HEART OF LIFE CENTRE, CELEBRATING GRADUATIONS
November 25th, celebration of Heart of Life graduates at St Paschal’s chapel, Box Hill.
Director, Paul Beirne welcomed graduates, staff, families and visitors. Presiding at the Eucharist was Kevin Hennessy CP.
The principal graduates were those for Siloam, the one year full-time program for Spiritual Directors. They included participants from China, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam and Australia. The two graduating from the two year part-time Siloam program were both from Australia.
There were five graduates from the Spiritual Leaders’ program (one day a week) including a participant from Tanzania.
Those graduating were presented with their certificates from the staff members responsible for the programs, Lis Teggelove and Michelle McCourt for the fulltimers, Kathleen Spokes for the part-timers, Michelle McCourt and Paul Castley for the Spiritual Leaders.
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the Siloam Program, established by Brian Gallagher MSC in Sydney in 1979 and continued after that in Melbourne.