Cultivating a life in common. We grow in Christ together!

In all our parishes, formation to faith is taken care of through establishing Basic Christian Communities (Anbiyams), promoting popular devotions, organizing pious associations, conducting Sunday Catechism classes, enhancing God-experience through conventions, retreats, mission-preaching and instructing the non-Christian adults for baptism.

 

Young People do have the thirst for God and respect for God’s word. Youth often take part in the prayer meetings organized collectively. But with regard to personal prayer, only a few of them take interest and spend time in prayer. Youth are generally service-minded. They do come forward more in a group than as individuals to reach out to various needs of the people. They seem to lack good leaders to motivate and lead them to commit themselves for social cause. Young people evangelize by giving their helping hand for catechism classes on Sundays.

 

The majority of the people in our parish territory are non-Christians. Though our pre-occupation is to cater to the needs of the Catholics through social work, neighborhood apostolate, like evening classes, and proclamation of the Word of God by the members of the Neo-Catechumenate communities, through charismatic conventions, mission preaching and evangelization work are also done to a certain extent for the non-Christians.

 

Parishes where Salesians of Chennai Province active in pastoral ministry are:

1. Don Bosco Beatitudes, Vyasarpadi, Chennai
2. Don Bosco Shrine Ayanavaram, Chennai
3. Holy Family Church, Pavunjur
4. Holy Spirit Church, Tagore Nagar, Puducherry
5. Mary Help of Christian Church, Basin Bridge, Chennai
6. Mary Help of Christian Church, Kothimangalam, Thirukazhukundram
7. Mary Help of Christians Church Bagalur
8. Mary Help of Christians Church, Jamunamarathur, Jawadhi Hills
9. Mary Help of Christians Church, Tirupattur
10. Our Lady of Lourdes Mission, Yelagiri Hills
11. Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Perambur, Chennai
12. Our Lady of Victories Church, Jolarpettai
13. Sacred Heart Church, Polur
14. Sacred Heart Church, Thennangudi
15. St Antony‘s Church, Veeralur
16. St. Francis Xavier‘s Church, Broadway, Chennai
17. St. Mary’s Co-Cathedral, George Town, Chennai
18. Vinnarasi Mission, Maranodai

 

Deepagam’s Catechesis for parishes include the following activities:

1. Sunday Catechism and Pius Association Animators Training
2. Sunday Catechism for Children in collaboration with Religious
3. Formation of Catechists
4. Marriage Preparatory Courses
5. Animating Pius Associations and Movements: Altar Servers, Legion of Mary, Vincent de Paul, Association of Mary Help of Christians, SCC, Salesian Co-Operators, Charismatic Group, Youth Groups and Parish Youth Council.