Faith Formation and Mission

Love, following in the footsteps of Christ, in concern and compassion for all, is the highest expression of our faith and hope” (Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2021).

Dear Marian Community,

I hope that the opening weeks back have been delightful for you, full of new experiences and inspiring learning opportunities. As we have experienced, our College community is back in action in living a life of love and compassion. 

The Community Action Team and I have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that the promotion of out College mission initiatives comes to fruition within our College community. As we are well into the this time of Lent, we have the opportunity to reflect on our lives and the mission of discipleship called upon us by Jesus when he said: 

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34) 

Project Compassion

During this time, the theme of Caritas - Project Compassion is “For all future generations”. If we begin to reflect on the words of Jesus, the common theme that begins to arise is the importance to love one another. Essentially, this is teaching us that we should be undertaking a life of giving and assisting those who are less fortunate than ourselves. As people of Faith, we are living disciples in expressing this message and bringing it to life. In each of the College Homerooms, the posters of Caritas - Project Compassion have been placed to be seen by all. The poster I would like to draw your attention to is the poster that illustrates the effects that your donations can have on certain communities. In previous years, there have been targets such as $3000 for the College to fundraise. When looking at the impact this amount of donations can have, $3000 can provide a small rural community in Nepal with the basic materials to establish a school library for students. Having access to education is something we take for granted everyday and with your support, we can work towards providing a community with a basic necessity that will be life changing now and in the future. When we put such things into perspective, if each Homeroom could set a target of $80, we as a community can assist another community in need, following in the footsteps of Christ and live a life of compassion during our Lenten journey. 

Hear from Project Compassion 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUySmh-u7rc

Story 1: Laxmi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqA8Q_KuAb8

Harmony Day 2023

Preparations for Harmony Day 2023 are well underway, with many staff and students collaborating to bring to life this momentous College event. The window is now open for anyone who would like to run a cultural stall on Harmony Day. We already have a diverse range of stalls, but we would love to see a wider range of cultures to showcase the richness of our Marian diversity. If you are interested in contributing to Harmony Day, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mrs Segrave. Let's all work together to make Harmony Day 2023, the biggest and best ever. Our College theme for Harmony Day is “Where we belong”, this means creating a College community where we all feel a sense of belonging.

I leave you with the mission statement of  Caritas that we can all learn from and work towards: “Working together for Justice and Dignity, walking together in Hope and building together a thriving future for us all. Walk with us towards a world of Hope”.

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is without asking the question, “Is this for the common good?

Faithfully yours

Mr Abdala

Leader of Faith Formation and Mission