- Fr. Cleavan, DYD YCSYSM Gulbarga Diocese
July 15, 2017: The YSM Animators and the Office Bearers Training Programme was held at Sugyana Pastoral Center on 30 June and 1st July 2017 at Gulbarga. 10 animators and 47 students participated in the programme, 12 school students were present.
St Joseph’s School conducted the interreligious prayer service, Most Rev. Dr. Robert Miranda was the Chief Guest who inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp, and he spoke to the children regarding the See Judge and Act. For the inaugural function, Fr Stany Lobo, Vicar General of Gulbarga diocese, Sr. Oliva, DLYA, student representative, Ms Preksha, the programme coordinator and Mr Victor were present on the stage. Fr Clevan conducted the group activity in which the students and animators where divided in to 5 groups. Using charts, sketch pens and news paper cutouts they creatively brought out how the present society is.
The resource persons for the programme were - Fr Victor Vas, Manager, Sacred Heart School, Mr Vons Robin Vegas, former YSM president, Mr Kamal Francis and Mr Ebin, volunteers from National Office of YSM, Chennai. Fr Victor Vas highlighted what YSM means, Mr Vyon spoke on the cell based meetings, and Mr Kamal and Mr Ebin conducted the the cell meetings they began with the example of Mahatma Gandhi, his encounter in South Africa, based on it he asked the students how did Gandhi use SEE, JUDGE and ACT. Then he asked them go into groups and they gave certain questions and there they had a discussions. At the end through the election of new Diocesan executive team was elected.
After the election the director congratulated the elected members and asked them to strengthen the YSM in their respective schools. The announcement:
• The cell meetings should be conducted in the schools at least once in a month.
• The YSM members should be divided into groups in all the school
• The list of the member according to the groupwise send it to the Yuvachethana office along with the registration fees Rs.10.
• The school email Id should be sent to the office.
• The material for cell meeting will be sent through mail
• The program photos along with the report should be sent to the office or to my whatsapp no. which will be published in diocesan website and facebook.
