Movement News:
SCM SL’s Immanuel bids goodbye,
Sachithra enters as new secretary generalSri Lankan New Year’s greetings to you all!
This is to inform you all, that I have completed my term as the General Secretary of SCM Sri Lanka (SCMSL) and Mr. Sachithra Jayaweera has been appointed as the New General Secretary at the 97th Annual General Meeting of SCMSL which was held on the 28th of March 2009, and he will begin his term with effect from 27th of April 2009.
Please be good enough to send all your correspondence to Sachithra at scmsl[at]sltnet.lk and hope that you all will uphold him in your prayers and continue to support him in the ministry of SCMSL.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support, guidance and encouragement extend to me over a period of 2 years as finance secretary and also for 3 years as the General secretary of SCM SL.
Certainly the SCM has given me many things and added lots off values to my life and with my involvement with the WSCF also gave me a very good opportunity to see the world from different perspectives and also to learn many insights, so I would like to be part of the WSCF family in coming years as well.
Once again thank you very much for your leadership and the encouragement. I learnt a lot from all of you in the past years. Keep up your good work and hope to work with you all in the coming years as well.
Please be kind enough to note my personal contact details for future correspondences.
Address: 144, Augusta Watta, Kandy Contact No: 0094 773 525150(Mobile) 0094 814936104(Home) Email Address: kit_immanuel[at]yahoo.com or immanuel84[at]gmail.com
Thank you,
Immanuel Kitnan Outgoing General Secretary SCM Sri Lanka
Inter Ethnic University Study Programme
The Inter Ethnic University program was mainly focused on university students in the country as we see the University community, a place filled with great potential, yet a place that remains divided by ethnicity, color, religion and culture.
As Christian students who share a multi-ethnic and inter denominational background, we believe that sharing of experiences and empathizing towards each other’s situations and such expressions have to develop among the Sri Lankan Student Community.
This is very important because if the gap widens continuously it will affect the Sri Lankan Intellectual discourse. Also, we feel that in order to bring about lasting peace we need that to involve them.
Hence, we formed the University Study group whose orientation program was held on September 28, 2008 at EISD. A workshop was organized for the students.
This study group will have three exposure programs in the South, East and the Hill Country. The first exposure program was held on November 2-6 at Nuwera Eliya Hill Country, where 25 students were exposed to the living patterns and the problem of that community.
HIV/AIDS Day
An awareness program on HIV Aids was held on November 29, 2008 marking the world AIDS day on December 1. This program was jointly held with Board of Women’s Work of the Colombo Diocese. The speakers for this session were from UN and this program turned out to be an informative session for the students. Around 50 students participated from schools & youth Fellowship in Churches around Colombo Region.
Human Rights Workshop
As we celebrate the 60th Year of the Human Right, we have organized a workshop with NCC Sri Lanka for the students and the members of the churches on December 10 marking the Human Rights Day.
Confederation of the Churches in Sri Lanka
November 30 was a historical day in Sri Lanka for the Mainline Churches (Protestant) as following 07 Mainline Churches (Denominations) in NCC united to form the Confederation of the churches after many discussions and thoughtful prayers.
They are the following: Church of Ceylon – Diocese of Colombo; Church of Ceylon – Diocese of Kurunegala; Church of South India, Jaffna Diocese; Methodist Church Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya; Salvation Army; Dutch Reformed Church; and Presbytery of Lanka.
The inauguration services were held in many parts of the country on November 30 and SCM Mainly participated on the service held at Cathedral the living Savior Church in Colombo and as a Student Ecumenical Movement we are very much be a part of this special event and please uphold us in prayers as we strongly believe that this will help us to get closer to the Vision of United Church of Sri Lanka under one Head Jesus Christ as the Bible Teach us.
The next newsletter of the SCM SL will be published by the beginning of December 2004 and it is focuses mainly on the present contexts of gender and youth issues in Sri Lanka.
Senior Friend’s Gathering
The senior friend’s gathering of SCM SL will be held on 4 December at the Colombo YMCA. This gathering aims to renew our relationship as SCMers and also to plan for the Golden anniversary of SCM Sri Lanka which started in 1912. Around 150 SCMers expected.
Human Rights Day workshop
The Human Rights day workshop will be held on 10-13 December 2004 at SIDA center, Hatton. This workshop will focus on the importance of UDHR and analyse on the Human Rights situation in Sri Lanka Strategic plans will also be drawn for future activities. There will be 50 students attending this workshop.
Inter Ethnic University Programme
SCMSL organised an Inter Ethnic University Programme from the 26 September - 3 October, under the theme, “Reconciliation”. The main objective of this programme was to build a strong relationship among the university students all over the Island hence university students from Jaffna (North of Sri-Lanka) also participated in this programme. The programme was held in two parts. The first part was held at St Margaret’s Convent in Colombo from the 26-29 September and the second part was held in Kandy, from the 30 September - 3 October. We were able to have discussions, Bible studies, inputs and workshops on issues of Reconciliation, Student Issues, lessons from Conflict in the Bible, Conflict and Gender, Effects of War, Federalism and Conflict Transformation. The Students also had an exposure to Non Governmental Organisations. The second stage of this programme will be held in January 2004 in Jaffna where the University students from the South of Sri Lanka will travel to the North.
School Camp
SCMSL Annual School Camp 2003 was held at the Salvation Army Center, Hikkaduwa (Southern Province), from the 8-11 August. The theme was “Student’s Role in Reconciliation”. There were 80 students from all over the Island who participated in the school camp. The sessions included Bible studies, inputs, workshops and games in topics such as Human Rights violations, Ethnic Conflicts, Conflict Resolution and problems in the coastal areas. The students also had an exposure to Prisons, Rehabilitation Centres and Orphanages. There were 5 students from Norway SCM who also took part in the camp. Follow-ups on the school camp were held in all SCMSL units in September and October.
Women’s Programme
SCM Sri Lanka will be holding its national women’s programme from 29 April - 1 May 2003 in Colombo and the theme is “Daughter Arise”. 20-25 young women leaders from the different units of SCM SL are expected to participate in this women’s programme. In this programme, the women will share on their personal experience of gender discrimination either experienced personally or in the community they live in, and identify the causes of gender discrimination and oppression. There will also be a Bible Study from women’s perspective. SCM SL has invited Ms. Yong Ting Jin and Yock Leng, the Regional Women’s Coordinator, to be the resource persons for this programme.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM was held at St. Emmanuel’s Church Hall, Moratuwa on 1 March 2003 and was participated by 60 students and 15 senior friends from all over island. The new Chairperson for the year 2003/2004 is Samuel Ponniah and the new General Secretary is Tharaka Muthuthanthri while the treasurer is Nirmala Jayawardhana.
The Annual Prayer Day
SCM SL Annual Prayer Day was held at the Peradeniya University Chapel on the 9 February 2003 under the theme of Student and Violence. This theme was selected as Sri Lanka has been experiencing violence between students especially in the Universities. There were 45 students from all over the island who participated in this prayer. The prayers were also for all SCM units over the world, especially for the students who have experienced violence.
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