Faith and Mission
Danny Franc
“…ours is a spirit of true friendship formed by kindness and understanding…” MSC Constitution #32
Welcome back to another school year. 2021 feels a little different, as we have learned to simply live with Covid -19. At the Year 11 retreat last year, this year’s Year 12 students talked about wanting 2021 to have a focus. They chose “Friendship” as their focus, as it fits within the MSC ethos very well. Students will be reminded of this throughout Masses and Liturgies as the year progresses.
2021 began with a Welcoming Mass for all staff on Wednesday the 27th of January. Father Ted McCormack MSC presided over mass in the Monivae Chapel, and it was a lovely way to start the year together.
Once this was over, 10 staff and the Year 12 students headed to Halls Gap for the annual Year 12 Retreat. The weather this year was fantastic early, though Thursday night the rainfall was very high. The retreat built on the experiences gained in November when our current Year 12s were lucky to experience a belated Year 11 retreat.
Mrs Vearing, Ms Ryan, Mr Harms, Mr Molan, Mr Fehsler, Mr White, Mrs Huisman, Ms Cannon and Mr Forsyth volunteered their time to help run small groups of students through their retreat program at Norval Retreat – Halls Gap.
The 3-day retreat was facilitated by Mr Franc, and is an integral part of the College calendar. All students appeared to have a great time.
The Thursday night Liturgy is a special part of the Year 12 retreat program.
Year 7 Camp: The student leaders and I visited the Year 7 camp at Port Fairy, and part of the activities was a welcoming Liturgy. Further information on this will be included in our next newsletter.
Upcoming Events:
- Wed 10th of February – Opening School Mass with Father Bob Irwin
- Thursday 11th of February – BBQ at Swimming Sports (proceeds go to Missions / Charities
- Wed 17th Feb – Ash Wednesday Liturgy
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved.
Danny Franc – Director of Faith and Mission.