To commemorate the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Auxilium Lonavla observed Peace Day on 30th January. The USM students conducted a prayer service on USM lines. A student spoke about the significance of the day. The students of Std IX had earlier viewed the film “Dharm” based on the idea of true spirituality. There were group discussions on the various aspects of the film. The discussions were summed up and a
We had our Provincial Visit from 22nd to 26th January 2019 at Ahmednagar. Our Provincial Sr. Ritha Dora Thomas was appreciative of the good work done in our centre. Sr. encouraged us to work with more zeal and enthusiasm for the poor and the needy.
On 20th January Mr. Vikas, a teacher from Auxilium Ahmednagar was invited to deliver a motivational talk for the remedial teaching teachings of our centre. He convincingly spoke on personality development and of the creative way to deal with children who are gifted differently. The teachers appreciated the talk and looked forward to such motivational talks which boost their morale.
On 11th January 2019, students from Nagapur ZP school whom we cater to had come to the Auxilium to see the Science Exhibition which was put up by the students. After seeing the student’s efforts and enthusiasm our children too got much interest to do the same and in the following week they had put up different items which they made with their hands something out of nothing. They were very
The feast of our beloved founder Don Bosco was celebrated in great with great joy and enthusiasm. For each day of the Triduum, we had a well-animated prayer moment with a narration of incidents from the saint’s life. The notice board too displayed his quotes and pictures, while his frame was placed in a prominent place. On the feast day, after a well-animated prayer and enactment of two incidents from
On 9th December Auxilium Convent Bandra celebrated the Community Gratitude Day. We reflected on the theme “Serve the Lord in Holiness” with spiritual preparation with various practices based on the Beatitudes which helped us serve the Lord in holiness as we journey together toward holiness in Joy. We thanked the Lord for each other for every blessings and favours received from His infinite mercy, for being with us as we
We celebrated the feast of Don Bosco with our tuition and the oratory kids. We started with a short prayer moment. After the prayer, we showed children short film in Hindi about Don Bosco. Then Sr. Gracy Thomas, the animator spoke to them about the purpose of coming here and she asked them a few questions and children answered well. Then she concluded it with a message from the life
The SIGNIS Western Region Assembly was held from 25th January to 27th January 2019 at the Centre Old Goa. The word ‘SIGNIS’ is derived from two Latin words, ‘Signum’ (meaning Sign) and ‘Ignis’ (meaning Fire). SIGNIS INDIA is the Indian Chapter of SIGNIS WORLD. It is recognized by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI). It has twelve Regions, as delineated by the CBCI, with about 350 Active Members. Each
We rejoice as we celebrated the 70th Republic day of our Motherland India. The prayer moment of the day was highlighted the Preamble of the Constitution and the National Emblem. The unfurling of the national flag was done by Sr. Rita Fernandes and a speech was delivered by Ms. Reshma (our Alumni). In the short cultural programme which was presented by the hostelites, we celebrated diversity as our legacy, harmony as
The Feast of our Patroness Bl. Eusebia Palomino was celebrated on 11th February 2019. Her picture was beautifully decorated and placed beneath the altar. We began our day with a well-prepared power-point Morning Prayer which was followed by a festive Eucharistic celebration. During the day as our children came to School, we had a programme for them in our basement and sweets were distributed to all the kids. Our Community
