A day of Retreat for the students of St Theresa’s School, Bendur:

Nobody else can touch in the same way that the Almighty does. The Catholic students of St Theresa's School, Bendur, Mangalore, who are in grades III through X, had a one-day retreat at Bethany Convent, Mother House Chapel on December 2, 2023.
Fr. Suraj Lobo and the choir lit the morning with praise and worship. The assembly was invigorated and inspired to comprehend God's word by dancing and chanting praises to the Almighty God.

As the day went on, the lessons on patience, kindness, and forgiveness were covered. There was an hour of adoration where the students could spend time in prayer. Fr Suraj Lobo enriched the students through his talk on "Repentance." He readied the pupils for an effective confession.
Six priests assisted the students by providing their services for confession. The Holy Eucharist with a soul lifting homily strengthened the students' relationship with Jesus. The day was spent in a meaningful and fruitful way by the students in the presence of the divine.

Seminar for Bethany Champions of St Theresa’s School, Bendur:

Bethany Champions is a movement of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany. This movement motivates young minds in the development of faith formation and brings out the best in them, following the great dreams of our Founder the Servant of God,
Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas. To inculcate his values,
St.Theresa's School conducted a Seminar for the Bethany Champions of Grades 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on 19th August 2023.
Rev. Fr. Antony Clany D'Souza from Kripa Sadhana, Bajpe was the Resource Person for the day. The session began with a prayer song, followed by a warm welcome from Principal Sr. Lourdes. The resource person made the students feel their worth of being the child of God. They were inspired to be a leader with self-confidence and self-esteem and to live a life for others.
It was an interactive session. The students gained valuable input, which helped them in their faith formation.
The inspirational talk given by the speaker was helpful for the Bethany Champions to experience the Bible virtues. The children participated actively during the session. The Seminar ended with words of gratitude by Mrs. Savitha Albuquerque.

Seminar for the Bethany Champions

St Theresa's School conducted a seminar for the Bethany Champions of classes 8, 9, and 10 on 17th June 2022. Rev. Fr. Vinod Lobo from the Mangalore Diocese was the resource person for the day. Mrs. Savita Albuquerque accorded a warm welcome to the gathering. An inspirational video was shown by the resource person to begin the session. A Powerpoint Presentation was put up by the resource person and the following points were explained to the students: 1. Motto: To Love God and to Love our neighbour. 2. What is your identity? 3. Definition of Bethany Champions. 4. What is to be a Bethany Champion? 5. What is God Experience? An activity was conducted for the students to introspect themselves and to connect themselves with God. The inspirational talk given by the speaker was helpful for the students to experience the Gospel values in their day-to-day life. The session ended with words of gratitude by the Vice Principal, Sr. Caron.

Bethany Champions charity

Bethany Champions’ Anthem

Rise and shine Bethany Champions Rise and shine (2) rise and shine Rise and shine Bethany Champions Rise on wings excellence Lift up your banner of Bethany, as a champion of Bethany. You are called from south and east and west And chosen for you are the best. Joyfully march with your master Be transformed as better leader May you have fullness of life Be you the crown and the joy. You are the hope of our nation And bring a transformation.

Bethany Champions

Bethany Champions is a movement of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany under the auspices of The Bethany Educational Society , Mangalore to bring the best out of our young people following the great dreams of our Founder the Servant of God Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas. The best way to empower the youth he understood was to give them good Catholic Education with spiritual and moral foundation. He went in search of the youth who were talented but due to poverty could not pursue their studies and make it possible to them to make a mark in their life. In the footsteps of our Founder and heeding to the signs of the times Bethany has ventured into a project of focussing on youth leadership since the XV General Chapter in bringing them from all the Provinces of the Congregation under one banner ‘Bethany Champions’. Its vision is to form a group of Catholic students of high intelligence and good calibre and to motivate them to aspire towards leadership in civil and political arena. It is to show them a new way to justice, peace and solidarity in a society where political, cultural, educational and economical intolerance is observed. In other words, it is to make them salt of the earth and the light of the world.

• To lead the young to God-experience
• To foster gospel values
• To build self-confidence and self-esteem
• To enhance respect for life, nature, cultures, religions and love for nation
• To promote excellence by tapping the dormant potentialities
• To form competent leaders for the transformation of the society

Orientation on Bible for Catholic students

St Theresa’s School in the city organised an orientation titled ‘Bible and Me’ for the Cathlolic Students of grades 7 to 9 on Saturday, the 13th of March, 2021. Prof. Mrs Maria C D’Costa , retired Head of the Department, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, was the resource person for the session. Mrs Maria D Costa interacted with the students and made them write a few lines from the Bible. She helped the students realise that deep faith in Jesus is the sure key to success and greatness in life. The Principal of the School, Sr Philomene Saldanha and Vice Principal Sr Lourdes along with the animators of Bethany Champions, Mrs Savitha Albuquerque and Mrs Prafulla were present for the orientation. The resource person was presented with a flower sapling by the Principal . The Bethany Centenary Documentary Film ‘On Wings of Love’ based on the life and achievements of Fr RFC Mascarenhas, the Servant of God, who is the Founder Bethany Congregation and the founder of BES, was shown to the children at the end of the session.