Feast of Mother General cum Investiture ceremony at Auxilium Barasat

May16

World gratitude day

Auxilium Convent School Barasat had the feast of Mother General and investiture ceremony on 26th April for Primary section. Primary section honoured mother general by explaining the theme of the celebration in a very creative way, offering prayers for her through prayer dance and singing and expressed their gratitude to her and the Institute.

During the investiture ceremony the school captain, vice captain, house captains, prefects and class captains pronounced the formula of oath taking with much vigour and enthusiasm. At the end Sr. Rosy Veliyan congratulated them and encouraged them to exhibit their duties and responsibilities with much diligence.

High school had the celebration on 28th April.  After the welcoming of the chief guest, Rev. Fr. Alfred Paul the rector of Don Bosco Ashalayam, there was lighting of the lamp and short prayer service to express gratitude to God for the gift of Mother General. Class X B through a power point presentation explained the theme of the celebration and also in brief showed the event which took place in Thailand.

Investiture ceremony

The Investiture ceremony is one of the unique events of the scholastic year. The school Captain Rohan Das led the group of captains: vice captains, prefects, house captains and vice captains, club presidents, class captains and vice captains. Two vice captains- Agnes Carrol and Ananya Bhuiyan, all the house captains, club presidents held the  colourful wreath  and entered in procession, while Ms. Dola Roy explained the meaning of each colour of the wreath. They placed the wreath at the feat of our Blessed Mother symbolically surrendering them to the Mother of Auxilium. They then pronounced their formula of oath taking. Rev. Fr. Alfred Paul boosted them up with his inspiring talk. He said ‘I am because we are”. This attitude is very important for the captains as they are chosen and given trust to be leaders; they should always be open to be guided by sisters and teachers and should guide the others. Trust begets trust so the captains should be sincere in exhibiting their talents as it is their chance to be captain. He encouraged them to try their best to reach the goal as they sang together ‘We shall overcome’ in four languages.Investiture ceremony 1

Indeed the day became memorable as they assumed their responsibilities with much enthusiasm.

Sr. Basanti FMA

 

 

St. Mary Mazzarello is honoured at Auxilium Kalyani

May15

 

St.Mary MazzarelloThe Novena’s practical practices for the feast of our beloved Mother Mazzarello was indeed a sure help on a strong footing in imitation of her virtues of love, compassion and mercy. Reading of the Cronistoria Volume II enabled us reflect and drink deeply, the spirit of the Institute in its nascent stage. The beautifully decorated portrait of Mother Mazzarello was a constant reminder and invitation to love her and tread her path of life. During the tridum for our Morning Prayer cum meditation we had beautiful themes to reflect upon: 1. The entire life story of Mother Mazzarello 2. Open to the Horizon and 3. Drink Deeply. The dawn of this beautiful feast culminated in the celebration of the solemn Hoy Eucharist concelebrated by Rt. Rev. Joseph Gomes of Krishnagar, the Vicar general and the three Salesians from Kalyani, where a small group of faithful too participated along with the religious and MC Brothers of the vicinity. In his brief homily, the bishop connected the Readings of the feast day: I Cor: 1:21-24 and Lk: 10: 21-24 to the life and virtues of Mother Mazzarello laying stress on her virtues of simplicity, joy, hard work and humility. He was very happy to have been present with us on this beautiful feast as he often remarks: “You are my own sisters and I love you all”. He even joined us for lunch. By afternoon he met all our co workers and gave them his blessings with a kind thought. By 5 p.m. our chapel was packed to capacity with about 40 Catholic women from our area, to pray the Rosary in honor of Mother Mazzarello and for the intentions of our community and mission. The day came to a joyous end with hearts filled with gratitude and love to God and to all who have made this day a “Happy Feast Day”. No doubt, then, each of us could sing in our hearts “Let’s go to Mornese to see our Mother,   Let’s go to Mornese to find how life was there. Let’s go to Mornese to breathe its spirit. Let’s go to Mornese its virtues to relive.

Mother Mazzarello celebration

SUMMER CAMP at Don Bosco Muniguda

May14

Summer camp..

The summer camp was conducted at Don Boco Muniguda from 19th April to 5th  May 2016. It was organized by Fr. Sony SDB, the Rector and Parish priest.  As a true son of Don Bosco he together with his community members went in search for the poor children of the far away catholic villages.  60 boys and girls of the age group from 6 to 22 years participated in the camp.   Together with Fr. Sony the other animators were Bro. Augustine Nayak, Bro. Ashwin Bodiarsingh, Sr. Christi,  Mr. Gumesh, Miss. Emelda Tirkey and Miss Archana.  Sr. Shanti Tirkey also played an important role in the summer camp.

Children were divided into groups for various activities. The objective of  this camp was to give them the awareness and taste for knowledge, to teach them prayers and healthy living.  Keeping in mind the above intent there was a well set time-table which included learning, games, gardening, entertainment, recreation and delicious food.  The first attempt was good and fruitful.

summer camp

Reported by Sr. Shanti Tirkey FMA

 

INVESTITURE CEREMONY at St. Anthony’s School, Jaigaon

May13

Investiture 2

On 6 May 2016, St. Anthony’s School, Jaigaon, witnessed the ‘Investiture Ceremony’ for the academic session 2016-2017. Ms. Sabita Rai welcomed everyone and Ms. Pemala Wangchuk welcomed ‘the council of leaders’ and addressed them as ‘The leaders in making for tomorrow’. Investiture Ceremony marks the process of developing the leadership qualities among the students and to inculcate team spirit, sincerity and honesty to endeavour the duties in a fruitful manner. It was a short program which included lighting of the lamp, prayers, Slow March by all the captains, prefects and monitors. School Flags, House flags and the respective badges were distributed in the presence of Sr. Superior Sr.Lily D’ Souza, Principal, Co-ordinators and the respective Class Teachers. The ceremony concluded with a message of St. Dominic Savio delivered by Sr. Superior.

Reported by

Mr. Biswajit Paul

SEMINAR ON MORAL EDUCATION

May13

Seminar 2

In the changing and challenging scenario of the modern world   with abounding paradoxes, can value education be still a choice or should value education be made a compulsory subject in every school?

A seminar based on the importance, objective and skill of teaching Moral Education in school was conducted at St. Anthony’s School, Jaigaon on 7th April 2016.

Sr. Margaret Fernandes, the Principal of St. Anthony’s School, Jaigaon welcomed and introduced the resource person,Ms Yashika Jain of Macmillan Publishers. Teachers participated with enthusiasm asking question and interacting with the main speaker. Emphasis was laid on character building not only through teaching about values rather witnessing them through one’s personal life. Youngsters today have already a long drawn list of do’s and don’ts. Hence they know what is true. However it is essential that we as educators stand beside them, helping them to cross check their list.Through various activities, she kept the teachers busy who took keen interest in the session.

Mr. Pankaj Bansal on behalf of all thanked Miss. Yashika Jain and the organizers. The staff of Auxilium New Chumta who had joined the seminar were also grateful for the opportunity provided for them.

All the teachers are also thankful to Sr. Margaret and the management of S.A.C.S. for giving this golden opportunity to take part in this seminar so as to be an effective and influential educator who lives by values.

Reported by

Mr. Suraj Pariyar

 

Investiture Ceremony at H.C. Auxilium Vasant Vihar

May12

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The Investiture Ceremony was held on 5th May 2016 in H.C.Auxilium Vasant Vihar. The annual event which seeks to instil in the students the qualities of confidence and responsibility was graced by the presence of Major Neha Patel – the Chief Guest for the day. The young woman officer has a unique distinction of service in all terrains across the country and has been instrumental in hoisting the tricolour at 10,000 feet – the mega event victory celebrations of  Vijay Diwas.
The programme commenced with a welcome speech by the School Head Girl, followed by felicitation of the Chief Guest, Principal Sr. Celine and Mrs. Anita Dhankar. The junior school choir sang a melodious rendition of the song “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” as the lamp was being lit, invoking the blessings of the Almighty. This was followed by a stellar semi-classical dance performance and finally the investiture ceremony.
The School Cabinet received their flags and badges as a symbol of their responsibility, following which the House Captains, Vice-Captains, Secretaries and associated Club Presidents & Vice-Presidents received their flags and badges from the Chief Guest. Thereafter, Principal Sr. Celine gave away the badges to the prefects and monitors & vice-monitors of each class. The leaders stood proud and were brimming with confidence as they took a formal pledge to carry out the duties assigned to them with sincerity and promised to abide by the school motto.
This was followed by the Chief Guest’s address, which was a source of inspiration and motivation for all those present. She encouraged them to work hard towards their dreams and emphasised the importance of obedience, discipline and being a good human being in the long run.

 

SEMINAR ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING

May12

AMRAT

On 21st April 2016, AMRAT (Asian Movement of Women Religious Against Human Trafficking) Regional Coordinators meeting was held in Shillong Bellefonte. A good number of women religious and the 2nd year of Novices of Shillong Province took part in the Seminar.The Seminar began with the Holy Mass at 6:45 am by Fr. VT. Jose, Rector of the Sacred Heart Theological College. He exhorted the participants to witness Christ wherever we are.

During inaugural session Sr. Isabella Suja Provincial of Shillong, Sr. Marcellina Sangma, Sr. Carmeline Sun, the superior, Sr. Rosa Pynygrope, Sr. Gemima Pohremn, Ms Dolphy Biswas the resource person and Sr. Sahaya the President of AMART, Sr. Rita Mascarenhas FMA, the Secretary of AMRAT were welcomed and honored with flowers. During the moment of prayer the Indian lamp was lit by the Provincial Superior, the president, superior of the community and the resource persons. It was followed by the inaugural address of Sr. Isabella Suja, the Provincial of Shillong  and the welcome address of Sr. Sahaya the President of AMRAT.

Ms Dolphy Biswas, the resource person from International Justice Mission(IJM) Kolkata began her session by sharing about her life and rescue operations. She spoke about Bonded Labour, which are an illegal practice and a crime. Sr. Seli Thomas SMI, the second Resource Person for the next day explained about different Acts related to Trafficking, Child Labour and violence against women. Two days of seminar was indeed an amazing experience.

 

FMA Past Pupils Federation meet

May8

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Past Pupils Federation meet was held at Dum Dum on 1st May 2016. 22 members were present in all including the local delegates of the 2 communities of Barasat and Dum Dum. Sr. Elizabeth Joseph welcomed the group. The main agenda for the day was to plan out the program for the 27th November 2016 for the forthcoming Annual Past pupil’s meet.

We had the joy and privilege of the presence of Provincial Sr. Rose Ezarath, for the first time this year. She encouraged and boosted the members to venture out to serve the young and see what more can be done  to reach out to the needs of the world. She enlightened us on the words of Mother General to the Past Pupils to understand  the origin and rise of the Association at Valdocco by Fr. Philip Rinaldi and Sr. Catherine Arighi . ‘Being a past pupil is a gift, a stamp never to be erased. ‘Being a past pupil is an epiphany of the salesian charism in the world in the Mornese style.’ The day ended on a joyous note with this happy reunion of the past pupils federation to share a common goal and vision in a true family spirit.

Investiture Ceremony  at AUXILIUM CONVENT SCHOOL, DUM DUM

May8

Investiture Ceremony..

“Servite Domino in lactita”- “Serve the Lord joyfully” was the vehement and profound solicitation of Investiture Ceremony 2016-17.

A tranquilizing Bhajan followed by enlightening speeches by Ms. Raka and Ms. Sharmila marked the inception of the ceremony. Then, a reading from the Holy Bible elucidated that leadership is influence, the mission of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. The respected dignitaries bestowed upon the captains badges and sashes which are symbolic of the responsibilities of an ardent torch bearer. Promising to develop into astral personalities and visionary leaders, the captains took pledges-the jargon proclamation sculpting the evidence of their commission.

The ceremony witnessed Rev. Fr. Hermil  J. D’ Souza as the Chief Guest and when invited upon stage, Father missed no opportunity to inspire and invigorate the leaders. Father unleashed that constant experience is the testimony of how every man invested with power is apt to abuse it and carry his authority as far as it goes but there is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances beyond our area and realm of authority. He set for the students a reminder that investiture ceremony is a souvenir to serve with humility and selflessness. Fr.Hermil commanded that the foremost duty of a leader is to compliment people, magnifying their strengths and not their weaknesses, thus enlivening Jim Rohn’s incredible lines- “The challenge of leadership is to be strong but not rude, kind but not weak, bold but not bully, thoughtful but not lazy, humble but not timid, proud but not arrogant, have humor but without folly. A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus, leaders must encourage their organization to dance to the forms of music yet to be heard but the vulnerability of anger only annihilates the serene evolution. Anger simply hurts but patience is the key to unlock serendipities and miracles-patience with family is called love, patience in school is called respect, patience with oneself is called confidence and patience with God is called faith. Father imprinted upon the students the necessity to dwell in the present moment for the present moment contains both the past and future, the secret of transformation is in the way we handle this very moment.

Investiture CeremonyFather concluded his enunciation by narrating a captivating story of a king who was blind in one eye and lame in one leg. One day, the king announced that he was in quest of an adroit painter who would sketch an elegant and lee witching portrait of him. None of the painters dared to consider the job as it was infeasible for them to paint an angelic portrait of a physically disabled man. However, one man agreed and painted a classic picture of the king-a painting so phenomenal that it left the folks bewildered and astounded. He painted the king aiming for a hunt, targeting with one eye closed and one leg bent. Thus the invincible moral emanating from the anecdote is that we can paint beautiful pictures of others, just by highlighting their strengths and concealing their weaknesses.

The investiture ceremony reached its denouement with the tune of school anthem.

Disha Roy – XII C