{"id":14613,"date":"2025-09-26T10:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&p=14613"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:58:28","slug":"from-the-religious-education-coordinator-82","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-religious-education-coordinator-82\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Religious Education Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our Church \u2026\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n
The Feast of St Teresa of Calcutta (5<\/b>\u00a0September)<\/b><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>On August 26, 1910, Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia. As a young girl she was very involved in parish activities, and her mother told her many stories of missionaries, who inspired her greatly. In 1928, at age 18, Agnes joined the missionary order of the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin, Ireland. There she was given the name Sister Mary Teresa. As a young Sister in 1929 she travelled to Calcutta (today known as Kolkata), India, to teach at a school for girls. She continued to teach at various schools in India for 20 years. During that time, she was deeply moved by the number of sick and dying people on the streets.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/i>On September 10, 1946, while travelling by train to Darjeeling, Sister Mary Teresa experienced a \u201ccall within a call.\u201d She felt called to be God\u2019s love in action: to serve the sick and dying, the hungry and homeless. She received permission to leave the Loreto convent. Then she sought medical training and became determined to serve the poorest of the poor. Eventually, she was joined by other women. Some of these women were her former students, and they helped her serve the poor. In 1950 she established an order of religious women called the Missionaries of Charity. Over time the Missionaries of Charity have built centres throughout the world. In 1979 Mother Teresa, as she was known by then, received the Nobel Peace Prize. She captivated the world as few other people have. Her simple message was: \u201cWe are put on earth to do something beautiful for God.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/i>Pope John Paul II chose October 19, 2003, as the date for the beatification of Mother Teresa. The ceremony was a celebration for the entire world. Mother Teresa\u2019s life of holiness is respected on a global scale. Her example of humble and loving service is admired by millions of people. The process that led to Mother Teresa’s beatification was the shortest in modern history. Ordinarily, the cause for beatification cannot begin until five years after the candidate\u2019s death. However, Pope John Paul II advanced the cause of Mother Teresa soon after her death on September 5, 1997. The pope explained that he was making an exception because of widespread admiration for the tiny nun.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother Teresa\u2019s spiritual vitality can be described with these words. \u201cDon\u2019t search for God in faraway lands. He is not there. He is close to you. He is with you. Just keep that lamp burning, and you will always see him.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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In our Community\u2026.<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n
Father Daughter Mass<\/b><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>Last Friday we celebrated our Father Daughter Mass and Breakfast at Marist Sisters\u2019 College. It was a morning of celebration and community spirit. Students and their Fathers, Father Figures and Grandfathers celebrated the Eucharist together at Mass and then enjoyed a breakfast with a wonderful view.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Father’s Day when we remember what it means to have a father or be a father, we recognise the importance of fathers in our community. Fathers come in many different forms; Fathers who are working day and night to raise children, fathers who took in others’ children through adoption and foster care, fathers who are expecting, but aren’t quite fathers yet, and those fathers who have lost children and must carry on. Fathers who right now have joined God in Heaven and whom we miss dearly here on earth. We pledge as a community to love and nurture the fathers and father figures among us so that they will manifest the love of God in all that they do.<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to thank all the teachers, support staff, students and parents that assisted with the mass and to Father Greg Morgan from the Ryde\/Gladesville Parish for celebrating the Mass. Thank you to Mr Petraglia for presenting. Thank you to our parent helpers, support staff and teachers for cooking and serving the breakfast.\u00a0 Thank you to Mrs Erin Healey and the Yr 12 VET Hospitality students for making the Father\u2019s Day cookies. It w<\/span>as wonderful to see our Marist Sisters\u2019 College community come together for such a significant event.<\/span><\/p>\n