JOLARPETTAI

01. The Salesian Community: Fr. Kolandaisamy Adaikalaraj Fr. Sebastian Muthuraj STATISTICAL DETAILS OF THE MISSION 02. Mission Activities at Our Lady of Victories: The Salesian community at Our Lady of Victories Church caters to the faith formation of the faithful in the parish and education to the deserving children of the parish and the locality through the primary school and Higher Secondary school. Besides these, the boarding provides accommodation for the poor boys from faraway places. i. Our Lady of Victories Church: The Parish comprises of 382 registered Catholic families, with 3 sub-stations (St. Josephs Church, Pudur; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Veppampet and St. Xaviers Church, Yellagiri hills). The Parish is divided into 19 anbiams. There is daily mass in the main station, while once a week, mass is celebrated on Sundays in the 2 substations (Pudur & Vepampattu). The Substation at Yellagiri is taken care of by the BICS community in Athanavoor. The principal pious associations of the parish are: St. Vincent De Paul Society, Legion of Mary, Altar Servers, Christian Workers, Youth group and Salesian Cooperators. All the sacraments, especially the sacrament of reconciliation is availed to the faithful regularly on Sundays. Adoration on Fridays, Commemoration of MHC on 24th, and Commemoration of Don Bosco on the last day of the month are carried out well. The parish solemnizes its feast day on 31st of May. Every first Tuesday, special devotion to St. Antony is commemorated. - Rector, Parish Priest & Correspondent - Headmaster & Administrator

Name of the Place

When are the Catechism classes held

No of children class wise

No of teachers helping in Catechism XI 15 XII & above 22 Total 143 20 37 8 (2 lay persons) 1 (SCB sister) 1 (FSJ sister)

I Main Station Pudur

Veppampattu

II 2

III 6

IV 7

V 13

VI 6

VII 18

VIII 11

IX 13

X 14

Sunday
(8 to 8.30am)

Sunday Catechism is looked after with the collaboration of FSJ, SCB sisters and lay collaborators.

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ii. Don Bosco Higher Secondary School: Don Bosco School provides good education and formation to the poor and middle class students of the locality through the dedicated service of the Salesians and lay staff. CLASS STRENGTH Total No. of Boys VI 124 VII 112 = VIII 145 897 IX 147 X 144 Catholic Boys XI 126 = XII 99 60 TOTAL 897

Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers = 23 Male Teachers = 13 Number of Teachers paid by Government Non Teaching Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male Paid by Government Spiritual Animation:

Catholic Teachers Female Teachers

= = =

17 10 09

= = =

6 5 ---

Catholic

First Friday Mass, 24th MHC Commemoration, Commemoration of DB, feast days, Value education, Catechism classes, Bible reading in the assembly, etc. Annual retreat for the Staff.

In the last public exams the X std. result was 100%. Total appeared: 132, passed: 132 In the last public exams the XII std. Total appeared: 105, passed: 96 Various Groups and Movements: Names of the Association / No. Movement 01 Scout 02 JRC 03 Eco. Club No. of Aim / Primary activities students 20 Ready to serve the needy 20 Health and Service to the needy 40 Environmental Awareness

The province animation departments are involved in the animation of the school children, especially on Career guidance, media awareness, catechesis, etc. iii. Don Bosco Primary School: The Tamil medium primary school is run by the parish for the poor students of the locality. Its headmistress is a lay woman. CLASS STRENGTH Total No. of Boys Teaching Staff:
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I 68 =

II 78 407

III 92

IV 80

V 89 =

TOTAL 407 15

Catholic Boys

Total No. of Teachers = 10 Male Teachers = 01 Number of Teachers paid by Government Non Teaching Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male Spiritual Animation:

Catholic Teachers Female Teachers

= = =

10 09 10

= 2 Catholic = 1 = 1 First Friday Mass, Prayer service of the Hindus, 24th MHC Commemoration, Commemoration of DB, feast days, value education, Daily Catechism classes, Bible reading in the assembly, celebration of religious feasts and festivals, etc.

iv. Boarding: The boarding caters to poor 53 boys who are from the remote places of the diocese. They are well taken care of. They have daily mass and are followed up with spiritual care. The boarders are happy and contented. They are well taken care of by the presence of two brothers. Spiritual Animation: Daily Mass, Morning and night prayers, 24th MHC Commemoration, Commemoration of DB, feast days, monthly recollection, marian month, monthly conference, etc.

Class wise distribution of boarders in the boarding: CLASS VI VII VIII IX STRENGTH 2 4 12 10

X 10

XI 11

XII 04

TOTAL 53

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