Homecoming 2020

Welcome to Homecoming, the largest Avondale Alumni event of the year

Homecoming is the largest Avondale Alumni event of the year. All alumni and friends of Avondale, and their families, from all years and classes are welcome to connect with what will be an online-only event this year. The heart of Homecoming: the honour year reunions. If you studied or worked at Avondale in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 or 2010, 2020 is your honour year. The Avondale Alumni Homecoming homepage and Facebook page will be your Homecoming 2020 online hubs. We will begin posting content on these pages each hour from 9 am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). See schedule below. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST!

Schedule (as of August 17 2020)

Friday, August 21, 2020

Welcome 9 am, Video (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Featuring: Message from Professor Kevin Petrie, Vice-Chancellor and President, Avondale University College. Host: Rachel Humphries, Alumni Relations Officer, Avondale University College. Homecoming 2020 magazine 9.30 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the Homecoming 2020 magazine. Citation: Class 1950 honour year recipient 10 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 1950 honour year recipient. Citation: Class of 1960 honour year recipient 11 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 1960 honour year recipient. Citation: Class of 1970 honour year recipient 12 pm, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 1970 honour year recipient. Citation: Class of 1980 honour year recipient 1 pm, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citations for the Class of 1980 honour year recipients. Citation: Class of 1990 honour year recipient 2 pm, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 1990 honour year recipient. Citation: Class of 2000 honour year recipient 3 pm, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 2000 honour year recipient. Citation: Class of 2010 honour year recipient 4 pm, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the Class of 2010 honour year recipient. Praise Hymn with Dr Lyell Heise 7 pm, Live Video (www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) An informal evening of online fellowship and favourite hymn singing around the Yamaha CF Concert Grand Piano in Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church. Featuring: Dr Lyell Heise from the Institute of Worship at Avondale University College; Marion (Hankins) Moroney (vocals), and; Larisa (Miler) Neuhoff (violin). Note: Recommend one hymn or song as a favourite or as a dedication for a deceased honour year alumnus. Hymns should be from the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal and songs from the repertoire of Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church during your years at Avondale. Email full name, honour year/decade and hymn/song recommendation to [email protected].

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Welcome 7 am, Video (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Featuring: Message from Professor Kevin Petrie, Vice-Chancellor and President, Avondale University College. Host: Rachel Humphries, Alumni Relations Officer, Avondale University College. Award: Young Alumnus of the Year 8 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the 2020 Young Alumnus of the Year recipient. Award: Alumna of the Year 9 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the 2020 Alumna of the Year recipient. Award: Alumnus of the Year 10 am, Post (www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming or www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Publication of the citation for the 2020 Alumnus of the Year recipient. Worship service 10.50 am, Live Video (collegechurch.org.au/info/latest-message or www.youtube.com/user/mycollegechurch) Worship with Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church. Featuring: Pr Glenn Townend, Chancellor, Avondale University College, and President, South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Also featuring: Avondale Virtual Singers. Glenn’s sermon, “Church: Dealing with disruption,” is based on Luke’s account in Acts 18-20 of the church in Ephesus. Honour year reunion: Class of 1960 1.30 pm, Zoom Host: Richard Anderson, Bachelor of Arts (Education), 1960. Honour year reunion: Class of 2010 1.30 pm, Zoom Host: Chantal (Heise) Moaga, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching, 2010. Honour year reunion: Class of 1970 2.30 pm, Zoom Hosts: Althea Halliday, Bachelor of Arts (Secondary Education), and Graham Stacey, Bachelor of Arts (Theology), 1970. Honour year reunion: Class of 1980 3.30 pm, Zoom Host: Stephen Currow, Bachelor of Arts (Theology), 1980. Honour year reunion: Class of 1990 4.30 pm, Zoom Host: Sean McGrath, Bachelor of Arts (Secondary Education), 1990. Campfire Songs with Peter Dixon 7 pm, Live Video (www.facebook.com/AvondaleAlumni) Enjoy campfire songs with guitarist and alumnus Peter Dixon (1985), who will continue a more than 40-year tradition of performing on campus. The concert will close Homecoming 2020.