An Encounter with Bishop Lourdes Daniel

It was a day out for all the Salesian sisters of the Nashik Diocese as Bishop Lourdes Daniel, the Bishop of the diocese desired to spend a day with us. The wonderful encounter began with the Lord as we spent our time in praise and worship before Jesus our soul Master and Lord. This day was set aside by the Bishop to appreciate all the good done by the Salesian sisters and to know our concerns and cares so that together we can carry out our mission effectively in this diocese.  This was also a time to get to know each other and to express our difficulties and challenges and to plan out how effectively we can serve the diocese in the coming years. This was the initiative undertaken in the year dedicated to Consecrated life by the Holy Father. 

The resource person for the day was Fr. Trevor Miranda SJ, the Episcopal Vicar for the Religious, who shared with us some innovative ways in which we can serve the church at Nashik.  His personal experiences and expertise were well appreciated by all of us.

Thanks to Bishop Lourdes Daniel for the personal interest and love that he shows towards all the religious in the diocese and specially his loving support to us the Salesian Sisters. We desire to be the visible face of the merciful father in this year of mercy to the people around and bring his compassionate love to the poor and the needy of our society.

 

 

Catechetical Day

JESUS YOU ARE MY ALL IN ALL

Albums and Catechism Books

‘Jesus our light, joy and mercy’ was the theme chosen for our Catechetical Day which was held on 10^th march 2016.  It was indeed a beautiful and unique experience for each of us. This day was well prepared through a week long initiatives like faith sharing, study of the document “Witnesses of joy” and videos on various testimonies on Christ. Through this day and weeks preparation we really discovered Christ as our true light, joy and mercy. The Morning Prayer moment, various activities like presentation of charts, sessions, skit, composed song and action songs made the day memorable and enriching one.  We had well animated quiz on the document Misericordiae Vultus. We viewed a movie titled ‘Gods not dead which challenged us that whether we would stand firm or give up in times of trouble and pain.  It gave us a strong message that our God is not dead but He is alive and communicates to us from where we are. We thank our dear Sr.Anelfreda, Sr. Jyothi and Sr. Reshma for this day which was well planned and gave us an opportunity to know Christ and His role in our life.

“GOD REJECTS SIN NOT SINNERS”

The Holy Eucharist

Chart presentation

Skit

Quiz

You Healed Me

As I woke up this morning

There was some kind of yearning

I knew I was wounded from within

The scars created by my sins

I waited for a gentle rain to soak me

But to my surprise a tender hand woke me

I felt my heart was lifted high

I knew I could reach the sky

A tender touch of a child healed me

Now I could live a life that is free

I could see the face of my merciful father

In that simple boy whom I call my brother

I am whole, I am healed now

I need to share this but how?

By being a reflection of God’s mercy

To every one who cry.

An outing to Saputara

The community went for a whole day picnic to Saputara along with the support staff.  It was a time of relaxation and fun. We spent some quality time together enjoying each others company. The beautiful nature around and the beauty of the surrounding enabled us to raise our heart to God in thanksgiving.

Visit of the Salesian General Councillors

The visit of Fr. Filiberto Gonzalez, General Councillor for Social Communication  and Fr. Guilliermo Basanes, General Councillor for the Missions was an enriching experience for all of us at SHTC. The message that they left us with was to be ready to have the finger print of the young on ourselves as Pope Francis told us and to be ready for the challenging mission ahead. They brought along with them the Family Spirit that Don Bosco always longed to establish among the members of the Salesian Family.