On Monday the 3rd of February, Year 7RE 2 and RE 5 were in for revelations that would add to their knowledge as to the historical religious journey of the Magdalene site. We met in the Brother’s House and asked “Why is it called the Brothers’ House”? This question led to the classroom walls being exchanged for a tour of the school. Student’s visited the chapel and found a plaque telling them it was Blessed in 1969. Why was this significant?

Well, Sedgwick Dairy Farm had become the novitiate for the Patrician Brothers. They trained in their vocation on this site and the young men lived in the Brothers’ House. They prayed, meditated and celebrated Mass in this very same chapel. When looking around the Chapel we found gifts from past  year 12 students. Images of the Patron Saints of each homeroom was one gift as well as the Indigenous artwork set in the ceiling over the altar. The Altar Cloth designed with each cross stitch of the crosses around its rim lovingly stitched by the late Mrs Anna Muscatello

Our search continued to the library to view the painted image of Br Joseph Crowley (another gift), who liaised with children, staff and the families of our community. Our school motto is 

“For I Have Seen the Lord” What does this quote from St Mary Magdalene challenge us to do? Examples of responses by the school community were found on the mural painted on the Home Science Block. Celebrating Mass, being good stewards of the Earth; extending time, friendship and connection through the Carrington Project and supporting St Vincent de Paul initiatives are a few ways we respond to the call.

The challenge for our year 7 cohort is to be curious and step forward in opportunities to express in action, how they too, grow in the challenge of how they have seen the Lord and what will be their personal response.

Welcome to the study of “ Being Catholic”.

Mrs Russo