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BROADWAY CHENNAI

I. The Salesian Community

Fr. Perianayagam Jesudoss - Rector, Parish Priest, Correspondent & Administrator Fr. Pottackerry Anthony Fr. Francis Xavier David - Vice Rector & Asst. Parish Priest - Principal: DS Mat. School & Asst. Parish Priest

II. Mission Activities at St. Francis Xaviers Church The Salesian community at St. Francis Xaviers caters to 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. St. Francis Xaviers Church: St. Francis Xaviers Church is also known as the Mary Help of Christians Shrine. Total number of registered Catholic families: 660 Nature of the parish population: Mostly middle class, few upper middle class, a sizeable number of lower middle class and quite a number of poor families. Total number of anbiams: 32 anbiams; one of the anbiam is of the Anglo-Indian community. Sub-station: Annai Velankanni Church, Clive Battery a. Regular Mass & Liturgical Services in the Parish: Weekday Mass: Mass in Anbiams: Saturdays: Sundays: 06.00 am & 06.30 pm 07.15 pm on Monday to Friday. 11.00 am for the Pilgrims Mass is offered for the Neo Catechumenate community 06.00 am & 07.30 am Tamil mass for the people 07.30am for the Catechism children 08.45 am Annai Velankanni Substation at Clive Battery 09.15 am Mass in English 06.00 pm Mass in Tamil

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Tuesdays/Wednesdays: Anbiam Meetings: Chaplaincy for the Religious:

Sacrament of Reconciliation First Thursday of every month Once a week for Marialaya, SMA & St. Annes and twice a week for FX Convent

b. Sunday Catechism Sunday catechism classes are organized systematically in the parish at 7.30 am and in the sub-station. There are 251 children from class 1 to XII attending regularly on Sundays.
Place Time I 16 II 17 III 14 IV 17 No of children in each class V 26 VI 22 VII 24 VIII 22 IX 27 X 27 XI 19 XII 20 Total 251 20 No of teachers 24 1

(Main Station) Annai Velankanni

c. Devotions in the Parish: First Saturday: Rosary, car procession and blessing of Mary Help of Christians. Blessing of the sick. Every Saturday Novena prayer to MHOC and rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament. th 24 MHC Devotion to Mary Help of Christians Sunday Benediction Held regularly Friday Adoration Held regularly Comm. of Don Bosco Held regularly

d. Pious Association and Groups in the Parish:


N o

Name of the Association

No of members 200 17 25 60 21 26 15 10

Day of Meeting Saturday

Primary activities Evangelization

01 Neo Catechumenate 02 Legion of Mary (Women) 03 Salesian Cooperators 04 Madha Sabai 05 Altar Servers 06 Legion of Mary (Men) 07 Youth Group 08 St. Joseph

Wednesday Visiting families & hospitals Thursday Saturday Saturday Sunday Visiting the sick, Gospel reading, etc. Cleaning the church vessels, visiting the sick Assist at the altar for mass and liturgical celebrations Visiting families, assisting Anbiam meetings, maintenance of Fr.Mantovani cemetery Church singing, prayer service, teaching catechism Gospel message to families

2 Sundays
every month

19th Monthly

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Sunday 09 St. Vincent De Paul Society 10 Charismatic group 11 30 Monday

Distribution of food & money for 35 destitute men & women of parish Prayer meetings

e. Extension activities:
Evening Study Centre: 1 at Clive Battery

ii. Dominic Savio Matriculation School: Dominic Savio Matriculation School and nursery school has a total strength of 630 students, from LKG to Std. X. This is a coeducation school with 373 boys and 257 girls. Among them only 85 are Catholics, the rest are Hindus and Muslims.
CLASS LKG UKG I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX

TOTAL

STRENGTH 65

65 61 64 65 93 54 51 40 32 16 24

630

Teaching Staff: Total No. of Teachers = 20 Male Teachers = 1 Number of Teachers paid by Government Office Staff Total No. of Office Staff Male Paid by Government Domestic Staff: Total No. of Domestic Staff Male Paid by Government

Catholic Teachers Female Teachers

= = =

17 19 Nil

= = =

2 1 Nil

Catholic

= = =

4 1 Nil

Catholic Female

= =

3 3

Spiritual Animation offered in the school: Prayer service, first Friday mass, catechism and moral classes, confession, morning assembly talk and animation for teachers. Important programmes held during the year: Competitions, School Day, Annual day and Sports Day Various Groups and Movements: No. Names of the Association / Movement 01 Cubs & Bulbuls

No. of students
58

Aim / Primary activities Discipline & Punctuality

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Scouts and Guides Savio Music Club Don Bosco Media Club Cultural club Eco Club

44 35 33 39 38

Honor & Respect Develop music talent Media Awareness Develop talent Love for Nature

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