AMAR # 1348 Workers Day at Auxilium Convent, Pali Hill – Bandra

On 18th March 2021 Auxilium Convent High School, Pali Hill Bandra had an online celebration for the support staff. The students from each class creatively and joyfully expressed their gratitude through a short but meaningful programme. The celebration began with a prayer service and was followed by songs, dances, speech in different languages. Words of appreciation and the message for the day were delivered by Sr. Teresa Vettickal, the manager.

AMAR # 1347  ‘Way of the Cross’ by the Salesian Cooperators at Ahmednagar

On Thursday 11 March, along with the Salesian Cooperators Laura Vicuna unit Ahmednagar the “Way of the Cross” was conducted by Sr. Nilima Rodrigues.  During the lockdown the Cooperators couldn’t reach out to any of the villages, so the member thought of taking each village as the station of the cross. They had the opening prayer at Laura Vicuna Niwas. In each village Mr. Shirsath Guruji, an appointed catechist by

AMAR #1346 Auxilium Ahmednagar bids farewell –Std. X & XII

Auxilium Ahmednagar bids farewell to our Std. X and XII students on March 13 2021 saying “Alvida…Ek nayi shuruvat”. Keeping in mind the circumstances we are in, it was a different kind of gathering altogether. The Management, staff, and non-teaching staff wished them all the best for a new beginning through a very short but meaningful programme comprising of a prayer service, a couple of dances by the students and

AMAR # 1345 Women’s Day Celebrations at Auxilium Baroda

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year. This day is symbolic of the historic journey women around the world have taken to better their lives. This day is indeed one of those days that makes every woman feel special…and Auxilium Convent Baroda left no stone unturned to make sure that her teachers felt on top of the world! Dressed in their best, the teachers gathered in the hall at half-past eight. The school

AMAR # 1344 15th AMAR Media Festival 2021

This year the AMAR Media Festival was online! The 15th Media Festival was conducted by AMAR Media Centre, Wadala, Mumbai on 25th January 2021. To tap the resources of the young and the old there were 4 contests; Reel Time (Videography Contest), Jig with Nature (Dance Contest), All the world’s a stage Contest (Skit Contest), and Power of the word (Speech Contest). The winners were Reel Time (Videography Contest) 1st

AMAR # 1343 Inauguration of the Auxilium Nursing College @ Ahmednagar

             “Give Thanks to the Lord for He has done marvellous things”. After the pandemic, on 1st March, we at Auxilium, Ahmednagar began the Nursing classes. The official inaugural celebration began with a meaningful prayer moment. Sr. Rita Lobo, the animator of the community welcomed the students and delivered a motivational talk, which encouraged them to begin this course with much desire and interest. Through a video presentation, they were

AMAR # 1342 Community Gratitude Day at Auxilium Wadala

“May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.” Pope Francis. Being thankful is raising one’s entire being to God in gratitude. We at Auxilium Convent Wadala celebrated our Community Gratitude Day on 28th February. There was a 10-day preparation and it was centered on the theme ‘Discovering St. Joseph’. Each day was animated with a theme, culled from the apostolic letter of Pope Francis.”  These days

AMAR # 1341 Thinking Day at Auxilium Caranzalem

The 22nd of February, World Thinking Day, was celebrated by the Scouts and Guides of Auxilium High School. Due to the prevailing pandemic, only the students of one division of Std IX were present. We had the Prayer Song, flag break, and Flag Song. Sr. Assumptina Fernandes, escorted by Guide Trupti Chavan, then garlanded the frame of Sir Baden Powell. Lady Scout Master, Tr. Belaxa Afonso explained the significance of

AMAR # 1340 Auxilium Caranzalem conducts Informative Sessions

On February 11th and February 12, we had a team from Child Help Line who gave an informative session to the students of Std IX and X. Jessica Periera was the main speaker. With the help of real incidents, she along with her team members touched on different issues related to children. They spoke about Child Rights, different kinds of abuse, and also how students have to grow up with

AMAR # 1339 Celebrating our togetherness at Caranzalem

On the 6th of February, the teachers kept up Gratitude Day, thanking God for the gift of each sister, with the theme, ‘You are a blessing’. The theme was well displayed both in the hall and in the sisters’ refectory. During the prayer moment, they highlighted the theme by focusing on the words ‘Beautiful shades that brighten up Auxilium’. Each of the sisters was given a candle of a different