Snehanilayam Special School children won many prizes at a cultural competition conducted by Cochin Rotary club. We received the 3rd prize at the overall championship!
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Dilkhush – New Postulants
Three of our Candidates- Ayana, Ashna and Stella began their Postulantship on 2nd February, the day dedicated to the Consecrated people! In the picture, they are with Sr. Monica, their Mistress and Margaret who is already a Postulant.
News from Orissa
23rd January 2015 was a day of great joy for us Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in India as our two Novices Sunita Toppo and Sushmita Kullu made their First Profession at Snehadhara Community in Odisha. We were lucky to have Rt. Rev. Kishore Kumar Kujur, Bishop of Raurkela as the main celebrant of the Eucharistic celebration along with eight other Priests. There were Sisters and Brothers from other Religious Communities, families of Sunita and Sushmitha and a few people from the vicinity to witness this beautiful event of Offering and Thanksgiving to God the Almighty. Melodious singing of our students, sisters and brothers added beauty to our celebration. We Snehadhara community were blessed to have the profession because they are our first fruits of our vocation work and it is quite delighting as this year marks the 10 years of our presence in Rourkela. We also inaugurated the year of consecrated life with this celebration.
January 2015 – News from Roha
The statue of St. Raphaela Mary was blessed by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Elias Gonsalves, the Bishop of Amaravati, Maharashtra and erected on 11th January. It has been a day of great joy as it is a beautiful remembrance of our 25 years of our presence in Roha. We Pray to St. Raphaela that “Many may know and love HIM”
Transmission of Intermediate meeting – Kochi
The transmission of Intermediate meeting held at Snehanilayam Convent, Kochi from 2nd to the 4th by Sr. Maragaret Durom, the Regional Superior accompanied by Sr. Marina. Sr. Rozy, the Regional Bursar was there to share about the Administers’ meeting which she attended in Rome. The participants were Sisters from Snehanilayam Convent and St. Rapahela Mary Convent and two Sisters from Snehadhara convent, Orissa. The regional Consulters’ meeting held on the following three days- 5th, 6th and 7th.
July 2014 – Roha Community
Environment day celebration with women and children in different villages in order to emphasize the importance of developing awareness of taking care of oneself, village and environment. Input session was given about the food habits, cleanliness in the village and planting the trees and taking care of them. The students and women were encouraged to nurture the nature, the plants, and the earth by introducing them to gardening and taking care of the plants. A rally was taken in the village and each one was given the sapling and some seeds were given to plant.
B. Ration card and election card : People are still struggling to get ration cards and election cards. Who will believe this? Such are the situations of people who live at the margin. So we organized a camp for them.
C. Teachers’ meeting : Sr. Kitty Nigrel is the new Educational coordinator of our Trust. We had our Teachers meeting along with Piedade, the ACI Coordinator who gave the orientation session.
July 2014 – Dilkhush Community
Teachers Trainning Centre : The new batch of Teachers’ Trainees started their classes at Dilkhush TTC on 1st of July. There are 10 students in this batch.Now there are 30 students altogether in two batches. They will be assisted by Sr. Bindu Michael, the Coordinator along with her three staff members.
Premadhar Nursery School : Dilkhush has started a new Nursery school for the children of Domestic Workers. There are 17 children with a new teacher & helpers. Sr. Monica Rodrigues, who is the Directress of our Premadhar Creche is Coordinator of this new venture.
June 16th – Visit of the Cardinal to Roha
16th June 2014 was a happy day for Roha community as they were blessed by the visit of His Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Bishop Agnelo Gracias and Dean Fr. Carlton Kinny. It was an opportunity for them to share their Apostolic Experience with the Cardinal.
The community is grateful for all the blessings and graces they received through Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Bishop Agnelo Gracias!
May 18th – The Feast day of St. Raphaela Mary
A Happy Feast to all the Handmaids!
Ms. Aruna & Rima started their Novitiate today. Sr. Aleena Rodrigues took charge as the Mistress of the Novices.
Congratulations to Sr. Aleena, Aruna & Rima! May God who called you, give you all the graces you need to follow Him in the footsteps of St. Raphaela Mary!
Srs. Doreti & Alma did the Juridical Renovation of their Vows today, Srs. Carmelit & Tincy renewed their Vows devotionally. Congratulations to all of you!
Celebration of Feast day at Snehanilayam
Convent, Cochin: We celebrated the Feast with the Eucharist at our Chappel. Frs. Paul OSJ & Dhanush OSJ came to celebrate the Eucharist and hereafter we had a delicious dinner!
Congratulations to Ms. Margaret who started her Postulanship & Sr. Monica who has taken charge as the Postulant Mistress on 18th May!
News Updates (May 2014)
Junior sisters are in Kerala for their formation programme 
The four young sisters- Alma, Doreti, Carmelita and Tincy finished their retreat at Kalady, “Sameeksha”- a Jesuit Retreat Centre. Now they are at Snehanilayam Convent with intensive Spanish Class & other Formation programme.
