MACS ACU School Leaders Program Annual Alumni Dinner
About
The ACU School Leaders Program (SLP) is a formation opportunity offered to ten Year 11 students across the Archdiocese of Melbourne in partnership with the Australian Catholic University. It invites students to deepen their own faith and develop curiosity in the Roman Catholic tradition.The alumni dinner will gather all previous cohorts of leaders and reinforce a sense of belonging, responsibility, leadership and vocation in young Catholic leaders. Such an event invites alumni to recognise that their formation carries an ongoing claim on their lives.
The purpose of the annual dinner will introduce the alumni into the larger Catholic network of leaders. It will intentionally:
Sustain and deepen formation that began for participants through the program.
Maintain momentum of participants.
Build on leadership potential.
Outline of Annual Dinner
The Annual Alumni Dinner for 2026, encompassing cohorts from years 2023-2025 is scheduled for Tuesday 18 August 2026 at the Catholic Leadership Centre. The outline of the evening is:
5:30pm: Arrivals and registration.
6:00pm: Liturgical gathering, Evening prayer of the Church.
6:30pm: Sit down dinner:
6:30pm: General welcome by Dr. Ed Simons. We ask Dr. Simons to offer a clear and challenging call to leadership from a system-wide perspective and draw on themes of faith, reason, democracy and Catholic Social Teaching from the program. Dr. Simons will challenge alumni to recognise the responsibility that comes with education, and to lead with courage and moral clarity.
(15 minutes)
6:45pm: Introduction of previous year’s participants by Fr. Jerome Santamaria.
7:00pm: Keynote address by Fr. Stephen Wang. Fr. Wang will on spiritual formation and interior leadership, drawing on his experiences of accompaniment. Fr. Wang will explore why intellectual formation and outward leadership are insufficient without a life grounded in prayer, reflection and encounter with Christ. His address will invite alumni to consider how intentional prayer and shared reflection can sustain faith and vocation over time.
(20-30 minutes)
7:30pm: Q&A with Dr. Ed Simons and Fr. Stephen Wang facilitated by Fr. Jerome Santamaria.
8:00pm: Closing Vote of Thanks by Fr. Jerome Stantamaria
Date
Tuesday 18 August 2026 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (UTC+11)Location
Catholic Leadership Centre
576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, East Melbourne Vic 3033
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