Purpose:
With the vision of establishing a provincial House and formation house we bought 8 acres of land in Kothanur on 20 th April 1991. A simple house for the stay of the sisters was built and blessed on 25 th January 1992 . It was then decided that the candidacy programme for the south province will be conducted at Kothanur from March 1992. Since the newly constructed building was not sufficient for the candidates we planned to make a house for them adjacent to the existing building. On July 11 th the new house for the candidates was blessed and the candidacy programme started on 15 th July with 15 young girls.
Social-cultural background:
Holy Cross Institute in Kothanur is kept as the formation house. All the stages of formation like candidacy, postulancy and novitiate were taking place here. As the number of formees decreased, we were collaborating with other provinces for the formation. The candidacy and postulancy will continue to be in Kothanur.
Convent Services
Committed to nurturing minds, the sisters manage schools and educational programs for holistic development.
Dedicated to spiritual guidance, the sisters support faith formation and personal growth. They lead prayer services, retreats, and provide emotional and moral support to those in need.
Dedicated to spiritual guidance, the sisters support faith formation and personal growth. They lead prayer services, retreats, and provide emotional and moral support to those in need.
OUR GALLERY
We warmly welcome you to reach out to us. Whether you have questions, need support, or seek spiritual guidance, our doors are always open. At our Convent, we are dedicated to serving with love and compassion, inspired by faith and a commitment to the community. Let us walk together in the light of Christ's teachings.
Karnataka Holy Cross Sisters Society 1 Kothanur St. Thomas Town Bangalore 560 084
080-254 777 57
hckothanur@gmail.com
Social Work
Service 1
This being a formation house, in view of giving some practical knowledge to the formees about the works of Mercy and to involve ourselves in serving the less fortunate and underprivileged of our society we decided to start a home for the destitute women . The mercy home was inaugurated on 15th February 2006 by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil along with Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, on the occasion of 150 years of the founding of the Congregation. The home opened on March 22nd with 9 inmates. The inmates are with mental and physical problems, from different back ground ,culture, and language.
Number of inmates - 32.
Service 2
The foster home for girl children Asha Nikethan was opened on 30 th May 2018 in collaboration with Dream India Net work. We have 15 girl children who are from the age of four. They come from the darkness of poverty, abuse and rejection. At present they are studying in our Holy Cross School, Kothanur
Number of students - 16
Service 3
Bangalore being a Metropolitan city a number of girls from various parts of the country come here for study, job and writing various exams. The safety of these girls is a great concern in today’s society and a need of the time. There were girls coming almost every day asking for an accommodation. So to meet this need of the time to provide a safe home for the youth, we opened a study house for the college students and working women on 10 th May 2018.
Number of students 55