PROVINCIAL VISITATION
AT ST. DOMINIC SAVIO ED. COMPLEX-ANDHERI
18 OCTOBER 2011
The Provincial was scheduled to
make his official visit to the community of St. Dominic Savio on the 18th
October 2011. He however came in the previous evening at 6.00 pm and began with
an introductory conference to the Salesians at 7.15 pm.
After breakfast he started
meeting the Salesians. At 10.45 am after the students had finished their
papers, we had an assembly of the students, staff and the Salesians where he
shared his thoughts on not to give up but rather strive to always try and
succeed.
After the school assembly he met
with the school staff at 11.15 am and shared with them some qualities of being
a good and effective teacher.
In the afternoon at 2.15 pm Fr.
Provincial met with some of the staff of Prafulta and Fr. Godfrey D’Sa the
Director of Prafulta welcomed and introduced Fr. Provincial to his staff. There
was quite some sharing of information on all that is happening in the various
sectors of Prafulta. Fr. Provincial proposed a new opening in Nasik for the
services of Prafulta and asked if they could look into the possibility of
starting something in Nashik.
At 3.00 pm Fr. Provincial met the
Don Bosco Balprafulta staff and interacted with them. Fr. Barnabe the Director
of DB Balprafulta introduced Fr. Provincial to his staff and some of the staff
narrated what was happening in the different areas and some of the new ideas
that was being implemented.
In the evening Fr. Provincial met
with the Cooperators at 6.00 pm. About 30 were present. The Cooperators
presented Fr. Provincial with a bouquet of flowers and gave him an idea of the
works that were done in the past year. Fr. Provincial encouraged the
Cooperators for their enthusiasm and zeal and asked them to get a younger crowd
into the group so that the unit flourishes. He thanked the Cooperators for all
that they have been doing for the Unit and for their active participation.
At 6.30 pm the Past Pupils met as
a group. As it was a working day there were not too many but a decent group
came for the meeting. Mr. Ketan Gala welcomed Fr. Provincial and asked Fr.
Edwin Colaco the Delegate to say a few words and officially welcome Fr.
Provincial. Fr. Provincial thanked the past pupils for their help and support
in the various programmes and activities and especially for reaching out to the
marginalized and deserving youngsters.
At. 7.00 pm the children of the
Evening Study Classes were assembled together in the school hall and were
waiting to welcome and greet Fr. Provincial. They welcomed him in song and
dance and read out an address in English and in Hindi. They thanked the
provincial for all that is happening for them at the ESC and were all praise
for the work that Fr. Edwin is doing for them in helping them to do better in
their studies as well as in their computer classes.
At. 7.30 pm Fr. Provincial met
with the confreres of the house to conclude his conference and his Visitation.
He ended with a prayer and then shared his thoughts with the community about
his visitation.
He thanked the community for all
that they are doing for the young and the marginalized in the various
activities and programmes that are conducted in the campus and commended the
community for its spirit of unity and collaboration with each other.
Fr. Provincial would rest the
night with us and leave for Borivali the next morning to continue his rounds of
the various houses in the province.
Thank you Fr. Provincial for your
visit to us and the various sectors at St. Dominic Savio Educational Complex –
Andheri, Mumbai.
