Faith Formation and Mission

“Charity is the beating heart of the Christian: just as one cannot live without a heartbeat, so one cannot be a Christian without charity”.

Pope Francis

Dearest Marian Community,

In our final term, we look forward to taking part in our annual creation of Christmas Hampers for St Vincent De Paul. Our partnership with St Vincent De Paul continues to strengthen year by year. Students at Marian Catholic College will be promoting the gift of kindness and the spirit of Christmas. Each Homeroom will be provided with a basket for all items that are donated to be placed in. All hampers created will be presented to St Vincent De Paul at our end-of-year Mass and will be distributed to families in need within our community. Homeroom teachers will allocate the items to be donated during Homeroom. 

The collection will begin in week 4 and conclude in week 8. This will provide the Community Action Team with sufficient time to prepare the hampers for our end-of-the-year Mass. More information about this mission project will be provided throughout the term. 

Let us continue to work together in our acts of kindness not only within our community but our world. I am reminded of a quote, “Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven”. My interpretation of this is that as people of faith, we strive to become closer to God and aspire to live a life that complements living in the Image of God. Through the means of our charitable acts, we live a life as intended by God, living a life of love. 

We are excited to begin promoting our Founders Day celebration for 2023. This year our Founders Day celebration will be on Friday the 17th of November. This event pays tribute to the visionary individuals who laid the foundation for our College. We will be holding a Mass to commemorate our College Founders followed by fun activities throughout lunch. Each house will be holding its own challenge and stall. 

More information will be released in the coming weeks. We hope that all students can join in our celebrations. 

Until our next article, please be attentive during Homeroom for compass notices as I will be posting more information in relation to all our mission news for this term.

“I alone cannot change the world. But I can cast a stone across the waters 

to create many ripples”.

Saint Mother Teresa

Yours in faith,

Mr Abdala

Leader of Faith Formation and Mission