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A grateful heart never seizes to say thank you!!
Subject: Thank You for Attending SJTI Aretsebaneng Heritage Day Our most valued Guests We would like to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your presence at our SJTI Heritage Day. Your attendance made the event all the more special, and it wouldn’t have been the same without you. Your enthusiasm and support mean the world to us, …
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Heritage Day & Family Fun Day
🎉 Join Us for Heritage Day & Family Fun Day Celebration! 🎉 📅 Date: 25 September 2023 🕒 Time: 09:00 – 17:00 📍 Venue: St. Joseph’s Theological Institute (RF) NPC “Ha re tsebaneng” – Let’s Get to Know Each Other! Dear Community/Friends/Families, We are thrilled to invite you all to our vibrant Heritage Day and Family Day Celebration! This event …
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Finance Administration Assistant – Vacancy
St. Joseph’s Theological Institute Dear All, Please be notified of the post below. If interested, please submit your CV and certified documents to hr@sjti.ac.za on or before Friday, 09 June 2023. https://sjti.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Finance-Administration-Assistant-Vacancy.pdf Finance Administration Assistant DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Finance Administration Assistant will be responsible to: complete data entry, collect transactions, track debits and maintain and monitor financial records.oversee client …
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2023 Annual Academic Conference: Migration in Africa
St. Joseph’s Theological Institute St. Joseph’s Theological Institute is please to invite you to the: Annual Academic Conference: Migration in Africa The event will be held at St. Joseph’s Theological Institute Campus, Cedara, Pietermaritzburg. 14 April 2023 : 08:00 am -16:30pm 15 April 2023 : 08:00 am -16:30pm RSVP: +27 (033) 492 0246 e-mail: conferenceacademic@sjti.ac.za Microsoft Teams using the …
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2021 Academic Experience
Dr. Clifford Madondo (HOD & Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies) 2020/2021 academic period: Challenges and Resilience The Department of Development Studies (DDS) I am the HOD and lecturer in the Department of Development Studies (DDS). During the 2020/2021 academic period, aka COVID-19 acandemic era, my role was to ensure academic leadership and smooth curriculum management in line with …
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Personal Experience at SJTI
Reflection by Fr Ian Chitambo OMI Studies at SJTI Arriving at St Joseph’s Theological Institute can create a lot of emotions in an individual. There is an excitement of starting something new and there is also hesitancy of starting a journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I started my academic journey at SJTI with philosophical studies in 2014, finishing in 2021 …
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Morning of Reflection – Human Formation and Safeguarding
Human Formation and Safeguarding On Friday, 2nd August 2019, SJTI had it’s Morning of Reflection and the Guest Speaker was Fr Hans Zollner SJ. The topic was “Human Formation and Safeguarding” Morning of Reflection Fr Zollner 2019.pdf
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Fr. Sylvester David appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town
Fr. Sylvester David appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town St Joseph’s Theological Institute would like to Congratulate Fr. Sylvester David OMI former St Joseph’s Theological Institute president on his new appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town. We wish him all the best in his new appointment and our prayers are with him.
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e-MIG Conference in Mauritius
Dr Mfazo Cliford Madondo attended the e-MIG Conference in Mauritius Dr Mfazo Cliford Madondo attended the e-MIG Conference in Mauritius hosted by the Open University of Mauritius at the beautiful venue Intercontinental Resort Hotel from the 14th of May to the 15th of May 2019. This international conference was titled: Global Trends in Management, IT and Governance in an e-World …
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Jan Jans Lecture 2019
Prof Jan Jans STD from the University of Tilburg, gave his annual lecture at SJTI on Friday 12 April. The topic “Staring into the black hole of abuse in our Church … and attempting to Understand it” Documents for Download: Staring into the black hole of abuse in our Church
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Fr. Patrick Aleke PhD
Fr. Patrick Aleke SPS, Head of Department of Philosophy, received his Ph.D on Tuesday, 9 April at the UKZN graduation Ceremony for the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics. His thesis is titled “Truth as Correspondence Reconsidered”. His Supervisor was Prof. Patrick Giddy.
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Graduation 2019
Our Annual Graduation Ceremony was held recently. The Keynote address was given by Coadjutor Archbishop Abel Gabuza (see Part I and Part II)
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Graduation Mass 2019
Mass preceded our Annual Graduation. Cardinal Napier gave the homily (see here)
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Bishop Barry Wood Business Breakfast
St Joseph’s Theological Instituted (SJTI) hosted its inaugural Bishop Barry Wood OMI Business breakfast at Emakhosini Hotel on Friday 9 November 2018. This will be an annual event to raise funds which be used for the development of St Joseph’s Theological Institute.The key note speaker at the event was his excellency Archbishop Peter Wells, the Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa. …
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Installation of new President
The Installation of the New President, Fr Ewen Swartz OMI was held on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018 during the Institute Liturgy which was presided by Fr Neil Frank OMI, Provincial
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PMB Cluster Student Paper Presentation
Todjro Komlan Elessessi (Missionaries of Africa in Theology 4) Presented a paper at the PMB Cluster Student Paper Presentation and won 1st place for his paper, titled: “Hospitality as ecumenical mission: Dialogue between the African context and the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34”
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