The 8th March of every year is always a remarkable event to celebrate the International Women’s day whose birth was seen more than 100 years back. With the theme “Inspiring Change for Empowerment” the community of FMA Outreach, Shillong hosted the day’s celebration with the active participation and representation  of the sisters, Novices, trainees, teachers, young women  and girls from the different communities of the Province of Shillong to mark the day’s societal occasio

The Poverty of Jesus “frees us and enriches us”. Pope Francis wrote in his Lenten Message this year. His message concentrates on poverty, in particular on Christ's poverty. The Pope, in fact, begins by explaining that Jesus “became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich”, as the theme of the message recalls, taken from the Second Letter to the Corinthians. Christ's choice for poverty, the Pontiff states, suggests a positive dimension the state of being poor. Yet, wonders th

February 19 – 21 were set aside for Sports Days at Auxilium Higher Secondary School, Shillong. The events included race, jump, short put, javelin throw and so on for seniors and the sub juniors. On the 21st of February, there was the prize distribution ceremony graced by the Chief Guest, Shri Ambrose Ch. Marak, the Director of Schools Education and Literacy, the guest of Honour, Subedar Major Let Zakham and Hav R l Dasta from NCC 61 girls Battalion. There were a host of our very own members

The 5th Annual Meet of the Nurses of the province met at FMA Outreach from February 12 - 13, 2014. Ten nurses gathered for the yearly event guided by the theme "Service in love adds joy in the family". At the inaugural function, Sr. Isabella Suja, Provincial appreciated the commendable works of the Nurse Sisters at their respective communities. She also exhorted them to offer their services cheerfully in love. Each of them presented the reports of the different health centres and shared their

After a long Winter respite, on the 7th February, 2014, the premises of Auxilium Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Nongthymmai was replenished with daily school activities as the students were back to School. As they entered the school campus and seeing the coloured flags around, the students could feel the warmth of the sisters and everyone at Auxilium. The First day was inaugurated with a meaningful prayer service at the Assembly ground. We were blessed with the warm presence Sr. Suja Isabe

A two day workshop was conducted for heads of Institutions and those in charge of the boarding homes from January 8 - 9, 2014 at Bellefonte Shillong. It was organized by the Education Department of the Province and was attended by 58 participants. The resource person of the programme was Mrs. Salony Priya, Founder director - UMEED- Positive Liviing Initiative, Kolkata where she empowers, enables and energizes people through workshops, individualized sessions and therapies. A Counselling Psych

On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 31, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Pascual Chávez, presented the theme of the strenna for 2014 in the Generalate of the FMA. "Da mihi animas, cetera tolle". Let us draw on the spiritual experience of Don Bosco, to journey in holiness acording to our specific vocation ?The glory of God and the salvation of souls? is the theme chosen for this last year of preparation for the bi-centenary of the birth of Don Bosco in 2015. For 2014, the Rector Major

Dearest Sisters, I have in my heart the strong desire to reach you one by one, to enter each community, to encounter your faces and to see each other, and to wish you with affection and deep joy, a Holy Christmas and New Year 2014 rich in holiness and apostolic fruitfulness. The true reason for our joy is the ability to savour the miracle of love in the incarnation of God’s Son.  We receive Him with the awe of the little ones, of the humble, of those who know how to marvel at the gr

Four Guides from Auxilium Girls’ Higher Secondary School received the Rajya Puraskar award on November 7, 2013 from the Governor of Meghalaya, Shri Krishan Kant Paul at Raj Bhavan, Shillong. Guiding has personally developed the character, personality, physical strength of an individual. We the Rajya Puraskar Guide of 2013 have personally experience these changes in us. Our motive for service for God, Country and our fellow being have developed since the few years in Guides. We were fortu

Auxilium Girls’ Higher Secondary School had a two day exhibition on November 5-6, 2013. During the Assembly time Sr. Wismary Kharbihkhiew the Provincial Secretary and Past pupil of the School inaugurated the show and congratulated all the students who had done well and exhorted them to do well in all spheres of life. The exhibition showcased the various models created by the students. It consisted of those S.U.P.W handicraft works made by the students and taught by Sir Bapuram Hazarika duri