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Faith, Mission and Learning

Young Christian Students - Acknowledgement Ceremony with Bishop Vincent

St Andrew's College Young Christian Students (YCS https://www.aycs.org.au/) Year 12 students attended a special ceremony with Bishop Vincent and YCS/YCW Leaders on Thursday 24 February at St Luke's College, Marsden Park. This ceremony Acknowledged the extraordinary work of YCS in a number of Catholic schools of the Parramatta Diocese. YCS is an international organisation based upon Catholic Social Teaching principles of "See-Judge-Act" whereby students learn to lead Justice initiatives in their communities based on these principles. These photos show our student delivering the presentation to those gathered, acknowledging the decades of YCS groups at St Andrew's. We thank our current YCS Coordinator Valentina Olivares for her continued support and guidance.

LIFTED Leaders - Catholic Youth Parramatta

Marcus:

On the 24th of February, 10 Student Leaders including myself, were invited to attend the LIFTED LEADERS event run by the Catholic Youth Parramatta at Rooty Hill RSL. We were joined by 12 other schools across the diocese and were given the opportunity to share our personal path to leadership, as well as some interesting facts about the College.The event encompassed amazing musical performances by Alyssa and Daniel Agius, and some inspiring words from Grey Whitby (the Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta) and Bishop Vincent. This event inspired the young minds of the students and allowed new friendships to bloom between them. It was truly a wonderful experience.

Vaughn:

On Thursday, the 24th of February 2022, Student Leaders from the College accepted the opportunity to attend the LIFTED Leaders event run by Catholic Youth Parramatta (CYP). Joining 12 other schools, the 10 student leaders travelled to West HQ in Rooty Hill that morning and had participated in the sharing of leadership goals, experiences, ideas and intriguing facts about St Andrews College over a day’s long bonding experience including photos, music and provided food. Separated across round tables of different students from different schools was a truly moving and interesting experience that allowed for friendships to form, as well as inspiration and encouragement from a variety of different people. Joining Bishop Vincent, Greg Whitby, Alyssa and Daniel Agius and more as they were able to share some words of guidance and wisdom, all working together with all students in the name of Jesus to encourage and inspire the young minds of our leaders and the leaders of the other 12 schools across the Parramatta Diocese in what turned out to be a moving and enjoyable experience.

Upcoming events and information:

Shrove tuesday - 1 March

Ash Wednesday - 2 March - Distribution of Ashes will occur in class during period 1 & 2 with our Ash Wednesday Liturgies.