Opening school masses
Kildare College, Adelaide
Kildare College held their opening school mass on Monday 25th of February. Mrs Barbara Madonna, Kildare College's longest service staff member, turned on our lamp of learning ready for the 2019 school year. All Year 8 and Year 7 students were welcomed into the community.
Marian College, Ararat
Marian College Ararat held their opening school mass on the 8th of February.
St. Joseph's College, Echuca
Our Opening School Mass, held on Friday 1st February, served a number of purposes. Firstly we celebrated the commencement of the year. We also inducted our new School Leaders. These Leaders consisted of all our Year 12 students, Junior, Vice and Senior House Captains and our Beacon Leaders. Thirdly we unveiled our 2019 motto Love, Treasure and Acclaim. All are welcome.
Mass was led by Bishop Tomlinson, Father Des Welladsen, and Father John Tinkler and was celebrated by the whole school and parents were welcome to attend.
Brigidine College, St. Ives
Brigidine College, St. Ives held their opening school mass on St. Brigid's Day, the 1st of February.
Marian College, Sunshine West
On Friday 8 February Marian College celebrated the commencement of the 2019 academic year with a Mass held in the College Hall. It was a wonderful celebration with nearly one thousand participants comprising students, staff, high achievers from the class of 2018, their parents and special guests. The Mass commenced with a procession that involved students and staff presenting to our celebrant, Father Peter-Damian Mc Kinley, items that are involved in everyday school life. An example of the items were text books and sports items from the students, ipads from the IT department, financial journals from the office, work tools from our maintenance staff and books from Library staff.
Our College theme for 2019 is Hospitality - Welcoming all and all of the biblical readings, prayers and Fr. Mc Kinley's homily certainly acknowledged what we are all called to do as members of this wonderful community.
