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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Now comes the time of the year for our school to join in celebrating the Feast of the Assumption. This was a significant day for the College to commemorate the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was assumed into heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life. It links to our
On Wednesday 14 June 2023, many of our Hato Maria whānau gathered in BG4 for the opportunity to see what has been happening at Sancta Maria College for our Māori students and to collect some feedback. Making fried bread for all of the visitors was the first task of the afternoon to show manaakitanga to
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I am loved, so I should love! Do you feel loved? If not, the Year 11 Retreat is perfect for you. On 28 April, our Year 11s experienced a life-changing retreat. They spent the day surrounded by the love and support of their fellow peers. The day was spent exploring five stations, each of which
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Congratulations to several Sancta Maria College senior Vinnie’s leaders who were commissioned on Saturday 27 May 2023, at St Patrick’s Cathedral, with several other Catholic schools in our community.
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The year 12 retreat was held on Friday (19 May 2023) in the school’s auditorium with the theme of ‘servant leadership’. It was a great experience to grow our faith and learn more about working together and leadership. There were five sessions, 35 minutes each with every homeroom rotating around each session. Following that, we
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On Friday, 24 March 2023, the Year 9s had their retreat in the school auditorium. The retreat was led by NET (National Evangelization Team), an organisation with teams of young Catholics spread across New Zealand and Australia that help students connect with God. Along with the NET team, the Year 9s were accompanied by their
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The Special Character Team of 2023 is excited to announce that Special Character Week is happening next week! This is the brief outline of what we have in store for our students and staff to enjoy: Details Activity Objectives 22 May: Monday Interval and Lunch C Block Courtyard Caritas Social Justice Awareness Banners The students
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Sancta Maria College’s youth ministry team are quite a recent addition to the school. It started late last year, and the dedicated members have been meeting during lunchtimes to discuss, reflect and train. The group has been growing rapidly and is always looking for new members. On the weekend of 7 & 8 of May,
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