February 4, 2014

SJEC Vamanjoor celebrates  Don Bosco’s feast

(Sr. Margaret Misquitta) St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor awoke on 31st January morn in a celebration mood to celebrate the feast of our father and founder Don Bosco.  How come that it happened at a Diocesan college? The students from East Timor, forty-two boys and girls are here for a 10-month English Course and the vast majority of them are Past Pupils of the Don Bosco and FMA institutions in

Promoting the 'Orange Day' through the orientation programme

(Sr. Valerie Pereira) An orientation programme was organised for the students of class  VIII and IX of St. Francis Xavier High School to imbibe in them the importance of Human Values and present to them the realities and dangers of Human trafficking. Sr. Nathal Rodrigues and Sr. Valerie Pereira along with Sr. Vinaya D’ Souza,  (Good Shepherd Sister) animated the sessions.  The students participated in it with keen interest and

Honouring Bl. Laura Vicuna

(Sr. Valerie Pereira) Auxilium Centre, Velim celebrated the feast of Bl. Laura Vicuna. To highlight this event we had a vigil service based on the life of Laura Vicuna. The morning of 22nd made us to reflect on the sacrificing life of Laura Vicuna. The special feature of this day was to make known our teenage saint Bl. Laura Vicuna and this was made effective as Sr. Nathal Rodrigues animated

Workers’ Day Celebration

Auxilium, Pali (Sr. Rita Macwan) Each day in a year celebrates its uniqueness and beauty in its own way.  Auxilium Pali  on 17th Jan celebrated a special day – the Workers’ Day.  This celebration was to honour  our helpers – our extended hands who reach out and help us in various ways.  It was awesome to see students giving right reverence and honour to the workers as they appreciated them

Celebrations at Auxilium, Wadala

(Sr.Nilima Rodriques) The grand feast of our beloved Blessed Laura Vicuna as well as the Catechetical day was celebrated in an elegant way from 15th Jan to 22nd January with the involvement of students and teachers of all the classes of Axuilium, Wadala. Each day the assembly was conducted by the students, class-wise with much creativity. The prayer moment made us to converse with God to desire for holiness. The

CONVOCATION DAY at Auxtech Education Centre, Pali Bandra

(Sr. Rita Mascarenhas) Auxtech Education Centre, following its objectives- “Empowerment of the needy youth through various Vocational Courses” began on 13th January, 2013 and has successfully completed a year on 13th January, 2014 with 113 students passing out with varieties of skilled training acquiring a capability to work in suitable firms.  24th January 2014 was a very specific and memorable day for the 1st and the 2nd batch of total

Graduation Day at Laura Vicuna  Niwas, Ahmednagar

 (Sr.Latha Arogyaswamy) 25th January was an auspicious day in the life of our 2nd year Auxilium Community College students as they celebrated their Graduation Day. There was much excitement as the young rural girls got  ready to give what they have received in this conducive environment. Their parents from near and far turned up for the function. Priests, Religious, Doctors were present for the ceremony. Sr. Aruna Castellino and our

Celebrations in honour of DON BOSCO

(Sr. Reshma Rosario) The Sisters and the hostel girls of MARIA KRIPA GIRLS’ CENTRE, MADANTHYAR  celebrated the feast of our FOUNDER AND FATHER,  DON BOSCO  with the Cooperators  and the Religious communities . We had a beautiful Eucharistic celebration at 6.30 pm in our chapel .Our Parish Priest Fr. Lawrence Mascarenhas presided over the Eucharistic Celebration. Fr. Prakash O.C.D also was present from the  Carmelite seminary. Our chapel was full