(Sr. Santana Pereira) “Man did not weave the web of life. He is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does it to himself!” Chief Seattle. Read on … the story given below. Destruction of others in Nature, leads to our own doom. Hence the need to protect and save every creature, because all have their own place and a role to play in the web
(Sr. Vandana Malya) The celebration of the double event – the silver jubilee of Pushpanjali and the Women’s day celebration on 22nd February brought together 300 women from the neighboring villages. The progamme commenced at 1.30 pm with a prayer dance by Pushpanjali boarders followed by a short prayer moment and lighting of the lamp. The Chief guest Advocate Sr. Manjula Tuscano, and special invitees Fr. Joseph Appavoo, the Director
(Sr. Santana Pereira) Friends, today is PRO-LIFE Day, a day whenwe are reminded to speak and act in defense of life in the womb. Life, Mary nurtured within her womb and brought Him forth into the world to bring us fullness of Life. Life is a precious gift and God is the Source of all life – in heaven and on earth. Human beings as well as all other forms of life came from
(Sr. Sunanda Solanki) The Children from 8 villages arrived at Pushpanjali – Dakor for the Medical Camp on 21st March 2014 at 12.00 noon. There were all together 165 children and few parents came with their little babies for the check up. Sr. Ritha Dora Thomas took sessions on nutrition and balance diet, the need to cultivate healthy food habit. The power point presentation on Nutrition made the session more
(Sr. Santana Pereira)Friends, today is World Water Day. Celebrate Or bemoan ? Electronically in the pictures water appears clean and sparkling blue. Where has the sparkle gone? Today’s event is a reminder for us all to treasure this most amazing resource. Providentially, this Sunday’s Liturgy also speaks of water bringing us to the fount of water – “Jesus”. Water is a precious resource. “Start Conserving It Now”, say the papers
(Sr. Santana Pereira) Dear Friends, we are going to March to joyful April which brings to us the World Earth Day on the 22nd. We shall contemplate on the grandeur, the devastation and the restoration of our beloved Mother Earth. We shall together join the whole creation in this dynamic venturing Movement to make the planet whole, to HEAL our MOTHER. Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April
On 8th March 2014 we the students of Std. IXth along with our class Teacher Sangeeta Pandey, Principal Sr. Jacinta Pinto and Superior Sr. Priscilla Travasso visited the Byculla Women’s Prison to celebrate the International Women’s Day. The procedure to enter the prison was too long, as there were many formalities to fulfill. After the completion of all that ten of us students entered the prison premises with feelings of
(Sr. Rita Macwan) Green schools campaign Award Ceremony 2014 was held on 13th March 2014 at Don Bosco School, Matunga where in 55 schools participated. Auxilium Convent High School, Bandra was awarded the 1st prize of Rs 1, 00,000 followed by Sacred Heart High School Vashi and 2nd Runner up was Don Bosco High School, Naigaon. The students of Auxilium Convent, Bandra formed an Eco-club comprising of 50 students under
(Sr. Valerie Pereira) 9th March 2014 was indeed a great day for Auxilium Centre – Velim. We the Sisters of Auxilium were very privileged to celebrate the International women’s day. Each woman was welcomed and made to feel unique by distributing the batches “I am Special” In the atmosphere of excitement the celebration began with a prayer moment on the theme: “Inspiring Change for Empowerment”, followed by the lighting of
(Sr. Margaret Misquita) 21st March 2014 is the day that all our hostélites at St. Joseph Engineering college, Vamanjoor are looking forward to, being their Hostel day, while they have been enjoying the preparation for the same for the past two weeks. The 4th Year B.E. students are the organizers of the preparation as well as the celebration of the Hostel day. Events – Indoor and outdoor, in preparation for
