Year 7 retreat is the cohort’s first retreat at school and was held on 8 March 2024 in the auditorium. Leading the retreat was the NET group (National Evangelization Team) and was assisted by several senior prefects. The NET group have many volunteers trained to go around schools and parishes to teach them the love […]
The Year 13 cohort were treated to a sneak peak of what it would be like to be at a university lecture when Dr Kevin Ward (Theology lecturer) of the University of Otago gave a talk about the religious landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand via a web call in F Block, during March this year.
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St Luke’s Parish (Flat Bush) St Mark’s Parish (Pakuranga) Friday 15 December 2023 7.00pm Christmas Novena Mass Monday 18 – Friday 22 December 2023 7.00pm Christmas Novena Mass Saturday 23 December 2023 5.30pm Vigil Mass Sunday 24 December 2023 8.30am Sunday Mass 10.30am 7.00pm Christmas Carols 7.30pm Christmas Family Vigil Mass Christmas Day –
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Congratulations and thank you to the following students who have been recognised for their contributions towards the Special Character of our school: Lucky Do Paolo Lecias Annette Li Charbel Alboutros Enzo Scaggiante Kathrina Casandra Bacay Diego Carrillo Trevino Hannah Ernstzen Minky Kim Seline Nevado Josh Esterman Rayan Koz Meara Magsalay-Downie Bernadette-Rose Tominiko Natalie Chaiatchara Elizabeth
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In an act of solidarity, the Sancta Maria College Youth Ministry team prayed the living rosary on Wednesday 11 October for peace between Israel and Gaza, Ukraine and Russia, Healing of those who are sick (in school or outside school), Peace in our homes and hearts and for all the intentions that each member of
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On Monday 11 September, our school started the week and day with a liturgy to commemorate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. The liturgy was held in the auditorium, with only a few homerooms attended whilst the rest of the school watched a live broadcast from their classrooms. The liturgy started off with representatives from
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Students, caregivers and teachers gathered at Christ The King Catholic Church in Owairaka to celebrate the Catholic Caring Foundation’s Annual Caring Mass, celebrated by Msgr. Bernard Kiely. This Mass was initiated by the Catholic Caring Foundation, whose mission is ‘To promote the dignity of persons…to fulfil the command of Jesus Christ to love one’s neighbour…to
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Eucharistic ministry is a very sacred ministry that few are called to do. The Eucharistic ministers assist the priest in distributing the precious body and blood of Christ (Holy Communion) to Catholics or giving a blessing to children (who have not yet received their sacrament of First Holy Communion) and blessing non-Catholic people who may
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The Caritas Challenge event took place on the evening of Friday 23 June 2023 in the school Auditorium with a variety of Year 11, 12 and 13 students participating. The concept of this year’s Caritas Challenge was to stimulate the life of people living in Fiji, where people face many challenges like poverty and climate
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To end our first school term, the Special Character and Service Prefects organised the Lenten Liturgy. The 14 Stations that led to the death of Jesus Christ were reenacted by some of our prefects and the senior drama students. The prefects not involved in the scenes narrated a station, read a reflection, and said a
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