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© Brisbane Catholic Education, St Mary's College (2020)
As a community we evangelise our faith through our actions and our promotion of right-relationships. The Gospel Values that emerge from our faith guide and inspire us to find ways to engage with our world through the lens of advocacy and mercy.
Campus Minister
Campus Ministers and Chaplains walk with the students in Faith and Justice. Their work connects the Parish and the College, opening up opportunities for students to explore their faith and engage with living the Gospel. They offer everyday connections and support for students visiting Saints café - either for a beverage or a chat!
Saints Cafe
Saints is a gathering point for students to come and share ideas, be in community and have a coffee, tea, hot chocolate as they plan their actions for justice. The students serve and be served, learning the important connection of being for others.
Retreats
Our Retreat Program provides an annual opportunity for year level groups to come together, connecting with each other and God. Taking the students out of the everyday, we take time out to reflect, to engage and to be challenged by our place in the world. Each year level experience is tailored to their growth and progression through school.
- At Year 7, the focus is on 'Belonging' and their involvement in the College community;
- Year 8 asks the question 'Who Am I?', challenging the students to consider the person they would like to be for themselves and others.
- Year 9 Overnight Retreat focuses on 'Homelessness', promoting understanding of this issue and compassion to find ways to provide support people experiencing this hardship;
- Year 10 Retreat 'The Real Gift' asks students to identify their personal values and how these enhance relationships with others;
- Year 11 Retreat focuses on 'Leadership' and in 2025 challenged students to pass on leadership messages to St Mary's Primary Year 6 students by creating and running a retreat for them!
- We begin Year 12 with an overnight retreat, to bring the cohort back together as they commence their final year - promoting leadership, solidarity and choosing to live according to their personal 'Code'. During the final week of Year 12, students experience a Retreat focussing on reflection and reconciliation, promoting legacy and vision for their future.
Parish Life
Many students are involved in Parish life through Ministry.
Our Catholic students participate as altar servers, Ministers of the Word, Music Ministry and Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. Their service to the Parish is highly valuable and assisting others to pray is a wonderful form of service.
Student leaders attend the Wednesday morning 8am mass regularly and Fr Lucius (Parish Priest) conducts Year level masses in the Chapel here at the College.
Members of the College staff serve on the Parish Pastoral Board to help foster communication and liaison within our St Mary's community.
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