On Monday 3 April, 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.
Today as a school community we celebrate Ash Wednesday which is the first day of the season of Lent. Throughout the morning, blessed ashes were marked on the foreheads of our students and staff in the form of a cross. The smudge mark made by the ashes is a visible reminder of the commitment we enter into during Lent and of the forgiveness and strength which is the gift of Jesus to each of us.
I’m writing this post from my desk at Merici on a pleasant mid-February morning. The sun is shining, and a cool breeze drifts into the office from the window on my left. It’s a stark contrast to the sweltering conditions that gripped most of Australia’s east coast from Friday until Sunday.
We are very excited to be representing you this year and look forward to our challenge of supporting you all as beautiful butterflies. Yesterday we welcomed our Year Seven and new students to our wonderful community. We hope you will settle in quickly and feel at home here. And to our senior peers we recognise that your Merici journey is coming to an end, however we encourage you to continue to share your experiences and inspire our younger sisters to be the best versions of themselves.
A special welcome to those new to our Merici College family. At our Opening Assembly held today, I was so pleased to have the entire school together to celebrate the beginning of this academic year.
The 2017 theme is United in Hope.
See our last Building Futures magazine for 2016. Inside articles include the Principal's Address, "In 2016 is we celebrated the year of Love and Mercy. The Love came from our mission statement to “Love Life” and Mercy came from the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Francis – “the Year of Mercy”. This term has seen a number of services and celebrations for the students in their different year groups. Year 12 students, their teachers, parents and family members attended a moving Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony at St.
