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Fr. John Topno (ING) Passes Away
Fr. John Topno, belonging to the Province of Guwahati, passed away in Don Bosco Provincial House, Guwahati at 6.20 p.m. on 30th June 2009. He was ailing and bedridden for the last few years. He was 92. May God give him eternal rest!Read More...
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``What`s a Jubilee?``
The Province of Guwahati, in its Golden Jubilee Year, celebrated the Jubilee of the confreres at Savio Juniorate, Mawlai, Shillong, on 18 June 2009. During the Eucharistic celebration Fr. P.V. Joseph, one of the Jubilarians, spoke at length about the meaning of Jubilee, basing himself on the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.Read More...
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Jubilee Celebrations of ING Confreres - 2009
The diamond, golden and silver jubilees of priestly ordination and religious profession of the confreres of the Province of Guwahati was celebrated at Savio Juniorate, Shillong on 18 June 2009. Among the jubilarians was Fr. Joseph Almeida, the Provincial of Guwahati, who is celebrating his silver jubilee of ordination.Read More...
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Tripura Film at American, Europe and Australian Festivals
AGARTALA, 11 June 2009: Asian award winning Tripura film `Yarwng` (Roots) which New York Times recently called ``a rare glimpse into tribal India`` will have its North American Premiere tomorrow at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The 95-minute Kokborok feature film is also scheduled to have its European premiere in Stuttgart and the Australian premiere in Brisbane in the month of July.Read More...
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Don Bosco Damra Spring Festival 2009
Colour, culture and pageantry marked the annual DB. Damra Spring Festival 2009 held recently at the picturesque sprawling grounds of the Don Bosco School, Damra, Goalpara District, Assam. Started as an initiative by the school to promote the rich and beautiful cultures of Northeast through the medium of dance, the efforts have borne fruits today and certainly the attempt has grown from strength to strength reaching out to almost all the schools of the entire district of Goalpara involving hundreds of participants.Read More...
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As Far As My Memory Goes... a Tribute to Rev. Fr. ALBANO D`MELLO
Rev.Fr. Albano D`Mello sdb, passed away on Palm Sunday, 5th April 2009, at 08.25 am at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Goa. He was 77. During his life time he endeared to one and all. The following is an article on Fr. Albano by Shri Menino Furtado, M.A. LL.B PGDHRM, a Past Pupil and a Salesian Cooperator, who worked closely with Fr. Albano.Read More...
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The Province of ING Gets 15 More Salesians
24 May 2009 - Today 15 novices made their first religious profession at Sunnyside, Upper Shillong. Of these, 13 are clerics and 2 are co-adjutor brothers. The Holy Eucharist started at 1.30 pm. About 25 priests concelebrated in the Holy Eucharist.Read More...
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Historic Ordination underscores Need for Diocesan Vocations
Agartala, 26 April, 2009: Lumen Monteiro CSC DD, Bishop and head of the Catholic Church in Tripura has given a clarion call to the youth of the state to seriously consider entering priestly and religious life. ``The large group of career-seeking youth of Tripura must know they have yet another option in Priesthood and Religious life,`` said the 57 year old Holy Cross Prelate while presiding over the Ordination ceremony of Deacon Joshy Puthanveetil at St. Joseph`s Parish Church, Agartala on Sunday, 26th April 2009.Read More...
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SHILLONG REGION CONFRERES MEET
Twenty five Salesians from the various communities of the city of Shillong met at Nongthymmai parish on 15 April for an animation session on Preventive System and Human Rights.Read More...
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SEMINAR ON FISH GROWING : New Delhi , April 19-22
``YOU ARE FISHERS OF MEN``:Mk 4,19 is the theme of the seminar in progress at Don Bosco Provincial House, Delhi, which was inaugarated in the presence of an august gathering of eminent missionaries from all over South Asian region of Salesians. All the provincial delegates and at least one each salesian missionary from each of the provinces present as participants have made the seminar truly international. The active presence of Fr. Klement Vaclav, the General Councillor for the Missions, of the Salesians of Don Bosco makes the seminar taken note of by the whole Salesian Congregation. It is one of the 6 seminars being planned and organized by the Mission Councillor for trickling down the message of the recently concluded General Chapter of the Salesians ``Da Mihi Animas Caetera Tolle``, ``Give me souls take away the rest``.The Ad Gentes dimension of the Salesian Missionary vocation is being emphasized in the seminar.? ?Read More...
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