Mission News
Mrs Anna Nasr
Prayers
We pray for all in need in our community.
- Mike and Danielle Lynch
We pray for the repose of the soul of Jen Smeed’s grandmother.
Mary our Good Mother Pray for us
St Marcellin Champagnat Pray for us
St Mary of the Cross Pray for us
And may we always remember To pray for one another
May our loving God, with Mary and Champagnat, walk with all members of the Marist family. Amen
Tuesday Morning Reconciliation
Students, parents, staff, and other members of the College community are welcome to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr Tini is available every Tuesday morning in the College Chapel.
Wednesday Morning Community Mass
Students, parents, staff, and other members of the College community are warmly invited to Mass on Wednesday mornings in the College Chapel (every week during term time). Mass commences at 8:00am.
Mission Team 2023
The Mission Team welcomes staff, students and families to the school year. In 2022 the Mission Team comprises:
Assistant Head of College Mission
Ms Anna Nasr
College Chaplain
Fr Alatini Kolofo’ou sm
Acting Head of Religious Education
Mr Daniel Bull
Campus Minister
Ms Mena McLean
PA to Head of Mission
Ms Lorraine Gardiner
The task of the Mission Team is to animate prayer and liturgy across the College, to provide opportunities for faith formation through Christian service and solidarity experiences, and to lead students to know and learn about what it is to be Christian, Catholic and Marist.
Chaplain’s Corner
Reflection for Saturday 4 February, Week 4 of the Ordinary time [ Hebrew 13:15-17, 20-21; Mk. 6: 30-34].
The Letter to the Hebrews speak of our “sacrifice of praise” to God. What are the elements of our “sacrifice of praise” to God?
The Mass is, of course, the sacrifice of the Cross, the sacrifice of Christ, unique and unrepeatable. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the lives of the faithful people, their praises, sufferings, prayers and work lives are united at Mass with the sacrifice of Christ and with His total offering acquire a new value.
We all know that we want to receive from the Mass the gifts of strength, grace, forgiveness, peace and unity with the Church. What are the gifts that we bring to the Mass? It is obviously more than the monetary value of the bread and wine that are placed on the altar. What we bring is the meaning embedded in that bread and wine. God does not want simply bread and wine. What the Father wants is the meaning we are giving to the bread and wine.
The bread and wine embody our dedication to our families, the truths we try to speak, our battles in conscience to do what is right and the interruption we endure (as Jesus does in today’s Gospel) to fulfil our responsibilities. Our “sacrifice of praise” is not a metaphorical sacrifice. It is the very real sacrifice of our lives.
At the consecration of the Mass, three powerful miracles take place. First, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. Secondly, the sacrifice of Christ is made sacramentally present. Thirdly, our sacrifice of praise is fused with Jesus’ perfect sacrifice to the Father and is given supernatural value.
Our “sacrifice of praise” is not composed of beautiful words. It is built out of the hard and faithful life we are trying to live. That is the greatest gift we can bring to the altar.
Mary, Our Good Mother, pray for us.
St. Marcellin Champagnat, pray for us.
St. Mary of the Cross, pray for us.
And may we always remember to pray for one another.