October 30th was turned into a memorable day with the Closing Eucharist that was given a festive atmosphere with Diwali lights brightening and warming the assembly hall. The members gathered in the inner courtyard of Don Bosco Skill Mission. Led by a colorful bible procession, the Sisters moved to the assembly hall for the closing […]

At the end of the integration day, the sisters gathered in the hall at 6.00pm. Sr. Mikaelin did the animation and acknowledged the power of God working with the group during the assembly. She led the Sisters in sharing their evaluation of the assembly; the strengths and limitations were spelled out. Each group placed their […]

The session began with a devotional Indian hymn led by Sr. Rani. Sr. Maria Theresia asked for the opinion of the members regarding possible venues for the 15th General Chapter. Sr. Maria Theresia gave an input on Discernment. She based her presentation on our Founding Generation, especially Fr. Arnold, on our Constitutions and congregational documents. […]

Sr. Maria Theresia presented the current realities of the Congregation. She began by focusing on the meaning of the word identity and then linked it with, SSpS Identity at The Service of Mission. She spoke about the our Trinitarian Missionary Spirituality, Congregational Directions, SSpS Membership in 48 Countries, Latest Trends, Networking-SVD-SSPS-SSPSAP. She highlighted the following […]

Sr. Mikaelin was the facilitator for the day. Sr. Miriam discussed some congregational matters related particularly to formation and studies. Sr. Margaret presented the Organizational Chart of the General Administration while briefly describing the responsibilities and accountabilities of the different offices in the Generalate. Sr. Marides, the Congregational Communication Coordinator, then presented the topic: “Communication […]

Some general information were given by Sr. Miriam, the facilitator of the day, about the exposure to social welfare centers, scheduled in the afternoon, and the visit to the Pink Sisters (SSpSAP) in Carmalaram, Bangalore after the exposure. “I am here not to give you fish but a fishing rod”, said Fr. R. Alphonso SJ, […]

The assembly began the session with a short video clip on the multiplication of the bread. Sr. Margaret was the facilitator of the day. The participants were given the whole morning for continental meetings. The first part of the afternoon was retrospection on what has been in the past two weeks. Thereafter, an overview of […]

October 20 The resource person for two and a half days (October 20-22) was Bro. Philip Pinto from the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Sr. Maria Cristina introduced and welcomed him to the assembly. He began by saying that if we are really listening to God working in our world, it is going to lead us […]

October 17-19, 2016 Resource persons: Fr. S.M Michael SVD (India), Sr. Dolores Zok SSpS (Poland) and Sr. Mercy Benson SSpS (Ghana) October 17 At the outset of the day’s program Sr. Mary John expressed words of appreciation towards Sr. Elsy Mathew SSpS and Sr. Wilma SSpS for the arrangements done to make the trip of […]

Sunday, October 16, was a time to see some places in India, particularly in Mysore.   Some places visited were: 1.  Srirangapatna Also spelled Shrirangapattana; anglicized to Seringapatam during the British Raj- is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located near the city of Mysore, it is of religious, cultural […]