Saturday, November 22, 2008

YTU 2008 - ANOTHER YEAR OF GRACE

21 November (Friday) - To end the academic year 2008 the YTU students, faculty and administrators came together around the EUCHARIST to give thanks to God. After the Mass certificates and diplomas were distributed to deserving students.

The GRADUATES:
Bachelor of Theology – 7:
(Eddie Lering, SVD)
Associate Diploma of Ministry – 1
Diploma of Pastoral Ministry – 1
Certificate in Teaching Religious Education – 24
Graduate Diploma in Theology – 13:
(Hiagi Motofaga, SVD)
Diploma in Faith Leadership – 1
Diploma in Counseling – 3
Master of Arts (Theology) – 1
Master of Theological Studies – 4:
(Gabriel Kokon, SVD; Hiagi Motofaga, SVD;
Linh Nguyen, SVD).
Master of Arts – 3

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Larry Nemer, SVD, finishes his term as Interim YTU President by the end of 2008. The in-coming President is Christopher Monaghan, CP.

(In photo: President Larry Nemer, SVD, with Academic Dean Catherine McCahill. SGS).

Thursday, November 20, 2008

THIS YEAR'S HARVEST 2008

14th Nov. (Friday) Towards the end of the academic year, we usually take a community photo. This year we have four Postulants, four Novices (in Sydney, not in photo), five Post-Novitiate students and four Deacons (not in photo) who will all be ordained priests this year. The rest in the photo are lecturers, formators or administrators.

Seated L to R: Michael Nguyen, Dom Flores and Michael Madigan;
Second row standing L to R: Alusio Maravu, Boni Buahendri, Eddie Lering, Ennio Mantovani, Frank Gerry, Larry Nemer Kasmir Nema and Anthony Lobo.Anthony;
Third row standing L to R: Anton Nahak, Wim Valckx, Henry Adler, Uili Uvea, Bosco Sang Bok Son and Jerome Dulunaqio. (Photo by Boni B).
"Pray the Lord of the harvest
that he may send laborers
into his harvest"
(Lk. 10:2)