Feast Day Celebration

Aug18

On 6th August 2017, the Parishioners of New Chumta celebrated the feast of their patron St. John Mary Vianney. It was also a day for the parishioners to show their gratitude towards their Shepherd in this auspicious day.

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The program started with the solemn Mass animated by New Chumta Village in thanksgiving to God for the gift of their Parish priest Fr. Sanjay Kindo. It was followed by a cultural program at 10.00 a.m.. During the program the faithful expressed their love and appreciation to the Parish priest through words of greetings, gifts, songs, Boro, Nepali, Santhali and Adivasi dances. Fr. Sanjay Kindo thanked all the Parishioners, asked them to collaborate with him and to love Jesus Christ.  At the end of the celebration, all were given Ghugni and Muri, a sign of harmony and happiness.

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CRI Regional Secretaries Meet

Aug18

CRI Regional secretaries meet was held at National CRI Centre  Masihgarh, New Delhi  from 12-13 August spearheaded by Fr. Joe Mannath SDB the National CRI Secretary.

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The regional secretaries who participated were Sr. Mary Joseph Sap from Andhra Pradesh, Bro Cyril Chettiath SG from Bihar, Sr. Lalita Roshini Lakra DSA from Jharkhand/Andamans, Fr. Stifan Alvin Perera OCD from Karnataka, Sr. Modesta CTC from Kerala, Fr. Paulose Mangai SJ from North, Sr. Francis SMI from North East, Fr. Cherian Joseph SVD from Odisha,Sr. Sahaya Mary FBS from Tamil Nadu,Sr. Cecilia FSLG from UP,Rajastan, Uttarkhand, Sr. Stella D FMA from West Bengal Sikkim, Fr. Cleophas Braganza SDB from  Western.

The forum commenced with a prayer and inaugural address by Fr. Joe Mannath SDB the CRI national Secretary.  The secretaries presented one by one their power point presentation on the statistical data of the No of major superiors, no of Religious priests, sisters and brothers and no of  religious institutions in the region, the major activities carried out at regional CRI level.

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The second day was engaged in learning from each other’s presentations and planning for the programmes at national level.  The meeting was an eye opener and valuable learning experience especially for those who have taken up the responsibly newly.    The stay of just two days were made unforgettable  by the warm hospitality, varied food provided, clean and cosy accommodation and above all  for the love and care  by the duo outstanding team of Fr. Joe and Rita and  the perfect assisting staff.

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2017

Aug17

The students of HC Auxilium Vasant Vihar celebrated 70th Independence of our beloved nation on August 11, 2017. With hearts stirred up with patriotism, the students commenced the celebrations highlighting the great sacrifices and selfless service rendered by the freedom fighters and soldiers of our country. The short prayer service conducted by Class XII E  created an awareness in everyone present, the necessity of praying for peace and unity in the country and to acknowledge the challenging service of our soldiers to the nation and to be grateful to them for being the sentinels of our freedom in the country with daily prayers.

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The inter house competitions-March Past including NCC contingents, patriotic melodies and patriotic dances were part of the celebrations. The poem of Rabindranath Tagore “Where the mind is without fear” sung by the School choir and the official anthem -“Hum sab Bharatiyahain” by the NCC cadets helped the studentsto have a strong sense of patriotism by generously contributing their mite tothe progress of the nation.

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At the conclusion, Sr. Maria, congratulated the students for the wonderful performance and encouraged them to contribute towards the upliftment of our country and never to forget the sacrifices made by the soldiers and freedom fighters towards the independence of our nation. Sr. Celine, Principal then declared the results of the competitions and gave away the prizes. She congratulated all the participants and winners especially Vicuna house emerging as the overall winners.

God Bless our Country!

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GRATITUDE DAY CUM FOUNDATION DAY

Aug17

On 4th August 2017 was a great day for the students of Holy Child Auxilium Vasant Vihar as they celebrated Gratitude Day cum Foundation Day. With bouquets, planters, cards and meaningful stage performance, they highlighted and appreciated the Salesian style of value system and loving accompaniment experienced through the instrumentality of the Sisters. It was an opportune moment whereby they could express aloud for receiving the best education possible, all the opportunities, guidance and overall development at HCA.

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The programme came to an end with words of appreciation and encouragement from Sr. Maria, Superior. She encouraged the students quoting from the letter of Mother Mazzarello, “My dearest girls, always go willingly to the Sisters, tell them to teach you to love God and help you to learn your duties as good citizens. Always avoid bad companions and always go with good ones.” The Sisters blessed them to live always in the presence of God.

 

 

RECOGNITION DAY

Aug17

HCA is committed to providing an atmosphere to imbibe good values and taught how to think and not what to think, as quoted by the principal Sr. Celine Alexander on the occasion of Recognition Day celebration on 29th July 2017.It was an opportune day to appreciate the efforts and hard work put in by the students in scholastic achievements. Students of class VI-XII were awarded for their general and academic excellence in the presence of their parents and teachers.

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Shri Maneesh Aggarwal, the Counsellor from the Vasant Vihar Ward, working for the welfare of the people & society was the chief guest on the occasion. He was accompanied by Mr. R. P. Singh, Inspector of MCD. At the conclusion of the colourful programme by the students, Mr. Maneesh expressed his appreciation for the school which does lots of good for the development of the students and encouraged them to do always better. A parent of one of the school toppers also expressed his joy for the contribution the school makes to prepare the girls for future pursuits. The principal Sr. Celine Alexander encouraged the students with her motivational words: ‘Use your minds for innovation rather than memorization, a creativity rather than futile activity,for reflection and personal development rather than stagnation….Follow the spirit of Strive for Excellence, and the motto of the school, Virtue and Knowledge”.

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Juniors Meet Held

Aug8

 

The regular formative meeting of the Juniors was held at Dum Dum from 28 -31 July organized by Sr. Teresa Adampakallel the formation in charge. The main topic of the meeting was the Letters of St. Paul, imparted by Rev. Fr. Joe Kallirangat S.J. Sr. Rose Ezarath the Provincial explained the three choices of General Chapter XXIII -Transformation through encounter, Together with the young people, and Missionaries of hope and joy. Sr. Mini Chettayil the Provincial Secretary taught the juniors how to use the Publisher when writing the chronicles of different sectors.

   Juniors' Meet                                                                                                                                                                 Sr. Teresa Adampakallel  surprised us with many tiny “Salesian Traditions” which are very good and practical, but are not realized in our everyday life. They helped us to re-confirm the sayings of Mother Mazzarello,  “Sanctity consists in doing the right thing  in the right time and place and only for the love of God. We thank God for all these insights that we have received in order to grow and be an authentic FMA.

DAY WITH GOD

Aug8

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 The catholic students of classes IX – XII attended a two-day retreat at Bandel. We were accompanied by Sr. Clara Swaminathan our principal and Sr. Mary John. The first day began with Holy Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. Tony SDB, the youth director of Bandel church. It was followed by a motivational session by Fr. Tony. The second part of the retreat was taken over by Sr. Selene MSMI who helped us to grow in mind, body and soul. The adoration, healing prayers and anointing prayer sessions were too powerful and helped a lot in our spiritual development. The presence of the Prior Fr. Francis and Fr. N.D. Thomas were also a blessing. We were lucky to avail the sacrament of reconciliation and counseling session that had a positive impact in our personal life.

Sucharita Mallick

Class X-B

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GRATITUDE DAY HELD

Aug8

 

On 28 July, 2017, Auxilium School, Barasat celebrated the Gratitude Day. This day helped us to remember the importance of all those persons in our life and to say ‘Thank You’. The event began at 8:30 a.m. in our auditorium. It began with a welcome speech followed by the garlanding of the potrait and lighting of the lamp. The Sisters were presented with cards and bouquets as a token of love from us followed by prayer dance, a power – point presentation, a group dance and a group song.

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One Act Play was organised by Literary Club. The four houses with one another – the topic being “Family” starting with Green and Yellow and ending with Blue and Red. Then there was a video on One – Act Play, an orchestra by Auxi – Beaters and a western dance by Auxi – Groovers, and a video on Papparazi. The program ended with the golden words of our dear Sister Superior.

Anwesha Biswas

Class X ‘A’

 

Seminar for Religious Animators

Aug3

A seminar was held for the formators/ Religious Animators from 21st to 28th July 2017 at N.B.C.L.C. (National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre) at Bangalore. There were about 87 participants belonging to the various Religious Congregations. The eight days were animated by seven efficient priests and a lay woman. Fr. D. Alphonse, the resource person of the first day highlighted the importance of being charismatic leaders of the church.

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The second day was all about the needed profile and portrait of Indian Religious Formators by Rev. Fr. Gilbert Choondal S.D.B. He dealt with the access and defects of the Indian religious. Though one lakh thirty thousand counting only women religious in India involved in humanitarian services speaks volume of assets, yet the quality of religious life is a matter of worry due to relational aspects, lack of maturity , institutional and alienated life etc.

“Leadership for the community building in the Spirit of the Eucharist” was the topic of 3rd day by Fr. Moncy S.D.B. On the fourth day Fr. Jerry Rosario S.J. introduced the topic “Challenges for the Religious in Current Indian Mission Context”.

Finally on the fifth day Mrs. Mercy Kappen director of a NGO named UISTAR, spoke on “women empowerment and gender justice in Church and society”. The day ended with a beautiful Taize Prayer moment conducted by Rev. Fr. Gilbert SDB.

On the sixth day Fr. Gilbert animated a meditation “Waking with the Word”. The resource person of the day Rev. Fr. Rayappan an expert in Canon Law enlightened us on the topic “Ethics and moral issues in religious life- Practical guidance from the Canonical point of view. He said that every religious Institute must keep in mind their primary apostolate is “Being “than “Doing”. He also gave us the hand outs on “Tips for superiors” and a check list on “How a good superior are you?”

On the second last day Rev. Fr. Gabriel OFM was the resource person and he dealt with the topic on “Psycho-Spiritual maturity of a religious leader at mid life transition.”

On the last day the participant renewed their life according to the model of Pope Francis that we need to go to the poor and marginalized who live in peripheries.