By Mrs Carol Sharp, APRE

Graduation Mass

Last Friday we celebrated the graduation of our senior class, 2019 with Mass at St. Mary’s Church. It was a milestone occasion for our seniors who reflected on their journey through school and their time at Assumption College. Fr. Franco led the mass and challenged the seniors to look to the future with hope but also to embrace the present – you will never have another moment like this one.

Congratulations to our seniors. We wish you all the best for the years ahead and hope that the lessons you have learned at Assumption College hold you in good stead in the future.

Spirituality Awards

Congratulations to the recipients of all awards at this year’s Presentation Night. A particular congratulations to the recipients of the spirituality and community service awards. Your on-going commitment to social justice and serving your community is a true example of living the mission of Christ.

SVDP Christmas Hamper Appeal

The Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Hamper Appeal has finished! Students are currently in the process of wrapping and preparing hampers for collection by Vinnies. A massive thank you to all who contributed. Your generosity, especially in these difficult times, embodies the true meaning of Christmas – giving to others.

Prayer – Reflection by Henri Nouwen ‘Recognising the Gifts of the Poor’

https://henrinouwen.org/resources/daily-meditation/

I am deeply convinced that we can only work for the liberation of the people if we love them deeply. And we can only love them deeply when we recognize their gift to us. I am deeply convinced of the importance of social change and of the necessity to work hard to bring about a just and peaceful society. But I also feel that this task can only be done in a spirit of gratitude and joy.

That is why I am more and more convinced of the importance to live in the Spirit of the Risen Christ. Christ is the God who entered into solidarity with our struggles and became truly a God-with-us. It was this solidarity that led him to the cross by which he overcame death and evil. Believing in the Risen Lord means believing that in and through Christ the evil one has been overcome and that death no longer is the final word.

Working for social change, to me, means to make visible in time and place that which has already been accomplished in principle by God himself. This makes it possible to struggle for a better world not out of frustration, resentment, anger, or self-righteousness, but out of care, love, forgiveness, and gratitude.