Dear God,
During this season of Lent,
May we show comfort to those in need of our love;
May all learn the necessity of repentance;
May wounds among estranged family members heal;
May those who struggle financially find relief;
May the cross be a fruit of new life for the sick:
May those who have died enter eternal glory.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

 

 

Lent

The season of Lent began at MMCC on Ash Wednesday with a College Mass. during the homily Fr Mac reflected on the Gospel reading reminding us how Jesus taught us to give alms, pray and fast, which are what is being asked of us especially during Lent. Jesus rather taught us not to be hypocrites rather our almsgiving must be in secret, pray our Father in our secret place and not to let others know that we are fasting. Fr Mac reminded us that “Our Father, who sees all that is done in secret, will reward us”

Thank you to Fr Mac, Mrs Flanagan and the RE and Choir staff and students for leading the Mass. A special thank you to the parents who joined our celebration.

 

High Achiever’s HSC 2018

To recognise our many high achievers in the 2018 Higher School Certificate we have once again prepared our annual newsletter.

A copy is included in this newsletter (MMCC HSC 2018 Newsletter)

In addition we have installed an honour board located in the front foyer of the school.

 

Executive Director’s Awards

On Wednesday 6 March I was honoured to attend the inaugural award’s ceremony to recognise students in Sydney Catholic Schools who achieved first place in an HSC course in 2018.

Congratulations to the five Mary MacKillop Catholic College students who received a “First in Course” award:

Duong Pham – Mathematics & Mathematics Extension

Lourd Balqa – English as a Second Language

Anya Yousif – English as a Second Language

Anthea Trusler – Japanese Beginners 

Angela Giuliano – Senior Science

 

Parent Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting

On Tuesday 5 March, we held our termly Parent Advisory Group meeting. It was great to see many of last year’s team return and some new members.

Thank you to our team:

Rania Bursic (Jeannette Bursic Year 12)

Diane Citroni (Madeleine Citroni Year 11)

Sherree Pomeroy (Isabella Adragna Year 11)

Chanpar Ly (Angela Ly Year 11)

Frances Dal Col (Michaela Dal Col Year 10)

Megan O’Grady (Erin O’Grady Year 10) 

Lyne Toohey (Samantha Toohey Year 10)

Molica Fuller (Olivia Fuller Year 7)

Sana Yonan (Isabella Omar Year 7)

Elina Fosita (Ilaise Fosita Year 7)

Mailan Hoang (Yasmine Nguyen Year 7)

Jenny Williams (Abigail Williams Year 7)

As always we provided the PAG with some current updates about the College and they in turn gave us some valuable feedback. At the meeting it was decided that we would proceed with a Mother’s Day Mass and Morning Tea. Please add the suggested date, 8 May, to your diary.

 

Open Day 2019

On Wednesday 13 March we held our annual Open Day. The many families who visited commended our student guides. The student escorted our visitors on a tour that provided an authentic experience of the College in action.

As well as seeing the College in action, our visitors listened to presentations in the hall. Thank you to Mrs Carniato (mother of ex-student, Natalie) and our students, Zafira Stellios, Abigail Ngo and Mitchell Mele who spoke eloquently about their experience of Mary MacKillop Catholic College. Thank you to all our staff, especially Mr Grana and Mrs Gerardis, and our students for their involvement in the day.

If you know of families who where unable to attend, please alert them to our School Tours being held on 27 March at 6pm.

A flyer is included in this newsletter School Tours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Schools Constitutional Convention

Congratulations to Noor Chirenian of Year 12 who has been invited to attend the National Schools Constitutional Convention from Tuesday 19 March to Thursday 21 March.

Noor will be among 120 Year 11 and 12 students from around Australia attending the 24th National Schools Constitutional Convention being held at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra. The convention is supported by all state and territory Ministers and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

The topic for the 2019 Convention is, ‘A new constitutional preamble for Australia?’ This topic will provide students with the opportunity to explore the present Constitution and if a preamble is required. A range of stimulus speakers will discuss the issues with students for them to debate with all delegates.

Outcomes from the Convention will be incorporated into a Communique that will be presented to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Sue Lines, for tabling in Parliament and recorded in Hansard. As a national delegate, Noor will travel in a group of 30 students from New South Wales. Other elements of the program will include a meeting with the Speaker of House of Representatives.

The Hon Tony Smith MP at Parliament House and a dinner at the High Court of Australia. Ms Kiera Crosariol has the privilege of also attending this event.

We look forward to hearing about their experience.

 

Lenten Almsgiving – Second Hand Uniforms

We are constantly in need of second hand uniforms, as well as other items such as school bags, to give to our families experiencing financial hardship. During this season of Lent, any donations would be most appreciated.

 

Ms Gilda Pussich

Principal