MARIST COLLEGE KOGARAH

Mission of MCK

Summary

To share St Marcellin Champagnat's dream of transforming the lives of all young men. The college pledges to offer the highest quality, innovative, integrated, Catholic education both human and spiritual, based on a personal love and respect of each student within a safe nurturing environment.

Traditions

Marist College Kogarah clearly shows it's catholic faith throughout the school. MCK's history and tradition shows the strong catholic faith of the school. This is also shown through the religious symbols the school has. Rituals and religious celebrations are celebrated each year which also expresses MCK's catholic faith. The school also shows the relationship with other local parishes. MCK's actions of giving to the poor shows the true christianity and catholicism. The tremendous evidence of religious work displayed throughout the school shows the importance of being a catholic.

St Marcellin Champagnat

MCK have a rich tradition of following St Marcellin Champagnat's mission of 'Transforming lives and situations of all young men.'

Recomendations

• Keeping the chapel open so students can reflect and pray at school.
• Every homeroom should have a charity money box so that students can donate all throughout the year.
• Fund raising for children who cannot afford education expenses through moe mufti days.

Theme's of MCK

The Four Houses

Every year to create a theme for Marist College Kogarah. Mr Boys finds a quote from the bible. The image of the theme is put out by the Marist Brothers and is used for the theme.

The Four Houses

The four houses is an important tradition of MCK as everyone that joins MCK is put in one of these houses. This

brings competition and enjoyment when it comes to house based activities.

Named after Cardinal Gilroy, enrolled on the school's first day in 1909.

Named after Alf Cooper who was a great friend of MCK.

Connected parishes

History

Named after former

test cricketer and

student of MCK Ray

Lindwall

Named after the first principal of MCK

Theme's of MCK

2015 Theme

And the greatest of these is LOVE.

2011 Theme

2014 Theme

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Luke 10:27

'With all your heart,

with all your soul,

with all your strength and

with all your mind'

I gave you a heart to think with

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2013 Theme

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John 2:5

Do everything he tells

you.

On 1907 Marist Brothers founded MCK and in 1908 Patrick Moran the third Archbishop of Sydney blessed MCK. In 1909 lessons started and MCK started educating students.

The reason MCK have connected parishes which are the:

Rockdale, Bexley and Arncliffe parish. MCK students are asked join in with important masses and help celebrate these masses as well.

Organisations of MCK

Every year MCK donate to organisations inviting the students to be involved. This helps the organisations to do their mission and get rid of the poverty in this world. The three organisations MCK support is Caritas, St Vincent De Paul and Marist Missions

Marist College Kogarh

(MCK)

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Charisms of

MCK

“All to Jesus through Mary, All to Mary for Jesus”

The charism of MCK is to follow in the footsteps of St Marcellin Champagnat. So this means it is MCK's mission to educate all young men.

MARIST COLLEGE

KOGARAH

Organisations

Marist College Kogarah founded in 1909 and has a tradition of following in the footsteps of an inspirational person St Marcellin Champagnat.

Caritas

Caritas help people who are poor and who are in third world countries. They provide money and provide programs to teach life skills to the poor so they can survive on their own. On lent the students provide money so Caritas can work towards their mission of ridding this world of poverty

Vinnies support people who have a low income such as people who are homeless. Vinnies also support migrants and refugees to start a new life. MCK support Vinnies by providing volunteers and by also providing food to help with the night patrol.

ST VINCENT

DEPAUL

(VINNIES)

Marist Missions

The mission of marist missions is to support the poor people in South East Asia and the Asia Pacific region. They especially help children who have been dispossesed.

MCK provide money to Marist Missions so they can carry out their mission.

MCK celebrations

Religous symbols of MCK

The End Crowns Work

The Southern cross

The Marist Symbol

The symbol of Australia

Many of our masses are done in the marrion hall as a school community or in the chapel for smaller masses. These events include:

• Mothers day mass
• Champagnat day mass
• Inaugural school mass
• Graduation mass

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Inaugural Mass

The inaugural mass celebrates the beginning of a new year.

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Graduation mass

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The graduation masses is a farewell mass to our YR12's wishing them goodluck.

MCK includes many religous symbols through out the school.

All of these symbols represent the catholic faith. Their many numerous symbols throughout the school include:

Statue of Mary - She is the gateway to speaking to God and Jesus.

Statue of Joseph and Jesus - Symbolism of love

Statue of Saint Marcellin Champagnat - Symbol to encourage us to work hard and reach our goals

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THE COLLEGE CREST

Open Book

The Waratah

The open book symbolising Learning

Symbol of New South Wales

Rituals of MCK

Evidence of

Religious symbols

The rituals of MCK include the mothers day mass, Champagnat day mass which are celebrated every year.

Photographs of MCK religious symbols

Champagnat day mass

Mothers day mass

Mothers is day is a celebration of the mothers and thank you for their love for their children.

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The main reason of the Champagnat day mass is to celebrate the great work of St Marcellin Champanat and to remember to be a person like him. This is rewarded by the handing out of the Champagnat awards.

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