CONSOLIDATED PROGRAMME
 June to December 2023

June 2023
• 01-02 – Provincial Council, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru.

• 03 – Lectio Brevis, Pushpashrama, Mysuru.

• 03 – Pushpashrama Board Meeting (afternoon)

• 04 – Hassan Carmel election

• 05 – Diaconate, St Joseph’s Inter-Diocesan Seminary, Mangalore

• 11 – Inauguration of Orientation Course, Mapusa, Goa

• 12 – Inauguration of Postulancy, Margao, Goa.

• 25 – Silver Jubilee Inauguration of Vijayanagar Parish

• 29 - Correspondents and Principals, Sadbhavana.

• 29 – Vocation Promoters meeting – Mangalore Region (Carmel Hill)

• 30 – Social Apostolate Meeting, Sadbhavana.

July 2023
• 01 – Vocation Promoters meeting – Goa Region (Margao)

• 02 – Golden Jubilee of St Marie Yvonne, Bangalore Carmel (11-00 am)

• 02 – Dhyanavana Diploma Course inauguration

• 08 – Maharashtra-Gujarat region vocation promoters meeting (online)

• 04-28 – Provincial’s visit to Canada, along with the Definitor General

• 16 – Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

• 16 - Dhyana Sadhana Certificate Course Inauguration

• 21-23 – KRCR Annual Assembly, DVK Bengaluru

• 29 – Pushpashrama future plans for development (10-30 am meeting), Pushpashrama, Mysuru.

• 30 – Mysuru region vocation promoters meeting, Dhyana Sadhana, Mysuru

August 2023
• 04-05 – Bursars’ Meeting, Ryshivana

• 06-07 & 11 – Provincial Council Meeting, Ryshivana

• 08 - Ryshivana Certificate Course inauguration

• 08-09 - workshop for the Local Superiors on Leadership, Ryshivana

• 10 – Constitution Study for Local Superiors, Ryshivana

• 11 – Superiors and Formators Meeting (Formation house Superiors only), Ryshivana.

• 12-15 – Formation Program for the Formators, Ryshivana, Mangaluru

• 12 (morning): OCDS Provincial Council Meeting, Ryshivana

• 12 (11-00 am): Platinum Jubilee Memorial Block administration meeting, Carmel Hill, Mangaluru.

• 12 (afternoon) Infant Jesus Shrine Committee Meeting, Mangaluru

• 17 – Sept 13: Provincial’s visit to our friars in Europe

• 27 Aug to 3 Sept – Extraordinary Definitory, Lisieux, France.

September 2023
• 13 – 03 October: Provincial’s Visit to Tanzania

• 14 - Malamba Mawili Blessing and Inauguration, Dar Es Salaam

• 17 - Ruby Jubilee Celebrations, Tanzania

• 18 – 22 - Congress of the Regional Vicariate of Tanzania

October 2023
• 01 - Feast of St Therese of Child Jesus

• 05-06: Provincial Council Meeting (Pushpashrama, Mysuru)

• 08 – 150th Birth anniversary celebration of St. Therese of the Child Jesus at Pushpashrama (4.00 pm)

• 08-11 – Junior Priests’ Meeting, Dhyanashram, Rajodi.

• 15 - Feast of the Patroness – St Teresa of Jesus

• 16-17 – OCDS Spiritual Assistants Meeting, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 25 – 30 - Fr General and Definitor General visit South Africa

• 25 – Nov 4 - Provincial’s visit to South Africa

• 28 – Silver Jubilee of our presence in South Africa

November 2023
• 06-11 – Province Retreat Batch – 01 (Divine Springs, Xellim)

• 14 - Elections at Mumbai Carmel

• 18 - Elections at Baroda Carmel

• 13-18 – Province Retreat Batch – 02 (Divine Springs, Xellim)

December 2023
• 12 - Provincial Council Meeting, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 13-14 - Superiors Meeting, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 13 – Province Day Celebration, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 14 – Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession (Frs. Jeevan Tauro, Alphonse Britto, Rovel D’Souza, Ajith Rodrigues & Canute Tauro)

• 15 – Parish Priest Meeting, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 16 - Provincial Council Meeting, Sadbhavana, Bengaluru

• 27-28 - Scholastic Meeting, Ryshivana, Mangaluru

• 30 – Golden Jubilee of Ordination – Fr Joseph D’Souza (Sr)