25.06.2019 was the Golden day for Sagayarani Hr Sec School, since we celebrated GOLDEN JUBILEE for it. To mark this occasion, the wonderful entrance arch was inaugurated by Mother General Rev Sr.Pushpa Ranjitham. The Golden Jubilee auditorium was inaugurated and blessed by Most Rev Susaimanickam, Bishop of Sivagangai. The thanksgiving Mass was offered by the Bishop, Priests in the presence of Mother General, Assistant Mother General, Provincials of Madurai and Sivagangai, Sisters, former Headmistresses, Former Correspondents, Teachers, Office Staff, other Staff and students.

Around 3 pm, the Golden Jubilee Celebrations were held in which Mr Jeyaganthan, the honourable Collector of Sivagangai District was the chief guest. The guests of honour were Mrs Dr Anita, the Assistant Director of Educational Department and Mrs. Dr Santhi Radhakrishnan, Ophthalmologist of Arvind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Chief Educational Officer of Sivagangai District, Educational Officer of Devakottai and our alumnae. A Wonderful cultural programmes put up by our students and it was well appreciated. Our appreciation and congratulations to all those who made the Golden Jubilee celebration a grand success.

The 16^th General Chapter of our Congregation – Madurai, was held at virahanur, from 02.05.2019 at 5.00 pm to till 13.05.2019,4.00 pm. Rev.Fr.Jebamali Raja SJ was the director of the chapter.

Rev.Sr. Antony Pushpa Ranithm was elected as the Superior General of the congregation. General Councillors were elected by the delegates.

Rev. Sr. Dhanaseeli Sengole – Asst. Superior General

Rev. Sr. Thainese Mary S. – Councillor

Rev. Sr. Mary Delphine A. – Councillor

Rev. Sr. Mary Caroline J. – Councillor

We are elated to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee (75 years) of St. John’s Primary School – Devakottai and its convent. This school continues to yield a hundred-fold because of a number of sisters’ hard work. On 16.11.2018, the celebration was held in the convent chapel. Because of KAJA cyclone, the celebration could not be held on the school stage, as planned. Sisters, Priests and neighbours from ANBIYAMS participated in the celebration. My congratulations go out to the school through which many students were formed.

On 26.05.2018, in AMALA ANBUKARAM – Salem, the engagement was made between Miss. Elisa (our adopted daughter brought up in the same house) and Master. Clement Ruban, son of Mr. Francis and Mrs. Noel from Karur. Their marriage was solemnized on 27.05.2018 in Our Lady of Carmel church – Karur, Pasupathypalayam.

On 14.04.2019 around 6 pm Sr Maria Arul Devi who retired after serving as the headmistress of Our Lady of Lourdes Hr Sec School-Madurai, Sr. V. KulandaiTerese and Sr.R. Motchaalangaram who have served in different hospital for more than 50 years even though they both are beyond 58 years of age were felicitated. Fr. A. Arockia Samy, the Director of Vianney Pastoral Centre celebrated the thanksgiving Holy Mass followed by a felicitation function.

The platinum jubilee of St. Cecily school was celebrated on 19.04.18 Most Rev Dr. Susaimanickam, Bishop of R.C. Diocese of Sivagangai, Rev.Sr. Thanaseli Solomon ,the Assistant general and Rev. Sr.Alphonse Fatima, the Provincial of Sivagangai were the chief guests of the day. In remembrance of the day new auditorium was blessed and opened by Most Rev. Dr. Susaimanickam.

A general ward for 30 inpatients and Reflexology Department were built and were blessed by Most Rev. Susaimanickam, Bishop of Sivagangai.

In JOE VILLA hospital which is rendering commendable services, a palliative care facility for the retired nuns and priests called Health Providing Home of Hope has been built with a Marian grotto. These have been inaugurated by Sivagangai Provincial Sr.Alphonse Fatima and blessed by Most Rev Susaimanickam, Bishop of Sivagangai.

The works he does are great and unfathomable, and his marvels cannot be counted. (Job 9:10)

In view of eradicating illiteracy and developing personality of the young women, the first seed sown has been “Morning Star Arts and Science College for Women”. It is in Kamuthi Parish, which is in Sivagangai Diocese that is well known for the Saint cum Asian evangelizer St John de Britto.

Women who have no education are a barren land: Weeds may grow in it!

Good children may not be cultivated.

In the light of the idea of Bharathidhasan that Literate women are like well-prepared land, only education of women will uplift a society. In today’s context, even though we may grow in many fields, the bar of rural women’s education needs to be raised. Hence, in view of bettering women’s standard of living, our Morning Star College came up in Pasumpon, Kamuthi which is in the underdeveloped district of Ramanathapuram.

On 15.09.2016, Bishop of Sivagangai Most Rev Susaimanickam blessed and laid the foundation stone for our Morning Star College. On 26.04.2017 the ground floor was blessed by him. Because of the boundless mercy of God, in the academic year 2018-2019, we got the approval for the college on 13.07.2018.

On 30.07.2018, the first academic year was inaugurated with a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Most. Rev. Susaimanickam, Bishop of Sivagangai.

“You, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled

with the Spirit and with wisdom, to whom we can hand over this duty.” (Acts 6:3)

We are necessitated to select collaborators when vocations to religious life are becoming less and less. Hence, by recruiting interested women and imparting training, we are planning to engage them as collaborators in our Parish ministries. As a preparation, on 26.11.2016 and 11.02.2017, Sr. Jeya Mary Sebastian and Sr. K. Arockiya Mary held conferences for Amala associates. Once a month, training has been given by our sisters in Ramnagar, Susaipparpattinam, Paramakudi, Thondi and Leonard House respectively.

Training sessions were held in various places for the 45 women who have volunteered to collaborate with us.

All the 45 Amala Associates have dedicated themselves on 22.04.2018 in the solemn Eucharist concelebrated by the Vicar General of Sivagangai Diocese, Fr.Lourdu Raja and the Assistant Parish Priest Fr Arockia Raja. Our Mother General, Assistant Mother General, three Provincials, councillors and our sisters participated in the Eucharistic celebration.

DECLARATION OF FR.AUGUSTINE PEREIRA AS A SERVANT OF GOD AND THE SOLEMN CELEBRATION OF THE FINAL DIOCESAN INVESTIGATION FOR HIS BLESSEDHOOD

The announcement of our founder Fr Augustine Pereira the Servant of God and the beginning of the preparatory work leading to the status as Blessed were held on 21.10.2017 at St Joseph’s cathedral, Dindigul presided over by Madurai Archbishop Anthony Pappusamy.

On 10.12.2018, the solemn celebration for announcing the final sitting of the Diocesan investigation towards BLESSEDHOOD of Servant of God, Fr Augustine Pereira was held in N Panjampatti parish. The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop of Madurai, Bishop of Dindigul, Bishop of Sivagangai, former bishops Chinnappa, Remigius, Jude Paulraj and priests of Dindigul Diocese.