On 24th May 2019 ADMA members joined the FMA in Bableshwar to praise and honour Mother Mary Help of Christians. All gathered in the Parish compound and entered the Church in procession singing to our Lady followed by the recitation of the Holy Rosary with special intentions for Sr. Catherine Pereira and Sr. Pushpa Parmar, who have been transferred. Sr. Catherine spoke to them on the significance of this day
With much enthusiasm, we began the Summer Camp on 22 April with much excitement. During these 15 days, children got a chance to learn and enjoy. Different activities were organized on each day. The children from Kindergarten to Std. IX were a part of the camp. Lots of activities, games, various competitions like hairdressing, dance, handwriting, mehendi, tattoo, chart presentation and so on were organised. They were also different craft
Here at MYC (Mazzarello Youth Centre) Wadala, we have a double reason to celebrate the feast of St. Mary Mazzarello. Firstly the community is under the patronage of St. Mary Mazzarello (MYC) and since our community was the former Provincial House of the Province of INM which is under her patronage. On 13th May, both the communities in the campus joined for Lauds and Meditation, highlighting the virtues of Mother
The campus of Maria Vihar was bubbling with joy as the Sisters welcomed 30 young girls from Uttan, Wadala, Ahmednagar, and Nashik. It was a 3-day programme from 25th April to 27th April and was organised by Sr. Nilima Rodrigues. The main highlights of the camp were the Lectio Divina, Nature walk, sharing of experiences, Action songs, sessions, Confessions and the Eucharist. They also could interact with the Novices who were
At Kunegaon we celebrated the feast of mother Mazzarello in a unique way. In the morning we had a solemn Eucharist which was celebrated in Marathi by Fr. Devdas. A few people were present for the same. After Mass, those present were offered snacks. We shared a festal meal with the inmates of the rehabilitation center of Maria Ashiana at Lonavla. Maria Ashiana is a home for young boys who
From the 22nd April to 4th May 2019 we conducted the Summer Club for the children of Kune village. Around 50 children from Std. V to Std. X participated during these days. On the first day, we had inaugural prayer service, registration, and a welcome speech by the animator Sr. Teresa Dharmaraj. The children were very happy and daily enjoyed the games. During these days they also attended the Holy
The 4th of May 2019 will remain in our memories as it was a joyous day when we were blessed with the visit of our Visiting General Councilor Sr. Phyllis Neves, who was accompanied by the Vice Provincial Sr. Magdalene Sequeira and the Provincial Secretary Sr. Supriya Noronha. On their arrival around 11.00am, they were welcomed by the Sisters and a group of our Summer Club children. Puja, a girl
On 15th April 2019, the students of Auxilium Primary school and the boarders of Jag Prakash Kanya Chatralaya, Pansora, Gujarat began the Summer Camp. We began by invoking God’s blessings on all of us. There were 75 children who actively participated in the camp. Various activities such as art and craft, dance, karate, action songs, and competitions were conducted. One minute games and water games too were the attraction for
We began our summer club on 15th April and concluded on 3rd May. There were 31 children present for the summer club. On the first day we gathered them and Sr. Gracy Thomas, the animator gave them a short thought to encourage them. We proceeded for the next programme as we divided them into four groups and provided them various arts and craft works. They had drawing, dance, and karate
On the 23rd of April we, the Pushpanjali community celebrated Workers’ Day with our support staff. At 12.30 pm we began the prayer moment animated by Sr. Urvashi Macwan. After the prayer Sr. Hilda Braganza, the animator of the community welcomed all of them for the programme. Sr. thanked them for all the work they do and help us in our mission at Pushpanjali. Thereafter we had agape together. To
