CARMEL CONVENT, TRICHY – 2007

God intervenes into the life of everyone and fulfills His plan and purposes in our lives, creating all things anew. It was on 25th May that Sr. Anna Maria A.C., who was in charge of Carmel Convent, Trichy, had to close down the convent at Trichy and return to Ottapalam. When God closes one door, He opens another. It was decided again at the General Chapter to re-open the convent at Trichy. On 2nd February 2014, the sisters took a rented house at Ramachandra Nagar, Edamalaipatty Pudur, Trichy, and formed a little community. Sr. M. Premila A.C. was in charge of the community along with Sr. Pauline Marie A.C. and Maria Agila as the community members. Rev. Fr. Benjamine Franklin OCD, the provincial superior, offered Mass in this little house. It was a joyful day for the sisters and for the locality. The sisters were permitted by the Bishop of Trichy to reserve the Blessed Sacrament in this little house. Later, the community was shifted from Pudur to Nagamangalam where the sisters had some land. Through the instrumentality of Rev. Fr. Devaraj, the Parish Priest of Divine Mercy Church, a house was taken on rent, and the sisters were given posts at Good Samaritan School. The visitation of the Provincial Superior, Sr. Ancilla, in 2015 and Superior General, Sr. Susheela, in 2017 paved the way for a new building which would also be used as a Delegation House.

On August 15th, 2015, a special day for Tamil Nadu, the Installation of Delegation Superior took place. Sr. Jayamary was appointed as Delegation Superior on an experimental basis for one year. On 9th September 2015, the Superior General and Council approved the Delegation status. The communities in Tamil Nadu in the Dioceses of Chingleput, Vellore, Trichy, Coimbatore, and Sivagangai come under the Delegation leadership of Sister Jayamary along with the councilors, Srs. Sujaya, Maria Deera, and Maria Celia.

At present, the committed services of our sisters in the locality and at the substations are much appreciated. We had the Provincial Superior’s visitation on 18th August 2015, which strengthened us. We also had our Superior General’s visitation from 22nd June 2017 to 24th June, accompanied by Sr. Pavitha A.C., our Bursar General. Sr. Susheela, our Superior General, informed us that the Generalate would oversee the building of the Delegation House.

We had a Delegation Animation Programme on 4th March 2017. Sr. Susheela, our Superior General, motivated the sisters of Tamil Nadu on the theme: A Passionate A.C. for Christ’s Mission in Tamil Nadu. We conducted a SWOT analysis on the Delegation, and Sr. Ancilla, our Provincial Superior, also animated the sessions. It was very enriching.