A new library for St John Vianney Seminary
Thursday, 26 November 2009 12:05
Archbishop Jabulani Nxumalo, Chairman of the Seminaries’ Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, presided at the sod turning of the new library of the Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria, on the 25th of November. All the students and the staff were present, as well as Archbishop Paul Khumalo of Pretoria, Fr Vincent Brennan (secretary general of the SACBC), Sr Hermenegild Makoro (associate secretary general of the SACBC) and the members of the finance management Committee of the bishops’ Conference.
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Fr Enrico Parry explains the project |
which will be build at this place |
The Bishops’ Conference agreed to the Rector’s request for a new library to house the libraries of two seminaries. According to Fr Enrico Parry, the Seminary Rector, the library has 40 000 books, not counting the plus minus 20 boxes of books donated at the end of 2008, as well as about 2000 volumes in the journal section. To this collection are added about 400 new books per annum. The new library will extend internet availability for students and a new residential block in a separate section.
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Archbishop Jabulani Nxumalo... |
...blessing the future place |
The Rector shows the plans to the Archbishop
Next year Saint John Vianney Seminary is expecting plus minus 150 students, 10 full time staff members, 35 external lecturers per semester and many visitors from neighbouring tertiary and other institutions. The work is expected to be finished around June 2010.
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Thanks be to God
written by Kassy Marc Kemael, March 31, 2010
written by Kassy Marc Kemael, March 31, 2010
Let us give praise to Almighty for this initiation for the explotion of young theologiens. I was student in that seminary from 2003 to 2008. This national institute need this library. God, makes your servant Enrico to let it be done according to your will. From Kassy Of Ivory Coast
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written by Fano Ngcobo, January 18, 2010
written by Fano Ngcobo, January 18, 2010
Congratulations to St John Vianney for the new library. No doubt, the new location of the library should motivate students to get their hands dirty in the searching for a renewed theological thinking, which is lacking in many of the newly ordained priests. Perhaps, the love for reading and searching for the metaphysical 'realities' in both all spheres of life ought to begin at the seminary level, if not at high school. Thank you Fr Parry for the work well done.
These are good news. May God bless the project.
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