Programs

Mother General Sr. Gnanamani asked to give retreat to the postulants (4 Girls) for a week ( 6 days). Mother Mary Stella conducted this retreat explained and make understand the topics given below and helped the postulants to pray personally as well in group.

Vocation. 

Vocation is for mission , For mission we need prayer, To do the mission well love towards God and neighbor is needed. Community support and community life is one of the structure in a religious life to support each other for mission.
Last day  introduced about consecrated life. Since girls qualification is 10th according to their understanding and ability given points to meditate it,  They have participated well.

Sisters from FCC Congregation came to write their exams. Fr. Bobby CMI asked accommodation to the sisters. We also accepted and gave the rooms. They enjoyed the stay and finished their exam well.

9 sisters who are in tertian's program, preparing to take final profession came joyfully to this center to attend street play training of second phase.
Mr. Benjamin Conducted this training program. Sisters learned about folk lore history and its use to work in the villages. They also learned varieties of dances. Classes was very interesting.

GACE given accommodation to them.

9 sisters from FSAG congregation came to the centre and stayed in a single roms to attend the Leadership course for a week.
Mother Genereal Sr. Gnanamani given opportunity to conduct this program. Sister were happy, GACE Director Mother Mary Stella also felt happy to take class for the young sisters and motivating them to live a good religious in the congregation.

25th year jubilarians from SVD fathers came to our centre form all over the world. They came for gathering and sharing of the 25 years expericence.

Since we have good rapport with them, given the place to stay. We have sponsored a meal to them.

FST Congregation second group came on 25th eveing on the eve if christmas. Many juniors and young sisters have came for the retreat.

Provided single room to all the sisters. Sr.Devanayahi took care of the food and other arrangement. Since we have chapter.

Sisters felt very happy to be in the centre for their Annual retreat.

FST Congregation was well known to us, due to mother Kanikaimary we consider them as our sisters.

50 sisters came for retreat and we allotted single room to each one of them. Rs.800/-  was collected for each perosn Per day.
Sisters enjoyed their stay they told they felt like being at home.

St, Assisi Apostolic family members came for meeting. Only 30 members seek accomodation in our centre. Since caprehine dather recomanded to give place we accpeted this in the motive of helping the family. 

SMMI sisters from Hosur came for a picnic to Puducherry. The Provincial Sr. Angala is well known to our sisters so we accpeted to provided the rooms for their stay. Sisters enjoyed their trip.

15 Members from Fr. Albert OCD family stayed here and went for sight seeing. Due to the carmel sisters accepted to give place to them. 

Cloister Carmel Sisters from overall Tamilnadu amd AP gathered to our centre for 6 days meeting. First 2 days to the superiors and other incharges. Next three days, 2 or 3 from each convent came totally 47 sisters gathered. Arch Bishop Calist Conducted Seminar for them. I also talked with Bishop during free time.

By seeing all the cloister sisters in the open place we enjoyed a lot to be with them. It also grace giving moment to the centre.

Last day Mother Rajamani, Our Superior General visited them and presented a shawal with cake.

Sisters were very happy and enjoyed their stay. 

Oct 1st evening elderly fathers from Pondicherry Cuddalore arch diocese reached our centre. They were amazing to see the (buliding) centre which was running by Gonzaga Sisters. Many were appreciating now and then, totally 85 fathers stayed and did their retreated.

Seeing fathers as a group in the white casal really it reflected our dream heaven. Due to these retreat GACE became famous and well known to all. I am greatful to Fr.Philomendass, Procurator for choosing our place for the retreat. Last day they hornored everyone in the centre.

24th evening on september Gonzaga Animation Centre was decorated with so many rube lights as well focus lights and looked very bright to invited fathers.

105 Fathers came, stayed in the centre and started their retreat.

They offered a mass everyday and prayed for the development of our centre.

It was special days to our centre.

Started course on thursday 6th. Classes conducted from 9:00 to 12:30 am theory and pratical in the system.

Noon from 2:30 to 4:30 classes about computer - basic inputs to use the system.

Again 2hts pratical session was conducted.

After three days, leaning in the mobile to make video and shorts.

Given exercise to amek shorts.

Sisters shown much interested to learn video making, editing and uploading.

During these days, 6 videos and shorts were prepared and same are published.

Mr. Infant Raj, Software Engineer has came as the resource person from Chennai.

Sisters enjoyed the classes of learning, video making.

Topic - Towards Sainthood of Fr. Micheal Ansaldo SJ

On 23rd 105 sisters from Shalom province and sisters from under generalate convents participated in this meeting.

On 24th 80 sisters from Shalom province attended this one day meeting on the same topic.

Fr. Glitus Rex (Representative of Bishop of Pondicherry cuddalore) was a resource perosn for this two days.

It was organized by the General Team.

2 days Formatters meeting was organised  in our animation centre by Tamilnadu Puducherry CRI Formation Team Members.

65 members of different congregation, Incharge of Asprivants, Postalant, Novices, Juniors attended this meeting.

Asst. General and Vice Provincial of the few conregations also participated.

Our centre was crowded with fathers and sisters during these days.

Second preparatory meeting held for two days. 

80 Members from Shalom Province sisters participated  and attend this meeting.

Rooms and other places were keep neat and clean by the workers in the centre.

Sisters felt happy and sarisfactions for conducting this meeting in our centre.

96 Members from Shalomi Province sisters participated in this two days Preparatory meeting.
Provincial and her team members came with the Resource Person Fr. Jebamalai SJ, Provincial of Chennai Province. 

January 23rd evening FSJ sisters silver and golden jubilarians totally 24 members came to teh retreat.

Our congregation silver jubilarians also came on25th, totally 30 sisters done their retreat.

On last day Superior General Mother Arockia Mary, Mother Rajamani participated in the Jubliee mass. 

Mother wished all the jubilarians.

HGN Congregation of Divine Mercy Province Fathers.

Fifty Five members came to our centre and participated 5 days retreat in the centre.

They enjoyed their stay and expreicenced the silence serivrity of our sorroundings.

Dheepam Trust, Trichy organized a Leadership program to the SCST Commission Members in Tamilnadu.

Rev. Fr. Kuzhanthai arrange this meeting in our centre.

Puducherry, Cuddalore, Kumbakonam, Tanjore, Vellore, Chennai, Dharamapuri, Sivagangai and Pallayamkottai commission members participated in the program.

Centre organized 4 days seminar on this video making and photography.

Mr. Amal Raj from chennai was a resource person.

Sisters from our three provinces and undergrneralate, totally 15 FASG sisters attended this cource and learned to take photos and to prepare video.

It was unforgetable event in our centre.

International women's day was organized in our centre on 7th March.

50 local women paerticipated in the meeting.

Giving awareness about their Rights, Present Situation and Development of Women in the Country.

All of them shared their experience and expectations in their family situations.

GACE conducted a meeting for the youth girls. 

We invited above 18 to 30 years old gorls from different places in tamilnadu and Puducherry and they have participated in this meeting.

Totally 60 girls - Some nurses, engineers, college girls and higher secondary student came for this meeting.

Topic - Leadership Qualities - Emotianal Maturity - Sex education as well teen age problems  

Sr. Jesintha Francis given a talk about living "Here and Now". 

Sr. Agnes, the Superior of Sugantham has explained the discipline in life and prudent behaviors as well as true friendship.

Sr. Daisy - Physiotherapist

Sr. Jancy Grecy helped the participants to be alert in the session by teaching some action songs.

Sr. A Mary Stella, the director organized one day program and given a self-improvement talk by explaining the status of the mind.

Franciscan sisters of St. Aloysious Gonzaga congregation Mother Rajamani and team Members Organized this one day meeting.

The topic was "Toward sainthood of servant of God Fr. Micheal Ansaldo - SJ"

There are sixty eight members. The Present and Previous administrative groups and other VIP's of the congregation participated in this meeting.

Carnavist from different diocesan fathers also came to this meeting as  a resource person.

Sister in the centre felt happy to prepare the place and meals to the participants.

International women’s day was celebrated in the premises of Gonzaga Animation Centre.

Sr. Mary Stella – Director, Sr. Agnes – Superior of Sugantham, Sr. Susana – Superior of Geriatric Home, gave a talk about the present situation of women in Tamil Nadu, various parts of India and in Europe Countries.

They encouraged them to realize the dignity of women. Explained their important role in the development of family, nation and the world. Also wished the participants with flowers and some of the sisters sang an empowerment song to praise, to thank and to encourage the women.

Gonzaga Animation Centre released a song in YouTube for International Women’s Day. 

13 Marianist Brothers came to Gonzaga Animation Centre for their Renewal Programme

Fr. Selvam conducted this course. They have energized themselves to continue their ministries in different part of Tamil Nadu.

They enjoyed their stay and were satisfied the service of the centre. 

Rotary club of Puduchery mid town and beach town President Rtn. Raj Svaris.P and Rtn. Mukkesh Kumar Jain arranged the RYLA 2020 AALAUMAI with the cooperation of all the Rotarians in Puduchery. RYLA Rtn. D. Ravi (Chairman), Rtn. Jigar Patel (Secretary) involved fully in conducting this programme successfully. They focused on Attitude change, Communication skills, Personality development, Self confidence, Happiness and success, Emotional regulation and The joy of giving.

64 graduates (44 Boys and 20 Girls) participated in this programme. Most of the Rotarians came to this programme and contributed their resources and encouraged the students.

Gonzaga Animation Centre appreciated all of them for the Unity, Contribution, Encouragement and Enthusiasms to run this program successfully and wished all the participants a great success for their Social Service. 

On going formation programme (1-10yrs priest) was conducted by Rev. A. Santhiyahu MSFS from 13th to 15th Jan 2020 in the Gonzaga Animation Centre.

Theme : Rekindle the gift of God within you

32 priests participated in this programme. They all enjoyed their stay in the centre by experiencing the clam and silence atmosphere. 

37 sisters from Shalom Province came for the retreat on 25th evening. Fr. Alex Capuchin conducted this retreat. 

Fr. Selvanayagam came on 4th day to teach the YOGA MEDITATION to the sisters.

Sr. Lilly Grace, the Provincial came on 31st to wind-up the retreat and wished the sisters for New Year.

All the sisters in the campus also gathered to wish them.

We thanked God for all that he has done during this year. 

37 fathers from MSFS congregation of Trichy province came to our centre for 2 days program. Father Santhiyago the vise-provincial organized this program. Provincial Rev. Fr. Muthu came on the 2nd day to meet the participants. They appreciated the service done by our sisters in this campus.

Gana India Association conducted this program to the couples and children. The aim is to deepen their love among the couples and family members. Mr. Monoj and Mr. Galle organized the program systemically and motivated the participants to share each of their experience.  They also conducted variety of prayers. The aim is to deepen the relationship among the couples and family members. 

Nineteen   sisters   from   1979th  Batch  gathered  in the   Animation  Centre  to  evaluate  their  forty  years  of experience in religious life.  They spent a   day in silence to reflect and recollect   their past life. On the Second  and third day there was a group Sharing has taken place. The last day Superior General Sr. Rajamani  came and met all  the sisters and wished them. 

Rev. Fr. Amritharaj from Nepal celebrated mass and helped the sisters to consolidate the reports of various gatherings that have been conducted.

70 School student and staff members including 2 sisters with the principal father came to Pondicherry for a tour from Bangalore. They stayed on the 15th night to 16th morning. After the breakfast they left. They felt comfortable to stay at the centre.

Fifty  sisters  from Shalom  Province  came  to  the  centre  to  make  their  annual   retreat.  Sr. Lilly  Grace, the Provincial,  Sr. Delphin, the  Secretary,  Sr. Ahila, the  Procurator  came to the  centre  to  meet   sisters  in  the  beginning  as  well  in  the  end.   They  appreciated  all   the  sisters  who  worked in the centre for their  service.

Fifty  Sisters  from  Shalom  Province  gathered  in  the  Animation  Centre  with  the  retreat  preacher. They  spent   six  days  in  silence  in union with  GOD,  they experienced  the  love  of  God  during this retreat and were fully enriched.

Eye awareness program was conducted by the centre from 3.30 pm-5.00 pm.  Fifty  Sisters  from  Shalom  province,  ten  members  from  Sugantham Illam  and twelve members  from  Geriatric  home  participated  in the  program.  Dr. Vanaja Vaidhiya Nadhan was  a resource  person.  She explained the importance   of the eye sight, how to  protect  and  taking  care of  it and in one  circumstances one as  to go and  meet  the  doctor.  She  too  inspire  the donate  eyes to  others  who  are  in  need.

Catholic  Health Association of Tamil Nadu  has conducted  two  days of Health Convention  and  22nd  Annual General  Body meeting  in the Animation  Centre. 130 Members had participated in the meeting.

17 Sisters  of  Juniors  Called  tertian’s, Preparing  for the  final vows had  spent  one  month  in the  centre  to do the  retreat.  They blessed the centre through their prayers and silence.