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Vettrikku Vazhikaatti – Career Guidance Seminar at Lourdes Shrine, PeramburLeo Joseph SDB
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18 Salesian Cooperators Make PromiseRavi Aruldass SDBVellore, 18 Nov:
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Youth Centre Leaders Attend Training ProgrammeArun Nicholas SdbChennai, 17 Nov:
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Extraordinary Visitation ConcludesBIS CorrespondentChennai, 16 Nov:
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Fr. Dolphie Sequeira Bon Voyage to Hong Kong!BIS correspondentChennai, 15 Nov:
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Fr. Cedric Bout completes 95 YearsRavi Aruldass SDBChennai, 11 Nov:
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International Children’s Short Film Festival in ChennaiChennai, 8 Nov:
The sixth edition of the International Children’s Short Film Festival (ICSFF), organized by Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts (DBICA), on 8th November, once again proved itself a major media event in Chennai. More than 1500 children from 24 schools participated in the one-day festival during which 18 Short Films selected from 72 entries from nine countries—USA, Japan, Poland, Russia, India, France, Australia, Switzerland and the Netherlands—were screened. The short films portrayed children’s daily life, their dreams and aspirations, their humanity and strength of character, their struggles and challenges. The screening was done at the Don Bosco School auditorium in Egmore. Read More>> |
Stoking The Missionary Flame: Fr. Klement Vaclav at Becchi, KavarapettaiCharles Panackel SDB
November 7: There was only a handful of Salesians to welcome Fr. Klement Vaclav, General Councillor for Missions, as he arrived in the quiet of the night on 6 November 2013 at Becchi Don Bosco, the Salesian Theologate of the Chennai Province. During the Community Meditation the next morning, he spoke passionately of some of the challenging missionary areas in the Congregation where Salesians were doing stellar evangelising work. Read More>> |
Don Bosco Mega Talent ShowJohn Kennedy SDBChennai, 25 Oct:
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Polur ITC – A soul-cleansing experience |
Our Missionaries to Canada |
Grand Literary Fest at Don Bosco College, Dharmapuri |
Another milestone at Don Bosco Thalavadi |
Governor opens Don Bosco School of Excellence |
New Academic Year at St. Joseph, Katpadi |
Chennai Salesian Family begins Year of Spirituality in preparation for Don Bosco Bicentenary |
Becchians meet for annual Past Pupils’ Day |
Sports Day at Sacred Heart: A Day of Inspiration and Perspiration |
Sports Day at Don Bosco Wisdom Town |
Nearly 1000 children from Chennai Corporation Schools and other Government schools joined the children of Perambur Lourdes School to participate in Vettrikku Vazhikatti (‘Pathway to Success’), a Career Guidance seminar, organized by Don Bosco Vazhikaatti, the Career Guidance and Job Placement cell of the Chennai Salesian Province, at Lourdes Shrine parish, Perambur, on 30 November. 
On 17th November, 18 aspirant-Cooperators from Chennai Province made their promise during a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Jayapalan Raphael SDB, Provincial at Don Bosco Chapel, Gandhinagar, Vellore. Among the newly enrolled Cooperators, 8 are from Arni unit, 4 from Anmarudai unit, 3 from St. Mary’s, Chennai, and one each from Ayanavaram, Chetpet and Pallikonda. 
INM Youth Sevices organized a training programme for the leaders of the Youth Centres of Chennai Province on 16-17 November at Don Bosco Youth Animation Centre, Ennore. For the 76 participants, it was a time of grace and growth. The programme, coordinated by the Don Bosco Youth Animation team at Ennore, gave the participants an opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of true leadership, the purpose of leadership, the manner of exercising leadership, and how to become effective leaders. 
The Extraordinary Canonical Visitation of the Province of St. Thomas, Chennai, which had begun on 29 July concluded on 16 November evening with a solemn Eucharistic celebration at the Rinaldi Hall (SIGA), Chennai, presided over by Rev. Fr. Andrew Wong Lee, the Regional Councillor for East Asia & Oceania, who carried out the Visitation in the name of the Rector Major. 
Fr. Dolphie Sequeira SDB left for Hong Kong in the Province of China (CIN) on Nov 15, in response to a request from the Provincial of China, Fr. Lanfranco Fedrigotti, to work for the South Asian (Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Indian) immigrant youth in Hong Kong. Earlier this year, Fr. Dolphie and Fr. Amala Vinoth had gone to Hong Kong to make a three-month study of the situation of the South Asian immigrant youth at risk there. 
Celebrating one’s 95th birthday is indeed a very special thing and a privilege not given to many. Fr. Cedric Bout, the senior-most Salesian in Chennai Province and also the oldest among all Indian Salesians, was the centre of attention on 11 November, as he presided over a solemn Eucharist, surrounded by nearly 100 confreres and members of the Salesian Family, at the Provincial House in Chennai to thank and praise the Lord for his 95 years of life. 
It was an amazing display of talents in which 378 young people from 16 Don Bosco institutions in Chennai Province vied with each other to earn a place in the sun. The occasion was the Don Bosco Mega Talent Show, a first attempt by the Social Communication Department of the province to create a platform for talented youngsters, especially those from our rural settings, to showcase their skills and possibly capture the attention of mainstream media. The event held on 25 October at the Don Bosco auditorium, Egmore, Chennai, proved to be an incredible eye-opener to the organizers and the judges. 
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Provincial Circular, March 2014Lent: A Spiritual Journey of
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Fr Antony Christy Awarded M.Th. Degree Obtains in Catechetics at UPS, RomeBy Don Bosco Augustine, sdb
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English Language Immersion TechniquesFr. Kasi Sagayaraj sdb
Fr. Maria Arokiaraj SDB, Head of Dept. of English and convener of the Conference, said people learnt their mother tongue automatically, without any effort and unconsciously, because they were immersed in it. The conference-cum-workshop was exploring ways of immersing non-native learners into English language. Eminent ELT specialists from various parts of India voiced their views about classroom language immersion techniques during the conference. Read More>> |
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SEVENTH GLITTERING COLLEGE DAY AT DON BOSCO, DHARMAPURIMatthew Adukanil SDB
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Sagayathottam: New Bicentenary Science Block Inaugurated – a fruit of DOBODA
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Don Bosco Scouts – Leadership Training
Fr. Xavier Packaim, Rector of St. Mary’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary school, in his inaugural talk invited all the participants to learn with zeal the skills offered during the training sessions and then, in turn, to pass them on to their respective units to help the scouts and guides in all our institutions to help them live wholesome and holy lives. Read More>> |
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Don Bosco, Gandhinagar – Retirement CeremonyBIS Correspondent
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PROVINCIAL COMMUNITY DAY – 2014BIS Correspondent
On the morning of 14 January, Aruludhayam ashram, normally a perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of Chennai, nestling on the slopes of a hilly range in A-Kattupadi, was suddenly awakened by the screeching of wheels and the chattering of Salesians from far and near who congregated there to celebrate the Provincial Community Day. The otherwise calm and serene ashram atmosphere suddenly turned into one of gaiety and celebration –with the laughter and the song of the confreres reverberating from the surrounding hills. The presence some 150 confreres from the 52 communities of the province was itself a moving sight. Read More>>
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Football Festival in PolurBro. Franklin
Polur Soccers won the first place and were given Rs. 3001/- by L. Jeyasudha, MLA of Polur. Don Bosco Youth got the second place and they were given Rs. 2001/- by Mr, Pandu, the municipal secretary. Then Karaipoondi team got the third place and they were given Rs. 1001/- by Mr. Kumar, the Ward secretary of Polur. Many youth watched these matches and were attracted to play football. Read More>> |
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Don Bosco, Tirupattur: Alumni ReunionFr. Maria Ashok Kumar
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Seven Salesians ordained priests in ChennaiBIS Correspondent
Fr. Jayapalan Raphael, Provincial of Chennai, welcomed the ordaining prelate, the Most Rev. George Antonysamy, and the seven candidates for ordination, namely: Deacons Alexander Thomas SDB, Gandhi Kallarasan SDB, John Prabhu SDB, John Sagayaraj SDB, Mari Arulappan Jayaraj SDB, Prsath Gnanamani SDB, and Samson Shanmugam SDB of Chennai Province. These seven deacons had completed their theological formation at Becchi Don Bosco, Theological College, Kavarapettai. Fr. Albert Johnson, Provincial of Tiruchy, presented the candidates to the ordaining prelate. Read More>> |
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25,000 Attend Don Bosco Job Fair at ArcotBIS correspondent
The mega event, held at SSS Arts & Science College, Arcot, was meticulously planned and executed by the Vazhikaatti team. The support they received from NAESEY (New Era Association of Self-Employed Youth) was invaluable. Through 250 registration centres set up by NAESEY in various districts, 25,646 young men and women had registered themselves with the hope of landing a job in the New Year 2014. The majority of the candidates came from Vellore and its neighbouring districts of Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Thiruvannamalai. Read More>> |
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Seminar on Psychosexual Integration and Celibacy for SalesiansBIS Correspondent
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CRISEC Regional Meeting of Social Work CoordinatorsRavi Aruldass SDB
Chennai, December 7: A training programme on ‘Rights-based Approach to Social Work’ was held on 27-28 November for the social work coordinators of the various religious congregations and provinces of Tamilnadu-Pondicherry region at the Salesian Provincial House, Chennai. The 51 participants from 24 congregations who took part in the two-day programme organized by CRISEC (CRI Socio Economic Concerns), it was an eye-opener. Read More>>
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Theological Symposium at DBTC, KavarapettaiJames Sundar sdb
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Chennai Celebrates Missionary DayPathiaraj Rayappan SDB
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Fr Lourdunathan Antony Christy from the Salesian Province of Chennai defended his thesis for Masters Degree in Theology (Department of Youth Pastoral & Catechetics) at UPS-Rome on February 07, 2014. Titled “Catechesis in a Pluri-Religious Context: A Study of the Dimension of Interreligious Dialogue within Catechesis in India Today,” the thesis was excellently defended bringing to fruition his two year stint at the Universita Pontificia Salesiana, Rome. 
Around 1200 people from different parts of the country took part in a lively national lvele conference-cum-workshop on English Language Teaching (ELT) organized by Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, in collaboration with the English language Teachers’ Association of India (ELT@I) on 3-4 February 2014. It was indeed a first of its kind, focusing on language immersion techniques.
The calends of February witnessed the curtain raiser to the glittering seventh college day celebrations at Don Bosco College of Arts and Science, Dharmapuri, kicking off the salubrious mellow days of February. Indeed, the right season for a soul filling celebration sandwiched between the hectic Christmas and Pongal celebrations and the feverish assignments submissions deadline month of March. Befitting the occasion the Chief Guest for the event was Mr. K. Saravanan, Deputy Registrar of Tiruvalluvar University, Vellore. Hailing from this very same Dharmapuri, Mr. Saravanan proposed that the traditional backward label of Dharmapuri can by now be peeled off for good for several natives of this district are making a mark in life in the larger society outside humble Dharmapuri. 
On 22 January, the new Science Block was blessed and inaugurated by Fr Jayapalan Raphael, Provincial of Chennai, in the presence of Salesians, students, staff and parents of Don Bosco, Hr. Sec. School, Sagayathottam as well as representatives of students, staff and parents of Don Bosco, Egmore. The new building was initiated with the funds raised by DOBODA, a dance festival organized by Don Bosco, Egmore. 
Scouts and Guides of Don Bosco District organised a one-day training programme for unit leaders of Chennai region on 18 January at St. Mary’s Anglo-Indian Hr. Sec. School, Armenian Street. The Programme started at 10.30 a.m. with flag procedure led by Mr. Justin Rayappa of St. Dominic Savio Higher secondary school, Santhome.
0n 18th January 2014, a touching farewell celebration was organized at Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Gandhinagar, Vellore, to felicitate and thank two great teachers of Physical Education, namely, Bro. Lucas Gomes SDB and Mr. Perianayagam. Fr. Jayapalan Raphael SDB, Provincial of Chennai Province, presided over the thanksgiving Eucharist, wherein the Salesians, staff and the students, past pupils and friends joined to thank God for the gift of these great teachers and for their service for 21 and 37 years respectively. Fr. Jayapalan shared his school day experiences with Bro. Lucas, when they were studying together at Don Bosco Orphanage, Gandhinagar. He said that Bro. Lucas Gomes was known for his passion for sports and games so much so, he should have been named Bro. Lucas “Games.”
The Don Bosco Academy of Sports conducted a two-day football festival at Polur on 14th and15th January. The tournament, in which ten senior teams and four junior teams took part, was inaugurated by Fr. V. Sebastian, the Rector of Sacred Heart Church, Polur.
The annual General Body meeting of the past pupils of Don Bosco Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Tirupattur, was held on 13th January, 2014. Fr. V.V. Abraham, the former principal, was the chief guest of the day. The other dignitaries were, Rev. Fr. C. M. Varghese, Principal, Sacred Heart college, Rev. Fr. John Santhosam, Province Delegate for the past pupils, Rev. Fr. Gerald Miranda, former Principal, Rev. Fr. John Britto, the Rector, and Mr. Padmanaban, Placement Officer from VIT, Vellore, Fr. Thadeus, Fr. Saul Nicholas and Fr. Angelo Joseph. 
Chennai, Jan 03: Seven Salesian seminarians were ordained priests on Friday, 27 December, at St. Francis Xavier’s Church on Broadway, Chennai, by the Most Rev. George Antonysamy, D.D., archbishop of Madras-Mylapore. Joining the archbishop at the impressive and moving ceremony were some 150 priests and over 2000 people.
Chennai, Jan 03: More than 25,000 job seekers attended a post-Christmas Job Fair organized by Don Bosco Vazhikatti in association with NAESEY at Arcot in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu on 28 December. Over 10,000 were shortlisted by some 90 leading companies. The selected candidates were given appointment letters on the spot.
Chennai, December 7: A four-day seminar on psycho-sexual integration and celibacy was conducted for the leaders of communities of the Salesian province of Chennai by Fr. Joe Mannath SDB, the National Secretary of CRI, at the Salesian Provincial House here from 2-5 December. A small number of participants from the provinces of Tiruchy, Bangalore, Panjim and New Delhi also took part in the seminar. 
Chennai, 29 Nov: Don Bosco Theological Centre, Kavarapettai, Chennai, organized its annual theological symposium on the topic “Spiritual Significance of Emerging Contemporary Literatures” on 28th November. The symposium began with a prayer song. Then, Fr. Joseph Jayaraj sdb, Rector, welcomed the gathering. In his opening remarks, he highlighted the importance of the contemporary literatures in India, especially in Tamil Nadu. After which, Fr. Joe Andrew sdb, Rector & Parish Priest of Lourdes Shrine-Perambur, delivered the first session on secular movies. He truly inspired the participants with his spiritual insights on how to view and appreciate such films. The second session was enlightened by Mrs. Padma Alistair, Professor of English Literature, Stella Maris College, Chennai. Her well thought out and ably delivered talk helped the participants to see the traces of spirituality in contemporary novels which build relationship between the human and the divine. 
Chennai, 24 Nov: The Salesian Province of Chennai celebrated its first ever Provincial Missionary Day by bringing together missionaries, aspiring missionaries and members of missionary groups from various houses – in all about 190 persons—under one roof at Don Bosco Boys’ Home, Perambur, on Sunday 24th November. The beautifully decorated hall and a well-prepared little missionary exhibition helped create a missionary ambience and stimulate missionary enthusiasm among the participants. 
