Mission News

In our Prayers

We pray for any in our community suffering in seen and unseen ways.

May our loving God, with Mary and Champagnat, walk with all members of the Marist family. Amen

Reflection

It is a centuries-old custom of Catholics to dedicate the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The month of May is always part of the Easter season, the fifty days we celebrate in the liturgy the Resurrection. The celebration of May as a Marian month fits well with the liturgical celebrations of Easter and Pentecost as we recall Mary's great joy in her Son's victory over death as well as her presence with the apostles in the upper room prayerfully awaiting the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

As Marists, we believe that Mary is with us, that she intercedes for us and that as we journey through our lives we are loved and cared for by the God who was with Mary.

We pray.

We turn to you for protection

Holy Mother of God

Listen to our prayers

and help us in our needs.

Save us from every danger

glorious and blessed Virgin.

Amen

Mother's Day Mother Son Eucharist

Date: Wednesday 10 May | 7:00pm

The College invites all mums and/or carers and their sons to the Marist College Ashgrove Mother's Day Mass. Guests are invited to share the Eucharist and celebrate the bond between mothers and their sons at this special occasion. Supper will follow.

Tickets are free for families; for catering purposes, please register your interest. Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/mother-s-day-evening-mass-2023

For further information, please contact the events team | events@marash.qld.edu.au

Chaplain's Corner

Reflection for Thursday 11 May, 5th week of Easter. The majestic and intimate Last Supper teaching of Jesus continues. In today's Gospel reading, the Lord instructs His disciples to live on in His love.

There are three aspects of Christ's love, that we need to imitate to live in His love.

First, Jesus' love is obedient to the Father. The lord tells us what we will live in His love if we are faithful to the Commandments. Our love for Jesus is verified and proven not by our words but in what we do and how we live. The touchstone of Christian living, however, is not only the Commandments. They are the baseline from which the distinctively Christian life begins. The Lord calls on us to go further than the Commandments and to imitate His love in letter and spirit.

Secondly, Jesus' love is a redeeming love. We live within His love if we accept its cleansing power into our life. Jesus' love is a dynamic power that brings us forgiveness and sets us free. If we want to be liberated from sin, we must experience the personal drama of repentance and the resolution to walk once more with Christ. This turning to Christ finds concrete expression in the Sacrament of Penance.

Lastly, Jesus' love is a sacrificial love. It entails not simply a warm feeling toward another but giving up something of ourselves, even our rights, for the good of others.

The Acts of the Apostles recounts a controversy that could have ripped apart the early Church. But each side sought compromise on nonessential things, and the Church grew. Sometimes it happens that people want Church or parish unity but exclusively on their own terms, expressed in the popular phrase, "my way or the highway." Sacrificial love entails giving up our prerogatives for the good of others. As a line from a popular book says, "It is not only about us."

To live in Christ's love is to imitate His love through obedience to the Commandments, to receive His redeeming love in the Sacrament of Penance, and to show His sacrificial love by being willing to give up something of ourselves for the good of the Church. This kind of love is not easy, but it gives life.

Mary, Our Good Mother, pray for us.

St Marcellin Champagnat, pray for us.

St Mary of the Cross, pray for us.

And let us always remember to pray for one another.

ROSIES

Thanks to the Year 12 Students who have volunteered to work with the ROSIES Street Outreach programme for the 2023 year.

The first outreach was held on Monday 24 April, and the students that attended had a great experience spending time in conversation and learning about the lives of others. The next outreach will be held on Monday 22 May.

Stationery Aid 

Run solely by volunteers, Stationery Aid collect, sort, clean and deliver donated stationery items to students in need. These items can be used or unused items. Started by one of our very own Marist families it is a great way to repurpose stationery items. 

We are delighted to welcome Stationery Aid as part of the MATES program. The Stationery Aid collection bin can be found outside the Studies office. 

Students in Year 9 and 10 are welcome to the Mission Office Friday morning’s at 7:30am to work in this specific ministry. 

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.

Game Changers

Game Changers is a comprehensive Catholic youth ministry program for students in Marist Schools from Years 7-12. It is designed to be an ongoing leadership and mentoring program for Marist students. 

It seeks to form Christian leaders by making Jesus Christ known and loved among them – the Mission of the Marist Institute and of this College. 

It involves regular meetings; faith formation experiences and service opportunities and students are invited to become game changers through their participation in the group.

Game Changers is grounded in a series of tracks, each with their own stories, symbols and activities.

Through their participation in each track, the students come to a deeper appreciation of what and who shapes our Christian identity and Marist spirituality.

Each track is led by a Mentor (member of staff). Each track lasts two years. 

Groups will meet regularly during Break times beginning Term 2. 

Years 7 and 8 Monday First break in Room 801 

Years 9 and 10 Wednesday First break in Room 801 

Years 11 and 12 Thursday First break in Room 801 

To register for Game Changers, or for more information, please email Ms Rebecca Wong  (wongb@marash.qld.edu.au) or come and visit anyone in the Mission Team area behind the Chapel.

College St Vincent de Paul Group

The College St Vincent de Paul Group met each Tuesday during break time and are back serving our community BBQ on Thursday mornings in the yard. Students are very welcome to join ‘Vinnies’, all they need to do is come to the Mission Office for a meeting to register interest.