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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World Gratitude Day celebration at Auxilium Kalyani

May2

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 The little Auxilians of Kalyani celebrated World gratitude day of our beloved Mother General, Mother Yvonne Reungoat in a simple yet profound way. They believed that the best gift given to her is our gift of prayer and trying to be good and obedient and to be of service to their needy friends which they showed in action this month of preparation of our dear Mother.

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It was a joyful moment gathered around the portrait of our Mother General offering her our prayers and praying especially for the needs of our Institute, the young in our care and for all the students. Sr. Margaret Barla briefed the assembly about Mother General and the meaning of this feast celebrated Worldwide, after which was a brain storming as to who would then be able to say something on this special day. A show of enthusiastic hands soon came forward and expressed words of gratitude to Mother General. We made the day special too in the Prize Distribution for those who bagged off prizes in various competitions, both for the Bengali and English medium for the Scholastic year 2016-17. About 40 students received small gifts which made them proud and happy on this special day dedicated to our dear Mother General, concluding it with slogans: LONG LIVE OUR MOTHER GENERAL.

 

World Gratitude Day Celebration  and the Investiture  Ceremony  at Auxilium New Chumta

May2

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On 26th April 2017, Auxilium Convent School New Chumta celebrated the World Gratitude day of our Mother General Yvonne Reungoat with great reverence in the school auditorium.

On this auspicious occasion children were given the badges by Sr. Inocentia Jojo, the principal to hone and sharpen their leadership qualities and inspire them to come up with flying colours. The programme commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by Sr. Principal and other teachers, followed by the Power Point presentation on the Mother General.

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Sister Principal was requested to felicitate the children by giving badges to school captains, both head boy and girl and class monitors. It was an honorable moment to all the captains. In her message, Sr. Principal emphasized the need for developing leadership qualities and congratulated them all. The programme ended with the vote of thanks by Ms. Alma Minj.

Reported by Ms. Rekha Gurung

 

World Feast of Gratitude at Sacred Heart Novitiate Ranchi

May2

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The community of Sacred Heart Novitiate Ranchi celebrated the World feast of Gratitude uniting ourselves with the AFO Province. The morning prayer was animated by the Second Novitiate sisters thanking God for the gift of Mother  Reungoat Yvonne  center of unity and communion among each of her Daughters. The Eucharistic celebration together with the young people was made meaningful as the icon was carried to the altar which invited all FMA from around the world: “With an Oratorian heart in the Educating Community, with daring we bring the joy of the Gospel to the young.” We accompanied our beloved mother General throughout the day with the chain of Rosaries and concluded with the adoration. The day came to a fitting close with a short programme in remembrance of our Mother General in which the Second Novitiate sisters brought out vividly the theme enthusing one and all present to reach out to the peripheries with an Oratorian Heart like Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello.

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The Earth Day

May2

 

pic 1 v.v.The Earth Day is all about appreciating the uniqueness of our planet with its incredible biodiversity. On 24th April 2017, the H.C.Auxilium Vasant Vihar celebrated ‘Earth Day’ in the school by the Eco Club. The Earth day programme began with a speech on the importance of Earth day and the appreciation of the Earth’s natural environment which was followed by a beautiful prayer, thanking God for blessing us with such a beautiful nature and environment.

Following this was an enlightening and informative mime act by the class 6-9 students on the importance of conservation and protection of life and our environment; our Mother Nature. To perfectly wrap up this celebration the students sung in unison a mesmerizing self –composed song describing the beauty of Earth and also how the actions of human beings lead to the degradation of the environment.

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The program was summed up with an inspiring message by our Superior Sr. Maria P. exhorting everyone to protect the mother earth in our little ways under the theme, ‘Together we can make everyday Earth Day and each one of us in the school can make a difference’.

 

Marian Nite at Sacred Heart Novitiate Ranchi

May2

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On 24th April 2017 was a memorable day for all in the Sacred Heart Novitiate Ranchi. After supper we gathered together to honour our Blessed Mother with the “Marian Nite”. The programme commenced with Marian apparition (tableau), Marian hymn; Mary in the Gospel (skit) Mary in my life (life experience) and the word formation in groups. Each item was presented creatively by the second Novitiate sisters, community sisters and the Novices under the guidance of Sr. Mukta K. As we are in the centenary of the apparition of our Lady of Fatima, the groups presented the tableau which reminded us of the promises of our Blessed Mother to pray for peace and the conversion of sinners. The Programme came to an end with the provoking thought by Sr. Rosalia Tirkey the animator.

 

World Gratitude Day Celebration at St. Anthony’s Convent School, Jaigaon

Apr28

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St. Anthony’s Convent School, Jaigaon celebrated the feast day of our Mother General Rev. Mother Yvonne Reungoat on 25 April 201. The four house captains with their flags fluttering in the air brought in the portrait of Mother General with slow march and placed it in the centre of the assembly ground.

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Class  X B then took over. They conducted a short prayer service enabling the whole assembly to pray for her, the Institute and all the Salesian Sisters. Life sketch of Mother General was highlighted. It was followed by a composed festal song.

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To mark this festivity in our school a solo dance competition was organized by Dance Club. It was concluded by a short speech by the  Principal Sr.Margaret F. and Superior Sr. Lily D.

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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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The World Gratitude Day Celebration

Apr28

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On 26th April 2017, the community of Auxilium Aspirantate joined the entire Institute especially the AFO Province, the host province of this year’s feast in thanking and praising God for the gift of our Mother General Mother Yvonne Reungoat with the theme:“With an Oratorian heart in the educating community, with daring we bring the Joy of the Gospel to the young”. The Holy Eucharist was solemnized by Fr. Saviour, the Parish Priest.  The Introduction was read and a bouquet of flowers was placed on the Altar as a thanksgiving offering to the Lord.The blessing of our house and the visit of the Pre-Novitiate Jesuit brothers add colour to this celebration. In gratitude to our Mother General the aspirants presented a short programme and each one of us offered flower to our Mother General as a sign of our love and gratitude. We concluded our day with a thanksgiving evening prayer through power point presentation.

Visit of Most. Rev. Thomas D’souza, the archbishop of Kolkata

Apr26

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On 25th April 2017, the community of Aspirantate was blessed by the visit of His Grace Most. Rev. Thomas D’souza, the archbishop of Kolkata. It was indeed a surprise visit after the 1st profession of the sisters of Bethany. It was his maiden visit to us. He expressed his appreciation to see many candidates to work in His Kingdom with joy, enthusiasm and commitment. He exhorted the candidates to cling to the Lord in everything. He prayed with us in the chapel and blessed us with the apostolic blessings. It was indeed an enriching experience for all of us to have the Archbishop with us during this Easter season.

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