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BIS #2789 IT'S CELEBRATION TIME FOR BOSCOITES

2012-02-01T17:27:00.000+05:30

BIS Mumbai

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE #2789

IT'S CELEBRATION TIME FOR BOSCOITES

Neelam Rodrigues

BORIVLI, FEBRUARY 01, 2012: Our hearts are filled with joy as we just celebrated the feast of our dear patron saint, St. John Bosco. The joy was evident on the faces of all the youngsters present. Holy Eucharist and a prayer service was organised for the Catholics and the students of other faiths respectively. After the holy hour, there was time for music, masti and hungama. Our games master along with our principal had organised some really interesting games for the boys. As they played and kicked the ball, one could hardly miss the excitement that they contained. That is what truly makes them Boscoites!

Another special event that needs a mention is the statue decoration that happens every year. In preparation to the feast, the statue of the saint installed at the entrance is decorated every day by different classes. This year, it was amazing to see the creativity of the parents as well as the students of different classes, as they decorated the statue in some unique ways. There was also a sweet tribute paid to the saint by one class in the form of chocolate decoration.

As we celebrated the feast, may the blessings of Don Bosco dwell in each heart and may the love of the saint spread amongst us.

Long live Don Bosco.

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE (BIS) MUMBAI

Don Bosco Provincial House,
Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019. INDIA
Email: bis@donboscomumbai.org

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BIS #2788 SMILING DON BOSCO - NERUL

2012-02-01T17:14:00.001+05:30

BIS Mumbai

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE #2788

SMILING DON BOSCO - NERUL

NERUL, FEBRUARY 01, 2012: Preparations for the Feast of Don Bosco, the patron Saint of Don Bosco Senior Secondary School, Nerul, began from the first week of January. Every morning, after prayers, the whole school raised their voices in unison, singing hymns to Saint John Bosco.

On January 3, 2012 the feast day Eucharist was celebrated by Fr. Bonnie Borges, for the Catholic students and the staff members. Fr. Borges spoke to the students about how Don Bosco led an exemplary life in faith and love. He exhorted the students to follow his footsteps and have devotion to Mary Help of Christians, so that miracles may occur in their lives. There was a special prayer service for the students of other faiths in the Assembly Hall, by the Principal, Fr. Anthony Fonseca. He, too, urged the students to make St. John Bosco a guiding light to lead their lives in faith, respect and loving kindness.

After the prayer service, all assembled in the Assembly Hall for the programme. The Fathers and Supervisors lit the Lamp. Fr. Bonnie spoke about Don Bosco through anecdotes stressing the depth of his faith and how miracles can happen if we too have faith. The students of classes IV and V, along with their teachers, Annie and Muriel, portrayed the life of Don Bosco through various items. The skit, `Smiling Don Bosco´ inspired all on how Don Bosco smiled in all trials and how he and Mama Margaret, knew the value of laughter. All were then enraptured by a medley of dance and songs, all based on Don Bosco.

The tiny-tots of the Pre-primary section danced to the tune of another inspiring song on Don Bosco, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation on the work of the Salesians in various parts of India, prepared by teacher Minal. Two short videos on the hardships Don Bosco suffered in his childhood and his mother's constant guidance as well as the way Don Bosco attracted the youth through games and fun, kept the audience interested.

Fr. Principal, then delivered the Vote of thanks and wished all present, `A very happy feast!

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE (BIS) MUMBAI

Don Bosco Provincial House,
Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019. INDIA
Email: bis@donboscomumbai.org

Website: www.donboscomumbai.org

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BIS #2787 'JAI HO DON BOSCO'

2012-02-01T17:04:00.000+05:30

BIS Mumbai

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE #2787

'JAI HO DON BOSCO'

Patole Anthony

WADALA, FEBRUARY 01, 2012: "Bhatki Raho Mai Diklai Prabhu Ka Jyothit naam, Don Bosco, Don Bosco azar amar wo naam" these were the words that echoed during the whole month and especially during the novena of the Saint. On January 20, at 10:00 am the inauguration for the novena took place with a short prayer service at shelter. Each staff were allotted a day to animate the novena for boys at 11:00 am. Each day was animated according to a specific topic like loyalty, love, holiness, and call to holiness etc. from Don Bosco's life. The boys were divided into four teams and were named Rua, Bosco, Savio and Magonne. Apart from the spiritual activity there was football, volleyball, cricket, hockey tournaments, essay and drawing competition. The boys enjoyed every bit of the tournament as there was a lot of fun and frolic. Prayer and entertainment blended together during the Novena.

The feast day Eucharist was celebrated by Fr. William Falcao, Rector in the Shelter hall along with the shelter staff and boys. The Holy Eucharist was trilingual and was well animated by boys with the introduction, reading, prayer of the faithful and singing. The written petitions of the boys from the basket were burnt during the Prayer of the Faithful. Fr. Rector in his sermon highlighted three points from Don Bosco's life, first: his positive attitude towards the various adverse situations of his life, second: true deep joy, and third: his spirit of hard work.

During the prize distribution the staff and the boys were thanked for their participation and collaboration. T-Shirts were given to each one as a feast day gift. Prizes were awarded to all the winning teams. Team Rua was awarded a prize for their outstanding performance and participation and was declared the winner.

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE (BIS) MUMBAI

Don Bosco Provincial House,
Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019. INDIA
Email: bis@donboscomumbai.org

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BIS #2786 BORIVLI PLAYS HOST TO AN INTER-SCHOOL DEBATE COMPETITION

2012-02-01T16:41:00.000+05:30

BIS Mumbai

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE #2786

BORIVLI PLAYS HOST TO AN INTER-SCHOOL DEBATE COMPETITION

Neelam Rodrigues

BORIVLI, FEBRUARY 01, 2012: Anvil India 0.1 organized an inter-school English debate competition for the senior category (VIII to XII) in Don Bosco High School, Borivli. The event was conducted in the A.V. Hall. With many schools and colleges participating in the preliminary round, ten schools qualified themselves for the finals. We were proud to have our school as a contestant in the final round too.

The final round was held on January 28, 2012. The topic for the debate was, "Ignorance is bliss". Our boys chose to speak against it. Though the speakers for the opposite teams seemed to be very efficient, our boys certainly enthralled the audience with their views. The judges seemed to be stunned as they heard the boys putting forth and convincing the audience and judges with their calculated ideas. Mst. Jude Lobo of std VIII, Mst. Neil Nagwekar of std IX and Mst. Tejas Sawant of std X indeed made us proud by bagging the first place.

We congratulate them and wish them best in future.

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE (BIS) MUMBAI

Don Bosco Provincial House,
Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019. INDIA
Email: bis@donboscomumbai.org

Website: www.donboscomumbai.org

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BIS #2785 DON BOSCO BARODA IN THE LIMELIGHT-RIPPLES AND TIDAL WAVES

2012-02-01T16:28:00.000+05:30

BIS Mumbai

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE #2785

DON BOSCO BARODA IN THE LIMELIGHTRIPPLES AND TIDAL WAVES

Kenneth Pereira sdb

BARODA, FEBRUARY 01, 2012: Of late, Don Bosco School Baroda has been basking in glory, thanks to the series of victories won by our school hockey team. The last victory was in the six-a-side inter-school hockey tournament (knock-out), in which twelve schools participated. The finals, held between BHS (ONGC) and Don Bosco Baroda on January 30, resulted in a 6-1 victory for the latter. Fr. Byron, the chief guest, gave away the prizes.

The celebration of Don Bosco's feast in Baroda began already on January 29, with a solemn high Mass celebrated by Bp. Godfrey de Rozario in the presence of our parishioners, with many priests and religious from the Baroda deanery in attendance.

At the end of the Mass, Bp. Godfrey released a new book authored by Fr. Kenneth Pereira: Nurturing Presence. The book has met with an enthusiastic response from the parishioners.

After the Mass, the parishioners were treated to a video coverage of the visit of the relic of Don Bosco to Baroda that took place a few months ago. With that, we inaugurated the new LCD projector that has been permanently installed in the church by Fr. Gregory D'Cunha, our administrator.

Meanwhile, the forty five priests and religious from our deanery who turned up for the evening were treated to a sumptuous meal in the confreres' refectory, after a round of community singing that boosted everyone's appetite.

January 31, 2012 was celebrated by us as Parish Family Day. There were about thousand two hundred people for the outdoor Mass that evening. The youth put up a very entertaining and meaningful skit, with a beautiful message for the occasion. And there was the fifteen-member orchestra (mainly guitars), which got everyone excited with their rhythmic rendition of two well known Hindi songs: Pal Pal Pal and Mohabbatein.

The evening came to a 'delicious' end with a festive 'sneha bhoj' involving mind-boggling logistics: food was provided to thousand five hundred people, including the three hundred and sixty inmates of Mother Teresa's Ashram and the sixty inmates of DB Snehalaya thanks to the many generous sponsors who came forward.

But that's not the end of the festivities. The coming weekend, we'll be having our school annual day, and the next weekend there will be the annual fun-fair. But we'll talk about these in a later edition of the BIS dispatch.

BOSCO INFORMATION SERVICE (BIS) MUMBAI

Don Bosco Provincial House,
Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019. INDIA
Email: bis@donboscomumbai.org

Website: www.donboscomumbai.org

News Blog: http://bismumbai.blogspot.com