Maryfield College | Principal: Dr Maree O’Rourke – Deputy Prinicipal: Ms Rebecca Carroll

LE CHEILE SCHOOLS TRUST STUDENT SYMPOSIUM

LE CHEILE SCHOOLS TRUST STUDENT SYMPOSIUM

“LIVING OUR CATHOLIC FAITH”

On Monday 13^th March, ten students along with Ms.Seery took part in the very first Le Cheile Faith Symposium. This was a wonderful gathering of Le Cheile schools from all over the country.

The symposium was held at Knock Shrine in Co. Mayo. the students took part in various workshops including the following:

The story of Knock (Museum)
The “Mosaic” story (Basilica)
Faith sharing
Recovery from addiction through faith, with members of the Cenacolo Community.
Positivity of music in prayer
Meditation

The students had the opportunity to reflect on prayer and faith in their own lives, and on how they live out the Le Cheile values within their own school communities.

The afternoon began with a special celebration of Mass in the Parish church, where various representatives from the schools took part in the liturgy, and everyone joined in the wonderful music.

There were some presentations from schools about the work of their “Ember” teams. This is a peer lead faith leadership group within the schools which aims to help school communities to live out our Catholic Faith.

The students really enjoyed the opportunity to link with students from so many different schools throughout the country, who are all part of the Le Cheile family. It was particularly lovely to meet up with the teachers and students from our sister/school – Cross and Passion, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare.

At the closing session, there was an invitation from the Knock Youth Ministry for students to participate in some summer volunteering at Knock Shrine (16–18-year-olds). Please see the noticeboard outside Room 27 for further information or speak to Ms. Seery

Maryfield can be very proud of the students who went to Knock this year. They were terrific ambassadors for their school. They completed a very long day from early morning to late in the evening, and entered very enthusiastically into the whole event. Well done girls!

We look for to this event being the first of many gatherings that will take place in the years to come.

Elaine Murphy of 5th Year Attends European Youth Parliament in Norway

After attending the Regional and National sessions of European Youth Parliament Ireland, I was selected to attend an international session in Tromsø, Norway. The session had 300 participants from all over Europe, and over 9 days we came together in committees and created resolutions to tackle problems facing Europe currently. The resolutions we wrote will be sent to policy makers across Europe and hopefully influence positive change.

U14 Team Finish 4th in Leinster Badminton Championships

Our u14 badminton team contested the Leinster badminton championships last week, finishing credibly in 4th position. Well done to Janani, Alice, Taniya and Olivia.

One Good School Webinar for Parents About Friendships

We’re delighted to announce that Jigsaw is offering a Friendship webinar for parents. It’s on Tuesday, the 14th of March at 7.30.

International Women’s Day 2023

#EmbraceEquity– the theme of international Women’s Day 2023. /Strike a pose.

First Year Business Students Host Fairtrade Event

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight, our first year Business Studies students hosted a Fairtrade event to raise awareness about the work Fairtrade does to support farmers, producers and textile workers in the Global South. By switching to Fairtrade, you are using your financial power to help those most affected by the climate crisis and helping to create a more just world.

Next time you are shopping, look out for the Fairtrade logo on some of your favourite household items!

A big thanks to Fyffes for donating the bananas for each of our first years. 🍌

Thank You,

Ms Clancy’s First Year Business Studies Class. ❤️

First Years Engaging in Drop Everything and Move

First years during Ms O’Sullivan’s SPHE class living the dream and incorporating some physical activity into their day. Students came up with six exercises and then rolled the dice! #embraceequity #internationalwomensday

Where to Buy The School Uniform

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Lynch’s website- Maryfield section

TY Pupils Participate in Emmanuel 2023

Last Wednesday March 1st, the TY students took part in the EMMANUEL Concerts at the Helix. This is an initiative between schools and the Dublin Diocese. It was great to take part again in this wonderful event after the Pandemic, and it was so inspiring and uplifting to see and hear so many young people singing. The concerts promote wonderful music that can be used in our schools for Liturgy.

Among the highlights were video greetings from the various composers, and it was a lovely surprise to include a video message from the very famous Bjorn Kristian Ulaevus of ABBA whose song “Ode To Freedom” was one of the pieces performed.

The Religion Department would like to express how well our TY students participated and represented Maryfield College. A special note to our soloists, Cliona Barrett who sang “The Prayer” and Ai Lin Sun who played the piano in the orchestra.

Congratulations and well done to everybody involved. The whole event was a great success.

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U16A Badminton Claim Silver at the Leinster Badminton Championships

Well done to our u16A badminton team who played in the Leinster div 1 badminton championships. They played very well and came second. The team consisted of Michelle Shocan, Mishalini Gopi, Jose Rayna and Cheryl Nakka.