Welcome to our province ...
The Province of South-Central India was officially established on July 15, 2009, following the division of the Province of South West India. Sr Jocelyn KARYAPURAYIDATHIL was the first Provincial Superior, followed by Sr Norah ALUNKAL. Today, the province is led with dedication and fervour by Sr. Lourdumary SELVARAJ.
When it was founded, the province had 17 communities and 171 professed sisters. Located at Boominaickanpatti, in Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Provincial House is the administrative and spiritual heart of the province.
South-Central India (Salem)
20 communities
170 sisters
founded in 2009
Let's share love and hope with our world ...
Every day, the province of South-Central India embraces the Holy Will of God through the faithful commitment of the sisters, inspired by the mission entrusted to us by our founding mother, Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey.
Rooted in faith and guided by God's Will, the province strives to respond to God's calls through concrete apostolic action in the fields of pastoral care, education, healthcare and social support, particularly for the most disadvantaged and marginalised.
Looking to the future, the province continues to walk in trust, sowing justice, compassion and peace where love is lacking and hope wavers.
Today ...
Education
"Instruct a young girl in the way she should go, and when she is old she will not turn from it." - Proverbs 22:6
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15,000 students trained each year in schools in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, transmitting knowledge, human values, leadership and inclusion.
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Special school for children with disabilities.
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Homes for young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Technical centres offering vocational training for independent living.
Health
"Amen, I say to you, whenever you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me. - Matthew 25:40
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Rural hospital in Gangavalli: 57 villages served, radiology, ultrasound, gynaecology services, etc.
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Three dispensaries, a dental clinic and a palliative care centre in rural areas.
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Home for the elderly and care centre for people living with HIV
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Community College: offering a Diploma in General Duty Assistance (GDA)
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Sisters who are doctors and nurses, bringing healing and hope.
Social action
"Learn to do good, seek justice, help the oppressed, uphold the orphan, defend the widow." - Isaiah 1:17
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Children's Parliament to empower young people.
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Self-help groups for women.
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Support for families: distribution of livestock, job placement, house building.
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Raising social awareness through rallies and campaigns.
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Support for the elderly and victims of natural disasters.
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Commitment to social justice and inclusion of the marginalised.
Pastoral care
"Proclaim the Word, insist in season and out of season, refute, rebuke, exhort with full patience and concern for instruction." - 2 Timothy 4:2
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Pastoral visits and spiritual guidance for families.
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Animation of Basic Christian Communities (BCC).
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Teaching catechism and doing sacramental preparation.
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Organisation of prayer groups and spiritual retreats.
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Working with the local Church to nurture faith and community life.
Formation
"We are clay; you shape us; we are all the work of your hands." - Isaiah 64:8
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Initial formation of future religious at Yercaud (Inter-Province Postulant House).
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Promoting prayer, community life and the charism of the Congregation.
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Ongoing formation for spiritual and pastoral growth.
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Vocational guidance for young women in their discernment process.
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Prepare committed religious in their faith and for the service of God's people.
Missionary disciples ... to this call from God, we respond with total availability, ready to leave our country to go where God calls us to serve our brothers and sisters.