community is the 32-page member magazine of the New Apostolic Church which is published once each quarter (four times a year). Each issue can be downloaded in multiple languages from nac.today. This particular issue – 04/2018, contains three highlights from and for India. Report of Divine Service in Raipur Almost 400 days have gone since […]
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For the last three years NAC India’s wall calendar used to set the tone for the year ahead in many aspects. 2019 will build on this history – with one addition: a web series of articles elaborating on the theme “Prayer” for the year. Download The calendar for 2019 as low-res pdf Daily Meditation and
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What does the visit of our Chief Apostle in Manila have to do with India? His program had a wide dimension: from ordinations and retirements, to concert, Divine Service and an Apostles’ meeting. In November 2017, our Chief Apostle had ordained three Apostles for India at Raipur. One year later, District Evangelist Prem Mohan Ray
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The beginning of November saw a strategy meeting of seasoned choir leaders as well as new choir members at Kalewadi Church, Pune from 5th to 7th. A similar meeting had been held in Mumbai in March 2018. The National Choir leaders, District Evangelist Abraham Mythri, Director Moses Mark and Rector Samson Bhaiwale were present and discussed
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Word of the Month for October 2018 Many people lack inner peace. They have no peace in their hearts. Everyone has likely had such a period in his or her life before. Most of the time, we blame this on external factors. Perhaps the boss is putting pressure on us. Maybe our neighbour is looking
The first International Youth Convention 2019 of the New Apostolic Church will span from Thursday, 30 May to Sunday, 2 June 2019. Pre-registrations are open for youth from India, and today we take a look at what participants can expect – and what will be expected from them until the end of this year. Until
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The International Youth Convention 2019 of the New Apostolic Church will begin in 311 days, and it will span from Thursday, 30 May to Sunday, 2 June 2019. For interested participants from India, pre-registrations are opening today. Who all can participate? As a general rule of thumb, young people between the age of 14 to
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The first International Youth Convention of the New Apostolic Church will begin on Ascension Day, 30 May 2019, with several opening services. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will officially open the event on Friday morning in the arena on the exhibition grounds in Düsseldorf. This will be followed by exhibitions and events in the various halls—a total of
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Word of the Month for July 2018 The gospel comprises God’s actions of salvation in Jesus’ birth, His crucifixion, His resurrection, and His return. Belief in Jesus Christ and the rebirth out of water and the Spirit constitute the path to permanent fellowship with God. That is the gospel. Those are the glad tidings! Let
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Word of the Month for June 2018 At times we feel we are on the verge of losing courage. We pray, but nothing happens – or practically nothing, anyway. In any case, it is not what we were expecting. This situation is just like Elijah praying for rain at the summit of Mount Carmel. He
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Word of the Month for May 2018 It is a blessed tradition for us as Christians to celebrate the Sunday. In so doing, we profess the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the space of a week, we experience many an injustice and learn about many evils that occur in the world. Then we gather together
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When Chief Apostle Schneider visited Raipur in November 2017, three new Apostles were ordained for India. During a meeting in December, responsibilities were redistributed, and most of the Apostles were given new or extended working areas. Christranjan Nanda is one of them, and his working area continues to stretch across six District Rector Areas (DRA) in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, where
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Word of the Month for April 2018 God has created mankind with a free will. He does not prescribe to us what we must do. He always leaves us the choice. You can pursue this path or the other path—but you must make your own decision. Many would rather have God take the decision away
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For Christians Easter is always a great cause for celebration. The ultimate triumph of good over evil is what gives each one a sense of hope that no matter how much chaos and confusion in the world, Jesus is alive, seated on the throne, and is coming soon. Congregations across India were all geared up
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Over many years the music in the New Apostolic Church in India was homegrown with very few English songs. Since 2003, efforts were made to improve this. Ever since, quality music reached many of the congregations and a National Choir having about 150 trained singers taken from different congregations of the country has been formed.
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When all Apostles of India met in December 2017, Apostle Pravin Gajbhiv was entrusted with a new working area that spans across the North of India. He now looks after the congregations in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. At the same time, he is being introduced to the working areas of Apostle Nanda (Jharkhand and
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After his ordination as an Apostle, Devadas Basappa was assigned with the state of Andhra Pradesh as his working area. Andhra Pradesh currently has six District Rector Areas (DRA). Following is his report of his first visit as an Apostle to West Godavari and Vijayawada, during which he was accompanied by Bishop Vijay Kumar. God’s
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When Chief Apostle Schneider visited Raipur in November 2017, the circle of the Apostles in India changed with four retirements and three ordinations. The following month, all active Apostles met in Bengaluru for a redistribution of working areas which they started visiting from January 2018 onwards. Chief Apostle Schneider and his delegates with the four retired Apostles and
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Word of the Month for February 2018 Young people who have never experienced any love in their lives—who were not loved as children, who had to grow up without the experience of a mother’s love, without a loving, sheltered parental home, who were only treated with coldness and disinterest—often become unstable personalities. They are easy
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For the past six months, NAC India’s Facebook page has been publishing the core thoughts for every Sunday’s Divine Service – two days in advance and with a local twist. Following is an overview of this initiative. Social Media Helps Prepare for Divine Service Since August 2017, the theme for an upcoming Divine Service (on
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After his ordination as an Apostle, Prabhakar Beergi was assigned with the state of Telangana as his working area. Telangana currently has eight District Rector Areas (DRA). Following is his report of his first visit as an Apostle to the DRA in Jangaon. Deeply Rooted – Brothers Meeting in Jangaon I had scheduled my first
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Funeral Services are always bittersweet. The thought of never seeing the departed person again, hear his voice or laughter is the bitter part. But then there is the sweet and joyful part, which the ones that are left behind cling to — that there is a better place waiting for all of them after death.
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For many places in the New Apostolic Church India, the year 2018 has started with a new Sunday School programme. One of these places is the Podili district in Andhra Pradesh, where the Sunday School teachers gathered for a one day seminar on Saturday. One day later, District Apostle Helper David Devaraj visited the congregation in
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When Chief Apostle Schneider visited Raipur in November 2017, three new Apostles were ordained for India. During a meeting in December, responsibilities were redistributed, and most of the Apostles were given new or extended working areas. Fred Marihal is one of them, and his new working area is in the South of India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Kerala, and
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We are very happy to announce the winner of our 2017 Christmas Photo Competition. Participants were asked to send in one single picture which expresses their Christmas season in a creative way. There was a clear winner among all the submissions, as his picture really stood out in terms of creativity – Congratulations to our dear brother and Priest Vipin Tandra!
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Word of the Month for January 2018 A new year always begins with expectations: how will the year turn out? What will it bring? At such times people even venture to cast a speculative glance into the future and make certain predictions, albeit cautiously. Even with regard to the Church, the districts, and the congregations,
Dearly beloved brothers, sisters, friends and co-workers, As we usher in the new year, I join in greeting you, and all that are in your circles, a very joyful year, filled with the “peace that passeth all understanding”. May we all bask in the confidence that we are all in His Almighty hands of love and
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The Chief Apostle’s message for 2018: Faithful to Christ Source: nac.today
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