KAYC through the years

2006 - 2008

KAYC was, at this time, named as “Commission for Youth & Vocation”

AUGUST – DECEMBER 2006 
Chairperson Fr Felix Au
Staff Stephanie Ng

2007 – 2008
Chairperson Fr Felix Au
Staff Stephanie Ng & Lucy Gumek

A bit of history… On the changing of the Commission’s name from “Commission for Youth & Vocation” to “Commission for Youth” or “Kuching Archdiocesan Youth Commission (KAYC)”…
  • During the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Meeting on 8th August 2009, Fr Felix Au, as the chairperson of the Commission on Youth & Vocation, expressed the need to split the Commission into two — youth and vocation
  • The request was supported by Fr. Simon Poh (now Archbishop).
  • Archbishop John Ha (now emeritus) reinforced the suggestion. He claimed that it is important to pay more attention to vocation. He shared that the response by Rome to his five-year report (from his ‘ad limina’ visit in 2008) asks for more fervor in vocation apostolate.
  • It was thus proposed that the “Commission for Youth & Vocation” be split into two teams.
    Thus, in October 2009, the APC Executive Board decreed that the “Commission for Youth and Vocation” be named “Commission for Youth” or “Kuching Archdiocesan Youth Commission” (KAYC) and focus as such; that a new team be formed with the name “Committee for Vocation”; and that both be directly under the supervision of the Archbishop.

2009 - Present Day

KAYC for Kuching Archdiocesan Youth Commission

2009 – 2010
Chairperson Stephanie Ng
Staff Lucy Gumek
Advisor Fr Felix Au

2011
Chairperson Stephanie Ng
Staff Lucy Gumek & Monica Lisa Gordon
Advisor Fr Felix Au

2012
Chairperson Stephanie Ng
Staff Lucy Gumek & Monica Lisa Gordon
Advisor Fr Felix Au
KCM Chaplain Fr Larry Tan, SJ

2013
Chairperson Fr Felix Au
Staff Lucy Gumek & Monica Lisa Gordon
KCM Chaplain Fr Larry Tan, SJ

2014 – 2016
Chairperson Fr Felix Au
Staff Lucy Gumek & Dina Firuana Balan
KCM Chaplain Fr Larry Tan, SJ

2017 
Chairperson Lucy Gumek
Staff Dina Firuana Balan
Advisor Fr Felix Au
KCM Chaplain Fr Larry Tan, SJ
2018
Chairperson Lucy Gumek
Staff Dina Firuana Balan & Maria Amella Willing
Advisor Fr Felix Au
KCM Chaplain Fr Benard Jim
2019
Chairperson Fr Ramon Borja, SDB
Staff Dina Firuana Balan, Julian Sim, Maria Amella Willing & Sr Felis Ogey, SSFS (support staff)
Advisor Fr Felix Au
2020
Chairperson Fr Ramon Borja, SDB
Staff Fr Andre Belo, SDB, Julian Sim, Maria Amella Willing & Sr Felis Ogey, SSFS (support staff)
Advisor Fr Felix Au
2021
Chairperson Fr Ramon Borja, SDB
Staff Julian Sim, Maria Amella Willing, Sr Felis Ogey, SSFS (support staff) & Serene Kho (volunteer)
Advisor Fr Felix Au

2022

Chairperson Fr Ramon Borja, SDB

Staff Joan Lau, Julian Sim, Maria Amella Willing, Sr Catherine Uming, SSFS (support staff) & Charlene (volunteer)

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