HC Auxilium R.K. Puram
Today a Saviour has been to you in David’s town; He is the Messiah and the Lord. O Come ! Let us adore Him.
Christmas Pilgrimage
On 28th December 2017, in the afternoon seven sisters of Auxilium Dum Dum went out for Christmas pilgrimage to the Parishes of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St.Patrick church.
First visit was to St. Teresa church and then proceeded to St. Patrick church. The pilgrimage group was warmly welcomed by Fr. Hermil D’Souza the Parish priest. He took the group to see the well decorated the church and the beautiful crib. Sisters spent few minutes in prayer in the heavenly ambiance of the church.
Fr. Hermil invited the pilgrims for refreshment. It was followed by a moment of recreation and the playing of tambola. The winners were awarded with prizes.
The moment of togetherness was concluded by praying the Rosary. All returned home with joy and gratitude for having experienced togetherness and family spirit. Sr. Mary George U, who was the inspirer of the beautiful unplanned afternoon exclaimed, “I admire the parish the decoration, they have put up not only for the sake of beauty but many souls have known Christ through the Christmas crib.” Returning home everyone thanked Sr. Teresa A, the animator for the memorable afternoon.
Reported by Sr. Restitula
Celebration of 140 years of expedition and more… at St.Anthony’s School Jaigaon
JAIGON: 97 students of class XI along with their teachers ventured for the second time to the villages .This time they visited the houses of poor families to invite the family members to the school for the celebration of Christmas .To ensure their presence they distributed coupons to the head of the family and their school going children.
On 20 December the students of cl.XI welcomed around 300 men and women and 500 children. After the sports events of the children, all of them were given a Christmas message by Mr.Kavindre, the leader of the expedition to Buddhanagar village. It was followed by Christmas carols by class XI, the members of the expedition who had pioneered the villages.
Sr. Superior Rose and other sisters handed over a soap and a blanket each to all the parents whereas the children received a colourful bowl with cakes, sweets and cold drinks. Another mission team immediately directed the children to the big hall where they picked up, a set of clothes of their choice from the arranged lines of clothes donated by the students. All the people and the children were very happy as they left the premises. It was a thrilling experience for our pioneering missionary teachers and students who took the lead in organizing the event.
Christmas celebration by the Auxilians – Holy Child R.K. Puram
The Auxilians of Holy Child R.K. Puram celebrated the spirit of Christmas as happy time with joy and cheer on 21 December. A spectacular programme was put together by the students of classes Nursery to V with a blend of various programme like carols, dances.
The programme was concluded by a beautiful message from Sr. Asha Kerketta the Headmistress sharing the thoughts of Pope Francis that “CHRISTMAS IS YOU”, ‘YOU’ means we, when we decide to be born again every time and change oneself. We are the decoration with the virtue of good habits like:
Light to illuminate others’ path with our generosity
Angel – singing the message of love
Star shows leading someone to right path
Music to conquer harmony in us
Cards showing kindness
Greeting means forgiving others and dinner tells sharing and last but not the least, Christmas night tells us to receive God in the silence of our heart.
Mrs. Lincy
Christmas with the Oratorians – Holy Child R.K.Puram
On 17 December 2017 the Oratorians of Holy Child R.K.Puram celebrated the miracle of love. Children performed a programme consisting of songs and dances based on Christmas and the enactment of the birth of Jesus. Sr. Superior thanked all the children for their beautiful performance. Sr. Asha Kerketta in her message said, Christmas is the time of sharing, caring and forgiving and that Jesus came to this world as a human being to save us all. He loves us and so in return we too must love Him. The celebration came to an end with the distribution of gifts to the children.
Today a Saviour has been to you in David’s town; He is the Messiah and the Lord. O Come ! Let us adore Him.
- Auxilium, Dum Dum
Novitiate, Ranchi
Today a Saviour has been to you in David’s town; He is the Messiah and the Lord. O Come ! Let us adore Him.
Auxilium, Dum Dum
Auxilium, Dum Dum
Auxilium, Dum Dum
Mazzarello, Ranchi
Ranchi
Auxilium, Kurthmgarh
Auxilium, Kurthmgarh
Auxilium, Kurthmgarh
Excursion to Shantiniketan
On 9th December 2017 , students of Classes XI A and XI C went for an excursion to Shantiniketan, Bolpur. The students were accompanied by Srs. Anna Ma Ma, Sr. Margaret Barla and 8 teachers.
Class XI A, comprising the Humanities students, visited the Vishwa Bharati University and the Rabindra Museum to gather information on the History project. The commerce students of Class XI C went to an NGO in a village near Shantiniketan where they observed the workings of the cottage industry in the village. Later the students were taken to the local ‘haat’ a village market on the outskirts of a beautiful forest for shopping. All in all, it was an eventful day full of fun, cheer and knowledge.
Inter-school International Debating Festival
On 11th December 2017, students of Class VIII-IX of Auxilium Convent, Bandel accompanied by Miss Soumita went to witness the Interschool International Debating Festival held at Techno India Group Public School, Chinsurah. Surprising them greatly, the participating schools were Boston College High School, USA; Model Westminster, UK; NPS, Singapore; Mayo College, Ajmer and the host school, TIGPS. The event which was eagerly awaited for, began with invoking the blessings of God by the lighting of the holy lamp by the School Principal and honoured Guests which was followed by a welcome song by the school choir, ‘Rhythm’ and a classical dance performance. The guests and heads of Participating schools were felicitated with shawls and bouquets.
Finally the event began with Mr. Ramalingam and a debator of Calcutta Debating Club (CDC) presiding as moderators for the debate. There were three topics that were debated over – the first being ‘Neither Science nor Humanities but Value based Education is the need of the hour’, the second being ‘Go Green- Moving towards a paperless world’ and the last – ‘Impact of Technology on Education’.
The speeches delivered by the participants were deeply engrossing and thought provoking. In the question answer rounds the audience asked pertinent questions which were well answered. All put their minds to work and paid a great deal of attention to all that was spoken. Something very valuable was learnt that day – “Education and Technology open minds but values teach what to take and what not to.” The program ended with the national anthems of the four nations. Students felt proud to be able to represent their school and their nation in the august gathering and expressed their gratitude to Rev. Sr. Superior, Sr. Elizabeth and Rev. Sr.Principal, Sr. Regina for giving them this wonderful opportunity.
NCC Girls Trekking Camp at Safdarjung
The first experience is always a memorable one. Fifteen of us NCC cadets of Holy Child Auxilium Vasant Vihar got an opportunity to attend the CATC camp1-10 December 2017at Safdarjung.
At our arrival, at the venue by 4 p.m. on 1st December, Wing Commander Sameer Mehra briefed us of the rules to be maintained during the Camp. We were excited on hearing him that we were going to handle the Pride of a Soldier – A Rifle.On the following day we were taken to the Range Firing Ground and given the instruction on the functioning of the rifle with a live ammunition and then we were given a rifle each to fire at given targets. It was a learning experience. The next following couple of days were spent (i) taking part in a variety of interesting competitions like Poster Making, Debate on the topic ‘Freedom of Expression’ (ii) attending medical Lecture (iii) learning about Fire Extinguishers and road safety measures (iv) visiting the Air Force Museum and such type of interesting experiences. All of us enjoyed the well-organized Walkathon at Chitranjan Park and felt proud when Mrs. Preet Kaur our NCC representative flagged off the event.
We had to face a few inconveniences but we are happy that we could adjust and come out of our comfort zone. This amazing camp experience will remain imprinted in our hearts for ever. We are grateful to H.C A for having given us this beautiful opportunity.
Moniska Litt
IX-B
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