We were one of the privileged lots as we had the joy of having our dear Sr. Phyllis Neves, the Visiting Councillor with us for almost two full days. We were extremely happy to welcome her in our midst with our boarders and Nursing students in a traditional Maharashtrian style in the evening of 4th May 2019. The Sisters and the inmates welcomed her with a lovely welcome song. The next day, Sr. Phyllis attended the Sunday Mass at the Savedi Parish where she was felicitated and welcomed with a lot of warmth and love. She then met with the different groups of the Educating Community – The teachers, workers, Co-operators, Nursing students, SHG women, students of Auxilium and the Past Pupils. They too welcomed Sr. with bouquets, shawls, songs and also gave her the gist of their involvement in our mission. Later in the evening, our inmates put up a cultural programme which she enjoyed to the full. The Sisters too took the opportunity to showcase all the activities of the house, each according to their sector. Sr. Phyllis then spent some pleasant moments with us, gave us the ‘Goodnight’ and bid goodbye to the beautiful day.
The next day was a very special day as it was the celebration of Women’s Day at the Provincial level. It was a well-organized function and Sr. Phyllis was amused to see the women of different age groups, full of vigour, enthusiasm, and zest. Sr. was escorted to the dais with the traditional ‘lezim’ dance by the nursing students, boarders, the animator of Laura Vicuna Niwas, Sr. Teresa Plathara, the Ahmednagar SHG women and other dignitaries.
The programme then continued as planned and in the afternoon at 3.30 p.m. Sr. Phyllis left for Nashik. These days were filled with blessings and a great feel of God’s presence. We are grateful to Sr. Phyllis Neves for her visit to M. M. Mumbai Province and we thank God for His constant presence in our lives.
