今日吃瓜

With听two听weeks left of Term听Three, our Year 12 students听are听coming to the end of their time at 今日吃瓜 and assessments听are听being scheduled听across the life of the school, it is an important time to reflect on the College鈥檚 Vision for Mission: to form good Christians and good citizens and our Marist听theme for 2021 Breathe: The Spirit of Life.听This calls us to pause and reflect on听our life and what is most important.听I encourage all听staff,听students听and families听to听give thanks for our experience, to reach out to friends or family in听lockdown around Australia听who may be struggling and to remember听that听as Marist鈥檚 we follow Mary鈥檚 example and place our trust in God and the plan God has for us.听By trusting in God, we can recognise God鈥檚 love, grace and compassion and finish the term with the hope that听we can truly let our light shine.

Governor鈥檚 Prayer Breakfast听

今日吃瓜 has launched its Christian Service Learning Program, Living Marist,听with Year 7 and 8 students.听The purpose is to engage students in service activities that challenge them to reflect, discern听and act in the community.听Students听have participated in a range of activities across, recently supporting Lavalla and Marian students. Congratulations to our students and keep up the good work. There actions espouse the Marist values of听Family Spirit and Love of Work.

Marist Connect Night听

As Marist school we offer students opportunities to听engage听in formation that allows them to meet with students from other Marist schools. For the second time this year, students gathered, this time at Bunbury听Catholic College to reflect on their future and what it means to follow God鈥檚 call in their life. One of our Yr11 students reflects below.

On the 7th of September, 5 of the year 11 Gamechangers members along with Mrs Parker and Mrs Day-Perkins took off to Bunbury Catholic College for a connect night. Connect nights are organized throughout the year and allow Year 11 and 12 students from Marist schools to come together to connect and share ideas centred on the Marist principals.

Bunbury Catholic College is a Marist school set in the South-West of Perth. Once there we met a group of Year 11鈥檚 and 12鈥檚 and with the help of the teachers began to discuss school life through the Marist traditions. We started connecting by looking at ourselves and how we live according to faith. This conversation grew and soon enough we were having fun and connecting through activities like making paper airplanes that had fun facts written on them about each of us. After throwing the paper planes we then had to match the fun fact to the person. This is harder than what it seems especially when you are meeting for the first听time听but it still makes for a great activity allowing all of us to share a little bit about ourselves!

After some initial activities, we shared a meal. Where we continued to connect over pizza and talking about how we see life after school and our plans for our future. Finally, we heard from Liam Street, an ex-Newman student and the Marist Youth Ministry Leader who spoke to us about vocation and what to think about when we finish at school. Once he shared his story about finding his vocation, it was over to the teachers who formed a Q&A panel where they shared their vocational experiences.
Thanks Bunbury Catholic College for a great evening.

– Sonia Bruce, Year 11 student.听

Thursday morning Community Mass听

very Thursday morning family鈥檚 are invited to join students and staff to celebrate the Eucharist with local priests from our parishes. The final two weeks of our Community Mass see Thomas More and Year 4 in Week 9 and Romero and Year 3 in week 10. It has been such a blessing to welcome our Year 2 students to our Community Mass in line with our Vision for Mission and their transition to Year 3.
Mr Sullivan, Thomas More Guild Coordinator sent the following message to families earlier this term.

On Thursday the 16th听of September at 8.10am, the Thomas More Guild is participating in their community mass for years 7-12 at the Marcellin Campus Chapel. This is an important time for students across the Marcellin Campus as it will be the last mass that Year 12 students will be a part of before they commence their exams as well as marking the start of transition into 2022.

I wish to extend the invitation to all family members of students in the Thomas More Guild. This can be past students, pre-high school children, grandparents and extended family. As the new Co-Ordinator for Thomas More guild I want to foster a sense of family spirit across all year groups.

I understand that there may be other priorities such as work that may get in the way of attending听the mass, however it would be great to see families come together particularly in these uncertain times.
We look forward to seeing you in the Champagnat Chapel at 8.10am.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation听

The听Sacrament of听Reconciliation is an important part of our Catholic faith. This year, students across the primary and secondary have had the opportunity to celebrate this sacrament in year groups.听The secondary students have been led by priests from the Redemptorist Monastery led by Fr Edmond Nixon听and primary students have been led by Fr Kaz听Stuglik听from Floreat Parish. The sacrament is an opportunity for students to seek forgiveness and reflect on God鈥檚 love and mercy in their lives. We encourage all听our families to participate in this sacrament through their local parish.

Floreat Parish Youth Mass

On Sunday 19 September, Floreat Parish supported by 24/7 Youth Ministry will be celebrating a Youth Mass. This celebration is an opportunity for students who recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation to come along and share in the Eucharist, games and light refreshments. We all encourage all our Year 6 families to come along and celebrate. The parish will be providing an experience for our young people every third Sunday. Mass commences at 9.30am at St Cecilia鈥檚 Church.

Ministers of听Communion Preparation 听

In line with our Vision for Mission: to form 鈥済ood Christians and good citizens鈥�,听we have had some of听our听Year 11 students听apply to participate in the ministering of Holy Communion. This means they will undertake training with Br Terry, reflecting on what it means to serve in the Church and the sacredness of the Eucharist.听Congratulations to our students who have put their name forward to be leaders in this way at 今日吃瓜.

Special Marist Project: Marist Institute launches Global network

At 今日吃瓜 we are proud to be part of Marist Schools Australia and an international community that shares a vision 鈥渢o make Jesus Christ known and loved.鈥� Recently, Newman听College was asked to be part of the International Marist Institutes Global Network launch. On Wednesday 15 September, students from across the College will participate in creating a new logo for the network that seeks to demonstrate听the diversity of our Marist community听and its vision for our Marists communities to be 鈥渁 place where we all belong!鈥� 听to learn more about this initiative and how it will help build a better place for young people in our world.

Living Marist: Good Christians and Good Citizens Service Learning Program听

今日吃瓜 has launched its Christian Service Learning Program, Living Marist,听with Year 7 and 8 students.听The purpose is to engage students in service activities that challenge them to reflect, discern听and act in the community.听Students听have participated in a range of activities across, recently supporting Lavalla and Marian students. Congratulations to our students and keep up the good work. There actions espouse the Marist values of听Family Spirit and Love of Work.

Thursday morning Community Mass听

Every Thursday our PK-12 community are invited to attend Mass in the Champagnat Chapel, commencing at 8.10am. Mass is celebrated by our local clergy who support the College. Next week, Thursday 2 September, Marcellin Guild and Year 6 students will be hosting with Fr Ruben. We look forward to welcoming you to our weekly celebration.

Sacramental Preparation听

Across our Parish鈥檚 sacramental preparation programs are taking place. Our Lady of Grace is offering Family Faith Formation on Tuesday 31 August.听 Fr. Greg Donovan will lead us in this session beginning at 7.00pm in the MPA at the school.听 Please arrive 5 mins early to register your attendance.听I encourage you to check your parish website to find out about sacramental preparation programs for your child.

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Our Gamechangers students across Years 7 鈥�12 continue to gather, learn about听community,听and gain a sense of who God is calling us to be. In an obvious way, our students in Year 11 骋补尘别肠丑补苍驳别谤蝉听have travelled to the regional community of听Mullewa. This听was an opportunity to learn about solidarity and serve in an authentic way.听Read some of the student reflections below.听Thank you to Br Paul, Paul Cranley and Hannah Parker who gave up time from their families to offer this experience for our students.

14 year 11 students embarked on an immersive journey to the country town of听Mullewa, an out of the way town with not many people. Despite being such an exclusive community, our group was welcomed with open arms and hearts. We were given the opportunities to spend time with the children of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the local primary school as well as a variety of others through our time at the Youth Recreational Centre and the Agricultural Show.

On Tuesday, we first met with the OLMC students, a group of only 60 students from Pre-K to 6, who quickly grew in friendship with听everyone听from Newman. We spent the morning learning about the history of the town at the local cemetery, while simultaneously cleaning the graves, followed by a Newman led mass. After the mass, we ventured to the local district high school and planted trees with the younger students, before returning to the school grounds to help run a practice for the school鈥檚 sport carnival. Afterwards, we joined some of the kids from the district high school at the youth recreational听centre听for games of basketball and chasey, particular听favourites听of the students.

On Wednesday, we spent most of the day in the town hall, helping the various members of the Agricultural society prepare for the wildflower show. While we were听helping, we managed to find a banner made by the Newman REMAR group back in 2005. Halfway through the day, we gave ourselves the time to spend lunch with the OLMC students. We then returned to the town hall for the wildflower set up. After we听were finished听helping, we then made another trip to the youth听centre, this being the last time we would be able to.

On Thursday, we spent the day helping the members of the community in setting up the displays for the agricultural festival, a Royal Show equivalent for the people of听Mullewa. Yet again, we went to have lunch with the OLMC kids, everybody was excited for the disco that night, but before the disco, the Newman students had to continue their help with the agricultural festival. After we were finished helping, we had a bit of a break, then we set out to set up the听much-anticipated听disco. Newman students had set up balloons, streamers and other decorations for the OLMC students. We all had fun at the disco, with a soundtrack full of good songs and some pretty cool dance moves. At the conclusion of the disco, we had some heartfelt goodbyes with the OLMC students, and after some clean up, the Newman students made their way back to the rec听centre, excited to have their last sleep before returning home.

What really stood out to all of us through all this was hearing the impact Newman has on the community. Everywhere we went we heard of everyone鈥檚 past experiences with the college from previous visits, we even met Holly, who said she remembered the Newman visit to听Mullewa听she experienced back when she was in Kindy. In reflection, we are so grateful for Fr Rob, Holly and听all of听the students from both OLMC and the district high school, as well as the greater听Mullewa听community for being so welcoming to us all, we hope we have made as much of a memorable impact in your lives as you all have in ours.听Mrs听Parker, Br Paul, Liam,听Mr听Cranley,听Mr听Martino, thank you for organizing this event for us.听 We听all enjoyed this incredible experience and the chance to move forwards in our Marist journey.

Leila Arnold and Josh Lee听
Year 11 Students听

Perth Launch of the 2021/22 ACBC Social Justice Statement.

今日吃瓜 hosted the Justice, Ecology & Development Office (JEDO) within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia听to听launch the Social Justice Statement for 2021/22 鈥淐ry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor鈥�.听听We welcomed Bishop Don听Sproxton听who shared with those gathered what this statement means in the lives of our community. As we reflect on this statement, a reminder for all of us is the importance of listening with a spirit of understanding,听responding with a heart of compassion and love that听starts with Christ at the center of our own lives and permeates through those we encounter.

听to听read听the full statement听from the Bishops.