CHRISTMAS Celebration at Auxilium, Najafgarh

Dec31

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The little angels of Auxilium, Najafgarh with great joy and enthusiasm celebrated the Christmas. The Auxilium premises  was adorned with flowers . The children of Nursery, K.G and Class I  in their party dresses and broad smiles added  to the beauty of the garden and started the programme with greetings and singings. With the arrival of the Kings and Santa’s  family with sweets, the  joy filled cheers, fun and laughter would be heard in the clouds. The vast areas surrounding Auxilium too was adorned in glowing colours of yellow flowers of the season dazzling in the bright sun added extra beauty to the celebration and give  GLORY TO GOD and PEACE to people of Good Will.  After the celebration, to make the day a very remarkable one the children had some games played and prizes were also distributed.

 

Christmas at Kalyani

Dec30

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The little ones of  Auxilium, Kalyani portrayed the joy and splendor of Christmas  in action and dance: Jingle Bells rock; Spirit of Christmas; I’m the happiest Christmas tree; Mary’s Boy child Jesus Christ; the Last Christmas. The tableau by classes II and III gave the message that Jesus is the way, the Truth and the Life. That he was born for you and me and to save us all from sin he came. The celebration concluded with the distribution of the Class IV Final Exam results of the Bengali medium and their prizes for the various activities for the year 2017 after which they all left happily to enjoy their winter break.

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The teachers were then invited to a small tea party. A happy and exciting moment was the exchange of gifts with the respective Christmas friend, as they unwrapped them eagerly with much joy. Above all every one appreciated one another for their talents, gifts and various gestures of love, more especially for the gift of prayer during this Advent Season. The teachers offered the community a beautiful card prepared by Ms. Margaret D’Costa and a cake as a token of their love and gratitude. Finally all exchanged greetings for a happy Christmas and a Bright and prosperous New Year.

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Moments with the poor – Auxilium Kurtumagrh

Dec30

On 21 December 2017 together with the parish community and some youth of the parish we prepared a delicious meal for the most neglected and poor children of Sunasahi, Kurtumgarh.  There were 40 children and some old ladies.  All of them were non-catholics.  Sr. Prisca Bara animated some group games which they enjoyed very much. Sr. Shanti Tirkey gave them instruction on cleanliness and hygiene as well as taught them good manners.  It was followed by a good lunch.  Finally Fr. Jugal Kishore Digal, the parish priest, Fr. Bikram Pradhan, the assistant parish priest and Sr. Annie Theyattil, the sister in charge distributed Christmas gifts for them.  All went home happy and contented.

Christmas Pilgrimage 

Dec29

 

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.

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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.

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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

Dec29

 

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.

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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

Dec29

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.

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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

Dec29

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.

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