On June 29-30, Rector of Tbilisi
Theological Academy and Seminary, Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze,
PhD in Theology and Philology, met with this year's graduates
of the educational institution.
On June 29, a meeting was held
with the students of the Faculty of Christian Psychology and the
Faculty of Christian Art, at which the Rector, Father Giorgi
Zviadadze, congratulated the students on the completion of the
school and wished them success in their future activities.
The rector also noted that the
relationship does not end there but continues as the school will
cooperate with former students, supporting and assisting them, if
necessary. Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze thanked the lecturers
and deans of these faculties for their special care for the
students and for the successful conduct of the process of teaching.
He also thanked the doctor of the educational institution who
provides with daily consultations the students when her aid is
necessary.
Two of the students, Tamar
Nozadze, a graduate of the Faculty of Christian Psychology and
Nanuka Ghavtadze, a graduate of the Faculty of Christian Art took
the floor.
Tamar Nozadze:
“I am happy to be able to thank
you for these amazing four years. I hope that in the future I will
continue an unofficial process of learning with the highly
qualified lecturers of this educational institution. Two advantages
of this school ought to be marked out: one of them is that we, the
students, really gain higher education, and the other is that we
socialize with special people who enlighten us and teach us how to
become better people, better friends and better citizens!”
Nanuka Ghavtadze:
"It is difficult to express in
words the gratitude I feel towards Tbilisi Theological Academy and
Seminary.
Today, I feel joy and sorrow at
the same time. I find it hard to leave these walls. I promise,
wherever I go, I will say that I gained this invaluable knowledge
in this very school. Each of the lecturers is a role model for
me!”
On June 30, a meeting was held
with the graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's programmes of
Theology at Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary. The Spiritual
Father of the educational institution, Archimandrite Seraphim
(Chedia), Dean of Tbilisi Theological Academy, Archpriest Ioane
Kvanchiani and Dean of Tbilisi Theological Seminary, Archpriest
Teimuraz Mzhavanadze attended the meeting.
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze
gave instructions to the graduates. The Rector spoke about the
importance of the Divine Liturgy, the obligation of treating it
with deference. He emphasized the importance of the responsibility
that students, as individuals with a theological education, must
have before the society. Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze admonished
the students to be grateful, honest, humble and polite.
The graduates were addressed by
Archimandrite Seraphim (Chedia), Archpriest IOane and Archpriest
Teimuraz. They congratulated them on their graduation and wished
them future success.
The students, in turn, thanked
the Rector of the school, the Dean’s Office and each of the
lecturers for their highly qualified teaching, guidance and special
attention they had been treated with in the seminary.