Acting Leader of Mission
“Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us”
Pope Francis
Dearest Marian Community,
As we move closer to the season of Advent, we are reminded of the importance of celebrating the birth of Jesus. The preparations that occur during this time for our celebration are special as well, as we look to bring the spirit of giving, kindness, and love to all. During this season here at MCC, we demonstrate this through our creation of the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hampers. We use Jesus as our ultimate inspiration for the virtues listed above as He blessed us with the ultimate gift of eternal life and His teachings of love.The lessons taught to us within Catholic Social Teaching guide us to become closer to Him through living in the image of God. We do this through living a life of love and mission.
I believe that we should see our giving to St Vincent De Paul as an opportunity to grow into the society that we wish to become. We use projects like this as a catalyst to come together harmoniously and work towards The Common Good, though I believe that as people of faith, we should be examples of living a virtuous life. We can do this by being kinder to each other, showing compassion, respect and performing random acts of kindness. Currently in Year 12 Studies in Catholic Thought, we are looking at the notion of living a eudaimonic life. This means living a life of flourishing through the expression of internal happiness. We do this by selfless acts to all within our community. So the challenge is there MCC, how can you live a life of love, help others flourish and become the best versions of themselves?
Just as a reminder, the following items are what is required for donating towards our Christmas Hampers:
Items to be Donated | |
Christmas Lollies | Tinned Pineapple |
Christmas Pudding | Tinned Fruit Salad |
Christmas Bonbons | Packets of Jelly (Red/Green) |
Tinsel/Decorations | Box of Long-Life Custard |
Packet of Candy Canes | Packet of Sweet Biscuit/Shortbread |
Packet of Coloured Popcorn | Large Packet of Chips (Plain) |
Tinned Ham | Large Packet of Chips (Flavoured) |
Tinned Beetroot | Bottle of Soft Drink (Lemonade) |
$5 Gift Card x4 | Bottle of Soft Drink (Flavoured) |
When you look to students at MCC demonstrating their ability to be involved students and active citizens of our community, we look to six students who this weekend will demonstrate their support to World Mission Month Appeal by presenting at Mass on the importance of the work that World Mission does.
Mass times and students presenting:
Saturday:
Sacred Heart Parish: 6:00 pm Mass
- Dahila Abbas (Year 9)
- Savanah Vecchio (Year 9)
- Aoeteroa Filippo (Year 9)
Sunday:
Marian Catholic College: 9:00 am Mass
- Shirine Nehme (Year 8)
- Jayden Skirving (Year 12)
Sacred Heart Parish: 10:30 am Mass
- Lexi Salvestro (Year 12)
- Mason Salvestro (Year 9)
I thank each student for their contribution throughout World Mission Month.
Please continue to live the Marian way of “The Way, The Truth and The Life!
“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not”
Samuel Johnson
Yours in faith,
Mr Abdala
Acting Leader of Mission