A Mass and commencement exercises were held on May 10 for Assumption College for Sisters (ACS) in Denville at St. Mary Church, also in Denville. Nine graduates earned degrees.
Sister Marie Pauline Demek, SCC, ACS president, announced the graduates.
Sister Maria Magdalene Nhung Nguyen, LHC-V, Sister Theresa Le Nguyen, LHC-V, and Sister Mary Duong Tran, MRP, earned an associate in arts. Sister Marivone Kang, SST, and Sister Violete Lemla, SST, earned an associate in religious arts and associate in religious arts. Sister Stephen Phiri, OSB, earned an associate’s degree in religious arts. Sister Krystle Balancio, FMA, Sister Gloria Hoang, FMA, and Sister Kresentia Sugiaman, FMA, earned a certificate in theological studies.
Father Martin Glynn, St. Mary’s pastor, concelebrated the liturgy with Father Carmen Buono, a retired Paterson Diocesan priest and part-time chaplain at Morris Catholic High School in Denville; Father Rick Hardy and Father James Termyna, also retired diocesan priests; and Father Joseph Ho, parochial vicar of Immaculate Conception Parish in Spotswood. Deacons Michael Allgaier and John Flynn assisted with the liturgy.
Sister Joann Marie Aumand, SCC, class of ’75 and provincial of the North American Province of the Sisters of Christian Charity in Mendham, delivered the commencement address.
ACS honored Sister Guerline Joseph, FMA, class of 2011, as Alumna of the Year. She is Newark Archdiocese youth and young adult ministry associate director.
A graduate that day, Sister Marivone Kang, SST, reflected on her three years of study at ACS. She said, “these diplomas and certificates are…tools for service, symbols for readiness, and signs of hope for the people we are called to serve.”
At the end of commencement, Denville Mayor Thomas Andes awarded graduates a proclamation declaring each an Honorary Citizen of Denville. A reception followed in the Riverview School Annex. The Mass and commencement were live-streamed for viewing and are available at https://stmarys-denville.org/
ACS is a two-year liberal arts college for religious women. The Sisters of Christian Charity of Mendham founded the college in 1953. Each year, ACS offers 20 scholarships to religious sisters from developing nations. The college also welcomes lay people.
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