Fr. Savio D’Souza SDB presenting a session on: The Preventive System, our response to the challenges with respect to education and transmission of a Christian Vision of Life.

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Love, the unifying principle of the Preventive System is the centre of the Christian Vision of Life

The INK Province of Bangalore enabled us to start the day with Emmaus experience climbing 12 steps slowly and steadily culminating in inviting Jesus to enter into our life, to walk with each other and to break the bread of life as all journey together with the young people.
After journeying with Jesus to Emmaus, we shared the Bread broken by Jesus. Love which is the unifying principle of the preventive system is at the centre of the Christian vision of life. This was represented by a symbolic offering of a heart at the entrance rite.
Through a power point presentation the Sacred Heart province of Bangalore shared with the assembly their journey of accompaniment lived through the various ministries carried out in the province.
The morning session commenced with invocation of the Holy Spirit symbolically represented by the lit candles. The five secretaries of the groups presented the findings of their respective groups; the elements and the challenges that the FMA India faces in carrying out the mission. Sr. Giuseppina Teruggi was the moderator of this session. The discussion was opened to the assembly and rich interventions were made. After the refreshments Fr. Savio D’Souza SDB presented a paper on: Preventive System, our response to the challenges with respect to education and transmission of a Christian Vision of Life which was a fruit of his deepened study, reflection and his personal experience in the Formation houses. It was a moment of enlightenment and enrichment. There were also valuable interventions from the assembly. Sr. Maria Carmen Canales, the General Councilor for Youth Pastoral spoke few words of appreciation and presented a small gift to him. The participants then went for sumptuous meal.
The afternoon session was dedicated to study and discussion on the theme: “Face to Face with the Christian Vision of Life at the Foundation of the Preventive system’. Sr. Runita gave the guidelines about the Cooperative learning as a mode of study of the above theme which was done in groups formed Sector wise.
After having lived the experience of the youth world and their challenges all came together to learn from the Divine Shepherd and the Holy Founders – “The Shepherd’s way” of caring for the modern youth.
After supper with lively recreation and sing songs the minds and hearts were refreshed and ripples of Salesian joy filled the atmosphere.
During good night Sr. Carmen Canales shared the journey of the International youth encounters and presented the statistics of the Salesian participants of the World Youth Day 2011. She concluded this moment with the thought on the New Evangelization, for the transmission of the Christian faith.

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1st day of the PCI Inter Sector Encounter

The first day of the Inter Sector Encounter at Lonavla, Mumbai, began with enthusiasm with the theme: The Preventive System: A response to the Cultural Challenges of today. The participants were the six provincials and 24 delegates: - a delegate for Formation, Mission, Youth Ministry and Social Communication from each province. The four General Councilors: Sr. Americo Rolim Maria (Formation), Sr. Canales M. del Carmen (Youth Ministry), Sr. Deretti Alaide (Mission), Sr. Teruggi Giuseppina (Social Communication) and Sr. Runita Borja came from Rome to animate them.

The Salient features of the day are:

We acknowledge:

- The need to create synergy between sectors (Formation-Mission-Youth Ministry-Social Communication) in order to give adequate response to the ever new challenges in education of the young people

- Education coincides with life and embraces all dimensions of the person

- The need to strengthen the on-going formation of the FMA specially the coordinators

- The need to learn from the experiences of other Provinces

- Every experience of poverty give birth to something new.

We are called to:

- Re-read, deepen and actualize the Preventive System as a spirituality that favours the evangelical quality of life and relationships

- Dialogue and respond to today’s cultural challenges

- Help the young to discover the meaning of life by encountering Jesus through us and through our educating communities

- Make brighter, more attractive and contagious the charism given by the Holy Spirit to our founders and entrusted to each one of us

- Give gospel values to the young

- Communicate to the young the Christian vision of life

- Discover in each young person the point accessible to good

- Network with Government and non-governmental organizations

- Be a presence that announces the joy of having met the Lord and be bearers of His love to all people

- As FMA India to reflect and identify some concrete steps in the area of co-ordination for Communion

- Work and share our charism with the laity

The beautiful day came to its conclusion with a good night given by Sr. Americo Rolim Maria.

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Inaugural Ceremony of FMAINDIA Inter Sector Encounter 2011

It was truly a moment to jubilate and rejoice for the marvels God has done our Institute and in FMA India. St. Mary Mazzarello Province, Mumbai (INB) was honoured to welcome the participants of the FMAINDIA Inter-Sector Encounter 2011 at St. Joseph’s Training Centre, Lonavla. Our hearts were bouncing with joy to have in our midst our dear Sr. Maria Americo Rolim, General Councillor for Formation, Sr. Maria del Carmen Canales, General Councillor for Youth Pastoral, Sr. Alaide Deretti, General Councillor for the Missions, Sr. Giuseppina Teruggi, General Councillor for Social Communications. We are glad as well to have Sr. Runita Borja.

The precious presence of the FMA Provincials of the Indian Provinces along with their delegates makes this Encounter indeed auspicious. They certainly represent the many FMA who carry out the great charism of our founders on the Indian soil.
The heart of Don Bosco’s spiritual heritage, the Preventive System, is the well being of the young person which is expressed in his famous “3Ss” - ‘Salute-Scienza-Santita: Health-Knowledge-Holiness. These catered to the human, cultural and spiritual growth of the young, enabling them to be harmoniously integrated persons. Each of the participants have one big to resemble our Founders and make Education among the young a matter of the heart.
The Welcome Ceremony conducted by the students of Auxilium Content, Lonavla was indeed splendid and the solemn inaugural Eucharistic Celebration was something wonderful.

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INB Welcomes the participants of the FMA India Inter-Sector Encounter

The Salesian Sisters of St.Mary Mazzarello Province, Mumbai (INB) along with the Provincial, Sr.Wilma De Souza are very happy to welcome all the participants of the FMAINDIA Inter-Sector Encounter 2011. The encounter is held at St.Joseph Training Centre, Lonavla. Lonavla is a beautiful hill station, the scenery is lovely and the climate is pleasant. The inaugural ceremony will be conducted by the students of Auxilium High School, Lonavla and the inaugural Eucharist will be celebrated by the Salesian Provincial, Fr.Michael Fernandes.

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