Parish - Ayanavaram
Parish - Ayanavaram
Rector, Parish Priest Administrator, Asst. Parish Priest, Ad: Arumbu Publications Vice Rector, Asst. Parish Priest, Principal: Mat. School
The Salesian community at Don Bosco Shrine takes care of the faith formation of the faithful in the parish. There is also a nursery and matriculation school catering to the poor and deserving Catholic children of the parish and the locality. STATISTICAL DETAILS OF THE MISSION i. Don Bosco Shrine: Total number of registered Catholic families: 1354 Nature of the parish population: Few upper middle class, mostly lower middle class and quite a number of poor families. Total number of anbiams: 48 anbiams (33 Tamil speaking and 7 Anglo-Indian anbiams). Sub-station: Annai Velankanni Church, Tiruvallluvar Nagar It has 8 anbiams A. Regular Mass & Liturgical Services in the Parish: Weekday Mass: Mass in Anbiams: Neo Catechumenate: Sundays: 06.15 am & 06.15 pm once in a month. Mass on Tuesdays and Saturdays 06.00 am & 08.45 am Tamil mass for the people 07.15am English mass 08.30am for the Catechism children 07.15 am at Annai Velankanni Church, TV Nagar Saturdays Every Tuesday
B. Sunday Catechism Sunday catechism classes are organized systematically in the parish at 8.30 am and in the sub-station. There are 374 children from class 1 to XII attending regularly on Sundays.
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Place
Time I 10 10 9 II 11 7 8 III 15 13 8 IV 21 8 9
No of teachers 20 4+3 8
C. Devotions in the Parish: First Saturday: Every day Every Saturday 24th MHC Every Friday Benediction First Friday Mass/Adoration Comm. of Don Bosco
Divine healer prayer service Rosary before the mass Divine Mercy English Prayer group : 2- 5 pm. Devotion to Mary Help of Christians Held regularly Held regularly Held regularly
No of Members 3 groups 22 23+4 10 25+25 8 Boys 49 + Girls 17. 12 15 11 4 groups 32 Tamil+ 10 Eng. 13 +13 34 men/
Day of Meeting Tues/Sat Saturday 1st & 3rd Sunday Tuesday Sunday Saturday Sunday
Primary activities Faith Formation Visiting families & hospitals Collaborate with parish activities Marian devotion and meet on Tuesdays Assist at the altar for mass and liturgical celebrations Organize Liturgical celebrations Parish activities Distribution of food & money for 35 adopted families Prayer meetings Help 10th & 12th Students (Fees) Help out in Church singing Help out in teaching Catechism and Sacraments Loan from government and MSSS
01 Neo Catechumenate 02 Legion of Mary 03 Salesian Cooperators (Tamil) 04 Madha Sabai 05 Altar Servers 06 Liturgy Group 07 Don Bosco Youth Movement 08 St. Vincent De Paul Society 09 Charismatic Renewal group 10 Christian Workers Movement 11 Choir 12 Sunday Catechism Teachers 13 Kolping 2 Groups 14 Don Bosco Movement
1st Saturday 2nd Sunday Sunday Sunday 1st & 3rd Sunday Last day
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15 16 17 18
24 women 4 7 150 3
Holy Communion to the sick Adoration & Word of God Education & Life coverage Visit to Prison/ old age/sick
Name of the Association Liturgy Group Altar Servers Vincent De Paul Choir Charismatic group Salesian Cooperators Young Friends of Don Bosco
Primary activities
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Organizing liturgy Serve daily mass & cleaning Educational help to students and monetary help to the poor. Wednesday Church singing Wednesday Organize prayers and liturgical events Sunday Serve the poor and needy Sunday Competitions, retreats and help out in the church activities
Substation activities:
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No of Members 18 45 20 14 25
Day of Meeting
Primary activities
01 Choir 02 Legion of Mary 03 Vincent De Paul 04 Altar servers 05 Don Bosco Youth Group
Saturday Church singing Wednesday Catechism, visit the sick, collect offertory, etc Tuesday / Educational help and monetary Sunday help to the poorest Sunday Serve Mass and Cleaning Sunday Help out in the Church event
E. Extension activities: Evening Study Centre: This centre caters to 54 (19 boys + 35 girls) poor children at the Don Bosco School, Ayanavaram. They are well taken care of by providing better study ambience with the help of 2 teachers. Special gifts are provided during Christmas.
Domestic Staff: Total No. of Domestic Staff Male -5 -1 Catholic Female -3 -4
ii. Don Bosco Matriculation School: Don Bosco Matriculation School and nursery school has a total strength of 586 students, from LKG to Std. X. This is a coeducation school with 238 boys and 278 girls. Among them only 106 are Catholics, the rest are Hindus and Muslims.
DON BOSCO SHRINE, Ayanavaram
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CLASS
STRENGTH
LK G 59
UK G 57
I 53
II 53
III 55
IV 54
V 51
VI 55
VII 39
VII I 45
IX 36
X 29
TOTAL 586
Nursery & Primary School Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers Male Teachers Office Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male Matriculation School Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers Male Teachers Office Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male -8 - --5 -1 Catholic Teachers Female Teachers Catholics Female -6 -8 -3 -4
-9 -3
-7 -6
-1 - --
Catholics Female
-1 -1
Spiritual Animation offered in the schools: Daily prayers, first Friday mass, catechism and moral classes, confession, morning assembly talk and animation for teachers. Various Groups and Movements: Nursery & Primary School: No. Association / Movement 01 02 Prayer Group Scouts and Guides
No. of students
10 7
Matriculation School No. Association / Movement 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Prayer Group Scouts and Guides Tamil Literary Association Media Club Folk club Eco Club English Literary Association
No. of students
25 60 35 26 25 30 38
Aim / Primary activities Faith formation Be Prepared Language skills Media Awareness Teach values of life Love for Nature Eng. Language skills
Public Exam results: Total number of Std. X students appeared are 25 and the number of students passed are 23.
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