NECHA BULLETIN APRIL 2021

NECHA BULLETIN NORTH EASTERN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NECHA) BHOLA BABA PATH, HOUSE NO. 2, SIX MILE, GUWAHATI - 781022, ASSAM VOL - II. NO.4 APRIL, 2021 Editorial The main Aim of NECHA is to enable and collaborate with the Bishops, Diocesan Health Commission Secretaries, Parish Priests, Domestic Churches and Individual/ Personal churches to achieve “life, life in its fullness”, (John 10:10) through the community leaders (CLs), who are also called Christ Lovers (CLs). After the name Domestic Church the term individual or personal church is a new inspiration. It may need some critical discernment, a few stones, some discouraging or condemning words as blessings before accepting and approval. We shall leave to the theologians to coin new terms. The Governing Board of North Eastern Community Health Association (NECHA) wish the Readers of NECHA BULETTIN a very HAPPY EASTER. May the Risen Lord be with you and guide you. After the clearance of covid-19 situations, we hope to visit all the Dioceses and members. NECHA has to go forward and contribute much in building up the church in the North Eastern Region. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH INDIVIDUAL OR PERSONAL CHURCH Church is understood as a Community of believers. Jesus Founded The True Each baptized individual or a person form a Church. Jesus appointed church. Let the Theologians Coin the terminology. St. Peter as the Head of his Through baptism God the Father, God the Son, church. The POPES are Jesus and the God the Holy Spirit come in the the successors of St. Peter. baptized person and dwell in him/ her. OUR BELIEF Those people whom the baptized person loves “I believe in the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND genuinely, sincerely and intimately from the heart APOSTOLIC CHURCH. are also present in him/ her. The baptized person with the intimate friends in the heart and with God DIOCESE the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the heart from It is called also THE LOCAL CHURCH. The Bishop with the individual/ personal church. the presbiterium, Religious and the Faithful form the One small spark of fire is a tiny part of a big ball local church or diocese. of fire. Individual Church is part of the universal church. PARISH CHURCH Each Diocese is divided into Parishes. A parish priest SCRIPTURE SUPPORT with the priests, Religious catechists and the faithful in the parish form the parish church. DOMESTIC CHURCHE 1. “Now you are the body of Christ and each of Each Christian family is considered to be a church you individual is a member of it”, called the domestic church. (1 Corinthians 12: 27). 2. “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, given by God? You belong no longer to yourselves. (1 Corinthians 6:19). 3. “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit abides within you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16). 4. If you love me, you will keep my Commandments and I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you forever; that spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him for he is with you and will be in you, (John 14: 15-17). 5. Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him” (John 14:23). PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN HEALTH TIPS POSSIBLE INGREDIENTS 2nd coming of Corona Ginger, Pepper, Garlic, Cardamom (Elichi), Cinnamom Already we hear of new positive infections and (Dalcini), Turmeric powder and Neem leaves. A little of lock downs in different places. Doctors say that everything, boil in 2 litres of water on slow fire and the second coming and infections could be more reduce to 1 litre. Drink 3 times (morning, noon and severe. So strict precautions are to be taken. evening) 20 to 30 ml as 1 dose. Those who have no ailments may take only once or twice a day. PRECAUTIONS 1. Every day after morning bath smear/ apply on the entire face 4 or 5 drops of glycerin with equal amount of water and let it dry. Do not touch the face till evening. 2. Since we touch with hands various things like common gate/ doors handles, holding on the handles of bus, train, car, jeep etc., wash hands with soap or sanitize the hands. 3. Use face mask indoors and outdoors. 4. Social distancing. 5. Avoiding crowds in spite of the face masks. 6. Take measures for increasing immune power. 7. Do not wait for corona to reach you and then think of precautions. STUDY OF NECHA AND RECOMENDATIONS 6. Latest experiment and result. 1. “Lower the immune power, quicker the Drink half to one teaspoon of any of the infections”. arishtams at bed time to wet the throat. Rose 2. Increase immune power by intake of nutritious aristam (Rose vine) seems to be better than others. If the throat infection is severe, take two food and common remedies. to three doses (morning, noon and at bed time). 3. Attend to all your common ailments as far as Do not eat or drink anything just after drinking the aristam. possible with natural remedies. 4. Keep up good health habits, exercise and 7. Keeping a small piece of ginger in the mouth will give temporary relief for throat infection. disciplining the body and mind. 5. Use common remedies as given in early 8. Keeping two or three pepper seeds in the mouth will give relief to throat and cough. NECHA Bulletins and even increase the strength and frequency of the decoction. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN R.I.P. Easter Eggs for you North Eastern Community Health Association prayerfully remember the departed souls of the following: 1. Late Fr. Thomas Mekalath of Aizawl Diocese was the 2nd president of NECHA from 1996. 2. Rev. Sr. Helen Nongrum MCJ was General Secretary of NECHA from 2014. She died on 11th January 2020. 3. Late Rev. Sr. Michael Serrao SCCG, was founding member of NECHA and Secretary of the first Executive Board of NECHA from 1982. She died on 16th July 2020. 4. Rev. Fr. M.C. John of Imphal Archdiocese was a member of the Executive Board of NECHA from January 1999. He died on 18th November 2020. 5. Rev. Sr. Martha SCCG, was the Administrator of NECHA office from February 2001. She died on 28th March 2021. We remember their valuable services rendered to NECHA. We pray for them. May God grant them Eternal Rest. + Fr. K.C. George, Director, NECHA NECHA Bulletin is for the health education of the people, especially Bhola Baba Path, House No. 2, Six Mile, Khanapara, Guwahati - 781022, Assam. the youth in the villages. Mobile: 9678224827 (O), 8974008332 (P) Email: [email protected] We wish to circulate the Bulletin Website: nechaindia.org to all the villages in the North Eastern States. Private Circulation only You may give us the WhatsApp No. or Email ID of your people or forward it to them. Those who like to begin Community Organising Programmes in your village may contact your Parish Priest or Nurse Sister or Contact NECHA office directly.