Salesian Province of Chennai

News Letter : :

INM Apostolic Assignments 2008

INM Program May 2008

Who We Are : :

We the Salesians of the province of Chennai wish to realize the kingdom of god following the foot steps of Christ.

In keeping to the charism of Don Bosco we educate and evangelize the young together with the numbers of the salesian family, lay collaborators and all those who wish to join us in this endeavor.

By becoming the agents of empowerment and social transformation,we will strive to become signs and bearers of gods love to all especially the marginalized and the rural poor youth in the northern part of Tamil Nadu.

What We Do : :

Mission Priorities of the Province :

To give due importance to the Primacy of God and Community Life.
To strengthen and stabilize with personnel and finance all our new and rural presences.
To give in all our presences a ‘Youth Focus’.
To establish different types of Neighbourhood Apostolate.
To prepare a concrete and comprehensive Formation Plan.
To enhance in our Province Higher Education.

Action Plan: :

Fostering a cordial and deeper relationship among the confreres.
To update the Policies and Directives for the different sectors in our Province.
To prepare a Comprehensive Formation Plan of the Province.
To bring in a Planning Mentality in our life and in all our activities.
To prepare a directory of the scope of the local houses.
To prepare an overall plan for the agricultural land we have in different places.
To foster missionary zeal in our Province.
Ongoing Formation of Confreres.
To initiate Voluntarism in the Province.
To prepare a Comprehensive qualification plan of confreres.
To make the projects community-based.
Language Skills and Computer Skills for employment.
To prepare a budget at the Provincial level.

Latest News : :

``Deserving Dignity``: An Article in FRONTLINE

Fr. John Alexander SDB has co-authored the research article ``Deserving Dignity`` in the current issue (Vol.25/No.10, 10-13 May 2008) of Frontline (www.frontline.in). The article discusses the issue of disability in India from a social justice perspective. The authors say: ``As India continues to grow economically and reap the benefits of a globalised economy, the neglect of its disabled citizens should be viewed as a matter of social justice and development.``

INM Vocation Camp Commences in a Convincing Fashion

The Salesian Vocation Camp of the Chennai Province for the year 2008 was solemnly inaugurated by Rev. Fr. K.M. Jose, the Vice Provincial, here, at Don Bosco, Tirupattur today (29/04/08) at 6.00 p.m. during a well prepared and meaningfully participated Eucharist and a short inaugural function held thereafter. The central theme of the camp is ``I have called you by name; you are mine``. The camp boys arrived on 28th April, evening and the camp is schedule to conclude on 13th May 2008.

Speak Up: :

True Freedom BINDS us (to our Obligations)!!

Under the guise of `freedom of the individual` do we not constantly betray our own true freedom that has goaded us to take upon ourselves various obligations in Religious, Salesian and Priestly life?

Priestly Purity, Temperance and Peace.

Each priest has a singular privilege of being chosen by God from birth. They might have grown up in different environment and circumstance. They might have had varied experiences. But once they are priests they are faced with the big challenge and responsibility of being pure and balanced. They ask, ``Is it possible to be pure and balanced in this world? Is it possible to have peace in this changing and sophisticated world?`` These are the basic and genuine questions that taunt a priest as he goes about living his life in this world. They may think that to live a pure and balanced life are just some pious exhortations and may not be possible at all. But nothing is impossible with God. It is possible with the help of God. More than believing in this they need to experience this in their life. They will experience this after many struggles and temptations. But once they are victorious they will get peace.

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