Newman News Term 4 Week 6: From the Director of Mission and Catholic Identity
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Advent
The season of Advent arrives Sunday 28 November following the Feast of Christ the King this week.聽The Feast of Christ the King聽invites us to let Christ become King of our hearts and minds. This means聽letting hope, joy,聽peace聽and love found in Christ, rule our heart.聽At 今日吃瓜,聽we聽encourage this in our community through our聽Vision for Mission聽to form 鈥淕ood Christians and Good Citizens鈥�.
Year 5 Altar Ministers
Our Year 5 Students聽were invited to consider the call to be Altar聽Ministers聽and聽10 students responded and underwent training with Mrs Short and I over the past few weeks. They were recently commissioned at our Thursday morning Community Mass by Fr Christian聽Iridi.聽Congratulations to all the students聽and the families who supported them in this聽call to serve the community and their parish.
Caritas Australia Student Panel Discussion
Our聽College聽was invited to聽participate in the Caritas Australia Student Panel Discussion. This was an opportunity for our students to discuss with聽other students from around Australia about different initiatives聽relating to social justice and聽share their dreams for a聽better future for聽the most vulnerable聽in聽our community.聽Four聽Year 10 students聽participated in the discussion and聽were聽outstanding in聽articulating their hopes for our school and how we can continue to support and raise awareness for those who struggle in our community.
Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat
The Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat聽met for the final time in 2021 at St Joseph鈥檚 Subiaco Parish. This group involves聽a number of聽people who are staff, ex staff or聽ex students聽who seek to maintain聽a connection and receive formation within the Marist Tradition.聽25 people gathered聽as聽Marist Br Tony Leon,聽facilitated a reflection聽鈥淢arist Dreaming鈥澛爋n聽the Marist mission and聽gave staff an opportunity聽to reflect on their聽relationship with God聽and the importance聽of聽living their faith within聽their community.聽The Marist Association is an important part of our formation聽program for staff as they seek聽to live out an authentic聽Christian witness to students in our community.
Thursday morning Mass
All members of our community are invited to attend Thursday morning Community Mass聽commencing at 8.10am. Each week priests from local parishes will celebrate Mass for us being led by students聽from secondary and primary.聽We look forward to seeing you there.
