The great church in Daltonganj called 'Shanti ki Maharani' situated on the station road here is being renovated for the coming Christmas festival. About a dozen labourers are giving this 1998 built church a fresh coat of exterior paint.
The expenditures of renovation are being met by the contribution of the faithful said the Daltonganj parish in charge Emmanuel Kerketta. One working hand there at this church said the exterior painting is an expensive affair. Speaking to The Pioneer the parish in charge Kerketta said beautification of churches in places like Kund Pani, Mahua Bathaan, Barwadeeh, Chhipadohar, latehar, Chandwa, Balumath, Garu, Netarhat, Mahuadarn, Douna, Gutgaon, Saley, Cheropaat, Garhwa, Nagar Untari Chiniya, Ranka Bhandarya and Badgad is in full swing for the Christmas. The religious heads are doing spiritual renewal among the faithful who have gone astray and want to lead a pious life also.
The parish in charge said about 1,000 faithful attend the Christmas prayer here in Shanti Ki Maharani. There are two plaques in this church of the station road. The plaque in Hindi reads as Shanti Ki Rani whose foundation was laid in the year 1994. However the plaque in English reads Shanti Ki Maharani.
The parish in charge said in the adjoining Shishu Bhavan the poor numbering about 200 or so drawn from all sections of the society would be taken care of this Christmas on December 16 and Kerketta telephoned one of the lady functionary of this Shishu Bhavan who declined any coverage to be done of this event by the media.
One missionary of charity located behind the central jail has now been functioning as TB Ward for the uncared said Kerketta. Two Australian Fathers are living in Palamu’s Chainpur said another source and these two are Fr Gef and Fr Burry. Both of them speak very good Hindi admitted parish in charge. The parish in charge said a man needs education, good health and peace and our aim is to provide them as Kerketta said wherever there are churches of us there is a medical unit and referred to one small hospital being run by the missionary at Nawadeeh under Chainpur police station.