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MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGE PENSHURST

Friday 7 June - Number 8

one school • one family • one communityTelephone: 9579 6188 Fax: 9579 6668 www.maristpenshurst.catholic.edu.au

CHAMPAGNAT DAY REFLECTIONWe run the risk of making Marcellin Champagnat the be-all and end-all of our concern and interest when we celebrate his feast day every year. There is no doubt that Marcellin’s approach to life and love and work, his relationship with God and Mary, the impact he has had on 200 plus years of Christian education is of great significance for those of us who call themselves Marist. Some years ago I asked some Penshurst students what Marist meant. One lad suggested that the word MARIST was a combination of M-A-R- for Mary and –I-S-T for Christ. And while he may not be etymologically correct, the boy was right in expressing the deep connection between Mary and Jesus Christ in our Marist tradition. However, while Mary is vital to what we call the Marist charism, we would be well out of order if we emphasised her role to the detriment of the essential role of Jesus Christ and his intimate role within the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Let me dwell a little on the significance of Mary in our tradition. Mary, for us as Marists, is the ideal of the feminine in our lives. Perhaps our first understanding of Mary derives from her response to the Angel Gabriel when she was invited to say Yes to becoming the Mother of God made human in this world. Her response: I am the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me as God wishes. In saying Yes, Mary became vulnerable to the power of God in her life. It’s worth remembering that the word vulnerable comes from the Latin word vulnus, that is the wound. We reject being vulnerable because we think vulnerability implies weakness. However, all of us are vulnerable to many things in our lives, not least of all the power of love. If you are silly enough to think that you can always be in control of everything and everyone, you are in for a very rude shock in life. We are all vulnerable. Without surrendering to love, we simply become self-centred. Vulnerability keeps us open to the beauty of what other people can offer us, open to art and music and wisdom. Once again, it is worth remembering that those three words – art, music and wisdom – were personified by the ancients as feminine.

Perhaps the second understanding we have of Mary is that she is active, not passive, in her call in life. She goes immediately to visit her elderly cousin in her unexpected pregnancy. Mary is there to help – and learn. The message is obvious – we are all there to help and to learn.

Perhaps the third understanding we have of Mary is that she spends a great deal of her life pondering – that is, praying, reflecting, discerning what God asks of her throughout her life. Her vulnerability, her active involvement in her own choices, and her day by day pondering on the events of her life – all of these qualities lead her to her growth, the development of her life, of her mind, her heart and her gut feeling. These same qualities are those of a good mother. That is why we call Mary Our Good Mother.

The men in front of me could do well to remember the feminine qualities in their own persons.

What then of Jesus Christ? What sets Jesus apart from most of human kind? I believe it is, first and foremost, his profound commitment to love. Without love, Jesus would be no better than any other person; Jesus would not be God. Then we must consider his compassion – compassion comes from the Latin words to suffer with. Jesus had a tremendous quality to suffer with, to walk with, to resonate with other men and women. If we do not share the forgiveness that Jesus lived by, we have missed the point of our belief in Him, our trust in Him. If we do not live by the standards of His justice and mercy, we cannot consider ourselves Christian. And if we do not live a life of service for others, our lives are not worth living; nor can we call ourselves followers of Jesus. And foundational to everything is Jesus’s relationship with God His Father.Relationship in our lives is key to all. Let me repeat that: relationship in our lives is key to all.

And the women in front of me could do well to remember the masculine qualities in their own persons.

In fact I’ve said everything that needs to be said of Marcellin Champagnat.• Saying Yes to what God asks• Putting the Yes into action• Pondering, reflecting, praying every day• Forgiveness• Compassion• Love• Justice• Service• Relationship with our GodIn those qualities we are invited to be truly Marist, more importantly Christian, and indeed truly human. That is why we honour and imitate Marcellin Champagnat because he embodies those very same qualities of the feminine of Mary and the masculine of Jesus in his life and action. That is what our celebration of Champagnat Day is all about.

Brother Tony Butler - 6 June 2019

2one school • one family • one community

Agnoscere Et Diligere - To Know and To Love

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CHAMPAGNAT DAY MASSToday our College community came together to celebrate Mass for the Feast of Marcellin Champagnat. It was the first outdoor Mass held at the College and we were blessed with the rain holding off until the end. Our Mass was celebrated by Fr Chris Ryan, our Parish Priest from St Declan’s and Br Tony Butler spoke us about the important role of Marcellin, Jesus and Mary within the life of a Marist community. Our students joined in beautiful singing and reverent prayer as we celebrated the Eucharist together. This feast is at the heart of our school tradition and unites us all under the one Marist family. May the blessings of St Marcellin Champagnat be upon all members of Marist Catholic College Penshurst and their loved ones.

Ms Josilin Kalifa - Religious Education Coordinator

CHAMPAGNAT DAY MASS

MarcusRiger-Bregovic

Mr PaulBurg

Pak Sing ParsonHo

AnnamariaPsaltis

WilliamSpiropoulos

MayaReynolds

SophieHiggs

AdamGrabovac

STUDENT AWARDS

YEAR 8

MiaMurchie-Young

Zale Briscoe-Hough

DylanDos Santos

YEAR 11

YEAR 9 YEAR 10

YEAR 12 STAFF AWARD

2019 CHAMPAGNAT DAY AWARDS



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Mr Paul Burg - 2019 Champagnat Staff Award Marist Service Awards - 10 Years: Ms Anne Collins, Mr Robert Reilly Ms Josilin Kalifa20 Years: Julie Barone, Michael Falzon, Sandra Neilson, Steven Skoflic



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CHAMPAGNAT DAY CELEBRATIONS



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2019 UPCOMING DATES

Fri 7 June Champagnat Day Mass & Celebrations

Tues 18 June Year 9 Reflection Day

Tues 18 June Year 10 Meningococcal Vaccinations Year 7/8 Catch up Vaccinations

Fri 28 June Year 7 - 10 Reports Distributed

Mon 1 July Year 7 - 10 Parent/Teacher Student Interviews 3.30pm - 8pm

Tues 2 July Year 7 - 10 Parent/Teacher Student Interviews 9am - 12.30pm

Frid 5 July End of Term 2

Mon 22 July Term 3 Commences Full Winter Uniform

RECONCILIATION WEEKAt Marist Catholic College Penshurst, recognising this annual event is a great start to our commitment to make sure our history is ‘Grounded in Truth’, the theme for 2019.

Throughout the week, students have been given the opportunity to attend Reflection ceremonies in the Chapel as well as being part of whole school prayers during homeroom.

On Tuesday 28 May, SRC students were at the Champagnat walkway, outlining the hands of students onto a serpent in traditional Aboriginal colours. Students from every year group came around to be a part of this act, showing the great care that we have as a school for standing up against the issues faced by Aboriginal people. This tracing of the hands symbolised our schools’ recognition and coming together with the Aboriginal community in support and solidarity.

Mark Czajka and Ross Green, Year 12 Liturgy Leaders

PARLIAMENT HOUSE LUNCHEON

On Wednesday 5 June, Edward El-Jalkh and Aaron Borg, our College Captains, attended the Parliament House luncheon hosted by Mr Mark Coure MP. Both students enjoyed the afternoon, learning about the workings of Australia’s oldest Parliament.



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YEAR 7 NEWSSRC ELECTIONSThis week at Marist Catholic College, we elected students from the Year 7 cohort to join our 2019 Student Representative Council (SRC). The main goals of the SRC is to give students a voice within our College and to provide leadership opportunities for students.

So far, SRC year groups Year 8-12, have shown initiative and participation in so many events such as Mother’s Day Celebrations, reading at Assemblies, St Patrick’s Day as well as fundraising for nominated charities such as Caritas’ Project Compassion.

Being Term 2, Year 7 are now a little more familiar with others in their year group and can vote on the best candidate to represent their homeroom. During Pastoral lesson, Year 7 experienced what a political election looks like, much like the Federal Election which recently took place.

Students had an opportunity to complete a ballot paper with the names of the candidates and then deposit it in ballot election boxes, overseen by election officials.

Congratulations to the following students who were voted as the Year 7 Leaders for 2019:

Mrs Lea-Kathryn Nelson - Acting SRC/Peer Support Coordinator

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKEROn Thursday 30 May, we had the opportunity to listen to Lenita Abouchabake, an International Youth Speaker and Teen Life Coach. Lenita focused on the idea of owning who we are as individuals and not being drawn into the world of selfies and image. She focused on the ideas of positive affirmations and looking at different aspects of our lives to see where we can set goals to improve just one area at a time. She concluded with the idea of ‘Acts of Kindness’ and how we can build upon each act as we become kinder and more compassionate towards one another. Students learned practical ways on how to improve academic and personal performance. It was a very positive session for the students as they walked away feeling motivated to be more, to aspire.

I would like to thank all the teachers who came in early to set up. A special thank you to the students who all arrived on time at the earlier start - no mean feat for 200 students!

Ms Anne Collins - Year 7 Leader of Wellbeing

PatrickDaly

AntonMakarenko

ElizaMok

ZacharyNobrega

PatriciaPapagianopoulos

JoshuaRostirolla

MiaZammit



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YEAR 9 VISUAL ARTSLast week, Year 9 Visual Arts students curated their own art exhibition opening it up to staff and students during lunch. The artworks on display included mixed media collages based on explorative drawings from around the school grounds. However, the largest attraction was gained by their Australian Landscape paintings on canvas (as well as the Australian treats on serve). These paintings were created for their first unit of work; Australiana. Students used photography and sketches to explore the local area they call Australia. Students were inspired by Australian painters such as Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts, Howard Arkley, Jeffrey Smart, John Olsen and more.

It was astonishing to see such outstanding talent in Year 9. During the exhibition, staff and students were able to vote for the ‘People’s Choice Award’. The result was ever so close. Well done to the runner up being Adam Grabovac and… Congratulations to the winner - Erin Bennett!!

Mrs Lea-Kathryn Nelson - Visual Arts Teacher

Erin BennettTitle: Baths at Jewfish Bay Acrylic on Canvas

My artwork is of Jewfish Bay. Even though this park is in the middle of suburbia, it depicts a rich, rugged landscape; real natural bushland with an isolated feel. I tried to convey this message in my artwork. I think my work is moody and dark. It has a feeling of sorrow and a sense of loneliness as if the landscape is hidden or removed from civilisation. It is almost as if the poles in my artwork are barricading the bay, stopping intruders, or life-forms from entering. The water in my artwork is muddy, murky and irregular adding to the ruggedness of the landscape. Similar to the way Boyd creates his trees, I tried to create stick-like trees in the background to give my artwork a ‘bushland feel’.

The art exhibition was a great way to show pride in our artworks and have a chance to share our ideas with our peers. Seeing teachers and students come up to the art room was an easy way to appreciate the talent and imagination of the Year 9 Art elective classes. I was able to spark up conversations about the concepts running through my head at the time, while getting a deeper understanding of the other canvas paintings and drawings on display. Everyone had such fascinating thoughts about the Australiana topic, and this connection between peers was only made possible through the art exhibition.

Chalene Kuklin, Year 9 Visual Arts Student



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SCC

NETBALL RND OPPOSITION WIN / LOSS SCORE COACH

Junior 5 Holy Spirit Win 29 - 5 Ms Analise Emmerick6 Bethany Loss 17 - 30

Intermediate 5 Holy Spirit Win 34 - 8 Ms Anna Le6 Bethany Loss 22 - 34

Senior 5 Holy Spirit Win 41 - 31 Mrs Nicole Katrib6 Bethany Win 26 - 18

SOCCER RND OPPOSITION WIN/LOSS SCORE COACH

Senior 5 Holy Spirit Win 11 - 0 Mrs Belinda Earl6 Bye - -

CBSA

Soccer RND OPPOSITION WIN/LOSS SCORE COACH

Junior 5 St Charbels Win 1 - 0 Mr Jordan Russo6 Casimir Win 1 - 0

Intermediate 5 St Charbels Win 2 - 0 Mr Michael Young6 Casimir Win 3 - 0

Senior 5 Casimir Draw 2 - 2 Mr Tory Brustolin6 Bye - -

Rugby League RND OPPOSITION WIN/LOSS SCORE COACH

Junior 5 Bye - - Mr Michael Fisher6 Casimir Loss 30 - 18

Intermediate 5 Bye - - Mr John Lloyd6 Bye - -

Senior 5 Bye - - Mr Martin Shipley6 De La Salle Win 16 - 6

SPORT RESULTS

CONGRATULATIONSThomas Mumford of Year 11, has been selected in the NSWCCC U/16 Football team. Well done and good luck for the upcoming competition.

COLLEGE FEESThe 2nd installment of 2019 school fees is now overdue. Please ensure Term 1 & 2 fees are finalised in accordance with your payment plan asap. Payments can be made by Cheque, Cash, Eftpos or BPay. Any queries please contact the College Office.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.Mrs Joy O’Sullivan - College Bursar

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