On 30th July and Art Day and Activity Day were conducted at Auxilium Centre, Velim. Ms. Amanda, a college student, who generously taught the remedial class children a different type of art. The theme given to them was “The Scenario”. The children participated wholeheartedly and were followed by the instructions given it to them. Everyone was co-operative and the results were lovely.
On 13th July we, the Salesian Sisters of Auxilium Centre, Velim celebrated the feast of a simple girl of Mornese – our dear Co- foundress St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello. The NIOS students and the ADMA members participated in our joyous. Fr. George, the Parish Priest celebrated the Eucharistic Celebration. He focused on the theme of how our life must be simple, humble and loving like Mother Mazzarello. The Eucharistic celebration
On 5th July we the Sisters of Auxilium Centre, Velim welcomed in our midst our 17 students of NIOS who will be journeying with us during this Academic Year 2019 – 2020. Sr. Precilla D’Souza, the animator welcomed each one and began the meeting at 9 a.m. With the help of the powerpoint presentation, a meaningful prayer moment was animated by Sr. Precilla. In this meeting our 17 students along
Albert Schweitzer once said, “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. On 4th August 2019, where the World celebrates Friendship Day, we here at Mazzarello Youth Centre, Wadala invited the past pupils of NIOS. At 6.30 pm the 15 youngsters
17th July marked the festivity of our co-foundress St. Mary Mazzarello. The invite was with the 3 in one capsule ‘G’ of Grace, Guts, and Glory. The main celebrant Fr. Lino our parish priest brought out distinctly her life characterised by her state of grace; her state of loving from the gut level of the heart and her state of doing things for the glory of God. The animated liturgy
On 28th July at 6:15 pm at Auxilium Niwas, Shirva, along with the boarders and hostelites of St Mary’s College Ladies Hostel, the Sisters, celebrated Mother Mazzarello’s feast our Co-foundress. The evening prayer was animated by Sr. Antonette Horta and the hostelites. At 6:45 our boarding children put up a stage programme. They acted Mother Mazzarello’s life story, how she prayed and took care of her family members. They performed a meaningful
On August 1st we celebrated Sr. Sylvia Fernandes’ birthday and blessing of our new tabernacle. In the evening we had the Eucharistic celebration at 4:30 pm. The Eucharist was celebrated by Bishop Dr. Rev. Gerald Issac Lobo and concelebrated by the assistant parish priest Fr. Ashwin from Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva. After Mass, the Bishop blessed the Tabernacle and placed the Monstrance in the new tabernacle.
On 28th July the tiny tots of Maria Vihar nursery celebrated the environment day in the morning. To mark this day, all the kids and teachers came with a green outfit and brought a sapling with them. The teachers explained to them the importance of growing plants. The kids were very excited to plant the saplings. In the evening the 4 groups of boarding girls put a programme, showcasing how
On 24th July 2019 Mr. Gohil Sagar, from the RTO through a PPT and video animations spoke to the students from Class IX to XII about traffic rules and regulations. He explained in detail the effect of not following the traffic rules and rash driving results in accidents and loss of life. Furthermore, he said that every 3.7-minute an accident takes place and every year five lakhs of people die
The Secondary section held their English elocution competition on 23rd July. Std V, VI and VII had two participants per division where they recited poems. Std. VIII, IX, and X delivered speeches on the lives of saints. There were 20 students who delivered speeches. They spoke about saints of India as well as other countries. Three judges were invited to choose the best elocutionists. The students performed well with confidence
