Faith & Mission

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the management of the school for entrusting me with the very important role of Dean of Faith and Charism. I sincerely thank my predecessor Mr Kyle Hoad who is an inspiring, faithful and professional leader and I thank him for his valuable guidance to me in my first year as Dean.

2021 saw the arrival of our new Rector, Fr Harry Dyer, who I know brings great talent to the school and his work with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate will no doubt enhance the charism of Mazenod.

I would like to wish Fr John Sherman a very successful and blessed time as Director of Vocations for the Oblate Order and we will miss his enthusiasm. I am grateful too to our Oblate clergy, Fr Eric, Fr Kevin, Fr Harry and Fr Giancarlo for their continued commitment to our school community.

We are, no doubt, living in very difficult and strange times. Our young men and staff find themselves back in remote learning and we acknowledge the difficulties this presents and our prayers are with those who are suffering at this time. I would like to acknowledge the great work done by staff who continually make huge efforts to enhance the learning experience of our boys.

It was a great delight that our Year 12 students had such a successful retreat in March when they accompanied their Coordinators and Homeroom teachers to different venues for the two-day event. I would like to thank the outgoing team of the Faith and Charism office, Mr Joseph Moore and Mr Josh Rajasingam for their huge contributions over their many years of service.

I would like to extend a huge gratitude to the team in the Faith and Charism office, Mr Cristiano Grosso, Ms Tina Giacco, Ms Frances Sharrock and Ms Jacinta Girolami. I would also like to thank the Youth Ministry team, Anthony Bolling, Luke Schaefer and Adil Alveras who worked so well to foster all aspects of faith for the students and staff. I also wish to thank all the year level conveners who work so hard to oversee the curriculum.

Our dynamic Religious Education curriculum serves our students with a deep academic understanding of our faith, beliefs and develops the charism of our school community. We are continually reviewing our curriculum through our teaching teams and we have introduced a very exciting new pathway in Year 11 called VCE VET Christian Ministry and Theology.

Thanks to all the staff, students and all in our community who continually support our work. Finally, I would like to thank Mr Tony Coghlan for his support and wish him luck as he concludes his time as Principal. May God Bless you all

John Tighe Dean of Faith and Charism