Adorers  Martyrs and Vocation Day - Nov 6th 2024

On 6th November, the church Commemorates 498 Martyrs among whom 23 were of our congregation. They were killed during the Spanish civil war and religious persecution of 1936- 1939. Their life as adorers demonstrated their passion for the Eucharist. Their testimonies of clean faith that went on growing in the silent prayer; in the darkness of the night; in the solitude of pain and in the fraternity lived in the reduced space that they occupied until the day on which there were arrested in order to sacrifice their lives on the altar on earth.
It is a memorable day for the Adorers family all over the world to remember profoundly faith, witnessing life, unconditional surrender to God and strong commitment to that "YES"!
Today, we, the sisters Adorers Mumbai Province celebrate the "Adorers Vocation Day". Let us take the personal responsibility towards Vocation Promotion to keep the Charism of our Holy Foundress active and alive in the hearts of all the Adorers.
Let us pray to nurture our vocation and pray earnestly for the Vocations!
"The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few". ( Lk 10. 1-9)

Apostalate Report 2023

Formation Plan for the shared Mission

On 16th October, 2024, the Karnataka region gather together at Davangere to be part of Shared Mission and Liberating action sharing on "Formation Plan for the shared Mission" . The session conducted by Srs. Philomena Manimala and Margaret gracias. We began the session with invoking the Holy Spirit. The Video clipping spoke to us about the self- empowerment and not to give up so easily but to envisage the problem and challenges of life and rise again to shine wherever you are planted. Further, Sr. Philomena spoke about the importance of project, documentation, networking, facing the challenges in our Mission today! We together need to claim the staircase of Success. Sr. Margaret spoke about the implementation to the today situation in the Society and specially in the families! We ended the session with the discussion and a meaningful and inspiring Song.

The Women Charitable welfare society

On 15th October 2024, The women Charitable welfare society, Davangere met together with the provincial and her team at Davangere to discuss the matter of the society and various issues that need to be ironed up in course of time.
The meeting began with the invoking the Holy Spirit by Sr. Jayanti the superior of Davangere community. The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting. Sr. Provincial put forward the agenta for the meeting and discuss the matter which are more important according to membership of the society and it's activities and responsibilities! There are some good suggestions came up with having given tution to the poor children of the locality will be a great outbreak into the field of educating the poor and unfortunate children. The members of the society decided to work for the poor and bring life to make our communities Vibrant in walking together hand in hand with positive energy!

Mumbai Province Annual Retreat

Mumbai Province had their annual retreat for the first group of sisters in the provincial house from 3rd October to 8th October 2024. There were 25 Sisters who spent their time in silence and prayer. Fr. Shane Varghese guided the group with the Theme: Transformed to be Messengers’ of Hope. Retreat is a time to journey with God, to encounter daily God in the Word of God, like Prophet Elijah and many other biblical personalities. It is a time to take an inward spiritual journey to reflect in deep silence and search for meaning, why Jesus allows us to go through the corridor of uncertainty, like disciples in the boat tossed by the wind in the sea. God meets us in the corridor of uncertainty meets us also on the mountain too. God allows us to go through the liminal way, to be to be transformed into messengers’ of Hope.

The Mobile Clinic Programme, Davangere

Sr. Jacinta from Davangere community has joined the Don Bosco Child Labour mission to assist the people from the interior villages where the health facilities are totally absent. She is engaged in conducting health camps, awareness programs, visiting the 20 villages, assisting them with their health issues and listening ear to their daily problems of life that make their life a bit miserable. Their presence in the villages makes a hung difference in the lives of beneficiaries. They do visit to Anganwadi teachers to get a good response from the villagers.

   

Awareness programs on Anti-human trafficking, Karwar

An awareness on anti-human trafficking created among the young ones in the schools, collages, religious sisters and brothers and Migrants. Sr. Philomena Manimala from Karwar community and team taking an initiative to create awareness among all people so that the people of our society be aware of this evil problem that destroys the lives of  many young girls and children and women.

 

Appointment of Mumbai Provincial

The Mumbai Province of the Sisters Adorers elected its government for the next three-year term (2024- 2026) on January 27, 2024, during its Provincial Chapter.

Thus, the new government team is formed by the following sisters:

• Provincial Superior: Rincy Sebastian
• Vicar Provincial: Yogini Lopes
• 2nd Consultor: Catherine Ukken
• 3rd Consultor: Margrette Gracias
• 4th Consultor: Philomena Manimala

Sister Rincy Sebastian hails from Kerala. She entered the pre-novitiate in July 1997, made her first vows on 15 June 2000 and her perpetual profession in 2006. She has accompanied projects for the care of sexually abused women. She has worked for projects under Caritas Goa for the unwed mothers and CARA Adoption agency. She has been Superior, Directress of novices, Directress of Juniors, and Provincial Consultor for the last three years. (2021-2023).

We thank God for the generosity and service to the Province of Mumbai and the Congregation of all the sisters who were part of the previous Provincial Government.

The Provincial Chapter of Mumbai, was held from January 23-27, 2024 at the Atmadarshan Center located in Mahakali, Mumbai (India), was attended by 40 sisters. The province of Mumbai is made up of 68 sisters distributed in 13 communities: 1 in the Philippines and 12 in India.