From the Faith and Mission Team

Yesterday our College Leaders joined Bishop Vincent for the Lifted Leaders 2025 with CYP.

It was a wonderful opportunity for our leaders to meet and hear from Bishop Vincent, to continue to be formed as student leaders in our Catholic faith community, connect with other leaders from across the Diocese and share some of their own team leadership goals and initiatives for 2025. Bishop Vincent led the day with an inspiring reflection on the gospel.

You are loved by others, by God. You can make a difference, you are entrusted with a mission in the world, measured by your kindness, love and acts of service. In Matthew 10:42, it reads And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not be forgotten in the kingdom and eyes of God. Simple acts of kindness and love are often underestimated as a powerful reflection of God's love in the world. We often believe that we need to do big things to serve the Lord and serve the other. St Therese the little flower proclaimed that we should “never miss a single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” These acts of love are something that Bishop Vincent states should be something we all should strive towards and are capable of as we embark upon the Jubilee year as Pilgrims of Hope. 

We look forward to our Leaders sharing their experiences at Lifted Leaders, and inspiring others in our Catholic Community to take up the Lord’s command to love others as we journey through 2025.

Youth Ministry Equipping School Canberra.

Our Peer to Peer Ministry students have made the trip to Canberra with Miss Tan this week, to further their training and formation at the Youth Ministry Equipping School from 27 Feb to 2 March. The intensive formation experience aims to develop senior students in leadership for youth ministry in their schools. The students will experience opportunities to deepen their own spiritual understanding and personal faith, and Build their Youth Ministry Skills: to equip them with practical tools to organise, promote, and facilitate youth ministry programs as they have been doing over the last year at the college with great enthusiasm and success.. We hope this experience will empower our students to inspire and guide others in their spiritual and personal growth.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sale

Shrove Tuesday is next Tuesday 4th March 2025.

St Andrews College will be selling Pancakes in support of Project Compassion.

Pancakes cost will be 1 pancake for $2 or 3 Pancakes for $5 this includes toppings of your choice.

Pancakes will be available to collect at Recess on both Junior and Senior Campus.'

The QKR app is NOW OPEN for you to purchase your pancakes so don't miss out.

The QR code is below.

Thank you for your support.

International Women's Day Breakfast 

The St Andrew's annual International Women's Day Breakfast is  on 

Friday 7th March at 7.30 in the Senior Hall

This Year’s theme is #Accelerate Action for gender equality.

We are looking forward to a rigorous discussion in support of our them led by the Year 12 SRC.

Senior Campus students along with all College parents and College Staff are most welcome to attend.

Andrew, Karina and Olivia.

The Mission Team