On May 15, 2021, at St Andrew’s Church, Haluaghat Ms Bani Ghagra took the vows as a sister through the Lord’s Supper worship. The Most Respected Moderator Rt Rev’d Samuel S. Mankhin blessed Sister Bani as a Sister. The vows were attended by the Priests, Catechist and Parish Secretary from various parishes of Haluaghat Deanery and dignitaries of the local parish.
Due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, the ceremony was shortened. After the vows, a reception is held. At the end of the reception, the vows end with a fellowship lunch.
Sister Bani Ghagra was born on 15th October 1999 in a family at Baghaitala village. She is the second of three sisters in their family. Father Alpon Ritchil and mother Eva Ghagra of the Sister Bani died at an early age. She later grew up with her grandmother. But Grandma is still alive. Sister Bani studied at the St. Mary’s Hostel. She passed Secondary School Certificate -SSC from the hostel. After passing SSC she joined St. Mary’s Sisterhood at Haluaghat. Sister Bani entered the St. Mary’s Sisters Society on May 17, 2016. She took the vows as a Novice on 23rd November 2017 and finally she took the vow as a sister on 15th May 2021.
It is noted that at present there are five sisters in the St. Mary’s Sisterhood. Sister Mira Mankhin (Sister Superior), Sister Anita Raksam, Sister Beauty Doffo, Sister Mala Chisim and Sister Bani Ghagra. Their daily routine is to keep the altars and other places of worship clean, to provide religious education to the children in the schools and hostel nearby, to assist the priest in worship, to visit the family and to attend any prayer meeting. We pray for their lives.
