A Very Good Evening to everyone! Tonight is one of the most important nights of our seminary and it is my pleasure to be here for the second time as the rector of the minor seminary. At the outset I would like to acknowledge all the seminarians who have worked behind this event, congratulations to all of you and be proud of your achievements. Nirmal Hriday Minor Seminary which is being run under the aegis of The Exarchate of St Ephrem celebrates its successful completion of the second academic year.  The Annual Report showcases the achievements and glories of our seminary undoubtedly, but also makes us think deeply about our shortcomings. We have always been committed to create an environment in the seminary which helps the seminarians’ minds to blossom and provide a platform for individual thinking and holistic development of the their personality towards priesthood. We set standards and goals for ourselves and strive to achieve them – be it in the area of spirituality, evangelization, academics, sports, discipline, leadership and more.

The philosophy of the seminary of one generation will be the philosophy of the church in the next. I wish to begin with our performance on the academic front. Achieving academic excellence is at the heart of our endeavour as formators . The academic year of 2017-18 was inaugurated by Our Aboon on 8th June 2017 by declaring the theme, “ Being, Beleiving and Becoming.” Excellence in academics is the hallmark of any good institution. We were assisted in our academic endeavors by numerous persons whom I must thank  individually. We were helped by :-

1. Mrs Mell Perera

2. Fr Samuel Thoppil –Church History, Catechism, Council Documents

3. Fr Praful: Ekkara

4. Srs of St Joseph- Song Class

5. Mrs Pooja-Hindi

6. Mrs Kiran- English

7. Fr Saju MCBS- German

8. Srs of AC Convent- English and Computer

9. Sr Saumini- Sripture and Meditation

10. Sr Maria- Keyboard

11. Mrs Swapna Menon- English

12. Ms Evolin D Souza- Effective Speaking

“The quality of your thinking, determines the quality of your mind.” A better education indeed fine tunes our thinking. I take this time to extend our cordial gratitude towards those who helped in fulfilling the educational needs of the seminarians.  Thank you all.

A Very Good Evening to everyone! Tonight is one of the most important nights of our seminary and it is my pleasure to be here for the second time as the rector of the minor seminary. At the outset I would like to acknowledge all the seminarians who have worked behind this event, congratulations to all of you and be proud of your achievements. Nirmal Hriday Minor Seminary which is being run under the aegis of The Exarchate of St Ephrem celebrates its successful completion of the second academic year.  The Annual Report showcases the achievements and glories of our seminary undoubtedly, but also makes us think deeply about our shortcomings. We have always been committed to create an environment in the seminary which helps the seminarians’ minds to blossom and provide a platform for individual thinking and holistic development of the their personality towards priesthood. We set standards and goals for ourselves and strive to achieve them – be it in the area of spirituality, evangelization, academics, sports, discipline, leadership and more.

CNEW Visit : Persons from CNEW visited our seminary along with our Exarch on 19th June 2017 in order to study the functions of our seminary and meet the brothers.

Classes :  Rev Fr Antony Kakkanadu took an enriching Bible Class on 23rd June 2017. Fourth year brothers had left for Kerala on 7th July 2017 in order to take part in Mar Ivanios Day’s Padhayathtra and to attend three months diploma course in Syriac Language at SEERI, Kottayam. They successfully completed the Syriac Course.
Annual Retreat : “Nothing changes, until you change. Everything changes, once you change.” Spiritual nourishment is the vital part of seminary formation. It enables each seminarian to balance his Spiritual Quotient. Inorder to make our brothers be ardent in spirit and deepen their roots in their vocation an Annual Retreat, lead by Sr Paulina was conduted from 14th to 16th July 2017. Brothers actively took part in the retreat. Apat from the annual retreat, one day monthly recollection is also conducted at the end of every month. Rev. Fr Samuel Thoppil looks after the spiritual needs of the brothers and guides them in a timely and judicious manner.
Celebrations : Onam, the cultural festival of Kerala was celebrated with the Exarch on 4th September 2017. Malankara Brothers and Priests from Khadki took part in the Onam Celebrations.Fr Rector’s Birth day was celebrated on  27th September 2017. Minor Seminary brothers gave Sendoff to deacons on 30th September 2017. This valedictory function was chaired by the rector.
Diwali Vacation : Brothers went for midsemester vacations from 13th October 2017 to 1st November,2017. Brothers visited NDA on 28th November 2017.

Other Activities :  Brothers Visited Orphanage of the St Patrics Church on 21th December 2017 and celebrated Christmas with the children.Two days Picnic to Aurangabad was conducted on 26-27th February, 2018. We visited Ajanta –Ellora Caves and other important tourist spots in Aurangabad. “Strength does not come from only physical capacity, it comes from unity.” Various Co-Curricular Activities are held in the seminary  to develop a seminarian physically, morally, socially and mentally and to hone skills in co-scholastic areas. The different activities under St. Alphonsa Academy noticibly were elocution, solo-competions, essay writing, etc. Inorder to ensure that our seminarians are well equipped with knowledge to face any challenge, we have focused sessions on special topics including public speaking, personality development,syriac course, etc.
The seminary magazine La Speranza is the window to the activities of the seminary. This endeavour widens the knowledge and helps in developing the power of writing of the budding writers. The magazine also highlights the successes and achievements of the seminarians. Many milestones have been achieved and many still have to be reached. We at Nirmal Hriday Minor Seminary will continue our unceasing efforts to transform the young minds into well balanced personalities with confidence and zeal befitting the standards of this portal of formation as Jesus wishes.This report is a sincere attempt to showcase our progress in terms of achievements and activities during the year.

On this memorable occasion as we recount our success with pride and happiness, we wish to dedicate all our achievements to Jesus by whom we are called. We humbly salute our visionary leaders of the past and the great ones of the present and seek divine grace and blessings to guide us in all our endeavors. I would like to conclude by quoting our Seminary Motto, “ Transforming Oneself into Christ.” 

Thank you

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