Annual X' Mas Carols & Get Together 2011

St. John's College Jaffna - OBA ( SSL )

&

Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna - PPA ( Colombo )

ANNUAL X' MAS CAROLS & GET TOGETHER 2011

on Satuarday 10th December 2011

Holy Trinty Church , Wellawatte  - Colombo 06

06:00 PM Onwards

For more details please contact Mr.Kumaran Xavier  on  0779 431 115

6th EX-CO MEETING OF SJC OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Dear Johnian

Greetings!

The 6^th Ex. Co. will be held on November 23, 2011 (Wednesday) at 7:00 p.m. Please be present.

6^th EX-CO MEETING OF SJC OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Date           :         Wednesday, November 23,2011

Venue        :         Holy Trinity Church Hall

Time           :         06.45 pm     Assemblage

                              07:00 pm     Ex.Co. Meeting commences

                              08:30 pm     Expected to conclude, with fellowship dinner.

Hosts         :         Mr. R Ariyaratnam, Mr. K Mahadeva and Mr K Vasanthan

AGENDA

1.       President welcomes the members and convenes the meeting

2.       Excuses

3.       Adoption of Minutes of November 2,2011

4.       Announcement of deaths (if any), followed by 2 minutes silence

5.       announcement of promotions/appointments/marriages/ etc (if any)

6.       Christmas day celebration and events – tickets / Practices.

7.       Tribute  to Mr. Kurusamy, canteen Manager – by  Kathirgamathamby master.

8.       Treasurer’s report

9.       Grade 5 scholarship second year and status of the other commitments.

10.   Any other committee reports.

11.   Any other matters

12.   Vote of thanks – G. Vathulan

13.   College song and dinner

                             
                                                                        

S. K. Xavier                                                                                                   

Honorary Secretary                     

5TH EX-CO MEETING OF SJCOBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Dear Johnian

Greetings!

The 5^th Ex. Co. will be held on November 2, 2011 (Wednesday) at 7:00 p.m. Please be present.

5^th EX-CO MEETING OF SJC OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Date           :         Wednesday, November 2,2011

Venue        :         Holy Trinity Church Hall

Time           :         06.45 pm     Assemblage

                              07:00 pm     Ex.Co. Meeting commences

                              08:30 pm     Expected to conclude, with fellowship dinner.

Hosts         :         Mr. Balaretnarajah and Mr. Eswaralingam

AGENDA

1.       President welcomes the members and convenes the meeting

2.       Excuses

3.       Minutes of Oct 1 (and this meeting) will be sent before the next Ex. Co.

4.       Announcement of deaths (if any), followed by 2 minutes silence

5.       announcement of promotions/appointments/marriages/ etc (if any)

6.       Christmas day celebration and events – finalization.

7.       Cricket Match with SPC OBA – event review and finances

8.       Treasurer’s report

9.       Any other committee reports.

10.   Any other matters

11.   Vote of thanks – G. Vathulan

12.   College song and dinner

                                                                             

S. K. Xavier                                                                                                    

Honorary Secretary                     

3rd EX-CO MEETING OF SJCOBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Dear Johnian

Warm Greetings!

The Third Executive Committee meeting will be held, on Saturday 20 August, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., at St. Paul’s Church Hall (not the main hall).  Please note the change in the venue. Hope to see you all there on time.

3^rd   EX-CO MEETING OF ST.JOHN'S COLLEGE, JAFFNA OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Date           :         Saturday August 20, 2011.

Venue        :         St. Paul’s Church, Milagiriya

  (The church on the land side, adjoining the Milargiriya bus halt – next to Dickman’s road)

Time           :         06.45 pm    Assemblage

                              07:00 pm    Meeting commences

                              08:30 pm   Expected to conclude, with fellowship dinner.

EX- CO AGENDA

1.       President welcomes the members and convenes the meeting

2.       Excuses

3.       Adoption of the minutes held on 23 July, 2011

4.       Announcement of deaths (if any), followed by 2 minutes silence

5.       announcement of promotions/appointments/marriages/ etc (if any)

6.       Matters arising from the minutes of the Ex Co meeting of 23 July 2011

7.       Reports from sub committees – if any (Christmas Dinner sub committee Mr. Balaretnarajah, Web site sub Committee Mr. Balajeyandhan, Fund raiser sub committee Mr. Vijayakumar, Teachers’ day sub committee Mr. Anushankan, sub committee for honoring old boys Mr. Rajanathan, Sports committee Mr. Loganathan, Christmas Carol Singing sub committee Mr. Rajeev Ariyaratnam, Joint trip sub committee Mr. Bahirathan)

8.       Guest speaker’s address – Mr. S. Sivanantharajah

9.       Any other matters

10.   Vote of Thanks, Mr. K. Amalan

S. K. Xavier

Honorary Secretary

TRIBUTE – MR. V.S. STEPHEN

TRIBUTE – MR. V.S. STEPHEN

Retired teacher – St. John’s College, Jaffna

I consider it a very high honor and privilege to write a few lines as a tribute to my beloved,  late father in law, Mr. V.S. Stephen.  To me he was a father and a friend.  The outstanding quality of his life was that he was a caring example of  a father.  In this he represented God our Father and the result was that he brought up three secure happy children, Ranji, Jayanthi, and Vasanthan.   He was also a very caring husband to his beloved wife Rasamalar  Stephen (Periathamby )

He was  a dedicated teacher systematic in all that he did. He taught at St. John’s College. As a teacher he was always punctual at school, important matters were written down on his diary and things were kept in the right place. His children remarked that there had to be pin drop silence at home when he was doing his school work at home.    There was also a transparency about him and he was content with what he had and secure in who he was.

Mr. Stephen truly feared God.  This fear of God resulted in  a  life of integrity.  He was  careful in all his dealings, always speaking the truth and refusing to compromise on issues of integrity.  We are reminded of Nehemiah in the Bible who said, “So did not I , because I feared the Lord.” Mr. Stephen belonged to that clan of people who worked meticulously and faithfully.  His attention to detail was an example to us.  I have been touched to see the respect and love that many of his old students have for him. 

Mr. Stephen lived a godly life and was always regular in going to church.  In fact the Sunday service was the highlight of his week especially in his latter years.  However in the last fifteen years or so of his life he tasted the reality of the grace of God in his life.  This brought a new dimension to his faith and a passionate love for the word of God.  He also prayed daily for his family and other issues.  As a result of this new experience of grace, he even took the initiative to reconcile with just a few people whom he felt he had hurt.  This deeply touched me. 

 So he lived a contented life, right to the end.  He was very patient in the final days of his life when it was difficult for him even to attend to his daily personal necessities.

During the crisis time in Jaffna Mr. and Mrs. Stephen came to Colombo to be with their children. Their faith and trust in God carried them through this difficult time when they had to leave their house and belongings in the twilight of their lives. He was thankful to God for the joy of spending time with his children and grandchildren and even tasted precious moments carrying his  great grand children in his arms.  

Mr. Stephen did not leave the riches of this world as a legacy for his children. Rather he has a left a legacy and memory of a principled life undergirded by the reverential fear of God. 

We are thankful to God for giving him as a blessing to us all.

Arul Anketell

(Mount Lavinia)

2nd EX-CO MEETING OF SJCOBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Dear Johnian

Warm Greetings!

The Second Executive Committee meeting of the newly elected committee will be held, on Saturday 23 July, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., at the same venue, Holy Trinity Church – Parish Hall. Hope to see you all there on time. Am sure all of you would have received by now the minutes of the Ex. Co. meeting held on June 22.

2^nd  EX-CO MEETING OF ST.JOHN'S COLLEGE, JAFFNA OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Date           :         Saturday July 23, 2011.

Venue        :         Holy Trinity Church - Parish Hall

                              21, St Lawrence Road, Colombo 06

                              (The road opposite to Royal Bakery)

Time           :         06.15 pm    Assemblage

                              06.30 pm    Meeting commences

                              08:00 pm   Expected to conclude, with fellowship dinner.

Hosts         :         Mr. B Thayalan, Mr. S. Kathirgamathamby

EX- CO AGENDA

1.       President welcomes the members and convenes the meeting

2.       Excuses

3.       Adoption of the minutes held on 22 June, 2011

4.       Announcement of deaths (if any), followed by 2 minutes silence

5.      Announcement of promotions/appointments/marriages/ etc  (if any)

6.       Matters arising from the minutes of the Ex Co meeting of 22 June 2011

7.       Reports from sub committees – if any (Christmas Dinner sub committee Mr. Balaretnarajah, Web site sub Committee Mr. Balajeyandhan, Fund raiser sub committee Mr. Vijayakumar, Teachers’ day sub committee Mr. Anushankan, sub committee for honoring old boys Mr. Rajanathan, Sports committee Mr. Loganathan, Christmas Carol Singing sub committee Mr. Rajeev Ariyaratnam, Joint trip sub committee Mr. Bahirathan)

8.       Guest speaker’s address – Dr. Iraivan

9.       Treasurer’s report

10.   Any other matters

11.   Vote of Thanks, Mr. K Mahadeva.

S. K. Xavier

Honorary Secretary

C.E.Anandarajah (Principal) 26th Death Anniversary ( 26th June 2011)

( Reproduced from an article published by  an Old Johnian for the 25th Anniversary on 26.06.2010 )


A Devoted Principal
A Conscientious Social Worker
A Magnificent Personality
A Wonderful Guardian
An Advisor Par Excellence
A man of Action


Late C.E Anandarajan has been the consummate leader for the St. John`s since he was a teacher. I am a very proud Johnian and fortunate person to be a student,  Deputy Senior Prefect, Teacher and was a Hostel Master during his leadership time at St. John`s as a Principal.


The time I spent in the College during his time is the memorable time and, I have the responsibility to say a few words about our legend beloved principal late Mr. C.E. Anandarajan.

The young Johnians might want to know, why we called this principal is a legend, because St. John`s educated this gentleman through his intelligence. He was smart, powerful, bright, truthful, easy going friendly, handsome man to be the leader for this great institution. This man became the Eagle of our school and took our college to the highest level in all times. He shed his blood for the college and gave his life as a gift to all Johnians. Johnians will always stand proudly behind this brave man`s name for our college. He courageously risks his life every day during the difficult time towards our college goal of a stable, strong and peaceful education for each and every student. And as a human, he approached directly every poor child in our college and helped with financial and educational assistance. His specialty is he knew each student`s name and their families. He walks as speed as lightning and asks questions like thunder. We students always had all information on our finger tips to answer him. He always had his own style and the way of raising morale by making each and every day wonderful and meaningful to all students, teachers and staff. He was a great Principal and an amazing friend to all of us. His sensitivity and ability to connect with people touched many of us, specially our parents, friends and the community of Jaffna. Our beloved Principal was very much passionate about education and inspired those around him always. One of the best personal teaching of him is learn to say NO , when things going wrong stand up for it and do the right thing. Twenty five years has gone, but in every old boys gathering, dinner, picnic or even house parties around the world his name comes up in conversations for the values he taught, discipline he maintained in school, his professionalism, and his respect for people. He was a well disciplined man and, even the ducks he had in his house walk in line and still we talk about it. We called our loving Principal at St. John`s with different nick names such as: Iron man because one slap on the face is more than enough treatment for rest of our life to be on right track Man of Principals , he always talk with facts and stick to what he says and his words never went wrong Mr. James Bond , he was the Hollywood figure for entire community of Jaffna `Ananthi` the sweetest humble name, named by the students for the strongest, built, powerful six foot man. The memorable moment of my loving principal in my life is, during the big match in 1982, after we drew the match escaping from innings loss with Central College, he came into the grounds after the last ball was bowled, and gave me and my partner a big hug and held our shoulders with his hands. Whenever I think about that moment, I still get the electric shock feeling of our Principal because we still love him for the things he has done for us and which we can never pay him back again. He is a legend and he lives in our heart always.

Source(s)  Article published by  An Old Johnian  for the 25th Anniversary on 26.06.2010

1st EX-CO MEETING OF SJCOBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Dear Johnian

Warm Greetings!

The First Executive Committee meeting of the newly elected committee will be held, on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, as usual at 7:00 p.m., at the same venue, Holy Trinity Church – Parish Hall. Hope to see you all there on time.

1^st EX-CO MEETING OF ST.JOHN'S COLLEGE, JAFFNA OBA (SSL) – 2011-12

Date           : Wednesday, June 22.

Venue        : Holy Trinity Church - Parish Hall

                    21, St Lawrence Road, Colombo 06

                    (The road opposite to Royal Bakery)

Time          : 06.45 pm Assemblage

                     07.00 pm Meeting commences

                     08:15 pm Expected to conclude, with fellowship dinner.

Hosts        : Mr. T. Jeyakumar, Mr. S. J. Jebaratnam and Mr. S. Rajanathan

EX- CO AGENDA

1. President welcomes the members and convenes the meeting

2. Excuses

3. Adoption of the minutes of the 105^th AGM held on the May 07, 2011

4. Announcement of deaths (if any), followed by 2 minutes silence

5. announcement of promotions/appointments/marriages/ etc (if any)

6. Appointment of sub committees (Teachers’ day committee, Scholarship Liaison Committee, Christmas committee, Sports committee, Joint trip committee, Website committee, Committee for honoring old boys, membership committee, any other committees)

7. Year plan

8. OBA representative for the Board

9. Treasurer’s report

10. Any other reports

11. Any other matters

12. Vote of Thanks, Mr. S. Bahirathan.

S. K. Xavier

Honorary Secretary