Australian
News - Feb., 2005
Leadership Transfer Ceremony
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 province. This is
an innovation and it is the intention that
the medallions will be passed on. Brother Norbert was not present and
so Brother Christie was commissioned to formally present the medallion
to him when he arrives in Aitape.
During the prayerful ceremony, Aengus offered some
inspirational words to the new leaders and to the whole gathering as to
what “leadership” is all about in religious life today, and thanked
those who had taken on roles of leadership over the past few years.
Afterwards, the Brothers shared a delicious and enjoyable
lunch of cold meats, salads, and drinks.
Another transfer of leadership ceremony will take place in
late March. This again will formalise an event which took place several
months ago when Brothers Jerome Ellens (Superior General) and Peter
Ryan (Vicar General) took over their new Congregational leadership
roles. Jerome will be joining us from India and Peter from PNG, and
Brother Philip Mulhall, Superior General from 1988 to 2004 (and Vicar
General from 1982 to 1988), who has returned to Australia and family
and friends, will symbolically hand over the leadership of the Brother
worldwide to the.
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Meeting of the Superiors General at Casula
(l-r) Brothers Philip Mulhall, Jerome Ellens,
Patrick Lovegrove, Aengus Kavanagh
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