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Kuching Archdiocese welcomes new priest
KUCHING: Kuching Archdiocese welcomed a new priest to its presbyterium on 22 Sept 2017.
Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching ordained Deacon Galvin Richard Ngumbang, 34, to the priesthood at St Joseph’s Cathedral here.
Poh said this would be the beginning of Galvin’s ministry to serve and walk humbly with the people placed under his pastoral care.
“Parishioners will begin to call you ‘Father,’ but always keep in your heart that ‘Father’ is not a title, but a relationship with the people of God,” he said.
The service, witnessed by Galvin’s immediate family members and fellow Catholics, began with a traditional Orang Ulu dance.
In the ordination booklet, Galvin revealed that his journey to serve God began after Form 3 when he prayed to pass the Penilaian Menengah Rendah in 1998.
“I was very surprised that I passed the exam and questioned myself as to whether I was special and that God heard my prayer,” he said.
Galvin stated that his true call to serve God was after he attended Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sibu, when he found his mind at peace and the will to serve God prevailed.
He began seminary studies in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in 2010 after resigning as assistant science officer with the Pepper Marketing Board Sibu.
Galvin obtained his Bachelor of Theology from Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, on 25 Nov 2016 and graduated from St Peter’s College Major Seminary Kuching on 16 Dec 2016.
He was admitted to the candidacy for Holy Orders by Poh on 3 April 2017 and was ordained as deacon at St Jude’s Church, Bunan Gega Tebedu on April 23. – theborneopost.com