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| The whole group at the Seminar |
SIGNIS, Western region organised a workshop for the youth on
Social Media for Mission Outreach, on Sunday, February 9th. It was
decided by the members of SIGNIS Western Region to offer a seminar to youth on
relevant and recent topic affecting their lives. Since we live in the world of
rapid changes and instant updates about practically everything, the natural
choice was a topic related to the use of Social Media.
Around 70 youth from Gujarat, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Goa and
Vasai took part in the daylong seminar at St. Paul’s, Bandra, Mumbai.
They all enthusiastically engaged in all the discussions and
activities related to the topic. The seminar began with a prayer dance by Sr.
Selviya. A welcome note by Fr. Ashok Vaghela, the president of SIGNIS Western
Region, made the gathered youth very comfortable to the seminar environment.
The keynote address was given by Fr. Cleophas Braganza, who with the use of
power-point presentations explained to us of using the Social Media for Mission
particularly for the social change. He elaborated the topic with a lot of
examples and detailed analysis of the use of Social Media and its positive
effects for any social change. He told the gathered youth to pay attention on
three important questions we need to ask ourselves while sharing a message.
1. What are we trying
to convey?
2. Whom do we want to reach?
3. How shall we reach to them?
Fr. Braganza repeatedly made the youth aware that having the
latest gadgets does not make things possible for better communication. He
invited all to constantly ask a question i.e.
“Why should I do this?” to oneself for better partaking in
the new environment of Social Media. The question and answer session clarified
a lot of queries by the participants.
After a break the group once again met for the panel
discussion. The main speakers in the panel discussion were
1. Kevin Jayraj, an ad designer who has started a company,
Point of view (POV).
2. Richard D’Souza, a
social worker serving in Jharkhand.
3. Mayola, a teacher and mother of two teenage girls.
4. Brinston Carvalho who has pioneered in serving the parish
by creating an Android application, ‘Orland Connect’. Each of the speakers
shared with the group their success stories. The discussion with the group was
very interesting. A lot of interaction took place.
At the end of the seminar the group gathered to thank God in
the Eucharistic celebration. Fr. Olavo Caiado in his interesting homily invited
us to be a communicator of love and thus, to reach Christ even to them, who are
not aware of the name of Jesus.
After the mass all gathered for delicious lunch. The entire
group left the venue filled with a lot of joy and knowledge in Social Media.
Sr. Hilda Braganza, the secretary of SIGNIS Western Region
and Sr. Joeyanna D’Souza along with Fr. Alex Paul had looked after the entire
arrangements of the seminar and saw the entire execution with the help of youth
from Mumbai.
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