OCYM

Activities (2018)

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August 5th, 2018

Health Awareness Drive

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The youth movement of the parish conducted an interactive workshop on Health and Medical Awareness on 5th August 2018. Organ donation awareness by Mrs. Arati Gokhale MSW, TPM (Barcelona) of the Zonal Transplant Coordination Center, Pune. Awareness on general healthcare based on Ayurveda by Dr. Supriya Gugale MD., PhD. (Ayurveda). Awareness on naturopathic and yogic techniques to manage lifestyle diseases by Mr. Sukumaran Sankaran.

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February 18th, 2018

OCYM Retreat

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January 26th, 2018

Harvest Festival

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Activities (2017)

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March 26th, 2017

Orphanage Visit

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The members of youth movement had visited an Orphanage run by Jain community which has around 200 inmates including boys and girls. We had donated daily consumables for the underprivileged and orphans living there and sponsored one time meal. It was a heart touching moment for each one of us. Once we were there each one of us was touched by the warmth we were received. The care taker of the orphanage took us around. There were two sections one for boys and the other for girls. There were common halls with 3 tier bunker beds set in rows,  not so well maintained but far better than what we expected. Since the summer vacation was about to begin few children were seen packing their bags to go home. We were informed by the care taker that among the children there were few who were going to their own houses and few (orphans) to their relative’s houses. Among these were few who had nowhere to go, but we could not notice any gloom on their faces they were equally cheerful as others were.

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Among these were few "big" boys who were interacting with us and the younger ones were shying away. As the bell for the lunch rang all appeared in the Dining hall with their individual plates and sat on the floor which had a mat. Just before they started their meal they had a small prayer song in which each one of them religiously participated. Each child was singing loud with folded hands.

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A visit to an Orphanage gives us and our children to appreciate the little things in life when we see people who don’t have them.

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September 3rd, 2017

Onam Celebrations

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Onam celebrations organised by the youth movement was held on 3rd September 2017. The program was blessed and inaugurated by our Vicar, Rev. Fr. Sajeev K Varghese and followed by various games and cultural programs put up by the Sunday school children and spiritual organizations. The church members clapped in unison to the melodious tunes and grooved to catchy dance music. The event was capped off with a delicious Ona Sadya.

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October 8th, 2017

Blood Donation Camp

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Youth movement Pune has been organising blood donation camp every year as part of perunual celebration, for more than 7 years now. This year's the Blood Donation Camp was organized on 8th October after the Holy Qurbhana from 11 am to 2 pm. A team from Jehangir Hospital facilitated this camp. In our Vicar's words, blood represents life and donating blood is like donating life for a person in need.

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The event started off with our Vicar, Rev. Fr. Sajeev Varghese, inaugurating the event and registering himself as the first donor. Tinu Thomas gave the welcome speech. We had around 30 members who came up to participate in this noble cause. Out of these, 17 were found suitable for donation. All these 17 members were given a token which they can use to reimburse a unit of blood from the blood bank at Jehangir in the future. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Donny Peter.

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December 10th, 2017

Ecumenical Carol Singing Competition

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Members of the youth actively participated in the Ecumenical Carol Singing Competition 2017 which was held at St. Alphonsa Forane Church, Kalewadi on 10th December. The St. Mary's OSC ecumenical choir team put up a dazzling performance and walked away with the second prize.

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