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1 May 2009
The Patronal Feast Day Mass was celebrated at the College with the Marist Provincial, Fr Brian Cummings, as the main celebrant and preacher. In his sermon he summed up something of the hopes that the Trustees of the College (the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and the Provincial Council of the Marists) are putting in the College and its students. (Click for the text of the Sermon)
A distance student of Good Shepherd College, who is a highly skilled communicator (she ran Connect.org - the website that followed up on World Youth Day pilgrims) has set out for Africa.
Why she is there and what she is up to can be found by reading her blog: Lucy In Africa
For those who want to see what she is seeing her photos can be found on www.flickr.com/lucyellis
A distance student of Good Shepherd College, who is a Carmelite sister living in their Christchurch convent, has been interviewed in a series of short clips which are now available on YouTube. Clicking on the links below will take you to them:
Distance Learning is approved by NZQA! - click here for details!
Top Theology Student in the Sydney College of Divinity
Cameron Surrey, a seminarian of the Hamilton Diocese studying at Good Shepherd College, is the 2008 recipient of the Sydney College of Divinity Rev. Dr. Brian Murray Memorial Prize.
This prize is given annually to the student with the highest level of achievement in the discipline of Theology who is graduating with the Bachelor of Theology.
The award was presented at the Graduation Ceremony in Auckland on Friday 6 June 2008.
The death of Jeremy Gray SM
Jeremy William John Gray
27/4/1978 - 2/1/2008
Good Shepherd College joins the family and friends of Jeremy in mourning his sudden death. Jeremy has been one of the top students of the College and we had anticipated his returning for another year of study in 2009. We will miss him and we pray for the repose of his soul.
Here is the homily preached in New Caledonia by Fr Grossin, Jeremy's director.
Clicking this link will take you to the NZ Herald account of his passing.
