Ce mele eeu Issue : 13 Volume No: 13 ( September 2017) SG DAYe GIRL IN — Wishing you a Happy Feast of The Nativity of wf Blessed Virgin Mary & >: i trod Teachers’ Day 5Inauguration of Social Centers, Convents & SchoolsWiskep Elna Geant ro arate it are a eet ae, rer Pa, ra reac sede dt are we ara ere ee re weGPTAT eT aT STATA, Faris: ‘eater er aire Te eT ara S a ATT A ATT TAT APL, STTTOTTA HATTER, cat ea a saree wa re erect er Be er al ae me. wee Te aT rs ear oe eo A ta Te ae ee ee eA, wa TM ae ML sera aster oma A ren era dra oe aoe aa Si wee aw acer iba, wearer ae Pree, aaa, aaa ova, ae a area are Tafiea earaterdt aracea arena. IES ATS eater, sca a sear area rerhiet ond. en aata ange ahem afta gas esi aftew dha area. aritdien ena Sige aren aagicar FareaKs aw menre ath nae cre aaa a3 aT eae rT ASAT &, 3080 (The world day ofthe Poor) sere aes Pee arora weeoara shea et, he sels sera ae me OAT , Bela site eh, aries wah ae, 298 eras, ee es aT TA Te A area ee AN Te, SETA AT cece oh ere saree aT ee ae CAT TING SEARCH ASOT SPIO AST HOTS FIST = sata doi fies fas ante eee fester aafta aonirs aaa ae ita Sed eT ae a ere rae caer er er eet ome ae a Te TT re aT A TA Aare ae a, safetranfeer oroarageeycertarater trees’ Paver aor mrs ¢ wee weer faa arr Se are yeliae ST STAT aT GSAT aE WAST sar satin mga eh rh a yoeaT eaT MTT MTAT ART TA ATT sien, arctan Rc ea tear ge wa ae a ro aT, ATT TEA 9 0 Sa aT ett, aaa a aa Ara ere TTT aT PHM eT eames arte aa wera ITA TR, TET eT aie eT, ITE et TATA TTT seta eardey tere a. dirda ore iad et gra ste merraTe area a aT, TIM re saree ear are eten wear are Seren IT aT Tee ATTOTS UTS. ATE aera aA et ait, aT arora ar TaTC eT aeL FAT aT TAT 9 aT eT Pe BE AT, AT aA are aT, crore acre advan ea gegen Fare erect areta, arare, Ze ages fear Gwar eon, sade agg sc, er eet ween Pte. Fear en eae ee ae gi T, framaferdt ania arm anvea cata aragn en aat ae; TIT, sorte luisWorld Day of the Poor ECM a on me VATICAN CITY (CNS) = People cannot sit back and be J indifferent or unresponsive “to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth," Pope Francis said. "God created the heavens and the earth for all; yet sadly some have erected barriers, walls and fences, betraying the original gift meant for all humanity, with none excluded," the Pope said ina message for the first World Day of the Poor. The newly established commemoration and the period of reflection and action preceding it are meant to help Christians develop and maintain 8 more consistent and sincere lifestyle built on sharing, simplicity and the essential truths of the Gospel, the pope said in the message released June 13, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, ‘The World Day of the Poor--to be marked each year on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary time — will be celebrated Nov. 19 this year and will focus onthe Apostle John's call to love "not with words, butwith deeds." ‘There are so many forms of material and spiritual poverty that poison people's hearts and harm their dignity, the pope said in his message, and "we must respond with a new vision of life and society." Too often Christians have taken on "a worldly way of thinking” and forgotten to keep their gaze and goals focused on Christ, who is present in those who are broken and vulnerable. An admonition by St, John Chrysostom “remains ever timely," the Pope said, quoting: "If you want to honor the body of Christ, do nat scorn it when it is naked; do not honor the eucharisi Christ with silk vestments and then, leaving the church, neglect the other Christ suffering from cold and nakedness." "Poverty has the face of women, men and children exploited by base interests, crushed by the machinations of power and money," he said. "What a bitter and endless list we would have to compile were we to add the poverty born of social injustice, moral degeneration, the greed of a chosen few and generalized indifference.” “Tragically, in our own time, even as ostentatious wealth accumulates in the hands of the privileged few, often in connection with illegal activities and the appalling exploitation of human dignity, there is a scandalous growth of poverty in broad sectors of society throughout our world," Pope Francis wrote, "Faced with this scenario, we cannot remain passive, much less resigned.” Christians must reach out to the poor as Christ did and commanded, the Pope said. The poor, in fact, "are not a problem, they are a resource" rich in dignity and God-given gifs that can help Christians better understand the essential truth of the Gospel. "Blessed, therefore, are the open hands that embrace the poor and help them: They are hands that bring hope,” he said. "Blessed are the hands that reach beyond every barrier of culture, religion and nationality and pour the balm of consolation over the wounds of humanity. Blessed are the open hands that ask nothing in exchange, with no “is! or ’buts' or "maybes': They are hands that call down God's blessing upon their brothers and sisters. Pope Francis said a good role model was his 1. Francis of Assisi, who kept his gaze fixed on Christ so as to be "able to see and serve namesake,him in the poor." The pope took the name of this, saint during the conclave that elected him in 2013 after another cardinal told him, "Don't forget the poor.” "If we want to help change history and promote real development, weneed to hear the ery of the poor and commit ourselves to ending their marginalization," the Pope wrote in his message. Just a few days before the end of the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis, spoke of his desire to have a special day dedicated tothe poor. As the doors of merey were set to be closed around the world, "let us ask for the grace not to close our eyes to God, who sees us and to our neighbor who asks something of us," the pope said in that homily in November 2016. However, straying from his prepared text that day, the pope told those gathered, "T would like today to be the ‘day of the poor to underline everyone's responsibility "to care for the true riches, which are the poor.” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, told reporters the pope envisioned the day as a way for the whole church. toreflect on the Gospel sense of poverty -- seeking, and receiving only the essential - and then to act and concretely share the essential treasure of God's loveand merey. Local churches should dedicate the week preceding the World Day of the Poor to creative initiatives fostering encounter, friendship, solidarity and concrete assistance, the papal ‘message said. The pontifical council will release a pastoral guide in September to help parishes in theirplanning, the archbishop said. The idea isto stir people's consciences and to understand more deeply what the Gospel teaches, he said. It’s not about handing out change in order to feel better about oneself, the archbishop said; it’s about becoming truly concerned and invested in the other and seeing him or her as a brother or sister in God. The pope will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Nov. 19 with the poor and volunteers and will offer lunch afterward for "at least 500 poor” in the Vatican's Paul VI audience hall, Archbishop Fisichella said, adding that many local churches and Catholic organizations in Rome would be offering similar gestures of a shared meal RLD SHE Pou oe Se + Love not in word but in deed 2017s ? Ra », DOMESTIC 5 ip CutuRcH Es wuts In the Holy Gospel there are many parables, miracles and events which we ordinary people very frequently understand only superficially and, not dwelling for very long on them, tend to pass over them in anticipation of the "key" parts of the Gospel and Christ's "most important" miracles and sermons. There are many times when we consider that we already know all about a certain sequence in the New Testament and we neither pause to reflect on it, nor ask our priest or spiritual father for additional explanations. The fact is, however, that there are no "main" or "side" events in the Holy Gospel, no "greater" or “lesser” miracles; on the contrary, everything is equally important, every event has its place and each word its significance. Christ never acted or spoke casually, His every action and word being undertaken for our salvation. ‘One of the frequently overlooked event the Gospel is the miracle in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11), the first in a series of miracles that Christ worked when He began His mission of salvation on earth. It is not without significance that for His first public work of salvation, the Savior chose this modest Galilean home in which two young people were united in Holy Matrimony and were starting a family. By His very presence at the wedding and His first miracle worked among men, He established the family as the first step in evangelization and the Christian home as the starting point for our journey towards the knowledge of God, our deification and our salvation. Indeed, the homes which the Saviour and his Apostles entered and sanctified by their presence became small hearths from which the ey AMAVWAME- Eom etic fire of the Gospel began to spread slowly, but irresistibly, throughout the world, A great mystery is concealed in this apparently simple Gospel story: Jesus, His Most, Holy Mother and disciples are invited to a wedding in Cana of Galilee. When the hosts had run out of wine, Jesus orders the servants to fill the water pots with water and take them to the master of the feast. And the master of the feast, having tasted the water that was made wine, says to the groom: "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now." By His presence at the wedding, Christ blesses and sanctifies marriage and family, and by transforming the water into wine, He teaches us that the way of the married life is really the way of transforming the life of individuals who are united in Holy Matrimony: both man and woman in the Christian marriage are called, by their free will, through love and sacrifice, to transfigure their biological and natural, individual type of existence into the married or ecclesiastical type of existence, which is a union according to the semblance of the life of the Holy Trinity. Thus, marriage isa Holy Mystery established by God. Unfortunately, influenced by the worldly and unholy atmosphere of today's society, marriage is understood in a natural, biological or socio-economic context. The huge number of divorces speaks for themselves: marriage, and consequently, the family, is in a great crisis. A significant cause of this erisis lies in the fact that “Christians” embarking upon the journey of married life do not wish to live and experience marriage as a Holy Mystery, but rather as a legalistic or social institution in which each of the partners has, above anything else, his or her rights. A marriage conceived in such a way stands ‘ona very feeble foundation. It is therefore quite understandable why many such marriages fall apart, or exist in name only, through a mutual agreement, not encountering any joy or fullness of family life whatsoever.‘The Christian marriage, on the other hand, is something much higher and nobler than mere legalized co-habitation and physical love and attraction, ora social phenomenon. Asit is possible in any plane of life or any type of human relationship, ifwe very carefully open ourspiritual eyes, to discern God's presence, the architype of the Holy Trinity or the reficction of Christ's Church, so it is with the very essence of the Christian family: init we see the image of the Holy Trinity and the Church itself. The Holy Apostle Paul begins some of his epistles with greetings such as: "Greet Priscilla and Aquila...and the church that is their house"(Rom.16:3-5); "To Philemon, our beloved friend ...and to the church inyour house" (Philem: 2). The family is, indeed, a home church, a small church. This image of the Church within the family shows forth invisibly as well: through the everyday sharing of married life, through mutual understanding, longsuffering and ‘maturing in the faith and through the priestly duty of raising children. The love between partners in marriage must not be reduced to mere attraction and a physical relationship: rather, it is the means by which their growing together "to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephes. 4:13) occurs. The love of parents toward their children is notonly care for their material well-being, for their physical upbringing and education (although all of this is necessary): parental love culminates when the mother and the father strive and do everything they can to illumine their children with the light of Christ, patiently and unforcefully, in accordance with the talent which was given to them by God. The Christian family, then, is made up in, the first place, of the husband and the wife bound, together in Holy Matrimony blessed by the Church. The Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians sends a clear message to married couples: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for her" and" Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord"(Eph 5:22,25). These words of the Apostle are frequently misunderstood by men and particularly by women, as though hinting at the AMAVWAME- subservient position of the woman within the marriage. However, their true meaning is that marriage is a union of two people who have different, though equally important roles and responsibilities in this union, Each of the partners strives, together with his or her companion and in a God-determined way, towards the same goal: salvation through Christ. And on this ascetic journey the Holy Spirit is the power which inspires and imbues them, This is precisely where ‘we discem the image of the Holy Trinity reflected inthe family. Children are certainly not only the goal of a Christian marriage, but through bearing and raising them, the marriage receives certain fullness. Through childbearing the marital union, the small Church, is given an almost Divine image, for it becomes the union of three or more persons. A new way of overcoming one's egoism is revealed, as well as the possibility of two people sacrificing together for a third, and this mutual sacrifice of the parents gives a new kind of strength to their existing love. The responsibility and the work of a parent is truly a type of lay priesthood. Just as spiritual birth within the of the Church is the fruit of pastoral love, so too are parents responsible not only for giving physical life to their children, but also to bear them spiritually in Christ’s small Church, the Christian family, that they may all bear fruit. Direction in the faith, the teaching of prayer, guidance in acquiring virtues and love for both God and one's neighbor, all in the midst of many and difficult temptations which beckon and entice (school, work, material culture, ete.), can only result in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit by the grace of God Asa divinely established cell of Christian life, the individual Christian family is inseparable from a larger community - the Church and the parish, and the Holy Mysteries that are present in it, The family is an organie part of the Church and without it, without life in the parish, a Christian family cannot exist. Therefore, it is necessary for the family, besides gathering for prayers in the home, to gather in and around the parish church, so that they may, together with other Christianfamilies and individuals, and through receiving the Holy Mysteries, in particular the Holy Eucharist, attain true togetherness - communion in Christ. It is certainly not an easy task, especially in today's world, to create and nurture family relationships in such a way that they reflect Christ's Church, The temptations are great, the paths leading to dead-ends numerous, and the world cruel in its demands. Living a Christian life isa sharing in its own way for all the members of the family. But the rewards are many and great, even in this life: who has not felt quiet joy and inner peace and consolation after a long and stressful day at work, after hours of dealing with worldly affairs and sometimes pointless discussions, amidst the deafening noiseand bustle of the city, after getting through the rush hour, walking into his home and sceing the familiar faces of his loved ones, the quiet light of the vigil lamp in front of the icons and the comforting image of the saints, as members of our household, AMAVWAME- depicted on them? Who has not felt God's grace upon returning home from a long journey, welcomed with joy by his spouse and children, and sitting down with them for a meal sanctified by prayer? Whose heart does not leap for joy at the baptism of his child, at the first time it partakes of the Holy Mysteries, the first time it awkwardly makes the sign of the cross, the first time it says "Our Father" by itself? Which parent has not given praise to the Lord when his child consciously chooses virtue over vice, when it chooses the narrow path instead of the wide one, or when it enters a Christian marriage and starts a family ofhis own? O Lord Jesus Christ, who transformed water into wine at the wedding in Cana of Galilee and who has, By Your presence blessed marriage, bless our families too, sanctify our homes and illumine and transform us that we may together, through You, find the way to Life Eternal. Dr. Fr. Joselyn Amravati The State Government had cancelled the lease of the Land at Chikaldara with a notice dated 18 — 08 — 1998. Since then the Mission was fighting for their rights with various Government Institutions, including the forest department, Maharashtra State Government and the Union of India. In 2001, the High Court of Bombay also reaffirmed the decision of the State Government of cancelling the lease Finally, on 21 — 02 — 2017, the Supreme Court of India, pointed out the negligence of the High Court, the Divisional Forest Officer, the process of inspection and declared that the order passed by the High Court cannot be sustainable in the eyes of Law and is hereby set aside. This was a great victory for the Mission Diocese of Amravati. It was possible all because of the free and willing service rendered by the Senior Advocate Mr. Joaquim Reis, We remain thankful to him and may God bless him to serve the Church. Fr. Rupesh Dabre AmravatiAMAVWAME- Thrust Areas : Faith Formation Recollection for the Clergy Recollection for the clergy & religious was held at SEX Cathedral Amravati on Tuesday 4" March 2017 Fr. Michael G. introduced the theme with a letter of a youth in which he complains that the Church at large is keeping the flock mostly busy with novenas and other devotions and not showing the meditative way of realising God within. Fr. Michael G. in the first Dhyan showed how to catch the wandering mind and make a pilgrimage in our body from toes to the top of head. In the 2" ‘meditation awareness of 3 interior elements namely our body, mind and '' was facilitated. There were no talks but experiences of inner life were illustrated. The ultimate aim is to achieve our union with the divine, Human body is the great teacher of divine truths since itis indeed the ‘temple of the Spirit. Some 200 priests & religious of the diocese participated in the Dhyan exercises. Bishop thanked Fr Michael G. at the end forhis rather unusual way of preaching recollection. To eu ine w Ronen rane - q “Tresvil Convent of Carmelite Sisters of Trivandrum § (CCR) at Dnyanmata School, Tiwasa was blessed and inaugurated on 24" June 2017. ‘The foundation stone of the | GV building was blessed on the Diamond Jubilee Day of q Amravati Diocese at the hands of Apostolic Nuncio to India. = QB Afer completion of the work on 24° June at 10.30 a.m, Most 3 Rev. Elias Gonsalves, Bishop of Amravati blessed the { convent building and presided over the Eucharistic bs Celebration. Large number of Priests and Religious Sisters from different parts of India participated in this beautiful celebration. In his message, Bishop Elias emphasized the importance and challenges of working in the Mission Diocese of Amravati, Rev. Sr. Clare D'Souza, the Provincial Superior of Bombay Province of Carmelite Sisters, inaugurated the Convent in the presence of many of their Sisters. While we gratefully remember the hard works of Rev. Srs. Vivienne, Monica, Cynthia and Louiza, we whole heartedly welcome Rev, Srs. Vineetha, Philomina and Parsina to Dnyanmata School, Tiwasa. 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To encourage and boost the spirit of our 10° Standard students who has secured | 90% and above, the Staffand the students of Holy Cross Convent English High School, Amravati, celebrated their success and felicitated them. The chief guest of the occasion Dr. Sonali Deshmukh and Respected Headmistress Sister Pushpa Thomas were warmly welcomed by the blooming buddies of our school by their enchanting dance. Honourable Headmistress officially welcomed the chief guest of the day's funetion. A meaningful prayer service was conducted thanking God the Almighty for the achievements. Thereafter the shining stars of our school were honoured with trophies, school memento and certificates. A dance ‘was performed through which sentiments of joy and happiness were expressed, Along with the felicitation we also had tree plantation programme. The saplings were planted by the chief guest, ourheadmistress, NCC, NGC, Girl Guide and the Schoo! Cabinet of the school. An eco-friendly song was sung by the students to create awareness and spread the message about the importance of tree plantation. The programme concluded with the words of Headmistress St. Pushpa Thomas who appreciated the teachers and students of class X for theirhard work and mind boggling performance, Holy Cross Convent English School Amravati Mount Carmel International School, Akola was inaugurated by Guardian Minister, H’ble Dr. Ranjit Patil and blessed by Rt. Rev. Bishop Elias Gonsalves, Bishop of Amravati on Friday, 23" June 2017at 10.00 a.m. The other dignitaries present on the occasion were Maestro Dr. Vikramsingh Pachlore, Mr. Vijay Agrawal (Mayor), ‘Mr. Gopikishan Bajoria ( MLC ), Mr. Francis Joseph and Miss Toral Tolia (International School experts ), Rev. Fr. George, Fathers, Sisters, invited guests, Parents and students. A colourful cultural programme mesmerized the audience and the Chief Guest, Dr. Ranjit Patil, in his speech appreciated and congratulated for all the efforts taken to provide Intemational educationin Akola. Fr. Mathew Karickal AkolaThe laying of foundation stone ceremony of the new building for the high school block of St. Xaviers Cathedral School (CBSE) Amravati was held on 1" of May 2017. The Chief guest for this event was His Lordship Elias Gonsalves, the Bishop of Amravati Diocese, and Rev. Fr. Mario D'Souza, Rev. Fr. =) Ramsheen, Engineer Sant from Pune, Engineer Dongarwar, from Nagpur, Dr.S.Manware, Principal of Ramkrushna B.Ed College, Amravati, esteemed and parents, Religious of Amravati, Staff and students of St. Xavier's and well wishers . The event commenced with a meaningful prayer service by Rev. Bishop, followed by the blessing of foundation stone and sprinkling of holy water. The function culminated with the speech given by the Principal Rev. Dr. Fr. Joselyn. A Motivational Talk for Students of St. Xavier's Cathedral School (CBSE) Amravati was hoisted on 2" August 2017. The Resource person for the event was Dr. Conrad Rui Vaz - MBBS, MD works in Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre as Medical Director. Bandra Mumbai. The event started with an introduction on our respected dignitary by Master Arya Shah followed by the welcoming ceremony. The dignitary was given a fioral welcome by the SPL of School Miss Kimaya Khandare. An introductory lecture was given by the guest speaker. The speech consisted of various points, especially hard work, developing one's talents to the fullest for one’s good and for the service of Humanity. Few Students shared their inspiration based on the motivational talk. This Programme created a very good impact on the students and took them to the world ofephemeral truth. The event concluded with vote of thanks, followed by National Anthem. Ere St. Xavier’s Cathedral School, Amravati celebrated the Maharashtra Din with great pomp and show to commemorate the formation of Maharashtra. on 1" may 2017. His Lordship Flias Gonsalves, Bishop of Amravati, Rev. Fr. Mario D'Souza, Rev. Fr. Ramsheen, Engineer Sant and Engineer Dongarwar, Dr. S.Manware Principal of Ramakrushna College, Dr. Fr. Joselyn Principal of St. Xaviers Cathedral School, teachers, Religious of Amravati and students&parents added colourtothe Programme.AMAVWAME- ‘The luminaries were escorted by grade I with the Dindi, Rev. Bishop unfiured the National Flag and National Anthom was sung by everyone present. The event started with an introductory speech by Master Sarmay and Miss. Umme. The dignitaries were welcomed by the Students with the bouquet of flower as a token of welcome, The day was marked with various cultural events show casing the culture and tradition of Maharashtra which included shetkari dance of Grade Ml, Jay Ho Maharashtra Maza Dance performance by Grade III, Koli Dance by Grade IV, prayer dance by Grade V, followed by pawada by Grade VII and enthusiasm creating /ezim by Grade VI. Rev. Bishop Flias Gonsalves in his presidential address stressed that the students with great conviction can create nationalism within oneself. He emphasized the need of National Integrity. The event culminated with vote of thanks and School Anthem. citation of S.S.C. Students Celebration of Mount Carmel Feast and Fi Mount Carmel School, Akola celebrated the School Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Saturday, 15° Tuly in a grand fashion. Rt. Rev. Bishop Elias, Gonsalves was the Chief Guest. Rev. Fr. Cyriac, and Fr, M. J. Joseph were special guests along with all the Staff Rev. Ft. Mathew Karickal. Special prayers to Mother Mary ‘was offered besides colourful cultural items. Anushka Kothre of Std. I and Rudra Padiya of Std. III who stood I” in the International English Olympiad Exam were felicitated along with their parents. The meritorious students in S. S. C. Exam were felicitated, Disha Agrawal, Sukruti Khedekar and Shakib Arshlan were honoured with the Hitwad Trophies. INAUGURATION OF NEW SCHOLASTIC YEAR -2017-2018 Pusad: On the27* June 2017 St. Mary's English School commenced its new academic session 2017-2018 with a meaningful Inter-religious prayer ceremony conducted during the school assembly. The special day began with the lighting of the lamp by Rev. Fr. Mathew, the manager of the school and other individual representatives of the school board. All the representatives of each religion came forward and prayed, while the congregation joined in silence invoking the grace of the Almighty. Based on the concept of inter-religion, Fr. Mathew, the manager of the school in his message to the students and staff asserted that, every religion in one aspect propagates ‘Love’ and ‘Light’. Love to unite and Light to dispel ignorance. Hence, as staff and students of the school, all unanimously ought to aspire to love and to walk in the light to dispel darkness and acquire knowledge. Sr. Shobha MSMHC spoke on wisdom, Some of the attributes of wisdom are; intelligence, patience, kindness, sensitivity, politeness ete, She exhorted the students to love wisdom and strive to be as wise persons. Atthe brief gathering, the new teaching faculties were given a grand welcome and were being felicitated by giving asapling, The inaugural function of the new session 2017-2018 ended with the National Anthem,It was a solemn occas’ School to organize the Captains’ Investiture ceremony on the 19" July 2017 at 10.45am, with the theme 'Dare to share’. Rey. Fr. Mathew the manager of the school and Sr. Shiny the Principal initiated the ceremony by lighting a lamp followed by devotional song by Miss Helen and Sushma as a sign of invoking God's presence. Speaking on the occasion, Fr. Mathew acknowledged the contributions made by the students in maintaining the decorum of the school through their leadership role. He asserted that the students ought to be courageous in all walks of life. He also exhorted the students to lend a helping hand to all, In response to the theme of the year 'Dare to share,’ Sr. Shiny Sebastian MSMHC urged the students to share their talents and capacities for the betterment of all. For each student, their school days should be happy, with memories of give and take and areal experience of growth and fulfillment in their lives. Incessant rains didn't damp the spirit of the excited students. The oath taking ceremony was done by Sr. Shiny, the Principal. It was a trustworthy moment to witness the budding leaders of the society pledging themselves with vigor and vitality pulsating with life to guide the school in their capacity as captains of the school and of the various classes. The investor of the scarf to all the captains is a sign of their total commitment to their responsibilities of keeping the decorum of the school as well as their comrades. Sanket Raut and Sharau Kadam expressed their pleasure on being selected as School captains for the academic session 2017-2018.The School Staff assured their constant support and affection to all the various captains. 990000090 “Achievers are not afraid to challenge the situations” The orientation program for the teachers of Sacred Heart School, Paratwada was held on Saturday, the 8° July 2017 in the training hall of Jeevan Vikas Sanstha, Paratwada. It was organized by the Principal of the school Fr. Ramsheen J. A., Mrs, Benita Raphael and Mrs. Smita Patil were the resource persons from Dnyanmata High School, Amravati. The session began with the prayer followed by a prayer song. The resource persons were introduced and welcomed with the bouquet of flowers by Fr. Ramsheen J. A. After the welcome ceremony the session was taken over by the resource persons. They said, “We are in the field of education as teachers; we are imparting the knowledge to the young ones, moulding and shaping the future nation”. Just as all the roads lead to home so too every road that leads to school is full of innocence and joy. Every letter and RidinAMAVWAME- every black board is ineomparable, The same God who lives in us, lives in the students too. In the profession of teaching, more than a “Mentor” we have to be a “Mother” to the children, We need to give them the freedom to place their trustand confidence in us. We have to rethink what more I can give tomy children as a mother for their growth and betterment. The pencil parable and different thematic video clippings enlightened and renewed the minds of the teachers to be more effective and committed in the task of teaching. Mrs, Smita highlighted on the objectives and specifications to be achieved through lessons. A child is the centre in learning process so the continuous evaluation of every child is a must. and every moment surrender the children into the hands of the Almighty. In the process we may make mistakes but should have the ability to reetify those mistakes too, Children are like buds in a garden and they are the future of the country. The session was concluded by clearing the doubts on certain issues regarding effective teaching and preparation of daily lesson plan, It was a fruitful and enriching session forall the staff. Fr, Ramsheen Principal jp: A TRUE LEADER CREATES LEADERS, NOT THE FOLLOWERS. The investiture ceremony of the Head Girl, Head Boy, Prefects, Vice-Prefects, Sports Captains and Vice Captains of the Sacred Heart School, Paratwada for the year 2017-18 was held on Monday, 24th July 2017 in the school premises. The theme chosen for the ceremony was Leadership. The ceremony solemnly began with an appropriate introduction given by Miss. Zubia Khan, the student of Std. VIIL, followed by the prayer dance and petitions. The names of the newly appointed badge holders were announced by the principal Fr. Ramsheen J. A. The outgoing and the incoming badge holders were escorted by the respective House Directors and assistant Directors. Itwas followed by the exchanging of flags and pinning up the badges. Rev. Fr. Ramsheen J. A. pinned up the badge to the newly appointed Head Boy Master Rohit S. Gidwani and Head Girl Miss. Sharvari S. Patil of Standard VIII. The oath taking was solemnly pronounced by the Head Girl, Head Boy, Prefects, Vice-Prefects, Sports Captains and Vice-Captains. The whole school witnessed the solemn ceremony. The principal motivated the staff and students with his inspiring thoughts and encouraging words on ‘Leadership’ which enabled the students to develop and nurture leadership qualities in them.ERCOCR Ga Under the able leadership of Fr. Thavamony ‘Nirmala High School and Junior College, Kapustalni has scripted yet another spectacular success story by achieving glorious success in the SSC as well as the HSC Board examinations held this year. The full credit for this success goes to the hardworking teachers and H] students who under the dynamic leadership of Fr. ~~ Thavamony the Principal and Manager of the school who had lefi no stone unturned to achieve the goal. Kudos to all of them for continuing to keep the flame of success burning for the past 114 years. Fransalian Vidya Niketan Khamgaon, a centre for Inter-religious Dialogue and Social Service undertakes activities that aims at building up/establishing Basic Human Communities in our ‘sa Society. The activities include: we i linda 1. Celebration of National / Common festivals t with everyone. 2. Special Celebration of Christmas on 25° Decemberevening with Inter-religious Community (People from all religions attend) 3. Christmas celebration in the district jail with the help of Buldhana St Joseph's School Staff and Students in Buldhana Job oriented crash courses forthe poor and unemployed youth Micro agriculture projects for the poor catholic farmers. Shelter forthe poor homeless fa ies in our Fransalian Inter-religious Colony. 7. Education orall the Children living in our inter-religious colony 8. Daily Supervised study and common prayers for these Children 9. Medical Camp and Medication for the brethren in the Colony. 10, Organizing Keerthan in the villages for the alloround development of the villages and villagers. The above mentioned programmes are only some of the main activities of the centre. As per the need and situation, the centre organizes/takes up many other activities too,AMAVWAME- To highlight the Keerthan, we organised 2 keerthans per year in different villages with the help of Keerthankar (Orator), Dr Uthamravuji Ghadekar. It is nothing but the oration of Gospel Values with hymns and bhajans taken from GRAMGEETA. The Gramgeeta is written by the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj. The speciality of this Sacred Book is that the Central Theme of all the Sacted Books is taken into consideration. The Compassionate and the forgiving God according to the BIBLE is placed in the Centre Part of Gramgeeta with the Picture of CRUCIFIED JESUS. It is quite interesting to note in Gramgeeta that the WORDS of our Lord is found in some form or the other, in all the Scriptures of the various religions. The orator presents it such way that the Kids to the Grownups sit in perfect discipline and silence, enjoy the keerthan program and carry home lovely messages for the building up of the better Basic Human Societies (BHC). In the Keerthan the orator also conscientises the villagers the burning issues that the Society faces. ‘We need to do lots of ground work before the day of program, like meeting the sarpanch and the main people of the village , taking their help to fix the date , venue, publicity, stage, light and sound...etc. All these involves lots of meetings, inter actions and cooperation. In a way, in this process itself, we are engaged in DIALOGUE with the PEOPLE of entire village. Even if there are no Christian in the village, we are given an opportunity to introduce a LOVING, FORGIVING and COMPASSIONATE God to the People who follow any religion. People get to know Jesus Christ, through us CHRISTIANS, provided we are ready to get in to the shoes/sandals of Jesus, go out to “SMELL the SHEEP, SHEPHEREDING” them by “DOING ORDINARY THINGS IN AN EXRAORDINARY WAY” forthem. ‘ocial Justice & Developments Fr K.Y. Joseph msfs. SESSION: “Amravati Diocesan Social Service Forum” (ADSSF) Given by: Rt. Rev. Bishop Elias Gonsalves, No. Of Participants: 40 Date: 17/07/2017 SESSION CONTENT: The meeting of the Amravati Diocesan Social Service Forum (ADSSF) was held in Jeevan Vikas Sanstha on 17° July 2017. The meeting began with a prayer by Sr. + Jenifer and lighting lamp by the dignitaries. Fr. MD g Benjamin, Director of Jeevan Vikas Sanstha welcomed Rev. Bishop Elias andall the participants. Thereafter Most Rev. Bishop Elias addressed the gathering and explained “Evangelii Gaudium” that is, “The Joy of the Gospel” an apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis on "the church's primary mission of evangelization in the modern world.” Bishop also explained that our social work should be based on Trinitarian mission. Our focus should be on Evangelization and adopt newAMAVWAME- evangelization method that is, proclaiming Christ with new in its ardour, new in its method and new in its expression Discussion and Planning: Keeping in mind the objectives, vision and mission of this forum, the members were divided into five groups according to the task that they are involved. The task of the group coordinator and the secretary was being explained. After the discussion and planning, each group was worked to come with the planned activity calendar from July 2017-Dec2017. Following are the groups Core group members 1. Children and Education Group 2. Health Group 3. Social Justice Development group 4. Women Empowerment Group After the discussion each group presented the half yearly plan and the strategies that they have formed toaccomplish the planned activity on the chart. Each group coordinator/secretary reported in detail to the participants about how they will carry out the activities. Conclusion: The session ended with the lunch. TION PLAN FOR bic 2017) 1, Women's Program: 17 th July-Preparation of Action plan for Six months, 25" Aug-Program for Domestic workers from 3 Zones, 10" Sept 2017 Workshop on leadership for Animators, 2" Oct Girl Child day Celebration Zone/ Parish Session for Couples (0-10 Yrs) of marriage, 14" Nov. 2017 Awareness Program on human Trafficking & Child Labour Resource Person- Sr. Rufina Koli, 26° Dec.2017 Family Day celebration in the Parishes & Evaluation & Reporting. 2. Social Development: Motivation to farmers for Sustainable Agricultural practices and encouragement for plantation, Encouraging Participatory Involvement of villagers in the Gramsabha, Organizing Interface meetings and camps for Govt.documents ie. Ration Card, Job Card and Adhar Card . Training program for the coordinators and animators on Govt. Entitlements such as RTI, Forest Rigths,PDS ete. Strengthening CBO's namely- SHG's Farmers Club, Village development Committee, Youth group, Kishori group and Bal Sansad Etc, Livelihood and income generation program for the villagers’ namely goat rearing, poultry farm, kitchen garden and petty shop etc. 3. Education: Orientation for coordinators and Animators of Support class, Celebration:~ Rakshabandan, Independence Day, Girl Child day, Diwali, Children’s day & Christmas, Training on Children's parliament, Orientation for coordinators and Animators of Support class, Effective and creative way to teach the children by using the charts and other materials, to give basic education & knowledge to increase learning capacity and creating interest in Studies, to promote oneness and unity, to form Children's parliament, by daily classes, use educational material, tests and computation ete,OMAUWANE- eT nt a aT Ta, aA TOT a, af ta et wah rere oe Pa aa ert dee are ard wai & aie, fe A are, at ry ey oT ear ta rtm ag era ae eT sae Shir a2 t9-t¢) nara dra eardie ae, sat sa area ¢ 9 ara, vee eae aT a, seit Rea stra rr eee ac re A ated OTA TUT, TH TPM TARE (Bags) ator acura car aston sree shew, 2 (Bags) safe ta Sa Pree aes eee, a, eee eae et dear caioa Seca Rear iia sie et Se, sah cate aE dia atom ariarg Be are ae FO Me TIAA, ag errs you aA Bae aaa eg (Bags) MER era tea a, on ahr gael dear area aeea, Hea Pe wear ee, ere arid ro gz sa wea a gee, ea ee dct ah 2 to rare se ot a Fa et aa ab ee eas are wa one, aan we ae et re anata (co-ordinator) Pree ea we rate wee re Ta a a a a a eC AT set tr afr eer my weber ware aa, aioe et A a Tea Rd, are nh a “ta ear a arora ard ae nf eaait are Resa or eS oT ree fee ‘asafera- Reo we itera Hee [inetapomermer | QETTETS "Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven andall the rest will beadded unto you’ Right atthe beginning of the Academie Year 2016-2017, Our Bishop Rt, Rev. Elias Gonsslves, organized a brain storming session forall the Social commission members on the Mission- Thrust of our Diocese, prepared atthe Diocesan Synod, atthe ppastoral Center, Paratwada on 17 July 2017. ‘The newly appointed team members of Women's Desk were enthusiastic to reach out tothe catholic women and the Girl-child andto fosterin hem selfesteem and self-confidence Hence:-We have planned to havea session for Domestic workers, train them in skills for good nutrition, health and hygiene. * The Giri-child-Day too will be celebrated tomake them fee] important nd uphold their dignity and rights These sessions willbe heldatthe Parish Level or Zonal-wise with the cooperation ofthe Animators of the institutions andthe Parish Priests. Incollaboration with the local CRI,our catholic women will prticipateina Workshop on efficient and effective leadership. * The team will arrange an Inputsession for Catholie Women on Legal aid anda Healthy House Managementat the Diocesan LevelatAmeavat The team members will b involved with the Family Commission in implementing the programme arranged for married couples from 0 to15 years of marriage, to strengthened marriage bonds and family lifeat the Zonal Level OneDay Programme will beheld on Human Tralfickingand Child-Labour. The teams will organize tat the diocesan level, OurParishes will organize a Family Day celebration withthe support ofthe tam members along with ourinstitutions and Social centers * Thetcam will meetin December to evaluate the work doneand plan for the next 6 months. ‘Weare hopeful that with the support andthe cooperation ofall, the Women's Desk willachieve much forall women for the greater glory of Godand the good ofall Sr. Elvira D'Cunha for Amravati Diocesan Women's Desk‘The Catholic Church has dedicated the year 2017 as the year of families, We, the sisters of the Holy Cross conducted a survey in families for discovering the factors disturbing and destroying peace and prosperity. We discovered that Alcoholism is the biggest threat to families today and over 60% of the families are under the clutches of alcohol, It was enlightening to see that many wanted to give up this addiction, but are unable to do by themselves. Therefore, we conducted a deaddiction camp and awareness programme for the people. The de addiction camp was conducted on 4° July at Mariumpur, Chikaldara and the participation of over 100 people made it a huge success. StMuktha welcomed all the participants and the invitees, and gave a brief introduction about the camp. To add beauty to the occasion, Fr.Gabrial spoke on the actual situation of Melghat due to alcoholic addiction. St.Dr. Rachita FCC gave an awareness talk on the adverse effects of alcohol on the body, and the diseases related to it. St-Sales FCC and Sr Preeti FCC counselled the participants group-wise and personally and gave de-addiction medicines to all those who needed it. It was interesting to notice the spirit of the participants as many of them decided to give up Alcohol, bring up their children in a descend way and establish peace in the family. All the participants agreed to follow the instructions and lessons leamed at the camp and the Holy Cross sisters were entrusted with the task of doing the follow up of distributing medicines and counselling the needy. Sr. Mukta Parkhe HC (Chikhaldara EO eer “Those who are healthy are not in need of a doctor but those who are sick’. One of Jesus' favorite ministries that is healing the sick, is committedly carried on for 27 long years by Fatima Sisters at Malkapur, The service is made available, affordable, and accessible to all paying special towards poor, old, un-served and underserved in nearby villages, and they too think that “Malkapur Davakhna” is the only source of getting alright from their ailments, Apart from attending the patients at dispensary, the service is also given at homes through Mobile Clinics. Taking into consideration the side effects of modern medicine, the patients are treated with altemative medicines like Acupuncture, ‘Acupressure, Cupping Therapy, Quasha, Herbal Medicine etc. and this is more in demand. The four-fold responsibility ofa nurse [Promotion of health, Prevention ofiillness, Alleviation of, ailments and Restoration of health] is truly seen in the care. By conducting awareness programs in the villages, the people are made aware of the seasonal diseases. Patients with high risk sicknesses are referred to other hospitals for further treatment. The very purpose of mission “when they don't come to ‘you, you goto them’ is practiced in the R.C Mission Malicapur.To mark the world day of the sick, one day medical camp was organized by Dayasagar Hospital, Amravati in collaboration with Fransalian Vidya Niketan khamgaon on 7* March 2017. A good number of people from the colony and surrounding area had come for check up and get medicines. The camp 4 started with a general health class for the entire colony. A | People were made to understand the precautions to be taken in order to avoid getting seasonal sickness. They were conscientized about remaining clean and healthy always to be free from infectious and noninfectious diseases. Though Khamgaon is very far from Amravati, we make it a point to go every year in the ‘month of February or March for checking and treating the poor in the colony who belong to all religious traditions to show the compassionate healing touch of the Lord, the Universal Healer, Jesus Christ. Dr: Sk. Rachita FCC “Amravati —oc SO— cate, = Pash aia eek ea tet ra tres ae, orang, am, Prete, Br, aera seo Peaes © t-o-so ty an gentterat an aria ra ea prorat auf i. 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