Spiritual and Personal Development – Year 10

Retreat Days:

Day 1 – 15 May

Day 2 – 16 May

Next week Year 10 students will embark on an extraordinary week of activities contributing to their Christian and personal development. Some students will be heading out on work experience and others will experience a retreat with a difference.

For those on retreat we will welcome Gen Bryant to Damascus College for the first time. Gen is a musician, composer and team builder who has devoted her talent to bringing the Gospel messages of hope and love and justice to young people. Gen and her team of musicians have contributed to the spiritual development of youth across Australia for many years. She was a key performer at the last Australian Catholic Youth Festival and has a strong following of young people who are choosing to explore their faith. The team bring messages of joy and hope through engagement and fun.

We look forward to bringing this experience to our Year 10 students.

Day 2 of the retreat will be a trip to Melbourne to explore the internal workings of the magazine ‘The Big Issue’. The Big Issue underpins a social enterprise that provides solutions to help homeless, disadvantaged, and marginalised people to positively change their lives.

Damascus College has long supported this not-for-profit organisation and offers this experience to students to deepen their understanding of social inequity. Through knowledge, compassion, and action we can change for the better the lives of others.

After the retreat the students not participating in work experience will resume classes for the remainder of the week.

Mother’s Day

We look forward to welcoming many mothers for the Mother’s Day Liturgy and Breakfast this Thursday at 7am.

We wish all mothers and nurturers a blessed day on Sunday.