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from Yearbook
by GG_Mystuff
FAITH FORMATION
Throughout 2017 there have been so many wonderful opportunities for the students and staff to experience their faith at Emmanuel Catholic College. We welcomed Father Bryan Rosling back as the part time College Chaplain. There have been some wonderful Eucharist celebrations during the year. These include Emmanuel Day and the Feast of the Assumption. These celebrations have provided the community with an opportunity to share in our faith together. We also continued to celebrate Mass in Form groups and it was great to see so many students in attendance. Throughout this year, we have also introduced a fortnightly staff Mass. This opportunity has been well received by staff.
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FAITH IN ACTION The year has seen many liturgies, with the celebration of Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day and Grandparents’ Mass. All of these celebrations were enriched with the participation of such a large number of the wider College community.
We have also seen a greater focus on the House Patrons, within Feast Day celebrations. For each House, we have created a faith filled liturgy that has reflected the values of the Houses.
As part of the Year 7 transition program, the students participated in a retreat day.
The students reflected on their different communities; year group, House and College. The students learnt about the Core Values and their individual House Patron and values. The Year 11 students were given the opportunity to participate in the “Choicez” seminar. This creates some reflection on themselves and their relationships with others. 2017 has also seen the retreat opportunities at the College double, with the introduction of a Year 8 and Year 9 retreat. These are chances for students to reflect on their personal faith journeys.
In Year 8, students reflected on their relationships with themselves, others and creation with the help of 24:7 Ministry. The Year 9 retreat focused around leadership which was presented by the Youth Mission Team. The College was also given the chance to host the ‘Ignite’ team to run a faith filled evening. Some Year 11 students were given the opportunity to participate in the CEWA Youth Summit focusing on Social Justice, and a variety of students participated in the Archbishop’s LifeLink launch and an Anti-Poverty Mass. These were great opportunities for students to reflect on ways the College can understand and impact a wide variety of Social Justice issues.
The whole College community also held many fundraising events to recognise and contribute to a variety of causes. On Emmanuel Day, money was raised for Caritas Project Compassion and our College Immersion Program. In Term 2, food trucks were run to contribute to LifeLink and Immersion.
Term 4 saw the Annual Christmas Appeal held for the local St Vincent de Paul group, to provide food hampers to families in need in the local area.
The students have demonstrated outstanding generosity over the year and they are to be commended for their efforts.
I would like to thank all those people involved in the faith journey of our students. This can’t be done by any one person but as a team working together for the same purpose to bring Christ alive in our College. Next year we look forward to further opportunities, with the Australian wide “Year of Youth” being celebrated.
