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Udupi : The foundation stone laid for new building of St. Agnes Convent of Ursuline Franciscan Congregation Sisters’ at Parampalli near here on Tuesday, 27th January, 2015 by Very Rev Fr. Fredrick Mascarenhas Dean of Udupi Deanery of Udupi Diocese.

Prior to the foundation stone laying ceremony thanksgiving mass was offered at Parampalli church hall by Very Rev Fr. Fredrick Mascarenhas Vicar of Udupi along with Rev Fr. Romeo Lewis Parampalli church parish priest.

Brief prayers were held by Rev Fr. Fred Mascarenhas at convent site of the new building. The new building foundation stone blessed and new building site also blessed by the Fr. Fred Mascarenhas.

During the foundation stone laying ceremony in the absence of Provincial of the congregation Very Rev Sr. Lenita D’souza, Sr. Jeraldin, Councillor General, Rev Sr. Hilda and Rev Sr. Tressy D’Mello Asst. Provincial Councillors’, Sr. Noela Menezes Superior of St Agnes Convent of Parampalli and other convents sisters, Rev Fr. Romeo Lewis, Parish Pastoral Council Vice President of present and past and parishioners were present.

Engineer of the building Raghupathy A. C. E. Technology Crats Pvt Ltd also present during the occasion. Along with the convent, home for the aged building also constructed.

Any Charism cannot be fixed to a particular ministry or time. It always finds scope for expansion and change if interpreted according to the need and signs of the time.

 The Congregation is revisioning its charism and mission inorder to envisage a right response to the multifaceted reality of today’s India. It is critically analyzing the Institutional oriented approach and moving towards an Incarnational approach inorder to evolve a thought pattern and action that is relevant to the times.

A period of prayer and interiorization together with an indepth study and interpretation of the spirit of our Founders, Patrons and pioneers is considered vital to our mission. Inorder to have an Indian face, rooted in the indigenous spiritual heritage. Indian culture, linguistic and social reality is contemplated in Provinces that situate in different areas of India and abroad. Formation is challenge based in initial stages exposing the formees to contextual life situations.

Sisters involved in different apostolates are introduced to a critical analysis of apostolic activities of the community, Province, Congregation through a Logical Framework analysis, wherein goals are set, objectives drawn, inputs identified to arrive at the desired outputs. As a result Commissions on every level function actively gaining contemplative presence with prophetic courage in the whole Congregation. A few insertion ministries are undertaken with a view to re-interpret institutional apostolates.

Sisters "yet miles to go and dreams to fulfill" in venturing where we would not have the courage to go and "say what others may not say".

It is a paradigm shift from the secure, powerful, settled, immobile institution to the fluid, insecure, unsettled, weak, marginalized and flexible, movement. In order to effect this Charismatic renewal Ursulines are to be born again. The person who walks with God attunes more to the Spirit than the task and the task is taken care of by the Spirit.