Mission News

Prayers

Derek Lennon and his family who are mourning the tragic loss of his beautiful daughter Caitlin.

Br Peter Carroll our Marist Star of the Sea Provincial for his appointment as Superior General of the Marist Brothers.

Archbishop Shane MacKinlay who was installed as Archbishop of Brisbane on 11 September 2025.

Community Mass

To start the term, we will celebrate Mass on Wednesday at 8am and Friday at Break 1B. All are welcome. Monday Break 1B mass will return next week. 

Gospel and reflection

Sundays Gospel Luke 17:5-10

Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Reflection

In Sundays Gospel, Luke 17:5-10, the disciples ask Jesus to increase their faith. Jesus responds with a profound illustration, emphasising that faith, even as small as a mustard seed, can achieve the extraordinary. He then shares a parable about a servant who, after working all day, does not expect thanks but continues to serve. This passage invites us to reflect on the nature of faith and service.

Faith is not merely about asking for more; it’s about recognising the power of even the smallest amount of belief in God’s goodness and ability to work in our lives. It challenges us to understand that our service to God and others should be driven by humility and an understanding that we are merely doing our duty, not seeking rewards or recognition. We saw this in action during the Sony Foundation Children’s Holiday Camp in the way our Year 11 students and generous staff put their faith into action and gave themselves selflessly with passion, kindness and understanding.

Prayer 

Lord, grant us the faith of a mustard seed, that we may trust in Your power and presence in our lives. Help us to serve with humility, recognising that every act of service is a reflection of Your love. May we not seek recognition but find joy in our duty to You and to others. Strengthen our faith and guide us in our journey of service. Amen.

Mary our good mother – pray for us

St Marcellin Champagnat – pray for us

St Mary of the Cross MacKillop – pray for us

And may we always remember – to pray for one another

Amen.+

Sony Foundation Camp 

While the majority were starting their holidays, approx. 65 MCA students, 40 MT A students and 30 staff were preparing for the arrival of 16 campers for the annual Sony Foundation Camp! A weekend of FUN, EXCITEMENT AND JOY was had by all with activities such as Build-a-Bear, Street Science, Pool play, Art Activities, Movie Night, Vehicle Show, Carnival, Disco, Cricket, Magic Show and lots of delicious food and rides in the golf carts. 

Our students did a phenomenal job caring for our campers, I recall 2 conversations – both very different! One companion joyfully shared that his camper had done his first poo of the weekend which we were all very excited about! The 2nd companion told us how his camper started crying out of no where and when asked what was wrong, the camper replied with, “they are just happy tears” – Cue allllllll the happy tears from everyone present.

Please enjoy our camp video created by the amazing student media volunteers! 

We are forever grateful for the assistance of our student, staff and medical volunteers! The camp simply couldn’t happen without your care, energy and time so a big THANK YOU to everyone below from the Mission Team.

Sony Camp Supplier - Thank You 

Thanks to MCA Parent Paula L’Enfant for helping us flip Br Terence from Boarding Dorm to Sony Camp Resort with your beautiful balloon decoration! 

We wanted to personally thank the following businesses for their generous contribution to the camp. 

The Pink Family – Glenn & Ja’ze and their sons George & Patrick for supplying a delicious lunch at our carnival day for all volunteers & bringing absolute sunshine to our day!

Golf Car Parts & Repairs – your golf carts were amazing and helped us get the campers & their exhausted companions around our beautiful campus with ease! 

Loulabelle Productions – Thanks to Louise Marshall, her sons Harry & William and her Mother for their assistance with set backdrops, sensory room cushions and the incredible costumes for our disco! 

Dominos Pizza The Gap – for feeding our hungry students and staff on set up night!! 

Qld Cricket – Thanks to MCA Parent Jeanette Davidson for bringing out her team for an awesome all abilities cricket activity on Monday morning for our campers

Australian Tennis Foundation – for supplying 10 x Pop Tennis Paddles for our camp, along with an excellent program that we can share for future PE lessons and community events. 

Our fabulous vehicle show had some amazing local suppliers attend including EJ Earthworks, owned by Marist Old Boy Jacob Moloney. We were fortunate to have a crane on display, thanks to the team from Franna. A big thanks to our supporters from QPS, QFES, QAS, Army, SES and the Army drone racing team for giving up your Sunday morning and putting smiles on our campers faces!! 

Stationery Aid

If you have spent the holidays spring cleaning and have excess stationery, you’d like to get rid of, please drop it into the yellow bins outside the Mission Office! To find out more and to check the list for what can be donated, please visit: https://stationeryaid.org/

Term 4 is peak time for Stationery Aid as they prepare the book packs for the start of next year! We will need all hands-on deck from Friday mornings starting Friday Week 2 (Friday 17 October) from 7:30am in Room 801! We look forward to seeing you then. 

Treadlightly

Do you have old sports or school shoes lying around the house? Donations of unwanted shoes can be dropped into the blue bin outside the Mission Office. These shoes will be delivered to our local Rebel store where they’ll be collected by Treadlightly, an organisation that recycles them to be turned into new products. To find out more about Treadlightly, visit their website: Tread Lightly – Together we can step into a better future​