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Dear Friends,

Greetings of Peace and Joy! Here we are to share with

you some Highlights of the Year.

FED 6th Batch (July 2013 – April 2014

FED 6th Batch started their FED Basic Course at Canossa Home,

Thanlyin in July 2013 and graduated on 30 April 2014. This batch of

21 educators displays strong teamwork and better diction.

Their course was enriched with input from committed and

wonderful volunteers who taught them English, Science and Maths

as well as various other skills such as origami, line dancing, cooking

and the making of musical instrument out of recycled materials.

This batch also had a chance to learn basic level of guitar-playing.

As part of their graduation presents, each graduate was given a

sponsored guitar. The graduates proudly showcased their skills and

talents in singing, playing of musical instruments and acting on

their graduation day to an appreciative audience of Lay Canossians,

volunteers from Singapore, friends and supporters.

The FED 6th Batch

graduates were thankful

to all who have taught and

supported them on their

journey.

Four New kids and a Sister on the Block: The community welcomed Sr.

Joana Da Silvia on 22 October

2013 and in May 2014, four new

children; Maria (6), Hilda (7), Noleen (7) and Lucia

(11), making the total of 18 children.

Graduation theme was “Serve with Love and Joy”

First Group Picture in July 2013

June 2013 – FED Advanced Course

for Educators.

July 2013 – FED Basic Course for 6th

Batch of Educators started.

August- Holy Trinity Church Kg

raised funds with a jumble sale on

3-4 Aug and an Auction at their

anniversary dinner on 17 Aug.

22 October 2013 - Canossa Home

welcomed Sr. Joana Da Silva as a

new member of the community.

29 Nov – 10 Dec 2013 – Christmas

Cheer cum Vocation Formation

Camp at Pekhon.

20 & 28 Dec. 2013 – Cheryl Tang

held a fund-raising dinner & lunch

at Crossings Café.

26-31 Dec 2013 – M3 volunteers’

visit to Nyaungshwe and Thanlyin.

25-26 Nov 2013 - M3 Fund-raising

for Myanmar Mission at Church of

the Risen Christ.

4-5 January 2014 – M3 Fund-

raising for Myanmar Mission at St.

Anne’s Church Singapore.

Feb 2014 – FED 6th Batch returned

to Canossa Home after their

practicum in their designated

Boarding Houses.

27 Feb – 7 March 2014 –M3

Papango Educational & Medical

Mission to Thanlyin, Loikaw and

Donokhu.

2-9 March 2014 – Project Micah’s

visit to St Bakhita’s Boarding House

in Hopon and to St Anne’s Boarding

House in Taunggyi as well as to

Canossa Home in Thanlyin.

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Christmas Cheer cum Vocation Formation Camp at Pekhon

Lay Canossian, Margaret Lee and Lay Missionaries, Joanna Yu and Joseph Tham with Sr. Jacqueline, Sr. Marion and Postulant Heza travelled to Pekhon to conduct the vocation formation camp. A total of 14 girls participated. They also brought Christmas cheers to the children of at least 7 boarding houses in that diocese.

Lay Canossian Week and Retreat on 1-3 May 2014

A team of 4 Lay Canossians from Singapore: Lousie Lee, Magdalene

Tan, Cecilia V. and Mary Mercy conducted formation sessions on

Canossian spirituality for the FED Educators. On 3 May 2014, the

Lay Canossian family welcomed two

new members. They are Esther and

Clement. Theresa, Julia, Brigid and

Bibiana renewed their promises as

Lay Canossians. Later, the Lay

Canossians went for a retreat

together.

FED Intermediate Course and FED Advanced Course on Pre-School Education

FED 5th Batch completed their Intermediate Course at the end of

May 2014. Their course was enriched by sessions from volunteers

who taught them useful skills such as ways to manage the

discipline of children, to write reports in English and on social

graces.

The Advanced Level intensive course was held in June 2014 for the

Educators on pre-school education. Their course was

supplemented by lessons given by volunteers on speech and

drama for pre-schoolers as well as on leadership.

7-28 March 2014 – Teaching of

Phonics and Storytelling to the FED

6th Batch by volunteers, Desirene

and Lillian.

4-5 April 2014 – Searcher Bernadine

attended a 6-month leadership

course run by Fondazio in Yangon,

after which she took up the challenge

to conduct a 2-day camp together

with 2 other colleagues, in Pathein,

for 300 youth. The youth enjoyed

their sessions! The team was invited

to conduct another camp in May.

21-26 April 2014 – Teaching of

Maths and Science to the FED 6th

Batch by volunteers, Brenda and

Betty.

26-27 April 2014 – M3 Fund-raising

at Nativity Church Singapore.

30 April 2014 – Graduation of FED

6th Batch.

1-3 May 2014 – Lay Canossian

Week.

May 2014 – Intermediate Course for

FED 5th Batch.

7 May 2014 – Visit by Yap Su Yin of

Tan Chin Tuan Foundation to

Canossa Home.

8 May 2014 – Volunteer, Ms.

Selvathi, taught “Discipline Models”

to the FED 5th Batch.

28 April – 16 May 2014 – Teaching

of Phonics and Storytelling to the

FED 5th Batch by volunteers, Desirene

and Lillian.

16 May 2014 – Visit by Egyptian

Ambassador’s wife to Canossa Home.

23 May 2014 – Community’s visit to

the Egyptian Ambassador’s house.

26 -28 May 2014 – Volunteers,

Eugene and friends, visited St

Martin’s and Brother Felice’s

Boarding Houses in the Taunggyi

region.

Pic: FED 5th Batch beamed with pride at the completion of their

Intermediate Course as Sr. Angela and Ms. Selvathi looked on.

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Storm of 8 May 2014 and Answered Prayers

A storm wreaked havoc in the

Yangon region on 8 May 2014.

There was inconsistent supply of

water and electricity for many

weeks after. The community set

up a temporary catchment of

water using canvas and bamboo

sticks. They prayed hard for rain to

arrive. And rain it did! So much so

that it broke the catchment. The

girls ran to save as much water as

they could. They then formed a human chain to transfer water

from the catchment to their water tanks. God truly is Providential!

New FED 7th Batch (July2014)

Canossa Home welcomed a new batch of girls for the FED Basic

Course in July 2014. These 20 new girls will form the new FED 7th

Batch. Their term started on 21 July 2014, preceded by a Mass at

Canossa Home. Please continue to keep the FED Educators in your

prayers.

Future Projects: Our own Canossian Formation House and 2 small Kindergartens in Myanmar. We thank God for the gift of 2 novices and a postulant who are undergoing formation in Singapore.

Thank you for your continuous and generous support. May God bless you! Myanmar Mission Team, Sr. Angela, Sr. Joana, FED Leaders, Educators & Children (Canossa Home) Sr. Marion, Sr. Jacqueline & searchers (Myanmar Canossian Formation House) Sr. Janet & volunteers (Singapore)

Pic: FED 5th Batch, leaders

and Sr. Joana fixing the

temporary water catchment

pool after the storm.

25 May – 2 June 2014 – Volunteers,

Kevin and friends, taught situational

English and social graces to FED 5th

Batch.

2-27 June – FED Advanced Course

4-28 June 2014 - Sr. Joanna Tong

taught origami and integrated craft

work with the teaching of Faith

Education to the FED Advanced level.

10 – 13 June 2014 – Shirley and Mel

from Holy Trinity Kg, taught the

“Qualities of a Pre-School Teacher

and Models of Pre-School Education”

and “Integrated Approach in

teaching English, Maths and Music”

to the FED Advanced Level.

19-22 June 2014 – Volunteer, Ms.

Selvathi, taught “The Leader in Me”

course to the FED Advanced Level.

23 – 27 June 2014 – Volunteers,

Amanda and Louise, taught “Speech

and Drama for Pre-Schoolers” for

FED Advanced Level.

21 July 2014 – FED Basic Course for

7th Batch started with 20 new

educators.

“I have learnt that Singaporeans are very fortunate to be

not poor. Compared to us, kids at home, the children there

only have the basic items while I can open a bookstore with

the amount of story books my brother and I have.”

Jonathan Teh (8), ex-pupil of Church of Holy Trinity Kg who visited

Canossa Home in June 2014 with his parents & brother (picture on

the left).

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A Collage of Smiles

Pic 3: Papango Mission to Thanlyin, Loikaw and Donokhu in March

2014.

Pic 1: Magdalene Mission Myanmar (M3) Mission Trip in Dec 2013 to Nyaungshwe

and Thanlyin.

Pic 6: Desirene and Lillian with

Sr Joana at the graduation of

the 6th Batch on 30 April 2014.

Pic 7: Kevin and friends at

Canossa Home with Sr Angela and

leader, Julia, in May 2014.

Pic 5: Project Micah in Taunggyi region in March 2014.

Pic 8 (left): Community’s visit to the Egyptian

Ambassador’s house on 23 May 2014.

Pic 9: Children at St. Martin’s

Boarding House grinned with

delight when Eugene and

friends visited and gave them

each donated confectionery

from The Cocoa Tree in June

2014,

Pic 2: Our dear Sisters in Myanmar, from left

to right, Sr. Joana, Sr. Angela, Sr. Marion

and Sr. Jacqueline.

Pic 4: Brenda and Betty with the FEDs in April 2014.