PASAYADAAN
HIGHLIGHTS
Quite a few
recollections/sessions for lay leaders, sisters, brothers and priests in
keeping with the vision were held at Pasayadaan and elsewhere from September
till November 2012. A total of 542 participants participated in the 24 programmes
held by the team at Pasayadan during this period.
Below are some of the
highlights.
One of the unique programs
was a legal education workshop from October 17-20 conducted by James
Mascarenhas skillfully assisted by other resource persons and lay
collaborators. About 40 lay and religious social workers from our mission areas
like Shilonda, Kinowli, Udhwa, Tara, Kolad, Nevasa, Mangaon, Roha, Shirpur,
Kalyan, Rajodi, Nala, and Vasai actively participated. A decision to network
for the implementation of the RTE especially in rural areas is an indication of
the positive energy generated. Participants went back enlightened and better
equipped to empower their people most of whom live below the poverty line.
James also directed a
pre-ordination retreat from Oct. 8-16 for the 11 Karnataka deacons who deepened
the awareness of their prophetic call to be fires that kindle other fires.
The “Art and InterPlay”
workshop co-facilitated by lay collaborators Dr. Evelet Sequeira and Mrs. Hazel
Lobo for women leaders and sisters at Talasari on Nov. 1 generated a lot of
enthusiasm for creative feminine forms of empowerment.
The 3 workshops led by Mrs.
Hazel Lobo assisted by Prashant on “Embodied
Education” on Oct. 26, 27 and Nov. 7 for 3 batches of about 35 teachers each of
St. Willibrords International School, which is located amid the hustle and
bustle of Nalla Sopara town and has students mostly from the lower middle
class, were highly appreciated for their creativity and dynamic approach to
learning.
The
“Embodied Ignatian Retreat” for 19 Vedruna sisters from 15-23 Nov. directed by
Prashant and assisted by Hazel Lobo developed
key meditations of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and integrated insights
from the latest Vedruna document “Proclaim and Defend Life.” The evocative
powerpoint presentations on eco-feminism, the deep sharings on solidarity
especially with abused women and children, the movement meditations, the
prophetic role of Mary, the power of being voices for the voiceless, the
biblical reinterpretations from the perspective of the marginalised and the
creative collaboration made a profound transformative impact.
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