The Sisters of
St Charles of Borromeo
Faith, Toil, Progress
St.Charles Generalate
Kamba village,
Varap post, shahad
Kalyan west,Thane Dist
Maharashtra state – 421 103
Ph: 8976587778
The Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo
Kamba village, Varap post, shahad, Kalyan west,Thane Dist, Maharashtra, India - 421103
The seeds of compassion was planted in vilathikulam in 1997, it sprouted, grew up, bloomed and is now bearing fruit.
The pioneers of vilathikulam community Sr.Ursula and Sr.Mathilda Mahimai began a new community in a rented house at Vilathikulam town on August 4, 1997. Rev.Fr.Francis Guezou SDB the man without frontiers who patronized the development works of this parish with his confreres encouraged the sisters of St.Charles to establish our mission with a new emphasis to our vision and aided the community with economic support for the apostolate. The Bishop of Tuticorin, Rt.Rev.Dr. Amalanathar,D.D in his invitation had directed the sisters to start the convent.
The move to the newly built convent took place on November 18.1999.The time that passed between was the time of personal visits to the houses in and around Vilathikulam. Opening their eyes and ears to the things and people, the heart of the sisters was flooded with compassionand their minds seethed with ideas. They collected the children working, in brick kilns, match factories and in the rich people’s houses. The children from broken families and those orphaned were also gathered. They were led on a new path that took them to a non-formal school which opened its door on February 12, 1999.Tuticorin Multi Social Service Society (TMSSS) enabled the sisters to undertake this project by adjoining it with the Child Labour School scheme of the Government. The strength of the school was 50.
A boarding home (RSTC) for the girls who drop-out of schools was another felt need of the place that was started in parallel with the Child Labour School. About 40 girls who are cared in this home attend their regular classes in the Government School. These both are Govt. Projects which help the poor of the locality
St. Charles English medium Primary School also was the felt need of the people and we started the school in 2006 with classes from LKG to Std., IV. The total strength was 102. Now it has grown in to a Hr.Sec.School and the strength is 310.
The sisters don’t neglect the pastoral work carried on in collaboration with the Salesian fathers in preparing the children for the reception of the sacraments. Liturgical animation and conducting Sunday school are the weekly programmes. Since the parish church is under construction we are not much engaged in church activities. May the Good Lord who started the work bring success to all our hard labour.
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