The Faith Fest for the Goa region on the theme ‘We are family’, was held on the 3rd – 4th November at Auxilium, Benaulim. We warmly welcomed the 66 youngsters who came along with the sister animator from the houses of Caranzalem, Sulcorna, Velim, Oros and Benaulim. After the registration, note of welcome by Sr. Agatha Dias the superior, tea and a short ice breaker we declared the Faith Fest open by a short prayer moment and the release of balloons. We then had a wonderful session of praise and worship, sharing of testimonies and the sharing of the Word of God by a team of 
Young Crusadors. This helped the youngsters to discover and taste the love of God. We then had our supper together as a family and then prayed a candle light Rosary. All the meals were prepared by the Salesian Cooperators of the Benaulim unit. At night we viewed the film ‘The Ultimate Gift’.
The next morning began with the Lectio Divina in groups. This was followed by breakfast and a session on ‘Discover your gifts’, a self reflective session where they reflected on the gift of Family, Friendship, 
Time, Dreams and Gratitude. Then followed confessions along with Adoration which culminated with the Holy Eucharist.
After a solemn lunch and Bible games we had a session on ‘You too can be a saint’ by Sr. Elizabeth Coelho. We then had a short evaluation and the prize distribution ceremony.