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The Salesian Co-operators of the Panjim-Konkan Province came together on February 3 at Don Bosco Benaulim for a day-long formation programme aimed at deepening their understanding of the Salesian mission and strengthening their apostolic commitment. Thirty members, including office bearers from the province’s eight Co-operators’ units, participated in the event, which Mr. Franklin Coutinho, a seasoned resource person from the Mumbai Province, facilitated.
The South Asian Formation Commission (SAFC) conducted a five-day training programme on Formation towards Affective Maturity at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Chennai, from August 7–11, bringing together 38 priests and nuns serving as formators in novitiates and other formation houses across various congregations. The programme centred on familiarising participants with a newly designed manual for novices on psycho-sexual and celibate integration.
The annual Don Bosco Principals' Meet for the Salesian Province of Panjim–Konkan took place on August 9 at the Don Bosco Provincial House, bringing together heads of schools and higher secondary institutions from across the province for a day of collaboration, renewal, and reaffirmation of their educational mission.
A formative childhood dream that shaped the life and mission of Saint John Bosco has been given renewed scholarly attention in a newly released volume, From a Dream to Legacy. The book was launched by Father Silvio Roggia, General Councillor for Formation, during the South Asia Formation Commission meeting held at Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, from July 31 to August 4.
In a spirit-filled encounter, Fr. Silvio Roggia, General Councillor for Formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, met with 11 pre-novices from the Mumbai and Panjim-Konkan provinces, urging them to remain rooted in prayer and to walk steadfastly in the footsteps of St. John Bosco.
Over 100 vibrant young minds from Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka came together for Connect 2.5, a unique annual retreat organized by the Salesian Youth Movement and Don Bosco Youth Services, held at the Don Bosco Agro-Ed Farm, Sulcorna, the event aimed to guide youth away from digital distractions and into the heart of nature and spiritual reflection.
"I congratulate the Society of Don Bosco and Father George Quadros for his decade-long contribution to reviving paddy cultivation in Goa, especially of the fallow and Khazan lands, with his innovative skills and mechanized methods of planting and harvesting," said Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant inaugurating the Kharif season on the occasion of the World Environment Day at Raia, Goa on June 5.
Deacons Royal Fernandes, Joswin D'Souza, Sheldon Fernandes, Infancio Pires, and Savio Dias were ordained as Salesian priests for the Province of Panjim.
The India International Innovation and Invention Expo 2024 (INEX 2024), organized by the Indian Innovators Association in collaboration with IBS Global, Poland, under the esteemed patronage of the Goa State Innovation Council and supported by various Ministries, Industry Associations, and premier Indian Research and Development Institutes, was held at Don Bosco College of Engineering (DBCE), Fatorda, Goa, India, on November 14.
“Remember you are Don Bosco, and it is your mission to tell the young of the dream of Don Bosco and, in turn, help the young dream,” said Rector Major Emirates Father Pascual Chavez Villanueva at Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, at the annual retreat for the leaders of the Panjim-Konkan Province. Father Chavez preached the annaul retreat for the leaders of the Panjim Konkan Province from September 12 to September 18. The Rectors, Commission Heads, and the Provincial Council members attended the retreat.
The dream of having a dedicated Provincial House in the Province of Panjim-Konkan for effective administration, animation and governance finally became a reality on April 30, as the newly constructed Provincial House at Don Bosco Odxel, Goa, was blessed and inaugurated by the Regional for South Asia, Father Biju Michael, in the presence of the Salesian Provincials Council of South Asia, Provincial and the Council of Panjim-Konkan, Salesians, benefactors and guests.
At a solemn yet homely ceremony at the new chapel of the Provincial House at Odxel, four Acolytes, Clerics Savio Dias, Royal Fernandes, Sheldon Fernandes, and Infancio Pires from the Salesian Province of Panjim-Konkan (INP), were ordained Deacons by Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, on 20th March.
The confreres of the Salesian Province of Panjim Konkan gathered to mark the triple celebrations of Provincial Community Day, jubilees and felicitation of the new Priests at Mount Don Bosco, Tuem, Goa on February 26.
The XVI Southern zonal conference of Association of Salesian Co-operators and Provincial Delegates from SDB and FMA of 6 Provinces of Goa-Panjim, Bangalore, Trichy, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad participated in the conference hosted by the Province of Panjim at Pilar Fathers house, Panjim-Goa from January 13 to 14.
Father George Quadros of the Salesian Province of Panjim was felicitated by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant S Mann, for his yeomen service in the field of Agriculture on January 19.
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