Year 7 Bible Presentation

All Year 7 students receive a copy of the “Catholic Youth Bible” as they begin their Religious Studies at MMCC. Recently Miss Ayoub presented 7M with their Bibles. As part of a Prayer Liturgy, students and the Bibles were blessed.

May the students utilise their Bibles to help them to know God, the Christian teachings and how to live a life like Jesus, so they may increase their faith and devotion

Project Compassion 2022

The theme of Project Compassion 2022 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long-term solutions to global issues.

This year’s theme comes from the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. More specifically, when the flood waters subsided, a rainbow appeared in the sky and the dove returned with an olive branch indicating a new beginning. God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations’ (Genesis 9:12).

 

Lent 2022

During this time of prayer, almsgiving and fasting, students will be able to engage in the following opportunities:

 

Prayer

• Rosary – Tuesday Morning at 8:30am in the Chapel
• Mass – Wednesday Morning at 8:00am in the Chapel
• Stations of the Cross – Friday Morning at 8:30am in the Chapel
• Faith Formation with the MMCC Youth Group – Lunchtime with Ms L’Aiguille, our Youth Ministry Coordinator, Deacon Ben and Youth Coordinator from Our Lady of the Rosary, Fairfield

 

Almsgiving

• During Lent, students are encouraged to make regular donations towards Project Compassion. Every donation, small or large, helps “Future Generations”

 

Fasting

• During Lent, students are challenged to go without one consumable item per week, as part of fasting and donate the cost of this item to Project Compassion, e.g a chocolate bar, can of drink, packet of chips, etc.
• By fasting from one consumable item per week and donating the money, this will be a major contribution by the whole community to help “Future Generations”.

 

Lent at home

Families are also invited to engage in prayer, fasting and almsgiving at home. Please take advantage of the following resources and programs that can be used to deepen one’s faith during this time:

• The Purpose of lent
• How to live Lent this year
• Lent in 3 minutes
• Entering the Desert of Lent
• Lenten Companion – Mercy and Healing Await: COME BACK TO ME Lenten Companion 2022
• Lent, fasting & Alms giving

 

Rosary – Tuesday Morning

Thank you to Ms L’Aiguille (YMC), all staff and students who take part in Rosary every Tuesday morning in the Chapel. We encourage students to take part, especially during this time of Lent.

 

 

Project Compassion Stories

Project Compassion 2022 shares the stories of resilient and inspiring individuals whose lives and futures have been impacted by the ongoing support of their partners and by your generosity. This includes the story of young Anatercia from Mozambique who, despite facing poverty and food insecurity, can now access school supplies and attend her classes. And Shaniella from Solomon Islands who, thanks to the work and support of Caritas Australia Solomon Islands, has received support in her hospitality studies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During Homeroom each morning students will have the opportunity to make donations.

These generous donations are a pebble that allows Caritas Australia to create the ripples that will improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities, supporting them to flourish and create opportunities for future generations to live to their full potential and thrive.

 

FIRST WEEK OF LENT – Anatercia, Mozambique

Anatercia is a 12-year-old girl living in a small village in southern Mozambique. After her father passed away and her mother became incapacitated due to chronic health issues, life became a daily struggle.

She moved in with her elderly grandparents, and began to take on more and more adult responsibilities. She did most of the household chores and had to travel for hours every day to collect clean water. Water scarcity also meant that harvests were poor and there was never enough to eat.

With your support, Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas Regional Chokwe, was able to help Anatercia’s family to irrigate their farm to improve their food security, while also improving water access for households in the village. Her grandmother participated in sustainable farming training, while Anatercia received essential school supplies and access to psychosocial supports through a local health committee.

Now, Anatercia can easily access clean drinking water, community members are able to grow healthy crops all year round, and there is enough nutritious food to eat. Anatercia feels better supported by her community, has more time to study and do her homework, and hopes to fulfil her dream of becoming a nurse.

 

SECOND WEEK OF LENT – Biru, India

Biru is a member of the Ho community, an ethnic minority group in India. After contracting polio as a child, he lost mobility in one of his legs, which affected his independence, education and employment prospects.

Biru taught himself how to repair bicycles by watching other people, but he never dreamed of using those skills to start his own business. With your generous support, Biru was able to access an entrepreneurship and livelihoods training program, run by Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas India. He gained the support and skills he needed to establish his own bicycle repair business. Participating in the program also helped Biru to apply for government disability and housing schemes.

Now, Biru is financially independent and can forge a path out of poverty for his four young daughters. He is a respected and essential member of his community, working as a bicycle and motorcycle mechanic to keep his neighbours, friends and families safe on the road. His resilience and determination to overcome the odds has inspired others in his community who are living with a disability to become independent and self-reliant.

“Now members of my community have started listening to my opinion. I am getting appreciation and recognition,” Biru says.

 

THIRD WEEK OF LENT – Janice, Wagilak woman, indigenous Australian

A Wagilak woman, Janice is a traditional dancer who tells her family’s stories through movements handed down over generations.

“With many elders gone, we must transfer knowledge, to keep a connection to culture and nurture future leaders,” Janice says. “Me and my family, we keep the culture going, we need to keep our culture strong.”

Like many remote communities, Janice’s faces a range of challenges – low employment and education, financial hardship, poorer health and lower life expectancy.

With your help, Caritas Australia supports Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation, which operates a centre for traditional and contemporary Aboriginal arts and culture, providing employment and generating income for local communities.

Elders run workshops and share their knowledge with the younger generation, and with visitors. Local guides run bush cultural tours and architect-designed tourist accommodation is available for visitors.

“This is a safe place, a place we come with family and get away from problems. We, here in the art centre, work as a family,” Janice says. Janice believes that Djilpin Arts’ work is essential to create opportunities for young people to stay on-country, to share intergenerational knowledge between elders and the younger generation – to promote healing, and to keep culture alive.