Be disciples first, then apostles - Regional tells Delhi Chapter members

New Delhi, Feb 09 The 5th Provincial Chapter of the Salesian province of New Delhi was declared open on 8 February 2010 by Fr. Michael Peedikayil, Provincial. The inaugural session began at 8.15am at the Provincial House, Okhla, in the august presence of His Lordship Rt. Rev. Franko Mulakkal, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Delhi, members of the Salesian Family and the 40 Chapter delegates.  Read More »
KUMPILUVELIL Louis

Book on Healing & Freedom Turns Bestseller
Kolkata, Feb 08 A 116 page booklet by renowned Kolkata Charismatic preacher is bestseller going into fourth re-print this year. Already 30,000 copies of the book entitled Healing & Freedom by Coordinator of Calcutta Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (CCCRS) Fr. C. J. Sebastian has been sold out in three years. Former member of the Catholic Charismatic National Service Team, Fr Sebastian is also coordinator of Charismatic programmes in Kolkata archdiocese. Founder-director of 14 year old CCCRS Fr Sebastian is based in Nitika Don Bosco and operates also from Divine Mercy Renewal Centre (DMRC) at Sacred Heart Church Dharamtala Kolkata.  Read More »
Paul Cheruthottupuram

BOSCO KIDS ARE SOCIAL REFORMERS: 3rd Convention
Bangalore, Feb 08 `BOSCO KIDS are Social Reformers` was the theme of the Third All Karnataka BOSCO KIDS CONVENTION, held on February 07, 2010, at St Charles` High School auditorium (Bangalore). 1000 BOSCO KIDS from 64 schools in Karnataka participated in the event.  Read More »
Koonan Thomas

DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL, GUNTUPALLI ON A SILVER SKY...
Hyderabad, Feb 07 A memory, a history dense with lots of pleasant experiences was the mood and mode of all past pupils, priests and teachers gathered in the lap of Don Bosco, Guntupalli on 6th February 2010 celebrating the silver jubilee of the foundation of the school. An important aspect of the day was the lively animation and the participation of the past pupils of the school who meticulously planned and organized the day. Don Bosco`s spirit had come alive!  Read More »
Lakkisetti Praveen

Sports Event Gets Mummy & Daddy Together
Kolkata, Feb 07 Yes it is cricket! Don Bosco Daddy Cricket brought together mummies and daddies of Don Bosco Park Circus students for a day-long event, 7 February. Started in 1992 by late Fr K.T. Thomas, then vice-principal, the event in its 18th year brought together some 200 sports lovers and their spouses. The event is uninterruptedly sponsored, for the last 18 years, by P.C. Chandra Group, the ace gold merchants of Bengal.  Read More »
Paul Cheruthottupuram

Celebrating gratitude and continued growth - Provincial Installation, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Feb 06 With Fr Raminedi Balaraju, taking the oath as the fourth Provincial of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad another era of Salesian growth and progress commenced on February 5, 2010. `We need to constantly extract ourselves from the abundance of work at hand to focus on our true identity as disciples ,`` was the key message of Fr Maria Arokiam Kanaga, the main celebrant of the Holy Mass. The occasion was also a moment to thank Fr Maddhichetty Noel, the out-going Provincial.  Read More »
Vincent Castilino

Students Train for Corporate Social Responsibility
Kolkata, Feb 06 Students of Don Bosco Technical Institute Park Circus had hands-on-training for Corporate Social Responsibility organizing a day`s events for children from neighbourhood slums, 6 February. Some 210 slum children and 20 instructors came into the lush green DB Park Circus campus for a day of fun and frolic. They were brought in under the banner of United Basti development association, an NGO working for uplift of slum children.  Read More »
Paul Cheruthottupuram

PC 2010 INC: Working Document Discussed on Day 3
Kolkata, Feb 06 PC 2010(INC)being celebrated at Nitika Don Bosco, with a participation of sixty two confreres, resumed the sessions on day 3 taking up topics as Vocation Promotion, Salesian Brother, Personal Media among others. The visit of Rt. Rev. Julius Marandi, the Bishop of Dumka augmented the joy of the participants.  Read More »
Iruppakkattu Jacob

Curtain comes down on INM Provincial Chapter 2010
Chennai, Feb 05 The last day of PC 2010 was quite hectic as the capitulars got into the most responsible act of voting upon the chapter documents. Sentiments of joy and satisfaction prevailed among the Chapter members at the closing of PC 2010.  Read More »
GLADSTONE Jeffrey

``Be Authentic Disciples and Zealous Apostles``- Regional discusses with INM Chapter members
Chennai, Feb 05 Fourth day of Provincial Chapter of Chennai 2010 began with the Eucharist celebrating the Feast of St. John D` Britto with the theme of the day ``New Challenges- Called to Relaunch.`` Most Rev. Dr. Soundaraju Perianayagam, Bishop of Vellore, presided over the Eucharist. He drove home a point that we Salesians have to divest ourselves of our old ways of dealing with the urgent needs of the youth today. Self emptying, he emphasised, as one sure way of divesting ourselves. Salesians have to be self-emptying as Christ did to become fully available to the young.  Read More »
PORUTHUR Joseph