World Gratitude Day Celebration at Auxilium, Dum Dum

Apr30

DSC02112.JPGThe morning of 26th April saw the auspicious celebration of the feast of Mother Yvonne Reungoat. The students prepared for the feast with a weeklong prayer during the morning assembly for the good health and happiness of Mother Yvonne. The dance and song by high school and primary students highlighted the spirit of joy and the climax of the celebration. The beautiful dance depicted by class XII B witnessed the importance of a Mother in a family.

The programme started with the much awaited release of the school Magazine “Auxiliamore 2018”. Sr.Teresa Adampakallel, the Superior, congratulated the Principal, Sr. Esther Rani Abraham and the editorial team. A copy of the same was offered to them.  The event moved further with the Power Point presentation on Mother General’s life as well as a reminiscing her grant welcome to the FMA province of Kolkata and Auxilium School Dum Dum, through a video prepared by the Class XII students. There was lot of joy and excitement in the hearts of the Auxilians, while watching the video. It flashes back to the mind of the audience the fresh memories of Mother’s joyful and simple presence among us.

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The primary student’s programme began with a short prayer moment invoking God’s blessings on Mother General, which was conducted by the students of class V. The overall programme was a splendid one, and ended with a loud applause to our dear Mother General wishing her Happy Feast and the echoes was loud and clear “Long Live Mother” “We love you Mother”.

TRIENNIAL EVALUATION: 24-28 January, 2018 at Kolkata

Jan24

 

The long awaited Triennial Evaluation of the Provincial Conference of India (PCI)comprised of seven FMA provinces commencedin earnest with a well prepared morning prayer and the solemn Eucharistic celebration presided by Most Rev. Thomas D’Souza, the Archbishop of Calcutta. In his homily he highlighted the tenderness and compassion so much desired by St. John Bosco our father and founder, drawing his inspiration from the life of St. Francis de Saleswhom he gave us as our patron and whose feast we celebrate today.

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The PCI is blessed with the honourable presence of Rev. Mother Yvonne Reungoat and four members from the General Council: Sr. AlaideDeretti, Sr. Runita Borja, Sr. Lucy Rose Ozhukayil and Sr. Phyllis Neves.  There are 35 participants along with the lay representatives.

The inaugural welcome by the host province situated at the heart of Kolkata, the City of Joy was indeed breathtaking and mesmerising. We travelled through the land of ancient monuments known for its traditional charm and heritage.As the participants were escorted to the auditoriumaround 700 students of Auxilium school depicted the culture of West Bengal through various art forms that attracted the attention of alland made us wonder at the richness of this land and her people. The representation of leaders and luminaries like Swami Vivekanadha, Rabindranath Tagore and Mother Teresa, the Saint of the Gutters stirred our hearts. After the ceremonial welcome our beloved Mother General enthralled the audience with her affectionate message. She had great appreciation for the artists and staff for such a wonderful performance. She said that along with her and the members of the General Council the whole FMA World is witnessing and participating in the PCI through the web. Mother General spoke to the participants about the beauty of our vocation as believers. She said that we need to ‘let ourselves be found by the Lord Jesus’. Only an encounter with Jesus can help us encounter others. This was followed by group discussions which helped the participants to deepen their reflection on her talk.

The other highlight of the day was the presentation of the reports. Unlike other years this year the PCI decided to put together the reports of all the provinces and present it avoiding repetitions and bringing in more clarity and focus.  The presentation of choice I and Choice II were followed by lively discussions.

The day came to an end with the evening prayer, dinner and a brief recreation which bonded us together as FMA India.

Reported by  Sr. Margaret Mathai

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Lunch with the poor children – Auxilium Kalyani

Dec31

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In solidarity with the poor, Auxilium Kalyani had Lunch with 40 children on 25th December. A few days earlier Sr. Margaret Barla had visited the families of these children and invited them to share our meal on Christmas day and they accepted our invitation very happily and willingly. This event brought us great joy on this great feast of love and sharing. After the meal a piece of cake and sweets too were distributed to all. They thanked the sisters and didis and left happily back home.

Annual Sports Meet at Auxilium, Bandel (Seniors)

Dec4

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The excitement and tension on the grounds of Auxilium Convent Bandel was almost tangible on the 29th of November 2017,as the management, staff and students geared up to celebrate Sports Day for classes VI to XII. The event commenced with the arrival of the chief guest Rev.Sr.Rose Ezarath the provincial of fma Kolkata. After the welcome speech by the Principal Sr.Rejina Joseph the Sports Flag was hoisted followed by the lighting of the Sports Fire by the School and the House Captains. The houses then marched in tandem to the rhythmic beats of the school band. The inaugural ceremony ended with a colourful welcome dance by the pupils.

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 All the four houses sent their best participants forward to represent them in the sports events. In an amazing display of talents and sportsmanship, the athletes of Auxilians competed against each other to garner points that would fetch them the acclaimed House Trophy. The Sports events were punctuated by vigorous displays like karate, yoga, and a synchronized display of mass drill by the students. Some memorable events like 4×100 meter relay, tug-of war and the teachers’ events generated frenzy among the pupils. The day came to an end with the prize distribution ceremony.

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Notable mentions include the trophies for Best Auxilian, Best Athlete and the ICSE toppers. Yellow house was declared the best House of the scholastic year 2017-18 followed by the Green, Red, Blue houses respectively. The chief Guest Sr.Rose Ezarath addressed the gathering and appreciated the dedication and efforts put in by all to make this day a success. The eventful day concluded with a vote of thanks by the School Captain followed by the Flag down ceremony and the National Anthem. Everyone left home with buoyant hearts and jubilant spirit.

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The First World Day of the Poor – Auxilium Convent Dum Dum

Nov26

 

Responding to the invitation of the Pope Francis, the community of Auxilium Convent, Dum Dum took the opportunity to make the first “World Day of the poor” on 19th November 2017, a memorable one for a hundred of the most deprived children of God from around our locality. All the poorest ones around the parish church seeking alms from the church goers were specially invited for this special occasion.

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The members of the ADMA were to animate the prayer moment for them while the Past Pupils were already had supplied a snack packet each for every one of them. The Cooperators provided fruits for them and the community was the gracious hosts to get the least of our brothers and sisters feel at home and are comfortable away from the midday heat and traffic jams. The young prayer group from the school was in the list to present angelic hymns to sooth their minds and hearts.

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The poor have much to teach us also. They prayed for all those who have been instruments to give them such sumptuous meal on this day when we thank the Lord for the 140th anniversary of the first missionary expedition of our nascent congregation under the loving supervision of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello. More over they prayed together the ‘Our Father’ though there have been just 3 Christians in the group of 100 needy persons present there. There were sparkling eyes when they prayed “Give us this day our daily bread”. The animator Sr. Teresa Adampakallel added a drop or two to the cup of joy of the day when she thanked every one of them for coming and being our guests on this day and for the happiness you give to us through this simple gesture of acceptance from your part making us sharers in this meal under the unique umbrella of being Created in His image and likeness to be his children from every nation and Tribes.

This day is to be recorded as indeed a day of ‘Love not in word but in deed’

Mobilization through football match

Jun13

DSC00506.JPG10th of June was a great day for Don Bosco Tech Barasat because we had mobilization through football match. There was a football match between Don Bosco Tech Barasat and Naboudayan Sangha Barasat. 22 candidates came to see and participate in the game. At 9 am after the assembly Superior Sr. Stella and Sister in charge Sr. Sherley met all the students and players and wished them best of luck. Then the trainers met with all the players and explained about Don Bosco Tech beautifully. After listening from the trainers many were interested to take the admission. At 9:30 am we started the game. First half both the team played well and the score was level but 2nd half Barasat Naboudayan Sangha played better and they won by 4-1.

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It was a great game and great experience for the both the teams. Our DB tech students though they lost the game but they were looking very happy and they said that win and loss are the part of the game but important thing is that we enjoyed the game lot and we learned how to work as a team from Naboudayan Sangha.

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At the end all the trainers and Sr. Sherley congratulated the winning team and also Don Bosco Tech Barasat team for such a nice game. At last we distributed snacks to everyone.

 

Feast of Mother General & The Investiture Ceremony

May4

 

The Auxilianns of Barasat gathered in the auditorium at 9:45 a.m on 26th April to celebrate the feast   day of Mother General along with the Investiture Ceremony. The Chief guests for the auspicious event were Father Hermil D’ Souza, Parish Priest of St.Patrick’s Church in Dum Dum, along with our Sr. Superior. The Chief Guests and the sisters were felicitated with cards and bouquets. We also celebrated the World Gratitude, the theme for this year being “With our whole hearts we proclaim joy”.

The programme commenced with the lighting of the lamp to grace the occasion with the Almighty’s blessing and adorning the portrait of Mother general with garlands. A soulful prayer song followed, along with same prayers, asking the Benevolent Lord to keep the Salesian Family under his watchful care and to enable the newly selected captains to carry out the responsibilities bestowed on them dutifully. We also prayed for the sound health of Mother General so that she could continue her mission of spreading solicitude all over the world. A graceful prayer dance was performed, followed by a presentation on the inspiring life of the Mother General. The prayer service came to an end, giving way to the Investiture Ceremony.

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On 26th April the students of Auxilium Convent school, Barasat gathered in the auditorium to celebrate three events – the feast of Mother General, World Gratitude Day as well as the Investiture Ceremony. The Investiture ceremony commenced at 10.30 a.m. The event began with a grand parade by the newly selected captains. Then the Sisters and teachers were called upon to bestow the badges to the School Captain and vice Captains, the Prefects, the club Presidents, the house Captains, the house Vice Captains, the Class Captains and the Class vice Captains. The Captains then took their oaths, swearing to live up to the responsibilities entrusted to them and act as fortifiers of our school motto- “Virtue and Knowledge”. Then Fr.Hermil D Souza, our Chief Guest for the event, had a welcome surprise in store for us, in the guise of a melodious bhajan to infuse enthusiasm in the Captains and remind them of their duties. This was followed by a motivational presentation on what it takes to be a leader. Father gave us a wonderful thought in his speech- all of our work should be done for the golry of God alone and the leaders should strive to bring out the best from the last, the least and the lost, to change them into fore runners of the society. Sr.Stella asked us to follow the footsteps of our beloved Mother General. The programme concluded with the entire assembly joining in the school anthem as one at 11.30 a.m.

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An off heat day for Auxilium Barasat’s staff

Apr28

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The school staff picnic held on 28th March, 2017 at Taki. An unblemished introduction for the Urban dwelers to the core roots forth Taki as a prime gateway of river Ichamoti ( Hasnabad). Taki envelops the Supreme defination of natural beauty.

This particular village uitrigued our school staff members who longed for a break from the fahricated humdrum of their daily life. A peaceful shelter at the Marchranga Island did wonders to the frazzled minds.

We started from school at 8:00 a.m, reached Taki by 9:30 a.m. and had a sumptuous breakfast. There we were alloted A.C rooms in the Taki guest house to refresh ourselves. Then, we all huddled in a boat to experience the spectscular scenic beauty.

We were enthralled to have the wid-riverexperience on the Ichamati river. The boat ride gave us a glance of Bangladesh and also the dilapidated atate of the Zamindar Baris (palatial building). After some time, we reached the Machranga Island and the Ichamati River seemed to engulf the island at quite a pace. After several photo sessions we returned  to have our food. It’s a picnic principle- things taste better outside and it was indeed a palatable lunch for us.

After resting for sometime, we boarded the bus at 3.00 p.m. and reached Mary Immaculate School. We were very cordially greeted by the Father of the School and welcomed with tea and snacks. Finally, at 7.00 p.m. we reached the destination of our school leaving with a pleasurable state of mind.

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Seminar on Children’s Right held at St.Mary’s Convent School- Geyzing

Feb22

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On Wednesday,15th February 2017, a seminar was organized at St. Mary’s Convent School Geyzing on Children’s Right and Domestic violence. The resource person of the day was Rev. Fr. Stanly S.J., an efficient and renowned Lawyer from Darjeeling.  The students from classes VIII to X participated in it.

The fundamental Rights were explained well through the power point presentation and small video clips. He also explained the evils that ruined the family and society of today such as domestic violence, dowry, drugs and alcohol .The students were made aware of their Rights.

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There was an active participation from the part of the students. The seminar was enriching, interesting, inspiring and interactive.

Sr.Sandhya Minj