50th Anniversary of the Yarra Theological Union – the MSC were one of the founding cogregations.

At the inaugural Mass for the opening of the Jubilee year, Chris Monaghan CP, YTU President announced, formally, with Carmel Posa, Sister of the Good Samaritan, a proclamation of the year and celebrations.

MSC students were present 50 years ago, including Bob Irwin, John Rate, Phil Hicks, Peter and Paul Guy, Pat Dodson, John Mulrooney, Leo Wearden, Des Holm, and on the staff, Walter Black, Peter Hoy, Peter Malone, John Bosman, John Flynn.  (Malones have been on the staff list for the 50 years, Peter from 1972-1998, Philip from 1999-2021!)

Peter Malone was celebrant and paid tribute to staff of the past, teachers, administration, men and increasing number of women, to the students, lay women and men since 1974, library and maintenance and, in recent years, especially with the reliance on Zoom, many international students. (The photo making the celebrant look like Santa Claus with glasses and vestments.)

Photos by our regular site photographer (and for the MSC Australia Vocations’ Facebook page), Trieu Nguyen MSC.

And, in this 50th year, Trieu is the Secretary of the YTU Students Representative Council.

There will be more occasions and posts throughout the year.