Father/Daughter Mass and Dinner
On Friday 31 August, over 100 Merici fathers and their daughters participated in our annual Father/Daughter Mass and Dinner.
On Friday 31 August, over 100 Merici fathers and their daughters participated in our annual Father/Daughter Mass and Dinner.
On Saturday 2 June, the College community welcomed over 80 ex-students to an Alumni Soiree. School tours were conducted which presented ex-students with an opportunity to see first-hand how the College has changed since their graduation. As they walked down the school corridors, the ex-students reminisced about their classrooms, their teachers and their friends. All had one thing in common, they were all proud Merici students who have contributed to the growth of the College and its history.
Today, here, at Merici College we gather to celebrate the life of a woman known to us as Angela Merici. Angela was born in 1470, in an insignificant farming village called Desenzarno. Later, after the death of her parents she moved to Brescia to live with an uncle.It was not until Angela was 65 years old that she and her friends formed the “Company of St Ursula”.
They were recognised as STRONG, INDEPENDENT, WISDOM women.
Together they promised to devote their lives to
St Angela Merici Day Mass, Friday 1 June. May we all continue to be inspired by the words and actions of St Angela Merici, to “challenge people to love life, have hope, be faithful and build futures more wondrous than you dare to dream”.
This morning, Friday 1 June, College staff and students celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Angela Merici. The celebratory activities commenced in Pastoral Care with students gifting a ‘bracelet of joy’ to another student in their PC group, which included a ‘JOY’ charm, embracing our #YearofYouth #SpredingJoy theme for the year. Students remembered St Angela as an educator of women from all classes of society.
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to the Western Front during the school holidays on a commemorative tour for World War 1. I was given this great privilege through my entering and winning of the Simpson Prize, a national competition for Year 9 and 10 students, designed to explore the significance of the first world war for Australia and Australians both past and present.
We would like to thank Caitlin Figueiredo for speaking to our Student Representative Council (SRC) members at their Leadership Day today. Caitlin spoke about the importance of giving and compromise when you are a leader and the ability to see the ‘big picture’ and to make 'big dreams'. Her presentation was an inspiration to all our students. Caitlin also had the opportunity of visiting her old PC classroom, Ningil 6, now a renovated science lab! We look forward to seeing Caitlin back at Merici in August.
Meeting some of the ACT’s future leaders. Canberran high school students Riley Hawke, Corey Goodberg and Olivia Straker speak with Dan and Adam. ABC Canberra
On Thursday 29 March, the Merici College community reflected on the significance of Easter by exploring the Stations of the Cross and other important aspects of Holy Week in the Easter Liturgy. The liturgy was completely student-focussed with approximately 50 students leading all elements. We wish our community a very Holy and safe Easter.