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The Salesian Community S Arockia Anbu P Arokiam Sagayaraj P Balasamy Louie Philip P Devasagayam Arulanandam S Francis Amalavanan S Gabriel Paulraj P Gaspar Charles P Panackel Joy P Thornaplackal Basil - Student B.Sc. (Maths) 1st Year - Head Master/Dean of Studies - Administrator/Teacher - Parish Priest - Student B.A. (Eng.) 1st Year - Practical Training - 2 - Director DBYC/Asst. Parish Priest - Rector/Director/Corespondent - In-Charge: S.M. Nagar Parish

II. Mission Activities at Don Bosco Beatitudes

The Salesian community at Don Bosco Beatitudes takes care of the faith formation of the faithful in the parish. There is also a nursery and High school catering to the poor and deserving Catholic children of the parish and the locality. STATISTICAL DETAILS OF THE MISSION i. OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION PARISH: Total number of registered Catholic families: 669 Nature of the parish population: Mostly lower middle class and quite a number of poor families. Total number of anbiams: 23 Anbiams Sub-station: Kanikapuram Erikarai M.M. garden
No Name Name of the Church

Our Lady of Consolation Kanikapuram Erikarai Don Bosco Church Garden St.M.M. Joseph Church Holy Rosary Church A. Regular Mass & Liturgical Services in the Parish: Weekday Mass: Mass in Anbiams: Sundays: Sacrament of Reconciliation

01 02 03 04

Main Station Sub Station Sub Station Sub Station

No of Families S 299

Anbiams

186 102 82

10 8 3 2

06.30 am once in a month. 06.00 am & 08.00 am / 07.30 am at Kannikapuram Saturdays & whenever necessary

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Anbiam Meetings: Substations

Once in a month. M.M. garden Kanikapuram Erikarai -

Tuesday, 6.20 am Wednesday, 6.30 am Thursday, 6.30 am

B. Sunday Catechism Sunday catechism classes are organized systematically in the parish and in the sub-station. There are 207 children from std. III to XII attending regularly on Sundays. The Catechism class are organized with the close collaboration of Salesian brothers from BecchiTheologate, religious sisters (FMA & SMA) and lay collaborators.
Place Time III 11 3 1 4 IV 4 5 4 1 V 4 6 1 6 No. of children in each class VI 9 8 7 3 VII 16 14 2 5 VIII 8 7 5 1 IX 6 9 6 2 X 11 2 3 2 XI 5 9 2 4 XII 2 7 1 1 Total 76 70 32 29 Teachers

Main Station
Kanikapuram

Boys Girls Boys Girls

C. Devotions in the Parish: Mantovani Day 24th MHC Every Friday Benediction First Friday Mass/Adoration Comm. of Don Bosco

Mass on every 19th of the month. Devotion to Mary Help of Christians Held regularly Held regularly Held regularly

D. Pious Associations and Groups in the Parish:

No

Name of the Association Legion of Mary 1 Legion of Mary 2 Vincent De Paul Society Altar Servers

No of Members 15 9 11 15

Primary activities Faith Formation / Marian Devotion Faith Formation / Marian Devotion Help the needy Assist at the altar for mass and liturgical celebrations

01 02 03 04

Domestic Staff: Total No. of Domestic Staff Male Catechist

=3 =1 =1

Catholic Female

=3 =2

ii. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Don Bosco High School:

Don Bosco High School has a total strength of 811 students, from Std. VI to Std. X. This is a coeducation school. There are 101 Catholic students and the rest are Hindus and Muslims.

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CLASS
STRENGTH

VI 175

VII 174
= 21 =4

VIII 168

IX 149

X 145

TOTAL 811
= 20 = 17

Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers Male Teachers

Catholic Teachers Female Teachers

Teachers paid by the government

Office Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male

= 17
=2 =1 Catholics Female =2 =1

Teachers paid by the government No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

=1 No. of students 50 45 25 45 45
70 20 10

Association / Movement JRC Scouts and Guides Prayer group Human Rights Media club Eco Club RSP Volunteers

Aim / Primary activities Voluntary help Be Prepared God experience Human rights awareness Media awareness Love for Nature Traffic rules awareness Voluntary help

Public Exam results: Pass Percentage: 96%. Total number of Std. X students appeared are 138 and the number of students passed are 133

Don Bosco Primary School:

Don Bosco Primary School has a total strength of 1038 students, from Std. I to Std. V. . There are around 210 Catholics and the rest are Hindus and Muslims. CLASS
STRENGTH

I 206

II 175

III 208

IV 211

V 238

TOTAL 1038

Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers Male Teachers Office Staff Total No. of Office Staff Female

= 26 =1

Catholic Teachers Female Teachers

= 24 = 23

=2 =2

Catholics

=1

Spiritual Animation offered in the schools: Daily prayers, first Friday mass, catechism and moral classes, yoga, morning assembly talk and animation for teachers.

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III. BOARDINGS: a) Savio Boarding Class-wise distribution of students of the boarding:

CLASS
STRENGTH

VI
14

VII
16

VIII
16

IX
11

X
15

TOTAL 72

Diocese-wise distribution of students of the boarding:

Sl. No 01 02 03 04 05 06 Diocese Chennai Mylapore Vellore Pondy-Cuddalore Dharmapuri Kancheepuram Tuticorin No. of Boys 13 1 4 1 1 1

Various Groups and Movements : No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Names of the Sodality / groups BOSCO SAVIO JOSEPH MARY No. of Boys 18 18 18 18 Aim / Primary activities CLEANLINESS CULTURALS SPIRITUAL SPORTS

Spiritual Animation: Monthly recollection, yoga, daily rosary, Eucharistic celebration, devotion to M.H.C (24 th), night prayers, good nights, Commemoration of Don Bosco, Commemoration of Fr. Montovani, weekly moral instruction, etc Important programmes during the year: Novena to Our Lady of Good Health, Marian Month, Don Bosco Month, Birth centenary of Fr. Schoolz, Annual Tour, Annual Retreat, Christmas celebration, Diwali and Pongal Celebrations, etc. b) Nirmala Boarding The boarding caters to poor 59 girls who are from the poor slums of the city. The boarders are happy and contented. They are well taken care of by the presence of two brothers. Spiritual Animation: Daily Mass, Morning and night prayers, 24th MHC Commemoration, Commemoration of DB, feast days, monthly recollection, marian month, yoga, etc.

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Class wise distribution of boarders in the boarding: CLASS

STRENGTH

I 2 VI 5

II 3 VII 6

III 7 VIII 7

IV 9 IX 3

V 10 X 7

TOTAL 31 TOTAL 28

CLASS STRENGTH

Diocese wise distribution of boarders in the boarding: No. 01 02 03 04 05 Diocese Madras & Mylapore Chinglepet Vellore Dharmapuri Others No. of students 27 7 3 1
21

IV. DON BOSCO YOUTH CENTRE: Number of boys Registered :

S. No. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. Division Sub-Junior Juniors Inters Seniors Super Seniors Elders 96 65 108 70 22 16

377

No of Registered members

Outdoor Games:
No. 01. 02. Name of the Game FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL No of Teams 1 5 Division 3 No of boys 15 40

Indoor Games:
No. 01. 02. Name of the Game CARROM TABLE TENNIS No of Teams 3 4 No of boys 6 8

The following games facilities are offered in the youth centre premises: Football, Volleyball, Carrom, Table tennis and Chess. The other services offered at the youth centre include Employment opportunities through Vazhikatti and Counseling when needed.

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Important programmes held during the year: Fr. Montovani Football Tournament, Annual Day, Membership Day, Christmas & New year celebration, Blood donation camp, relevant social awareness programmes, animation programmes. V. CARE OF THE ELDERLY: a) St. Thomas Home for the Destitute and the Aged: This home provides shelter and care for the abandoned, aged, dying, disabled persons and destitute. At present there are 79 inmates (34 gents and 45 ladies). This home is run through the collaboration and selfless service of the SMA sisters. b) RUA Day Care Centre: RUA Day Care Centre offers solace and shelter to beggars who come in the morning and leave for their respective homes in the evening. This centre caters to 25 beneficiaries through the selfless collaboration of the SMA Sisters. VI. WHEAT / NEP: In response to the plight of women folk of this area, their social development is carried out with a few women empowerment initiatives at this centre through 250 Self Help Groups with a total number of 1675 women folk. They are managed with the help of 8 staff members. CrecheBalwadies: The Crche Balwadi offers day care service to the children of those mothers who are domestic workers, daily wage labourers, construction workers, workers in unorganized sectors etc. There are 3 centres with 8 teachers who take care of 345 children in main centre (4 units), Kannigapuram (2 units) and S.M. Nagar (2 units). No 01 02 03 04 Name of the Trade Needle Work Dress Making and Embroidery Jute works Formal Tailoring Typing Instructor / Teachers 1 No of Students I Yr 15 5 4 60 II Yr 13 III Yr 28 5 9 60 Total

1 1

VII. ANAT FARM: Various initiatives have been envisaged in this centre, such as, 1. Rehabilitation for Young Released Prisoners 2. Juvenile Services 3. Skill training Centre for Migrant Youth VIII. POPE JOHNS GARDEN: LEPROSY CENTRE & HIV CARE CENTRE This centre offers shelter to Leprosy patients. There are 4 Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, who are directly involved in running the centre who are assisted by a team of visiting doctors, nurses and a lab technician. The centre caters to 100 inmates (62 male and 38

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female beneficiaries). The children of these patients are given free education, employment opportunities and financial assistance for marriage. The HIV Rehabilitation Centre offers residential care and solace to the HIV infected and affected people. At present, there are 17 inmates (ladies 2, girls 4 and boys 11). They are managed by St. Charles Sisters with the help of a coordinator. IX. ST. CAMILLUS HEALTH CENTRE: St. Camillus Health Centre meets the immediate medical needs of the sick who come to this centre. More than 45 out-patients visit this centre everyday. The SMA sisters are looking after this Centre. X. EVENING STUDY CENTRE: The community also caters to the poor and deserving children of the neighbourhood by providing better study ambience through the evening study centres.
No 1 2 3 4 Place Rua Centre Kannikapuram M.M. Garden Erikarai No of Students 45 37 23 93 No of Teachers 2 1 3 3

XI. PASTORAL MINISTRY AT QUASI PARISHES: St. Josephs Church in Korukuppet and St. Antonys Church in Sathyamurthy Nagar are taken care by a Salesian each, residing at Don Bosco Beatitudes, Vyasarpadi. The lay faithful are well taken care of. A lot of faith formation activities through daily liturgy and administration of Sacraments are being carried out. Efforts are being made to make these quasi-parishes into full-fledged Parishes.

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