ADVENT MESSAGE FROM THE METROPOLITIAN OF INDIA

Greetings from the Anglican Church of India to every one who rejoice and expect the "Coming of Christ". The Advent started for us to remember the Christ our Lord. Advent means in Latin word "Coming". Every year we prepare and decorate our houses, Churches, Social Centres to welcome Jesus Christ and celebrate his "Birth Anniversary".

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In the same way we welcome to our guests, well-wishers and most persons of the society whether rich or poor, friends and unknown guests, good or bad, religious and ante-religious people but we show love to each one of them to rejoice in Lord Jesus Christ. In this way we celebrate the coming of Christ.

You expect Santa Clause within us. Santa Claus is not just an idea. He was and is a Saint. A Saint, who reminds us that we are loved without limits. Every child knows about Santa Clause and expects his presence in his surroundings with gift. They wait of his coming. We have to fulfil this desire of little children and develop the habit of love towards unknown people.

The days of Advent remind us to set aside some of the hectic business of the holiday season, and to quietly reflect on the promise of the baby born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. It is not the story but historical fact based on books and astrological facts. The God loved human being and wanted to keep him on His own image but the image of God was destroyed by Satan and then God sent His begotten son to save human being. This was the gift of love to us.

I remember the day of 25th November 2011 while I was in America to observe the "Thanks Giving Day". Every one was waiting for this day to start "Advent Season". Business places and shops offered special discounts on every purchase with attractive schemes. The day started with "Thanks Giving Service" in Churches. We exchanged greetings to friends and Church leaders. The night was very rejoicing with lights on houses and public places. The roads and government places were shining with bright lights and Christmas trees.

Advent is the time to show our love to others and especially to poor and destitute who expect to celebrate Advent like us but don't have resources and money to celebrate like us. We must give hands to them and offer gifts to them. This is the time to show our love to others and offer gifts and best wishes to such people in Society without any caste and creed.

Archbishop Samuel P. Prakash
Metropolitan
Anglican Church of India

BRIEF HISTORY OF ANGLICAN CHURCH OF INDIA (C.I.P.B.C.)
The Church of India (CIPBC) (formerly the Church of England in India) is the original Anglican Church in India. The Anglican presence in India dates back four hundred years ago to 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I, was still on the throne of England. From that time until within living memory British Chaplains and missionaries arrived in ever increasing number, and were territory included not only India the first to minister to the expatriate British community and later to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Indian people themselves.

For the next ninety years that is until 1927 the Church of India was a Province of the Church of England, under the authority of the Crown and the British Parliament. Arising from the enactment of the Indian Church Measure, 1927 and the Indian Church Act, 1927 for the dissolution of its legal connection with the Church of England, the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon formed the ecclesiastical Province. It was the time it governed by its own very comprehensive “Constitution, Canons and Rules are binding on all members of the Anglican Church of India, that is all the clergy and lay people as well. It was the Government Church under Ecclesiastical department and Crown was the trustee of the Anglican Church.    more...



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