Mission News

Prayers

For those in our community who are unwell or suffering at this time.

• We pray for the repose of the soul of Garry James McDonald (Grandfather to Stirling, Carter, Jett and Lachlan (OB) McDonald
• We pray for the repose of the soul of John Vanderbyl (Jeremy Vanderbyl grandfather)

May our loving God, with Mary and Champagnat, walk with all members of the Marist family. Amen

Reflection 

Christ has no body but yours,

No hands, no feet on earth but yours,

Yours are the eyes with which He looks

Compassion on this world,

Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good,

Yours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world.

Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,

Yours are the eyes, you are His body.

Christ has no body now but yours,

No hands, no feet on earth but yours,

Yours are the eyes with which he looks

compassion on this world.

Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

St. Teresa of Ávila (attributed)

Book Launch 

Friday 3 June, 4:00pm for 5:00pm, at Marist Centre Ashgrove

142 Frasers Road, Ashgrove. Launch by Br Peter Carroll; 

rsvp: Helen Quirk, 07 3354 0600, helen.quirk@marists.org.au by 1 June. 

Chaplain’s Corner 

Reflection for Monday 16 May the 5th week ‘of Easter: Whoever loves me obeys my teaching.

St. Augustine introduces one of the finest passages he ever wrote with this question: “What does love look like?”Augustine doesn’t answer the question with metaphor that compare love to the eyes of a child, to a breeze on a hot day, or to daisies dancing in the sunlight. He simply says:“Love has hands to help others. It has feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of others. That’s what love looks like.”Jesus speaks of love in the same practical way in today’s reading: “Whoever loves me will obey my teaching.”Today’s reading invites us to ask ourselves: How practical is our love of God and neighbour?Today’s reading invites us to remember that “the worth of a kind deed lies in the love that inspired it.” [Talmud]

Mary, our Good Mother, pray for us.

St. Marcellin Champagnat, pray for us.

St. Mary of the Cross, pray for us.

And may we always remember to pray for one another.

Green Ash 

“Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”  Taken from the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of The Holy Father Francis On Care for Our Common Home

The amazing staff and the group of dedicated students of this College take very seriously the task of caring for our environment. Green Ash is a legacy of the Primary school teachers whose vision was to ensure the students at Ashgrove knew what it was to care for the earth – our home. 

Our thanks to all the staff who spend time with the Green Ash and Environment group. 

Ms Andrea Williams has taken on the task of Green Ash this year and we are richer for her work and presence. 

Following are some photos of what wonderful work the Green Ash team did in securing the banks of the creek in the Term One floods – despite all the damage and the height of the water – it is clear that the Lomandra the team has planted is working.

Students who participate in Green Ash receive MATES hours for time and care they give to this project. 

PD Breakfast 

Staff have the opportunity of attending Professional Development Breakfasts throughout the year. 

Apart from the engaging array of Guest speakers we are also privileged to be served a meal by the Hospitality students. 

We thank Mr Gary Keown and the Hospitality students who say generously and ably assist. 

The recent breakfasts have been presented by Ms Elizabeth Falconer from the Marist Mission and Life Team, who unpacked for us in part, the Marist theme for this year. Known and Loved: Dignity for all.