Feast of Mother General Rev. Sr.Yvonne Reungoat and Investiture ceremony

May3

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Marching past with heads held high, the Auxilians witnessed their leaders take the pledge on 26th of April, 2018. The day was not only special because of the Investiture Ceremony but also because it is the Feast Day of our dear Mother General who is the head of the Salesian family.

The celebration of the Feast Day began with the lighting of the lamp by Sr. Principal, Sr. Vice-Principal, our Chief Guest Rev. Fr. Leo and Sr. Juliana. It was followed by a prayer for the well being of our dear Mother. Then, two musicians from Class VIII took us on a musical ride which truly mesmerized us. Next, we learnt how Mother is celebrating her Feast Day, also world Gratitude Day at Paraguay, this year. This informative speech was followed by a dance showcasing the talents of Class VII girls. The Feast day celebration was concluded with a PowerPoint Presentation on our dear Mother’s life and works.

The celebration of Feast of Gratitude was followed by the Investiture Ceremony where the school captains, vice- captains, house captains, house vice-captains, prefects, club presidents, class captains and class vice-captains took their pledges and were entrusted with their respective responsibilities by Sister Principal, Sister Vice-Principal, house and club moderators and class teachers. Next, a PowerPoint Presentation on leadership and responsibilities was shown to the students.

Our dear Sister Principal showed us videos on the Feast of Gratitude celebrations in Paraguay. Then Fr. Leo gave us an inspiring speech telling us how lively and capable we are and how we can achieve anything if we believe in ourselves. The ceremony was concluded with the vote of Thanks by one of our School Captains  Riti Banerjee.

Oishi Banerjee, XII B

 

 

 

 

Feast of Mother General Rev. Sr.Yvonne Reungoat and Investiture ceremony – Auxilium Barasat

May3

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The 25th April was a big day for the Primary School as it was the joint celebration of Mother General’s Feast and Investiture Ceremony of the Primary School Captains, Vice-Captains and Prefects. The programme began with prayers of Mother General and the children followed by a song and dance. A video was played to wish our dear Mother General a “Happy Feast”.

The Investiture Ceremony began with a slow march followed by the Captains taking their oath. Sr. Juliana, Sr. Principal and Sr. Vice-Principal then solemnly handed over the badges to the Captains. The House Moderators honoured the Prefects and Class Teachers did the likewise to their Class Captains and Vice-Captains. The ceremony ended with the wise and encouraging words of Sr. Juliana and Sr. Principal.

Ms.Rita

 

Inauguration of New Scholastic Year – Auxilium Barasat 

May3

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A new scholastic year is like the beginning of a whole new adventure. There could be no better way of making this adventure a successful one than to being it with God’s blessings. So, the students of Auxilium Convent School, Barasat chose the 11th of April, 2018 to organize a prayer service in order to ask God to shower his bountiful blessings on us and help us making this year a successful one.

The prayer service began with the lighting of the lamp by Sr. Superior, Sr. Principal and Vice-principal and also with garlanding the statue of Mother Mary whose presence we could feel among us. We, then had readings from the holy Bible, the holy Gita and the holy Quran, followed by prayers and offerings. This was followed by a melodious prayer song and the prayer service was concluded with a beautiful prayer dance.

Finally, we were enlightened by the words of Superior Sr. Stella who explained us the thrust of the year which would give momentum to our actions throughout the year. We were told by her to try to make this world a happy place for others to live in and accompany the people around us in order to give them happiness.  Finally, Principal Sr. Clara S. told us to follow the thrust of the year and work together to make this year a successful one.

 

 

 

World Gratitude Day celebration at Auxilium, Gobra

May1

DSC04256On 26th April 2018, sentiments of deep gratitude filled the air in Auxilium Convent, Gobra as we celebrated the Feast of Gratitude with the Theme “With the young, let the chords of life vibrate, witnessing to the joy of following Christ”. The day started with a well animated Eucharistic celebration and presided over by Rev. Fr. John Puthiyedathuchalil SDB. The Eucharistic celebration was animated with an introduction highlighting the importance of the day. Fr. John in his homily mentioned the importance of community living and the charism of our institute. Each week a practice was taken from the letter of the vicar general Sr. Chiara Cazzuola.  Special prayers were offered for the intentions of Mother General. Soon after Mass there was a get together with the Salesians of the parish community. The celebration filled our hearts with joy as we united ourselves with the entire Institute especially with the sisters of Asuncion (Paraguay) We implored Jesus for His choicest blessings on you dear Mother.

Seminar on Becoming witnesses of Christ in our quest for peace

May1

         DSC01659A seminar on the current scenario was conducted at Auxilium Dum Dum on 27th April 2018 in the afternoon. It was animated by Fr.Sunny Jacob SJ and participated by 31 sisters from Kolkata zone. It was organized to bring awareness to the participants of the present ethnicity, ideology and patriarchy which create barriers in our education. Father Sunny began his session with the core issues of today’s situation. He said that our country is struggling against multiple injustices that stem from economic inequalities, Caste discrimination and cultural hegemony. He also gave the participants some strategies which are relevant for our educational system. Lastly he exhorted everyone to give Christ like response to the suffering world. In order to make a difference at the earliest, we should all join hands together, dive the problems from the root and work for peace and reconciliation, thus creating a loving and peaceful world.

 

Investiture Ceremony at Auxilium Convent School New Chumta

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On 28 April 2018, Auxilium Convent School New Chumta celebrated the Investiture Ceremony of the newly elected leaders as captains of the school. The program started with prayer moment animated by the students of class IX. It began   at 9:00 am by lighting of candles by Sr. Superior Sr. Theresa V., Sr. Principal Sr. Inocencia Jojo, coordinators and school captains. Later on all the newly elected school leaders took oath and they were given a sense of pride and honour by our sr. Superior and Sr. Principal by giving badges to them. Sr. Principal delivered her message on discipline; she enlightened everyone about the external and internal discipline.  Lastly, all the leaders were congratulated by Sr. Superior and she encouraged them to do their duties with sincerity and selfless dedication.

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INVESTITURE CEREMONY at Auxilium Convent School, Dum Dum

Apr30

 

Auxilium School witnessed a solemn celebration of the investiture ceremony under the motto “The art of communication is the language of leadership. This occasion was graced by Fr.Rodney Borneo, the   honorable principal of St.Loyola school, Kidderpore.  A short speech on the essence of leadership and a reading from the Holy Bible, stressing on the fact that the Son of  God didn’t come to be served but to serve. This was followed by the Primary, Middle and High school captains, House captains and Vice captains, Prefects, club presidents and class Monitors receiving their badges and sashes. After the leaders had taken their respective badges, the flag handing ceremony took place where Rev.Fr.Rodney handed over the flag, as a symbol of the acceptance of responsibility to work for the welfare of the school community, to the leaders. A song titled “We can achieve’ was sung by the leaders to instill confidence and self assertion in their hearts as well as in those of the audience.

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Fr.Rodney in his speech, underscoring the fact that leadership is not about glittering frills but about earnest commitments touched everyone’s heart. The inclusion of a very pertinent  and interesting  story about the origin of the word ‘sincere’ from the Latin phrase ‘sine cere’ meaning without wax, referring to using wax to cover blemishes  of cracked statues and their placement in the sun to distinguish the immaculate from the flawed statues, made the speech much  entertaining. His words proclaiming that the work lacks in leadership and not leaders were echoed. Finally Superior, Sr. Teresa A, congratulated the leaders and exhorted them to place their faith in God.

Dimitri  Mallick

XII A

 

World Gratitude Day Celebration at Auxilium, New Chumta

Apr30

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 On 26th April 2018, Auxilium Convent School New Chumta celebrated the feast of Mother General Rev. Mother Yvonne Reungoat with love and gratitude. The program started with prayer experience animated by the students of class IX. It began   at 9:00 am by lighting of candles by Sr. Superior, Sr.Principal, coordinators and school captains. During the prayer moment, all offered their thanksgiving to God for the precious gift of our beloved Mother General and implored His manifold blessings upon her in order to fulfill His mission of love, joy and hope among the young.

It was followed by an introduction read by Kiran Kumari of class IX highlighting the theme of the day “With the young, let the chords of life vibrate, witnessing to the joy of following Christ”.  In her speech, Sr. Superior conveyed the message given by Mother General herself in Barasat to the young people at the youth fest this year:  “Love is source of all joy and joy is contagious”, therefore everyone must encounter each other with love and affection.  At the end, all dispersed with the thought of love and gratitude.

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”.

WORLD GRATITUDE DAY CELEBRATION AT ST.MARY’S SCHOOL, GEYZING

Apr29

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St.Mary’s Convent School,Geyzing celebrated the feast day of our beloved Mother General Rev.Mother Yvonne Reungoat on 26th April 2018. Sr.Sandhya and Sr.Pricila together with Class V A and V B hoisted the Short programme. They conducted a short prayer service enabling the whole school to pray for her, the Institute and all the Salesian Sisters. To honour our beloved Mother General, Sr.Nirmala the animator put the khada in the portrait of Mother General. The short programme comprising prayer dance, festal song, action song and a skit “Our dear Mother General is the hope of each Sister, she is the hope for the young people” was well performed by the students of Class V. There was also a power point presentation showing Mother General with the Sisters and the young people of our School. The Teachers and the Students were thrilled to hear the voice of Mother General through the video clip which was taken during the youth fest in Kolkata. Sr.Nirmala the animator spoke few words explaining about the theme and the symbol of the world gratitude day. Sr. Lucy the Principal congratulated Class V for the short and wonderful performance.