It was with great delight that we were able to celebrate Mercy Day on the last Friday of Term 3 (16 September). For many students and staff this was their first experience of the full Mercy Day celebration due to the restrictions of the past two years.
The day began with a beautiful liturgy led by the Year 12 CSYMA class and it provided us all with an opportunity to reflect on the value of hospitality and the place of the Holy Spirit in the life of Catherine McAuley.
Inspired by these messages students and staff then participated in a variety of activities including Mercy Idol, rides such as the Hurricane and the Giant Teacups and, of course, the traditional parade at the end of the day. We were blessed with good weather and were able to enjoy the al fresco area serviced by numerous food vans and the Parent and Friends’ Association barbecue and the donuts stall.
Mercy Day is a time of reflection, celebration and service and an opportunity to raise much-needed funds for Mercy Works and the various projects they support. The day could not happen without collaboration, teamwork and generosity so my thanks goes to all members of our community who made this possible.
The support of students, staff, families and local businesses enabled us to raise just over $16,000. This is an amazing achievement and will help to make a positive difference in the lives of so many people. My grateful thanks to you all.
For more information on Mercy Works please visit https://www.mercyworks.org.au/
| Mercy Day Parade | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 Gold (Golden Globes) | 253 points |
| Equal 2nd | 12 White (Wiggles) and 12 Red (Retro) | 245 points |
| 4th | 12 Blue (music rewind) | 240 points |
| Mercy Idol | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Colliver, Charlotte Lorbek, Jessica Finette, Caleb Prentice, Ella Preston, Natasha Thurgood and Elena Atanasovski (dance to Cell Block Tango from Chicago) | 88 points |
| Equal 2nd | Elena Atanasovski (singing In My Dreams from Anastasia the Musical) and Charlotte Lorbek (monologue Grand High Witch) | 81 points |
| 3rd | Jack Drummond (vocals and guitar) | 80 points |
| Honourable Mention | Tayler Allwood (bass guitar) | 77 points |
| Honourable Mention | Mikayla Rawnsley, Priyha Rohead and Kahlia Da Costa (dance to Uptown Funk) | 72 points |
Mercy Day liturgy.
Mercy Day liturgy.
Mercy Day liturgy.
A full Doyle Centre for the Mercy Day liturgy.
In the CSYMA Lounge.
Jack Drummond and Natalie Contebardo performing at Mercy Idol.
The winning Mercy Idol performance — the Cellblock Tango.
Winners of the parade competition, 12 Gold with their Golden Globes-inspired performance.
12 Gold in the parade.
One of the homeroom activities.
Enjoying poffertjes.
The hugely popular Hurricane ride.
Riding in a Giant Teacup.
One of the Year 12 homeroom activities outside MLC.
Charlotte Lorbek performing a monologue at Mercy Idol.
Bridie McCormick at Mercy Idol.
Taking on a donut eating challenge.
8 Orange's activity — throw the dunny roll
Fairy floss outside the Sinnott building.
7 Green's homeroom activity.
Fun and games in McAuley Hall.
The queue was long for the ever-puplar taties.
12 Silver celebrated storybook characters in the parade.
12 Red went retro in the parade.
The 12 Purple Popstars in the parade.
12 Jade went with a jungle theme in the parade.
The 12 Green Germinators in the parade.
12 Blue in the parade.
Our Yellow Ribbon Ambassadors led the parade.
12 White with their ode to The Wiggles in the parade.
12 Green in the parade.
12 Blue in the parade.
The Old Collegians' Association barbecue.
In the CSYMA Lounge.
9 Blue homeroom's activity in McAuley Hall.
The staff band performing at Mercy Idol.
Elena Atanasovski at Mercy Idol.
Year 11 student Stephen Cameron with the prize for winning the paper plane flying competition.
