With Christmas day only days away, let’s look back on some of Brisbane Catholic Education’s (BCE) 146 schools’ most memorable moments this Advent.
St Kevin’s School Benowa students play Mary and Joseph in their schools’ annual Nativity Play.
To help BCE students learn about the true meaning of Christmas, students from St Kevin’s School Benowa, Mother Teresa School Ormeau, and Queen of Apostles Primary School Stafford have all taken part in nativity plays.
Students from Mother Teresa School Ormeau.
The BCE students were eager to dress up as angels, Mary, Joseph, and the three wise men, as they acted out Bible stories and sang Christmas carols for family and friends.
Students from Queen of Apostles Primary School Stafford play Mary and Joseph.
Southern Cross Catholic College’s four campuses, Trinity College Beenleigh, and St John Fisher College Bracken Ridge are just a few of the many BCE schools who each collect non-perishable grocery items to help those in need, as part of the Vinnies Christmas Appeal each Christmas.
Southern Cross Catholic College students with the items they collected for the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.
Trinity College Beenleigh students with the items they collected for the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.
The Vinnies Christmas Appeal helps Australian families survive the increasing cost of living pressures throughout Christmas. The BCE school community’s generosity provides urgent relief for families through the appeal, giving them hope for a better future.
St John Fisher College students with baskets full of non-perishable items for the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.
Throughout Advent, St John Fisher College and Our Lady’s College Annerley students took the time to spread Christmas joy at their local retirement villages. Together with the residents, the BCE students sang songs, performed dances, did arts and crafts, and played games with the residents.
St John Fisher College students singing Christmas Carols at a local nursing home.
Our Lady’s College Annerley students play games and build puzzles with residents.
Marymount College Burleigh Waters students finished off the year by learning about the season of Advent. With the students researching and discussing the stories behind Catholic traditions, analysing relevant Biblical scriptures, and constructing decorations to add to their schools’ Advent Jesse Tree.
Marymount College Burleigh Waters students create Advent wreaths for their schools’ Jesse Tree.