Newman News Term 3 Week 6: From the Leader of Mission and Catholic Identity
Living Marist: Good Christians and Good Citizens Service Learning Program聽
今日吃瓜 has launched its Christian Service Learning Program, Living Marist,聽with Year 7 and 8 students.聽The purpose is to engage students in service activities that challenge them to reflect, discern聽and act in the community.聽Students聽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聽Family Spirit and Love of Work.
Thursday morning Community Mass聽
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聽
Across our Parish鈥檚 sacramental preparation programs are taking place. Our Lady of Grace is offering Family Faith Formation on Tuesday 31 August.聽 Fr. Greg Donovan will lead us in this session beginning at 7.00pm in the MPA at the school.聽 Please arrive 5 mins early to register your attendance.聽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聽community,聽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聽Mullewa. This聽was an opportunity to learn about solidarity and serve in an authentic way.聽Read some of the student reflections below.聽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聽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聽everyone聽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聽centre聽for games of basketball and chasey, particular聽favourites聽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聽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聽were finished聽helping, we then made another trip to the youth聽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聽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聽much-anticipated聽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聽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聽Mullewa聽she experienced back when she was in Kindy. In reflection, we are so grateful for Fr Rob, Holly and聽all of聽the students from both OLMC and the district high school, as well as the greater聽Mullewa聽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.聽Mrs聽Parker, Br Paul, Liam,聽Mr聽Cranley,聽Mr聽Martino, thank you for organizing this event for us.聽 We聽all enjoyed this incredible experience and the chance to move forwards in our Marist journey.
Leila Arnold and Josh Lee聽
Year 11 Students聽
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聽to聽launch the Social Justice Statement for 2021/22 鈥淐ry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor鈥�.聽聽We welcomed Bishop Don聽Sproxton聽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,聽responding with a heart of compassion and love that聽starts with Christ at the center of our own lives and permeates through those we encounter.
聽to聽read聽the full statement聽from the Bishops.
