May 16th (Fr
iday) - Ennio’s golden jubilee external celebration consisted of many parts:
First: The Eucharist celebration – the dining-room was converted into a “sacred place’ where the 60 guests gathered for the Jubilee Mass. Ennio presided assisted by Deacon Gabriel. A leaflet was distributed, which contained the ceremony and all the songs. The DMC students led the lively singing.
Second: The Socials – after the Eucharist, the guests were invited to the socials where they were served drinks and nibbles as they got acquainted with one another. This was done along the corridors while the dining room was being prepared for the main meal.
Third: The Meal – after the socials, we asked our guests to proceed to the dining room for a sit-down dinner served by a catering service team led by Chito Javier, our DMC office manager. The caterers served in black formal attire.
Fourth: The Program – Boni Buahendri emceed the Program while Dom Flores welcomed all the guests. The three testimonies were given by speakers personally chosen by Ennio: Tim Norton (Essendon student), Larry Nemer (colleague in Rome), and Gabriel Kokon (student from PNG). Then we were treated with an entertaining Video presentation on Ennio’s whole life and ministry, from his seminary days in
Austria, Germany, further studies, then in the PNG mission and finally in Australia.
Lastly: The Cake and Response – Ennio cut his made-to-order cake and blew off the ceremonial candles, followed by his lively response speech. Ennio claims he always said “No” to God, e.g. “No,” to becoming an SVD, because he wanted to become a diocesan priest; “No” to further studies, for he wanted to go to Africa. And lately, “No” to the Society’s accepting the new Preston parish. But God has his own ways. Ennio became model SVD; went for further studies and earned a doctorate in Missiology, and he is now the energetic chaplain of the Italians at Preston parish. God said to him: “I have chosen you, you have not chosen me!”
There are many more that Ennio said and did, but cannot be written down now. Otherwise our DMC library would not be able to contain them all. But these are told so that you may have taste of what has truly transpired at Ennio’s golden jubilee. (Cf. John).
iday) - Ennio’s golden jubilee external celebration consisted of many parts:First: The Eucharist celebration – the dining-room was converted into a “sacred place’ where the 60 guests gathered for the Jubilee Mass. Ennio presided assisted by Deacon Gabriel. A leaflet was distributed, which contained the ceremony and all the songs. The DMC students led the lively singing.
Second: The Socials – after the Eucharist, the guests were invited to the socials where they were served drinks and nibbles as they got acquainted with one another. This was done along the corridors while the dining room was being prepared for the main meal.
Third: The Meal – after the socials, we asked our guests to proceed to the dining room for a sit-down dinner served by a catering service team led by Chito Javier, our DMC office manager. The caterers served in black formal attire.Fourth: The Program – Boni Buahendri emceed the Program while Dom Flores welcomed all the guests. The three testimonies were given by speakers personally chosen by Ennio: Tim Norton (Essendon student), Larry Nemer (colleague in Rome), and Gabriel Kokon (student from PNG). Then we were treated with an entertaining Video presentation on Ennio’s whole life and ministry, from his seminary days in
Austria, Germany, further studies, then in the PNG mission and finally in Australia.Lastly: The Cake and Response – Ennio cut his made-to-order cake and blew off the ceremonial candles, followed by his lively response speech. Ennio claims he always said “No” to God, e.g. “No,” to becoming an SVD, because he wanted to become a diocesan priest; “No” to further studies, for he wanted to go to Africa. And lately, “No” to the Society’s accepting the new Preston parish. But God has his own ways. Ennio became model SVD; went for further studies and earned a doctorate in Missiology, and he is now the energetic chaplain of the Italians at Preston parish. God said to him: “I have chosen you, you have not chosen me!”
There are many more that Ennio said and did, but cannot be written down now. Otherwise our DMC library would not be able to contain them all. But these are told so that you may have taste of what has truly transpired at Ennio’s golden jubilee. (Cf. John).
The Catering staff; Ennio blows out candles; Ennio and Arnoldus family
