Pastoral Care

This week Mr Ken Rebetkze; Founder of Needy Paws Griffith was presented with the proceeds of our “Share what you can” activity. As a whole school community we were able to present Ken with a large quantity of canned and dry food to be distributed to his team of 10 volunteers in the local community. Once again we reminded students and staff about the responsibility of dog ownership; including avoiding unwanted litters of puppies, adopt not shop options and how  people can become more involved with the service. Needy Paws has a facebook site and invite members of the public to follow and support their work now and in the future.

Donations of books continued to be collected this week and the response has been phenomenal. We will pack and distribute the books to Carevan and St Vincent DePaul next week and due to the volume of donations we will also be able to present Linking Community Network (Women’s Refuge and Youth Refuge) as well as Barnabas House with a large quantity of quality books.  We cannot thank you enough for you generosity and kindness.

The end of the term is quickly coming upon us however we have no time to rest. During the next two weeks we still have a few activities that we are involved with including the community R U OK DAY breakfast on the balcony at Griffith Central as well as our rostered CAREVAN cooking.  We try to identify where we can provide assistance and support in accordance with three of the elements from our MCC Vision Statement, Care, Service and Sustainability.

This Saturday (2nd Sept) Year 12 are holding A “Spring Bazaar” and carwash on the school grounds between 10am and 3pm. This day is the final activity they will be hosting and all funds raised during the year will be distributed to their nominated charities, Australian Catholic Mission, Diabetes Griffith and also Project Sam.

Members of the Community Action Team have been collecting items to donate to the TRASH N TREASURE stall and once again the MCC and wider community have been extremely supportive. I hope that you will come down and enjoy the many things that will be on offer including carwash, baked goods stall, bar b que, fine coffee, live music, art and craft stalls and of course the mega TRASH N TREASURE stall. There is also a major raffle ($1 per ticket) where you have the opportunity to win 1 of 10 prizes. With a great weather forecast the day promises to be awesome and a great way to welcome the new season. There will be something for everyone so bring your friends and family and enjoy the MCC Spring Bazaar.

Have a wonderful week, stay safe and stay warm.

Regards Sue Hone (Pastoral Care Worker)