Christmas-themed Online Drawing Fest || Competition ||
To usher in the spirit of Christmas, we the Jesuits (and the friends of Jesuits) of the Goa Province are conducting a Christmas-themed 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀" 🔗: 𝕮𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖐 𝕿𝖔 𝕻𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖊 📲 [𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒔, 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒊: 𝒆, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.] 🔗: 🅲🅻🅸🅲🅺 🆃🅾 🆂🆄🅱🅼🅸🆃 📲 

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𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂 !! Online Webinar || Photoshop Tools and Shortcuts ||
🗣👩🏻‍⚖Speaker: Fr. Linto Kanjuthara, CMI 📅 Date: 29th October 2023 🕒 Time: 06:30 pm 🌐 Event Type: Webinar 🔗 Click To Join: Click To Join 📲 

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𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂 !! Book Launch || The Jesuits, Goa and the Arts || Xavier Centre of Historical Research
Cordially invites you to the Book Launch of its new publication, _ The Jesuits, Goa and the Arts _ by Rinald D’Souza S.J. and Anthony da Silva S.J. (Editors) & David de Souza (Photographer) On the 21st of October, 2023, at 5:30 PM, Claude Saldanha Hall, XCHR, Porvorim. Kindly refer to the attached flyer and poster for further details. 🔗 Click to View Launch Promo: CLICK HERE TO WATCH 📲 🔗 Click to View Live Streaming: CLICK HERE TO WATCH 📲  

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It is Today:- Inter-Religious Dialogues, led by the esteemed Rev. Fr. Michael Amalados, SJ
🗣 👩🏻‍⚖Speaker: Rev. Fr. Michael Amalados, SJ 📅 Date: 018th October, 2023 🕒 Time: 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm 🌐 Event Type: Webinar 🔗 Click to Join: CLICK HERE TO JOIN 📲  

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It is Today:- History Hour Pre-Launch Book Review
Recently published book entitled, The Jesuits, Goa and the Arts We are also going live today. 🔗 Click to view: CLICK HERE TO WATCH 📲  

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KONKANI COURSE FOR BEGINNERS at THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR,PORVORIM
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr has scheduled a regular Konknni Course for those desiring to learn the language from October 16 – November 09, 2023. The course will be held from 2:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m daily ( Monday – Friday). The emphasis will be laid on communications, reading, proper grammatical structuring and dialoguing. Kindly call and enquire about the availability of seat and other details. Our contact number is (0832) 2415864. 🔗: More Information 📲 

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⭐𝓙𝓸𝓲𝓷 𝓤𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓘𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓷 ⭐ Nonviolence and Peacebuilding ⭐
🗣 👩🏻‍⚖Speaker: Merwyn De Mello 📅 Date: 03rd October, 2023 🕒 Time: 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm 🌐 Event Type: Webinar 🔗 Registration Link: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 📲  

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⭐𝓙𝓸𝓲𝓷 𝓤𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓘𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓷 ⭐ Inter-Religious Dialogues series #3 ⭐
🗣 👩🏻‍⚖Speaker: Fr Michael Amaladoss - Director: Institute of Dialogues with Cultures and Religion 📅 Date: 29th September 2023 ⏰ Time: 06:30 PM (GMT) 🌐 Event Type: Webinar 🔗 Registration Link: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 📲  

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⭐𝓙𝓸𝓲𝓷 𝓤𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓘𝓷𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓷 ⭐ 𝓓𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓽𝔂, 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓘𝓷𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷! ⭐
🗣 👩🏻‍⚖Speaker: Shikha Chhibbar, Renowned Human Rights Lawyer⏳ 📅 Date: 10th September 2023 ⏰ Time: 06:30 PM (GMT) 🌐 Event Type: Webinar 🔗 Registration Link: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 📲  

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Practical classes on Photoshop 🌟 🗓 Date: 18th August 2023 ⏰ Time: 06.30 P.M.
🚨Join us for an engaging and informative FREE talk on Practical classes on Photoshop 👩🏻‍⚖Our expert speaker, Fr. Linto Kanjuthara, CMI
📲To secure your spot, register for FREE on CLICK HERE 

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Our choice of having a WILL not only brings peace, but also enhances clarity.
Curious about the significance of having a will and its potential impact on shaping the future for both you and your loved ones? 🤔 Discover how having a will can bring generations of family members together by eliminating uncertainties. Join Us 📣for an Informative Webinar on Wills and Testamentary Matters! 📜✍️ 🗓️ Date: 19th August 2023 ⏰ Time: 6:30p.m - 8pm 🔗
📲To secure your spot, register for FREE on CLICK HERE  

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Domestic Violence is a reality we live with! 🌟 🗓 Date: 12th August 2023 ⏰ Time: 06.30 P.M.
🚨Join us for an engaging and informative FREE talk on domestic violence, where we'll delve into: 🚫 Understanding the different forms of domestic violence 🚩 Recognizing early warning signs and red flags 🙌 Empowering survivors and providing support 🔗 Building a community that stands against abuse 👩🏻‍⚖Our expert speaker, AILEEN S. MARQUES (Advocate, B.A. LL.M.), brings years of experience in advocating for domestic violence awareness and prevention. This talk is open to all community members, professionals, students, and concerned individuals.
📲To secure your spot, register for FREE on CLICK HERE  

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Konkani course begins at Thomas Stephen Konkani Kendr Porvorim
The Konkani course has begun well and we have enthusiastic students attending the same. The course is in collaboration with St. Xavier's College Mapusa 

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House blessed in the Ratnagiri Mission.
On the 12th July 2023, a house was blessed and handed over to Mr. Cyril Fernandes' in the presence of Ratnagiri district Jesuits. 

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Recollection Day for Pre-Novices.
Recollection Day for Pre-Novices. On the 24th and 25th of June the candidates from Loyola Hall, Miramar had been to Bom Jesus Basilica, Old-Goa for a recollection which was given by Fr. Jude Carasco. The candidates had a fruitful recollection in the presence of our Goencho Saib St. Francis Xavier. They also visited the various historical places in Old Goa and came to know about the history of Goa and the works of the Jesuits working in Old- Goa. -Sch Swapnil Borges SJ CLICK HERE  

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7-day Silent Ignatian Retreat May-2023
The 23 Jesuits of the Goa Province and Pune embarked on a transformative journey during a 7-day silent Ignatian retreat, immersing themselves in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The retreat provided a much-needed respite, offering a sacred space for silence and deep contemplation, allowing the Jesuits to nourish their spiritual lives. Guided by Ignatian forms of prayer and engaging talks on Ignatian Throughout the retreat, the participants engaged in personal prayer and had one-on-one spiritual conversations. Fr. Shanon Pereira skillfully guided the retreat, while the sisters provided valuable insights and guidance for prayer.
For the Prayer Link: CLICK HERE Each day of the retreat had a specific focus, guiding the retreatants on a profound journey: The combination of silence, reflection, and guidance provided an enriching and transformative experience for all the participants, strengthening their spiritual connection and deepening their understanding of Ignatian spirituality.  

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Leadership Camp at North & South Goa
🌟The Goa Province Jesuits had an amazing Leadership Camp for those who have completed their Standard 10 education! 🏫In the north, Loyola Hall, Miramar hosted 18 enthusiastic youngsters who had a fantastic time with sessions, activities, action songs, and fun games to enhance their leadership qualities. 🎉 The theme was all about Finding God through one's gifts and talents.
For the Prayer Link: CLICK HERE 🔥🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻 In South Goa, the camp took place in Raia and received a great response with 26 youngsters attending the program. 🙌 A big shoutout to all the dedicated volunteers from our youth group who made this camp a truly memorable experience for everyone who came. 💪 👏🏻🎉We express our gratitude to Fr. Nigel and Fr. Meony for their diligent efforts in ensuring the success of these camps👥 #LeadershipCamp #YouthEmpowerment #FindingGod 

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Monthly Prayer Service
As Part of the Ignatian Year, there will be a monthly prayer service from May 2021 to July 2022. It will be conducted by various Jesuit Provinces within the Conference.
For the Prayer Link: CLICK HERE 

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Ignatian Year (20.05.2021 - 31.07.2022)
Fr General has announced the Ignatian Year, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St. Ignatius and the 400th anniversary of his canonization. The following members are part of the 'Goa Province Organizing Committee' for the Ignatian Year (IY 2021-22)
Coordinator: Fr Apollo Cardozo.
Members of the Committee: Fr Merwin D'Souza, Fr Sebastian Pereira, Fr Nigel Alphonso, and Fr Lawry Trinidade. 

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