CHURCH OF SOUTH INDIA HOSPITAL

BANGALORE

(Karnataka Central Diocese)

No.2, Hazarat Kambal Posh Road,

Bangalore 560 051

 

NEWS LETTER

 (For private circulation only)

 

 

“When I go, you will not be left alone;

I will come back to you. In a little while

the world will see me no more, but you

will see me; and because I live, you also

live”.

John 14: 18, 19.

SPECIAL PRAYERS     

Pathology                                 - Dr. Renu, Mrs.Santosha Srinivasan, Staff and Students.

Y.F.C.

Housekeeping  and                   - Mr.Nathan, Miss.Morrisa and Staff.

Maintainence                               Mr.Shanta Kumar, Mr.Paul and Staff.           

           

CHAPEL SERVICE

Monday to Friday                     - 6:45am          - For students

Wednesday                              - 1:00 pm         - Prayer for all.

Thursday                                  - 12:30pm        - For House Keeping Staff.

Saturday                                   - 8:30am

Sunday                         - 6:00pm

 

RETREAT

Staff retreat  will be held on April 1, 2004 between 2 – 5pm at the Chapel.

Resource Persons: Rev.Sathyananda Paul, Rev.Shanti Anandaraj and Rev.Suresh Pawar.

 

HOLY WEEK SERVICE

Venue: Chapel. Time 8:30am

April 5                          -           Rev.D.G.S.Rodricks

April 6                          -           Rev.David Rajan

April 7                          -           Re.Job Jeyaraj

April 8                          -           Rev.Suresh Pawar

April 10                        -           Rev.Shanthi Anandaraj and Mr.Shyam Mohan

April 11                        -           Rev.Prem Mitra and  Rev.Shanti Anandaraj

(Easter Sun Rise Service - Holy Communion 5:30am)

 

REFLECTION ON LENT & EASTER  -  Rev.Shanthi Anandaraj

Lent is a season of spring when in nature, we see old leaves shedding and new ones sprouting, and beautiful flowers blooming. There is a change, which reminds us of our spiritual renewal.  This is possible for us only through the Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Hence, let us briefly understand how the death and resurrection of Jesus would help us in our spiritual renewal; what we as disciples of Christ are expected to do for our spiritual renewal and how we are to be witnesses for Him.

     If any one is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.  (II Cor 5:17).  John 12:24 says unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces much grain. The death of Jesus on the cross meant suffering. Because he died, he also rose again.  The disciples of Christ are called to deny self, take up the cross and follow Him.  The death and burial of Jesus Christ was considered as a failure to those who crucified Him, but to those who believed in Jesus, it was a victory.   God’s ultimate victory over death can only be discerned by faith.

     The resurrection of Jesus is the key to Christian faith because :-  a) Just as he promised, Jesus rose from the dead.  Therefore, we can be confident that he will accomplish all he has promised. b) We can be certain of our resurrection because he was resurrected.  Death is not the end – there is a future life. c) The power that brought Jesus back to life is available to us to bring our spiritually dead selves back to life. Every Christian can say, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal.2:20)

      Resurrection is not exclusively an experience of life after death.  Resurrection happens every day.  It is a process of the transformation of our relationships.  With the Resurrection Christ brings a new humanity.  In Col. 3^rd Chapter Paul has written clearly as how a Christian who has been raised with Christ should maintain his/her relationship.  For example in V.9 – Lying to one another disrupts unity by destroying trust.  It tears down relationships.  So be committed to telling the truth.

      The Resurrection is the basis for the Church’s witness to the world. Go quickly and tell: The women were to spread the joy of the resurrection.  Communication of the Gospel must be done in God’s way, in God’s time and for God’s glory. There is a sense of urgency in the Easter message.  The risen Lord commands the Church to go quickly to teach all people everywhere and make them His disciples.  It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus “Lord”.  May the risen Lord make us His faithful followers and strong witnesses for His glory.  Amen.

Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine,

                  Living with Jesus, a new life divine,

Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine,

                  Moment by moment, O Lord I am Thine. – Whittle

VISITORS

We welcome the following visitors to our Institution:-

Dr.Sharon K. Shettry, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist   - USA

Mr.Ford Bell, President, Minnesota Heart Foundation   - USA

                                   

WELCOME   We welcome Dr.Manjula V, Senior House Officer in the Department of Paediatrics. She completed her  MBBS from A.I.M.S.,  Bellur.

EVENTS

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology celebrated International Woman’s Day  on March 8, 2004, by providing free Cancer Screening Camp. Free Pap Smear, Blood & Urine tests and Mammography where necessary was done. About 40 women were screened. Educational videos on Women’s Health Needs was also screened.

A Team from the Hospital gave talks on Women Health to Women’s Fellowship groups in the City, Civil, KGF and Tumkur areas.  It was held at  St.Andrew’s Church on March 6, at the Good Shephered Church, K.G.F. on March 13 and CSI Church Tumkur on March 20  respectively.  This program was organized as part of International Women’s Day  Celebrations for the Diocesan Women’s Fellowship.  It was also an out reach program of our Hospital to create awareness among women about their health and cancer. The talks were given with the help of audio visual aids and followed by a question and answer session.  The meetings were well attended.

 

                           PROGRAMME FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN  Our Hospital is involved in helping the two Differently Abled Schools under our Diocese.  Ashrya is  run by the East Parade Church Malayalam congregation.  The Hospital conducted a general medical screening for the children. The School also organized a medical camp for a slum at Bypannahalli wherein our doctors did a general screening. Arpana run by All Saints Church has 90 children and a similar program was initiated for them.  Our physiotherapist visited both the Schools and is advising them on the rehabilitation of these children who also have physical disabilities. He has also given them advice on how to set up the therapy room to cater to the needs of these children. The Dietician of the Hospital has provided information and advice on the diet for these children. This will be an on going program.

 

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

March  24,  2004 – World TB Day: Theme: ‘Every Breath Counts – Stop TB now!”

This day was observed as World TB Day all over the world.  The Second Stop TB Partners Forum was held at New Delhi where a worldwide campaign for catalyzing greater public participation in the global movement against TB was launched.

The objectives of the Stop TB Campaign are:

• To infuse a sense of urgency in the TB movement, and ensure acceleration of effort by all stakeholders in order to meet the 2005 targets.
• To catalyze and scale-up the participation of civil society, towards building greater societal commitment for the TB movement.

The targets for 2005 are

• To diagnose 70% of people with infectious TB
• To cure 85% of all cases of TB

The current level of achievement globally is 37% with respect to case detection and 83% with respect to cure.

Some Startling Facts about Tuberculosis:

Someone in the world is newly infected with TB every second.

• Nearly 1% of the world’s population is newly infected with TB each year.
• 8 million new people develop tuberculosis every year
• 2 million people die of tuberculosis every year
• Overall, one third of the world’s population is currently infected with the TB bacillus.

Other facts about Tuberculosis:

TB – A Global Emergency

• More people are dying of TB today than ever before.
• It kills more people than either AIDS or malaria.  In fact, TB is the biggest killer of young people and adults in the world today.

Magnitude of TB in India

• Estimated 3.5 million are sputum positive
• About 2.2 million new cases every year including about 1 million sputum positive.
• 0.5 million people in India die from TB every year, more than 1000 every day (i.e. one every minute).
• One sputum positive case can infect 10-15 healthy individuals in one year.

TB and HIV

• TB accounts for one third of AIDS deaths worldwide, it is the biggest killer of people who are HIV-positive.
• If you are HIV-positive, you are 30 times more likely to get sick with TB once infected.

TB and Women

• TB is the single biggest killer of young women
• Over one million women may needlessly die from TB this year.  They are breadwinners, mothers, daughters and wives.

TB and Children

• Over 100,000 children may needlessly die from TB this year
• Hundreds of thousands of children will become TB orphans this year.

MDR – TB (Multidrug – resistant TB)

• Drug-resistance can develop when patients get the wrong drugs, drug supply is unreliable or patients stop taking their medicines because they feel better.
• In countries that are poor, MDR-TB that cannot be treated with standard medicines can be a death sentence.
• MDR-TB is at least 100 times more expensive to cure.

 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Principles of giving – pathway to your blessing.

God gives us resources to use and invest it for Him. 2 Cor.9:11.

God  looks at a willing heart, so give willingly. Willingness to give is more important than what you give. 2 Cor.8: 12a

God loves a cheerful giver, your attitude matters! 2 Cor. 9:5b

Let not your giving be circumstantial, give as the the spirit guides you to give. 2 Cor.8:

1-4. - Submitted by Department of Physiotherapy.

 

“THE LORD IS RISEN. HE IS RISEN INDEED”

HAPPY EASTER

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