The 2011 Mvano class, comprising 26 students, finished itse lessons on 5th November and was inducted in a colourful ceremomy the following day, Sunday, 6th November, 2011. The Moderator of St. Michael and All Angels Congregation, Rev Andrew Kamponda, presided over the induction ceremony, which took place in the 10:30 Chichewa service.
The graduating class surprised congregants by putting up a highly spirited performance of hymn 14 from the Chichewa hymnal during the service, thanks to the able guidance of Mrs Lucy Mauluka who, along with Mrs Chienda, had delivered the requisite lessons to the class in the course of the year.
The service started promptly at 10:30 in the prayer room, and then owing to the swollen patronage, it was shifted to the amphitheatre. Finally the service moved into the Multipurpose Hall after the conclusion of the English service.
After answering a number of questions from the Moderator, all the 26 former students were declared full members of Mvano. Following the dedication of their uniform by the Moderator, the ladies processed out of the hall to wear the uniform - black skirts and white blouses. They, however, did not wear the white headgear, as this had to wait for the Moderator, assisted by his wife, to fix them on each one's head, to the accompanimemt of a pronouncememt of God's blessings.
In his sermon, Rev Kamponda reminded all present that God's calling is personal to each individual and therefore we all need to personally respond to the calling like the boy Samuel had done at Shiloh.
The graduating class surprised congregants by putting up a highly spirited performance of hymn 14 from the Chichewa hymnal during the service, thanks to the able guidance of Mrs Lucy Mauluka who, along with Mrs Chienda, had delivered the requisite lessons to the class in the course of the year.
The service started promptly at 10:30 in the prayer room, and then owing to the swollen patronage, it was shifted to the amphitheatre. Finally the service moved into the Multipurpose Hall after the conclusion of the English service.
After answering a number of questions from the Moderator, all the 26 former students were declared full members of Mvano. Following the dedication of their uniform by the Moderator, the ladies processed out of the hall to wear the uniform - black skirts and white blouses. They, however, did not wear the white headgear, as this had to wait for the Moderator, assisted by his wife, to fix them on each one's head, to the accompanimemt of a pronouncememt of God's blessings.
In his sermon, Rev Kamponda reminded all present that God's calling is personal to each individual and therefore we all need to personally respond to the calling like the boy Samuel had done at Shiloh.
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