Acting Leader of Mission
“Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another”.
John 13:34
Dearest Marian Community,
As I opened my Google Doc to begin writing this newsletter article, I was reflecting on this term and the work that we have been doing and the work that is still to come and it hit me. We are already heading into Week 7 of Term 4. If you were to ask me where, not only the term, but the year has gone, I wouldn’t have the slightest of clues.
I have visited a few Homerooms and have seen the progress of our St Vincent De Paul Christmas hampers and it is incredible to witness them starting to come to life. We only have two weeks left of collecting, so if you could start to bring in the items that you have been allocated by your Homeroom teacher, it would be greatly appreciated. Over the past year within my role as Acting Leader of Mission here at Marian Catholic College, I have expressed the notion of working towards the Common Good, so that those who are less fortunate than us can experience the good life and flourish as people within our community. I make mention of this because on Wednesday I had a student approach me to let me know that her family had created their own St Vincent de Paul Christmas hamper that they wished to donate. When we begin to put things into perspective, this is an example of living a life of love. I would personally like to thank this family for their contribution and for expressing their virtuous spirit.
Two weeks ago, we had students from our College represent us in presenting on behalf of the CEDWW and Mission Australia at our local Masses. The students who presented did an outstanding job and confidently delivered the presentation on World Mission Month Appeals. The aim of the World Mission Month Appeal is to spread the news on why we advocate and how we are demonstrating advocacy around the world.
Our students during their presentation were able to capture the meaning of the Catholic Mission and express to those who were present at the Mass that we love God and love our neighbour by helping people realise they can share their faith in action and through prayer. When we talk about advocacy and wonder why we advocate, we look no further than our Catholic Social Teachings. We, as a people of faith, need to ensure that we are living our day to day life according to Catholic Social Teaching in every decision we make and interaction we have.
Catholic Social Teachings:
CST 101 | Life and Dignity of the Human Person
In the display cabinet of the foyer in the Learning Centre, there is a display of the history of the Sisters of Mercy in Griffith. Sr Theresa has kindly provided us with the memorabilia that commemorates their work so that we can share their experiences and develop a deeper understanding of our Charism of Mercy. Sr Theresa, attained the memorabilia items from the Sisters of Mercy storage vault in Sydney. This was originally planned to be part of the 200 years celebration of Catholic Education.
Photos of display:
Finally, on Sunday 21st November, Marian Catholic College will be celebrating the Feast of Christ the King which is also the annual World Youth Day celebration. This year, we will be participating in a mini pilgrimage to Sacred Heart Church and participate in the evening Mass at 6:00pm. Students aged 13 years and older are invited to join our student leaders and members of our parish community to participate in the Pilgrim walk. We will be commencing our walk at 5pm and depart from the College Oval, where we will recite the Holy Rosary until we arrive at Sacred Heart Church to celebrate mass and share in a celebration afterwards.
Details are as followed:
Until the next newsletter article, please continue to live a life of expressing love towards each other and always keep in mind our Catholic Social Teachings when living your life.
“Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give”
Unknown
Yours in faith,
Mr Abdala
Acting Leader of Mission