SMC Be More

Today our and communities joined to explored the Kingdom Value - Forgiveness.

We ask all in our community to practice forgiveness this lent and take on our Lenten challenge.

This afternoon our Be More Alumni participated in their first street run with the amazing COTS]. Not only did we make some new friends on the streets but we were lucky enough to hear the philosophy of COTS. All people deserve to be cared for, nurtured and loved.

Thank you COTS] for the run and we look forward to many more!

Our Year 12 Community Services were fortunate enough to work with the students at Merriang SDS. A school in Melbournes North that caters for students with high needs. We are so proud of these two and are looking forward to taking the rest of the class up!

Yesterday evening a select few of our Be More students participated in the program, the first of many sessions.

3stepsaway is an online platform dedicated to educating and empowering todays youth to combat the social issues which impact them the most.

We thank 3stepsaway and look forward to next weeks session.

SMC Be More updated their phone number.

SMC Be More committed to fight food insecurity in Melbournes north by cooking, packaging and labeling 190 meals for The Whittlesea Food Collective.

An amazing effort carried out by committed and dedicated students of social justice.

Be More committed itself to cooking meals for and outdid themselves by preparing, packaging and labeling 190 meals for the people of Whittlesea experiencing food insecurity.

Tuesday evening saw our students cook up 190 meals for the

Students spent their night making a paella and veggie curry for those suffering from food insecurity in melbournes north. It was and always is an amazing experience with our Monicans acting upon their head and heart with their hands.

Todays lunch was accompanied by Zianeb from the who spoke to both junior and senior students about the importance of food security in preparation for our community cook up on Tuesday. thank Zianeb and the collective for all the wonderful work they do supporting families in the northern suburbs.

Our proud year 9 Be More students in front of their library display celebrating World Social Justice Day.

Our students are committed to spreading awareness and fighting for equality, because all life is precious and valuable.

On this day for World Social Justice, the community recommits itself to the principles of Social Justice and celebrates all the good that has been done in order to uphold the dignity and equality for all.

Last Friday both our junior and senior Be More members participated in a retreat where we engaged in discussion and planning of action to tackle the social issues most relevant to young people today.

The day was rich in discussion and issues such as Identity, racial inequality and environmentalism were explored through our Head/hearts/hands model.

These are our student leaders for 2022 and onwards, advocating for the dignity of all beings.

All life is precious and valuable.

Today we marked the end of our toy drive and are enormously grateful for the generosity shown by our community for this enormous haul.

We aim to give and preserve the dignity of every human in our path and reach out with peace and joy as god loves a cheerful giver.

As the holidays swiftly approach, it is important to stop and reflect on all that we have and are grateful. It is also just as important to reflect on those that do not have, so Be More is running a toy drive for the children of the St Vinnies community.

We are looking for our generous community to offer such items on the list and to ensure that the dignity of those we aim to support is upheld by only donating new items.

Tubs have been placed in each DRC homeroom as well as the Staffroom.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you"—when you already have it with you. — Proverbs 3:27-28

SMC Be More students worked hard through lunch to write 100 Christmas cards for our brothers and sisters in the St Vinnies community. We do not forget those in need, especially during times where we reflect on all we have.