As had been announced last September, Fr. Daniel Xerri ended his ministry as Rector of the Seminary in December 2014. Fr. Tony Sciberras MSSP could thus start his ministry as Rector with the new year.
For this reason, various activities were held during the month of December so that the community could show Father Daniel its appreciation for his services. The first activity took place on Saturday, 6th December. In the morning, the lecturers and the formators of the Seminary were invited to Mass presided by H.L. the Bishop. During his homily, Mgr. Grech spoke of the invitation which the Lord made to the Church to renew itself and, on the example of Christ himself, to free itself from the bondage which still refrains it from going out and preaching the Word of God to mankind. At the end of the Mass, Bishop Grech thanked the Rector for his sevices. Fr. Richard N. Farrugia, on behalf of the lecturers and the formators, delivered a short address of thanks. 
In his answer, Fr. Daniel stated that the past few years had been both challenging and rewarding. During these years he had tried to be “the servant who did only what he had to do.”
The Grupp tal-Aħwa Ħbieb tas-Seminarju participated in the second activity, which took place on Saturday, 13th December. Then on Thursday 18th December, it was the seminarians’ turn to organise an activity to thank the Rector for all he had done for them and for other seminarians before them during these seven years. At the end of this activity the seminarians and their superiors presented Fr. Daniel with a memento. 
The last activity was held on Friday evening, 19th December. Bishop Mario Grech presided at a Thanksgiving Mass to which relatives of the seminarians and employees of the Seminary were invited to attend. Bishop Grech expressed his thanks to Fr. Daniel on behalf of all those present and on behalf of all the priests accompanied by him during these last years. At the end of the Mass a party was thrown for the occasion. When the party was over all the seminarians went home for their Christmas holidays.
