of the SCCs of the Parishes. Motivate animators of ANPIAM to actively and voluntarily involve in the activities of SCCs at parish and vicariate levels.
9	ANPIAM AGAPPE	It took place during the Parish Feast Day. People brought the food items from their homes when they came for Mass and place it in front of the Altar. After mass parish priest blessed the food items (more than ten items) and they were served equally.
10	ANPIAM DAY CELEBRATION	Each ANPIAM is having the name of a saint. On the When the feast of the particular saint, all members of the ANPIAM Celebrate it in a grand scale by participating actively in liturgical celebration and visiting the orphanage, Mercy Homes and provide them food and cloth.
11	Parish Zonal Coordination	In each parish all SCCs are divided into Zones. Each zone consists of 8 to 15 ANPIAMS. They gather at different occasions depending upon the parochial and for the various activities to accomplish as joint – venture.
12	Sunday and Feast day Preaching on ANPIAM	Making use of the preaching on Parish Feast Days and Sundays to imbibe the true spirit of ANPIAM in the minds of the faithful.
13	ANPIAM during Charismatic Preaching	The values and life-witnessing dimension of ANPIAM are being expressed deeply.
14	Election for the Animators of ANPIAM	After 3 years New animators are elected at Parish, Vicariate and Diocesan levels.
15	Training for the Seminarians	To have a Clear cut idea on ANPIAM.
16	Visiting of the ANPIAM Houses	Going to the grass root level and to have a close relation with the members of the ANPIAM.
17	ANPIAM Christmas Celebrations at Regional, Diocesan, Parish levels, and at the level of individual ANPIAM	To strengthen the unity among the members and to encourage the activities like visiting orphanage or disabled centre to help the inmates by giving cloths and providing food.
18	Seminar on Anpiam and Family.	To transmit good values from ANPIAM to families and vice versa.
19	Seminar on Anpiam and Good Health	To make the members of the ANPIAM to be aware of their health related activities.
20	ANPIAM-wise quiz and Essay Competition	To increase the active involvement among the members of ANPIAM.
21	All in one	Various activities of the Parishes and the diocesan commissions are coordinated and directed in and through ANPIAM

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Sl. No. DETAILS BENEFITS

1	VII AsIPA General Assembly at Thailand 22th (Thur.) to 28th (Wed.) October 2015	Broader understanding SCCs and knows the functioning of SCCs in different countries of Asia
2	NST meeting, Pune Papal Seminary August 25th evening to 28th noon 2015	Obtaining the practical knowledge of SCCs with Successful stories of the different regions of India
3	NRT meeting Aug. 28th to September 2nd Papal Seminary	Understand how Families and SCCs are interlinked and interrelated
4	National Council meeting for SCCs February 17-20, 2016 Nagpur	Knowing the ways and means to lead a unites of SCC in successful way
5	Follow–up Meeting of the Goa Convention	Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels.
6	Releasing books on ANPIAM	To make the people know the nature, the need and the significance of ANPIAM.
7	Debate on ANPIAM	To make the people realize that ANPIAM is the Church itself. Church is the Communion of Communities. Two dioceses staged this programme.
8	Cultural Programme on SCCs	People found it very useful and it created a lot of change in understanding SCCs.
9	Cancer Awareness Programme through ANPIAMS	Scientific survey on the increasing rate of special death due to cancer. Action has been undertaken by the diocese of Kottar to establish special cancer ward in district Medical college campus.
10	Training on Servant Leadership to the Animators of ANPIAM.	To enable Animators to approach the Members of ANPIAM in a more loving way for any of the SCCs activities.
11	ANPIAM BLOOD CLUB (ABC)	To help the sick person who are in need of Blood and thus save the life. It is in remembrance of our Lord shedding His blood for our redemption.
12	Involvement of the Catechists	Reaching the people very easily and encouraging them and bringing the families for meetings who are continuously avoiding for a long time. They are going for many places as a Resource person.
13	ANPIAM INTERCESSARY UNIT	Once in a week and also once in a month few selected animators of Diocesan ANPIAM come together for a particular church for praying to the ANPIAMS, Parishes, Country and world.
14	Follow –up Meeting of the Goa Convention	Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels.
15	Seminar for the Religious on Anpiam	To help them understand the real spirit of ANPIAM and motivate them to actively involve in the activities of the local SCCs. 30 Religious Participated in 1 day Programme.
16	Celebration of ANPIAM Month	Jan 2016 With a view to implement the call of the Pope Francis in his recent encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ (Praise be to God), ‘Our Earth Our Home ’ has been chosen as the general theme for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH, JAN 2016. To highlight this general theme sub-specific themes have been selected for each week. First week: Nature is the Gift of God ; Second week: Environmental Degradation ; Third week: Degradation of Human Dignity; Fourth week: Public Welfare is our Common Responsibility and Fifth week: Simple life is Divine life. Wall-posters and handbooks were sent to all dioceses and they were useful and helpful throughout Tamil Nadu for Anpiam Month celebration.
17	Diocesan level ANPIAN Convention	Motivate the people to actively participate in ANPIAM activities and bring out their talents and various skills for the welfare of the church.
18	Animators’ Training	Going to deeper level of Pastoral approach of Anpiams
19	Diocesan General Body Meeting	Plans have been sketched out to co-ordinate the ANPIAM activities at Vicariate and Diocesan Levels and to strengthen the dormant ANPIAMS.
20	National Seminar for the Secretaries of SCC’s	Enlightened with different ways of Gospel Sharing with clear vision and Mission. Two persons from TN participated at Prabodhana, Mysore.

CHALLENGES

Sl. No.	DETAILS	SUGGESTIONS
1	Lack of funds	Through Projects
2	Traditional Village set-up	Through proper trainings
3	Less Participation of Men in ANPIAM	Making them systematically realize the need of ANPIAM through proper trainings and personal dealing

NEW INITIATIVES IN THE DIOCESES

Sl. No.	DETAILS	REMARKS
1	New Evangelization Through ANPIAM	Training is given to make the members and Animators of Anpiam as Good Evagelizers as St. John Paul II put it rightly ‘ANPIAM is the instrument of Evangelization.’
2	Parish Pastoral Councils through Anpiams	Being done in many dioceses.
3	Creating of Model Parish where participatory structure and Kingdom values flourish.	All the other Parishioners can come and see and study it. And they will try to put into practice in their own parish the good elements found here.
4	Pastoral visits of Bishops to Anpiams	Well appreciated
5	Diocesan Service Teams formation	In progress.
6	Vicariate Conventions	Well organized in few diocese.
7	Seminar for the Animators of ANPIAM and the Members of the Parish council and Pious association.	To make them Work for the welfare of the parish, the Local Church and for the social empowerment.
8	Programme telecasted over Madha TV on ANPIAM	To impart proper and Basic Knowledge on ANPIAM to the faithful.

PLAN FOR FUTURE

Sl. No.	DETAILS	EXPECTED OUTCOME
1	Publishing Book on ANPIAM with recent development in the area of ANPIAM.	To help for the volunteers, animators, Coordinators and people of ANPIAMS as resource materials.
2	Meeting of Zonal and Diocesan Teams	To motivate them and encourage them to involve in the activities of SCCs with much interest. And to give proper formation and training to local lay leaders and use them as resource persons.
3	New evangelization thrust in Anpiams	To deepen the faith of all the faithful and living, praying, and witnessing.
4	To Concentrate on Seminaries and Formation Houses	To create an Interest towards Anpiam, to imbibe the real spirit of Anpiam.

Five Zones

For the effective functioning of the activities we have divided all the 18 dioceses of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry in to 5 Zones.

St. John De Britto zone consists of 3 diocese namely ‘ Madurai Archdiocese. Dindigul Diocese and Sivagangai Diocese.

Our Lady of Good Health Zone consists of 3 dioceses namely ‘ Trichy . Thanjavur and Kumbakonam Dioceses..Please find a photos taken at the zonal training at Madurai.

St.Alphosammal Zone consists of 4 dioceses namely ‘ Coimbatore, Ooty, Dharmapury and Salem Dioceses.

St..Francis Xavier SCCs zone consists of 4 dioceses namely ‘ Palayamkottai,tuticorine,Kottar and Kuzhithurai Dioceses.

St. Thomas SCCs zone consists of 4 dioceses namely ‘ Chennai-Mylapore, Pondicherry, Vellore and Chengulpattu Dioceses.

Fr. P. Gandhi Savarimuthu
Regional Secretary for Anpiam -SCCs
Tamilnadu and Pondicherry

EXISTING SCENARIO OF SCCS/ANPIAM IN TAMILNADU as on 30.10.2016

NO	DIOCESE	Parishes	Number of Vicariate	SCC Parishes	Total Number of SCCs
1	CHENNAI	123	12	120	2000
2	CHINGLEPUT	93	10	92	2250
3	VELLORE	86	8	86	1300
4	PONDY-CUDDALORE	105	10	90	1330
5	COIMBATORE	67	6	45	1415
6	OOTY	64	5	40	600
7	SALEM	61	5	61	750
8	DHARMAPURI	38	5	38	330
9	THANJAVUR	92	6	60	960
10	KUMBAKONAM	94	6	61	750
11	MADURAI	71	7	55	1275
12	KOTTAR	84	6	83	2847
13	PALAYAMKOTTAI	54	5	54	1200
14	THOOTHUKUDI	115	5	109	1748
15	SIVAGANGAI	81	5	79	1061
16	DINDIGUL	49	5	49	760
17	TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	70	5	65	924
18	KUZHITHURAI	100	6	100	1805
	TOTAL	1447	117	1290	23,175

1.ANIMATORS TRAINING PROGRAMME in the diocese of Dharmapuri.278 persons participated in it.Bishop Lawrence pious Durariraj participated in that programme and encouraged the participants. Fr. Gandhi was the resource person for this programme.
It was very helpful for the animators for their active involvement in SCCs. They request us to contact this programme now and then.

Fr.Isaiyas organised the programme. Place: Dharmapuri Pastoral Center, 17.12.2016

Group photo participants with the Bishop Lawrence pious Durariraj , local Ordinary.

Meeting of the Diocesan Director for SCCs at Chengulpet pastoral center on 14.12.2016.Bishop Neethinathan, Bishop of Chengulpet participated in that programme and encouraged the secretaries.

Meeting of the Diocesan Director for SCCs at Chengulpet pastoral center on 14.12.2016.

Bishop Neethinathan ,Bishop of Chengulpet participated in that programme and encouraged the secretaries.We discussed at length various activities of the SCCs in the dioceses and in its challenges .

The month of January of every year has been promulgated by the Tamilnadu Bishops’ Council as “Month of SCCs / Anpiams.

” The month is being celebrated with special themes pronounced by the TamilNadu Bishops Council (TNBC) more meaningfully and befittingly.

This year

ANPIAM MONTH- JANUARY 2017 ‘JOY IN FAMILY ’

With a view to implement the call of the Pope Francis in his recent apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’

(The Joy of Love), ‘JOY IN FAMILY ’ has been chosen as the general theme for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH, JAN 2017.

To highlight this general theme, sub-specific themes have been selected for each week. First week: Joy that lies in the Word of God;

Second week: Joy in facing Challenges; Third week: Joy in the vocation of Family; Fourth week: Joy in Familial Love and Fifth week:

Joy in the midst of weakness .

Wall-posters and Pamphlets given to 1447 Parishes in the 18 Dioceses of Tamilnadu for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH, January 2017 . Announcement in this regard was done well in advance to the people about the meaningful celebration and publish it in the parish and diocesan News Letter and Magazine.

Coordination meeting of ANPIAMS arranged to celebrate it in a meaningful and effective manner.

Fr. P.Gandhi

Secretary

TNBC Commission for ANPIAM

It is with immense pleasure and joy, the secretary of TNLBC Commission for Small Christian Communities (SCCs) – ANPIAM Tamilnadu present the report of its activities during the year 2015-2016

REGULAR ACTIVITIESV

DETAILS		REMARKS
1	Resource Material Preparation and Translation.	Enabling SCCs for Socio-Economic-Political Action. Helping the animators to conduct the SCCs meeting in a meaningful and interesting way and to encourage the Diocesan activities.
2	General Body Meeting	85 selected Members of General Body Meeting actively participated and openly shared their views in the meeting.Discuss at length how to create political awareness in Anpiams. Helps to evaluate overall activities of ANPIAMS to be mutually enriched by sharing. Trying to find answers to the challenges of ANPIAM.
3	Meetings of the Diocesan Secretaries.	Input session, Planning for the future activities at various level, Mutual encouragement and sharing of activities in the presence of Chairman Bishop.
5	Parish Anpiam Renewal Programmes	People realize the real spirit of Anpiam, Experience radical changes, Celebrate and witness their faith.
6	ANPIAM MAGAZINE	7 Dioceses have the periodical magazine to make the people involved in the SCCs activities with much enthusiasm and vigor, to help them for conducting SCCs meetings, to know the happenings of the SCCs at diocesan level and to co-ordinate the Animators of ANPIAM.
7	Immersion and Exposure Programmes	To provocate the true Spirit of Anpiam .Going to the parishes staying with the people, visiting the houses and organize them into SCCs and make them involve in church activities. We have formed and strengthened SCCs in 4 parishes in Chennai, Pondicherry, Ooty and Kumbakonam dioceses.
8	Visiting of the Dioceses	Knowing and encouraging the activities of Anpiam In the Dioceses.
9	Vicariate Co-ordination	To understand the different activities of the SCCs of the Parishes. Motivate animators of ANPIAM to actively and voluntarily involve in the activities of SCCs at parish and vicariate levels.
10	ANPIAM AGAPPE	It took place during the Parish Feast Day. People brought the food items from their homes when they came for Mass and place it in front of the Altar. After mass parish priest blessed the food items (more than ten items) and they were served equally.
12	ANPIAM DAY CELEBRATION	Each ANPIAM is having the name of a saint. On the When the feast of the particular saint, all members of the ANPIAM Celebrate it in a grand scale by participating actively in liturgical celebration and visiting the orphanage, Mercy Homes and provide them food and cloth.
13	Parish Zonal Coordination	In each parish all SCCs are divided into Zones. Each zone consists of 8 to 15 ANPIAMS. They gather at different occasions depending upon the parochial and for the various activities to accomplish as joint – venture.
14	Sunday and Feast day Preaching on ANPIAM	Making use of the preaching on Parish Feast Days and Sundays to imbibe the true spirit of ANPIAM in the minds of the faithful.
15	ANPIAM during Charismatic Preaching	The values and life-witnessing dimension of ANPIAM are being expressed deeply.
16	Election for the Animators of ANPIAM	After 3 years New animators are elected at Parish, Vicariate and Diocesan levels.
17	Training for the Seminarians	To have a Clear cut idea on ANPIAM.
18	Visiting of the ANPIAM Houses	Going to the grass root level and to have a close relation with the members of the ANPIAM.
19	ANPIAM Christmas Celebrations at Regional, Diocesan, Parish levels, and at the level of individual ANPIAM	To strengthen the unity among the members and to encourage the activities like visiting orphanage or disabled centre to help the inmates by giving cloths and providing food.
20	Seminar on Anpiam and Family	To transmit good values from ANPIAM to families and vice versa.
21	Seminar on Anpiam and Good Health	To make the members of the ANPIAM to be aware of their health related activities.
22	ANPIAM-wise quiz and Essay Competition	To increase the active involvement among the members of ANPIAM.
23	Training for the Lay Gospel preacher on ANPIAM	To translate their preaching in to action and inform about it topeople
24	One week training Religious at Lumen Institute Lumen Institute is the religious formation centre started first in India for the formation of religious. Rev.Sisters from various congregation stayed this centre for 10 month and get trained at various field.	To render broader and deeper understanding on SCCs and create an interest among the religious to actively involve in forming and strengthening of SCCs wherever they are working .
25	All in one	Various activities of the Parishes and the diocesan commissions are coordinated and directed in and through ANPIAM

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTSd

Sl. No.	DETAILS	BENEFITS
5	Follow–up Meeting of the Goa Convention	Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels.
6	Releasing books on ANPIAM	To make the people know the nature, the need and the significance of ANPIAM.
7	Debate on ANPIAM	To make the people realize that ANPIAM is the Church itself. Church is the Communion of Communities. Two dioceses staged this programme.
8	Cultural Programme on SCCs	People found it very useful and it created a lot of change in understanding SCCs.
9	Cancer Awareness Programme through ANPIAMS	Scientific survey on the increasing rate of special death due to cancer. Action has been undertaken by the diocese of Kottar to establish special cancer ward in district Medical college campus.
10	Training on Servant Leadership to the Animators of ANPIAM.	To enable Animators to approach the Members of ANPIAM in a more loving way for any of the SCCs activities.
11	ANPIAM BLOOD CLUB (ABC)	To help the sick person who are in need of Blood and thus save the life. It is in remembrance of our Lord shedding His blood for our redemption.
12	Involvement of the Catechists	Reaching the people very easily and encouraging them and bringing the families for meetings who are continuously avoiding for a long time. They are going for many places as a Resource person.
13	ANPIAM INTERCESSARY UNIT	Once in a week and also once in a month few selected animators of Diocesan ANPIAM come together for a particular church for praying to the ANPIAMS, Parishes, Country and world.
14	Follow –up Meeting of the Goa Convention	Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels.
15	Seminar for the Religious on Anpiam	To help them understand the real spirit of ANPIAM and motivate them to actively involve in the activities of the local SCCs. 30 Religious Participated in 1 day Programme.
16	Celebration of ANPIAM Month Jan 2017	With a view to implement the call of the Pope Francis in his recent apostolic exhortation ‘*Amoris Laetitia’* (The Joy of Love), ‘JOY IN FAMILY ’ has been chosen as the general theme for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH, JAN 2017. To highlight this general theme, sub-specific themes have been selected for each week. First week: *Joy that lies in the Word of God; Second week: Joy in facing Challenges; Third week: Joy in the vocation of Family; Fourth week: Joy in Familial Love* and Fifth week: *Joy in the midst of weakness.* Wall-posters and pamphlets containing liturgical guidelines for the 5weeks of Jan for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH in January 2017 has been send to1447 parishes of 18 Dioceses of Tamilnadu.
17	Diocesan level ANPIAN Convention	Motivate the people to actively participate in ANPIAM activities and bring out their talents and various skills for the welfare of the church.
18	Animators’ Trainee	Going to deeper level of Pastoral approach of Anpiams
19	Diocesan General Body Meeting	Plans have been sketched out to co-ordinate the ANPIAM activities at Vicariate and Diocesan Levels and to strengthen the dormant ANPIAMS.

EXISTING SCENARIO OF SCCS/ANPIAM IN TAMILNADU as on 30.10.2016

NO	DIOCESE	Number of Parishes	Number of Vicariate	SCC Parishes	Total Number of SCCs
1	CHENNAI	123	12	120	2000
2	CHINGLEPUT	93	10	92	2250
3	VELLORE	86	8	86	1300
4	PONDY-CUDDALORE	105	10	90	1330
5	COIMBATORE	67	6	45	1415
6	OOTY	64	5	40	600
7	SALEM	61	5	61	750
8	DHARMAPURI	38	5	38	330
9	THANJAVUR	92	6	60	960
10	KUMBAKONAM	94	6	61	750
11	MADURAI	71	7	55	1275
12	KOTTAR	84	6	83	2847
13	PALAYAMKOTTAI	54	5	54	1200
14	THOOTHUKUDI	115	5	109	1748
15	SIVAGANGAI	81	5	79	1061
16	DINDIGUL	49	5	49	760
17	TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	70	5	65	924
18	KUZHITHURAI	100	6	100	1805
	TOTAL	1447	117	1290	23,175

FEW REGULAR ACTIVITES OF THE REGION

Ø Servant Leadership Training

Ø Zonal level Seminar

Ø Parish Renewal Programme and seminar

Ø Training for Religious

Ø Training for Catechist & Lay Volunteers

Ø Training for Animator

Ø Training for Diocesan Priest

Ø Anpia Adoration

Ø Reciting one station of the cross in one house of the Anpiam during Lenten season.

Ø Parish Renewal Programme and seminar

Ø ANPIAM Renewal Programme at Vicariate level

Ø Distributing of pamphlets for Conducting Anpiam meetings and writing reports

Ø Forming of ANPIAM in Parishes and sub – Stations

Ø Training for conducting the Anpiam meetings properly

Ø Field work

Ø Election for the Parish council Member through AnpiamFinancial Help of Rs 10,000/ for the each bereaved Familie for 94 families (Rs.9,40,000)

Ø Breaking the wall of Untouchability

Ø Political Awareness in Anpiams

Ø Joining the separated Families

Ø Rectifying the illegal Marriages.

Ø Exhibition on ANPIAM through New Evangelization

Ø Seminar on Year of Mercy

Ø Training for Animator

Ø Seminar for Animator

Ø Diocesan Anpia X Mas Celebration

Ø Celebration of 100 &150 Anpia meetings

Ø Vicariate Level Convention

Ø Training for Deacon

Ø Training in religious formation houses

Ø Strengthening Anpiam with the caption of ‘Recharge Anpiam’

Ø Parish Renewal Programme and seminar

Ø ANPIA Masses

Ø Coordination programme

Ø Seminar on Pastoral implication of Anpiams

Ø Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level

Ø Parish Renewal Programme and seminar and Election

Ø Coordination programme for Animators at Vicariate Level once in 3 month

Ø Parish Renewal Programme

Ø Participating Political Awareness Programme conducted by Christian Life Movement at Madurai

Ø Food for the hungry scheme collected 50,000kg rice and distributed

Ø Felicitating the religious for their service in ANPIAMS

Ø Formation of Children Parliament

Ø Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level

Ø Diocesan Anpia X Mas Celebration

Ø Parishes Renewal Programme

Ø Visiting of the Parishes Programme

Ø Training for the seminarians

Ø Parishes Renewal Programme

Ø Training for the Animators

Ø Celebration of Anpiam Annual day

Ø Coordination programme for Animators at Zonal Level

Ø Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level

Ø Releasing of CD & Book

Ø Field Work

Ø Anpia Seminar at parish level

Ø Anpia Leaders’ Seminar at Vicariate level

Ø Formation Programme at diocesan Level

Ø Anpia House -visit by Service Team and Trained Catechist

CHALLENGESC

Sl. No.	DETAILS	SUGGESTIONS
1	Lack of funds	Through Projects
2	Traditional Village set-up	Through proper trainings
3	Less Participation of Men in ANPIAM	Making them systematically realize the need of ANPIAM through proper trainings and personal dealing

NEW INITIATIVES IN THE DIOCESESS

Sl. No.	DETAILS	REMARKS
1	New Evangelization Through ANPIAM	Training is given to make the members and Animators of Anpiam as Good Evagelizers as St. John Paul II put it rightly ‘ANPIAM is the instrument of Evangelization.’
2	Parish Pastoral Councils through Anpiams	Being done in many dioceses.
3	Creating of Model Parish where participatory structure and Kingdom values flourish.	All the other Parishioners can come and see and study it. And they will try to put into practice in their own parish the good elements found here.
4	Pastoral visits of Bishops to Anpiams	Well appreciated
5	Diocesan Service Teams formation	In progress.
6	Vicariate Conventions	Well organized in few diocese.
7	Seminar for the Animators of ANPIAM and the Members of the Parish council and Pious association.	To make them Work for the welfare of the parish, the Local Church and for the social empowerment.
8	Programme telecasted over Madha TV on ANPIAM	To impart proper and Basic Knowledge on ANPIAM to the faithful.

PLAN FOR 2017 – 20184

Sl. No.	DETAILS	EXPECTED OUTCOME
1	Meeting of National Resource team with Tamilnadu Resource team .	Helpful for the Tamilnadu region to understand practical way of building and strengthening the SCCs with much involvement.
2	Publishing Book on ANPIAM with recent development in the area of ANPIAM.	To help for the volunteers, animators, Coordinators and people of ANPIAMS as resource materials.

Meeting of Zonal and Diocesan TeamsTo motivate them and encourage them to involve in the activities of SCCs with much interest. And to give proper formation and training to local lay leaders and use them as resource persons.

New evangelization thrust in AnpiamsTo deepen the faith of all the faithful and living, praying, and witnessing.

To Concentrate on Seminaries and Formation HousesTo create an Interest towards Anpiam, to imbibe the real spirit of Anpiam.

Thanking you all,

Yours in JESUS and Mary,

Fr. P. Gandhi Savarimuthu
Secretary
TNLBC-Anpiam.

Report of its activities during the year 2015-2016

It is with immense pleasure and joy, the secretary of TNLBC Commission for Small Christian Communities (SCCs) – ANPIAM Tamilnadu present the report of its activities during the year 2015-2016 .

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

DETAILED REMARKS

1	Resource Material Preparation and Translation.	Enabling SCCs for Socio-Economic-Political Action. Helping the animators to conduct the SCCs meeting in a meaningful and interesting way and to encourage the Diocesan activities.
2	General Body Meeting	85 selected Members of General Body Meeting actively participated and openly shared their views in the meeting.Discuss at length how to create political awareness in Anpiams. Helps to evaluate overall activities of ANPIAMS to be mutually enriched by sharing. Trying to find answers to the challenges of ANPIAM
3	Meetings of the Diocesan Secretaries.	Input session, Planning for the future activities at various level, Mutual encouragement and sharing of activities in the presence of Chairman Bishop.
4	Parish Anpiam Renewal Programmes	People realize the real spirit of Anpiam, Experience radical changes, Celebrate and witness their faith.
5	ANPIAM MAGAZINE	7 Dioceses have the periodical magazine to make the people involved in the SCCs activities with much enthusiasm and vigor, to help them for conducting SCCs meetings, to know the happenings of the SCCs at diocesan level and to co-ordinate the Animators of ANPIAM.
6	Immersion and Exposure Programmes	To provocate the true Spirit of Anpiam .Going to the parishes staying with the people, visiting the houses and organize them into SCCs and make them involve in church activities. We have formed and strengthened SCCs in 4 parishes in Chennai, Pondicherry, Ooty and Kumbakonam dioceses.
7	Visiting of the Dioceses	Knowing and encouraging the activities of Anpiam In the Dioceses.
8	Vicariate Co-ordination	To understand the different activities of the SCCs of the Parishes. Motivate animators of ANPIAM to actively and voluntarily involve in the activities of SCCs at parish and vicariate levels.
9	ANPIAM AGAPPE	It took place during the Parish Feast Day. People brought the food items from their homes when they came for Mass and place it in front of the Altar. After mass parish priest blessed the food items (more than ten items) and they were served equally.
10	ANPIAM DAY CELEBRATION	Each ANPIAM is having the name of a saint. On the When the feast of the particular saint, all members of the ANPIAM Celebrate it in a grand scale by participating actively in liturgical celebration and visiting the orphanage, Mercy Homes and provide them food and cloth.
11	Parish Zonal Coordination	In each parish all SCCs are divided into Zones. Each zone consists of 8 to 15 ANPIAMS. They gather at different occasions depending upon the parochial and for the various activities to accomplish as joint – venture.
12	Sunday and Feast day Preaching on ANPIAM	Making use of the preaching on Parish Feast Days and Sundays to imbibe the true spirit of ANPIAM in the minds of the faithful.
13	ANPIAM during Charismatic Preaching	The values and life-witnessing dimension of ANPIAM are being expressed deeply.
14	Election for the Animators of ANPIAM	After 3 years New animators are elected at Parish, Vicariate and Diocesan levels.
15	Training for the Seminarians	To have a Clear cut idea on ANPIAM.
16	Visiting of the ANPIAM Houses	Visiting of the ANPIAM Houses Going to the grass root level and to have a close relation with the members of the ANPIAM.
17	ANPIAM Christmas Celebrations	ANPIAM Christmas Celebrations at Regional, Diocesan, Parish levels, and at the level of individual ANPIAM To strengthen the unity among the members and to encourage the activities like visiting orphanage or disabled centre to help the inmates by giving cloths and providing food.
18	Seminar on Anpiam and Family	Seminar on Anpiam and Family To transmit good values from ANPIAM to families and vice versa.
19	Seminar on Anpiam and Good Health	To make the members of the ANPIAM to be aware of their health related activities
20	ANPIAM-wise quiz and Essay Competition	To increase the active involvement among the members of ANPIAM.
21	Training for the Lay Gospel preacher on ANPIAM	To translate their preaching in to action and inform about it to people
22	One week training Religious at Lumen Institute	Lumen Institute is the religious formation centre started first in India for the formation of religious. Rev.Sisters from various congregation stayed this centre for 10 month and get trained at various field. To render broader and deeper understanding on SCCs and create an interest among the religious to actively involve in forming and strengthening of SCCs wherever they are working .
23	All in one	Various activities of the Parishes and the diocesan commissions are coordinated and directed in and through ANPIAM

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Follow–up Meeting of the Goa Convention Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels.
Releasing books on ANPIAM To make the people know the nature, the need and the significance of ANPIAM.
Debate on ANPIAM To make the people realize that ANPIAM is the Church itself. Church is the Communion of Communities. Two dioceses staged this programme.
Cultural Programme on SCCs People found it very useful and it created a lot of change in understanding SCCs
Cancer Awareness Programme through ANPIAMS Scientific survey on the increasing rate of special death due to cancer. Action has been undertaken by the diocese of Kottar to establish special cancer ward in district Medical college campus.
Training on Servant Leadership to the Animators of ANPIAM. To enable Animators to approach the Members of ANPIAM in a more loving way for any of the SCCs activities.
ANPIAM BLOOD CLUB (ABC) To help the sick person who are in need of Blood and thus save the life. It is in remembrance of our Lord shedding His blood for our redemption.
Involvement of the Catechists Reaching the people very easily and encouraging them and bringing the families for meetings who are continuously avoiding for a long time. They are going for many places as a Resource person.
ANPIAM INTERCESSARY UNIT Once in a week and also once in a month few selected animators of Diocesan ANPIAM come together for a particular church for praying to the ANPIAMS, Parishes, Country and world.
Follow –up Meeting of the Goa Convention Conducive to find proper and practical measures to put in action the decisions taken at Goa convention in Parish, vicariate, diocesan and regional levels
Seminar for the Religious on Anpiam To help them understand the real spirit of ANPIAM and motivate them to actively involve in the activities of the local SCCs. 30 Religious Participated in 1 day Programme.
Celebration of ANPIAM Month Jan 2017 With a view to implement the call of the Pope Francis in his recent apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’ (The Joy of Love), ‘JOY IN FAMILY ’ has been chosen as the general theme for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH, JAN 2017. To highlight this general theme, sub-specific themes have been selected for each week. First week: Joy that lies in the Word of God; Second week: Joy in facing Challenges; Third week: Joy in the vocation of Family; Fourth week: Joy in Familial Love and Fifth week: Joy in the midst of weakness. Wall-posters and pamphlets containing liturgical guidelines for the 5weeks of Jan for the celebration of the ANPIAM MONTH in January 2017 has been send to1447 parishes of 18 Dioceses of Tamilnadu.
Diocesan level ANPIAN Convention Motivate the people to actively participate in ANPIAM activities and bring out their talents and various skills for the welfare of the church
Animators’ Trainee Going to deeper level of Pastoral approach of Anpiams

Diocesan General Body Meeting Plans have been sketched out to co-ordinate the ANPIAM activities at Vicariate and Diocesan Levels and to strengthen the dormant ANPIAMS.

EXISTING SCENARIO OF SCCS/ANPIAM IN TAMILNADU as on 30.10.2016

NO	DIOCESE	Number of Parishes	Number of Vicariate	SCC Parishes	Total Number of SCCs
1	CHENNAI	123	12	120	2000
2	CHINGLEPUT	93	10	92	2250
3	VELLORE	86	8	86	1300
4	PONDY-CUDDALORE	105	10	90	1330
5	COIMBATORE	67	6	45	1415
6	OOTY	64	5	40	600
7	SALEM	61	5	61	750
8	DHARMAPURI	38	5	38	330
9	THANJAVUR	92	6	60	960
10	KUMBAKONAM	94	6	61	750
11	MADURAI	71	7	55	1275
12	KOTTAR	84	6	83	2847
13	PALAYAMKOTTAI	54	5	54	1200
14	THOOTHUKUDI	115	5	109	1748
15	SIVAGANGAI	81	5	79	1061
16	DINDIGUL	49	5	49	760
17	TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	70	5	65	924
18	KUZHITHURAI	100	6	100	1805
	TOTAL	1447	117	1290	23,175

FEW REGULAR ACTIVITES OF THE REGION

Servant Leadership Training
Zonal level Seminar
Parish Renewal Programme and seminar
Training for Religious
Training for Catechist & Lay Volunteers
Training for Animator
Training for Diocesan Priest
Anpia Adoration
Reciting one station of the cross in one house of the Anpiam during Lenten season.
Parish Renewal Programme and seminar
ANPIAM Renewal Programme at Vicariate level
Distributing of pamphlets for Conducting Anpiam meetings and writing reports
Forming of ANPIAM in Parishes and sub – Stations
Training for conducting the Anpiam meetings properly
Field work
Election for the Parish council Member through AnpiamFinancial Help of Rs 10,000/ for the each bereaved Familie for 94 families (Rs.9,40,000)
Breaking the wall of Untouchability
Political Awareness in Anpiams
Joining the separated Families
Rectifying the illegal Marriages.
Exhibition on ANPIAM through New Evangelization
Seminar on Year of Mercy
Training for Animator
Seminar for Animator
Diocesan Anpia X Mas Celebration
Celebration of 100 &150 Anpia meetings
Vicariate Level Convention
Training for Deacon
?Training in religious formation houses
Strengthening Anpiam with the caption of ‘Recharge Anpiam’
Parish Renewal Programme and seminar
ANPIA Masses
Coordination programme
Seminar on Pastoral implication of Anpiams
Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level
Parish Renewal Programme and seminar and Election
Coordination programme for Animators at Vicariate Level once in 3 month
Parish Renewal Programme
Participating Political Awareness Programme conducted by Christian Life Movement at Madurai
Food for the hungry scheme collected 50,000kg rice and distributed
Felicitating the religious for their service in ANPIAMS
Formation of Children Parliament
Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level
Diocesan Anpia X Mas Celebration
Parishes Renewal Programme
Visiting of the Parishes Programme
Training for the seminarians
Parishes Renewal Programme
Training for the Animators
Celebration of Anpiam Annual day
Coordination programme for Animators at Zonal Level
Coordination programme for Animators at Diocese Level
Releasing of CD & Book
Field Work
Anpia Seminar at parish level
Anpia Leaders’ Seminar at Vicariate level
Formation Programme at diocesan Level
Anpia House -visit by Service Team and Trained Catechist

General Body MEETING REPORT:

Tamil Nadu Regional General Body Meeting held at Nobilee Pastoral Central, Madurai on 29.03.2017. 83 Persons from all over Tamilnadu Participated in it.Most Rev.Dr.AMALRAJ, Bishop of Ootacamund – the Chairman Bishop of Tamilnadu Bishops’ Council Commission for Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) – ANPIAM presided the meeting.Most Rev.Dr.ANTONY PAPPUSAMY ,Archbishop of Madurai – the Chairman Bishop of Tamilnadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC) inspired us by his sharing of thought on real spirit of Anpiam. Diocesan secretaries shared the significant activities taking place in their respective dioceses and explains the plan for the next year. Fr.Isaias gave a talk.We had a group sharing on ANPIAM and FAMILIES. Ample time were given to clarify the doubts. The Chairman Bishop congratulated the secretaries and GB Members for their hard works and achievement and explain the important and significant of this Gb meeting.The meeting ended with the final blessings of the Chairman Bishop. Fr.Gandhi the regional secretary organised the meeting.

Report for Seminar:

It took place at Kovilpatty in Palayamkottai Dioces on 18.06.2017. 125 Animators of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) – ANPIAM participated in it with much enthusiasm and eagerness. Fr.Gandhi the regional secretary of the commission was the resource person of the day.He explains the recent development of ANPIAM in all the walks of life.To attract the attention of the participants power-point presentation was used. All the animators participated in it clearly recognized their role and duties to a larger extend and decided to dedicate their lives for the same. Fr.Peter the Parish Priest of the St.Joseph Church, Kovilpatty organised the meeting.

Fr. P.Gandhi

Tamil Nadu Region

Vellore

Pondicherry

Salem

Darmapuri

Thanjavur

Dindigul

Sivagangai