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A heartfelt thanks
Posted: Thursday May 31, 2007 03:46 PM

Dear SSC Community,   

There are many sayings that have become trite over the years of their re-uttering, and one of those sayings is that when the heart is full, words fail. This is one of those moments --- my heart is so full with joy and thankfulness that no mastery of the lexicon can hope to express or approximate their magnitude.  I have been struggling, since Friday, to put to words how I feel, but couldn’t  and so tried to make do with my microphone - amplified ‘Thank You’s, tight hugs, exuberant kisses, and silly, Cheshire-cat grins.

As I think back and remember all the work for the year-long celebration and as I witnessed the magnificent centennial finale spectacle last Friday, my feelings are/were of incredible euphoria, gratitude, pride, and an overwhelming humility.  I have come to fully understand what it means when we say “Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur Deus!” for how could anyone claim such grandeur and grace except for the glory of God?


Louie Agnir-Paraan, SSC Centennial Committee Chairperson

Even now I am moved to tears when I am hit by the realization that all throughout Centennial Week it NEVER rained on any outdoor centennial event despite super typhoon Reming and the daily threat of monsoon rain.  During our parade the sun was so bright I could feel God grinning back down at us.  During the homecoming, the moon and stars were so radiant not even the fireworks could dim their luster.  And during our finale at the track oval --- did you notice the brilliant blue of the sky and the way the clouds hovered only and always along the periphery, never overhead?  I would have to be a selfish, bitter, jaded old fool not to acknowledge such overwhelming evidence of God’s glory and love.

Awesome; Magnificent; Amazing; Incredible; WOW --- words people used in order to describe the centennial experience.  Of course, there are other not-so-uplifting but just-as-apt words whose sting only they who toiled behind the scenes experienced, and so my heart, mind and soul go out to those who worked tirelessly and uncomplainingly to contribute to this unforgettable year-long celebration --- our teachers, our students, our parents, our office and maintenance personnel, our guards, the Sisters and Administrators, alumni and our many, many friends.

I will probably spend all of next year trying to thank you and everyone else --- through smiles or hugs or kisses --- for this humbling opportunity to serve so wonderfully … but I am only human and cannot do all that in one go … and so in the meantime, please accept my humble THANK YOU; I owe everyone a hug and a kiss! (and I’d love some, too)

I remain, your co-servant, ut in omnibus, glofificetur Deus!

Louie Agnir-Paraan
Overall Chair
SSC Centennial Committee

  
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