August News
Charism & Culture immersion underway
The annual Marist Charism & Culture immersion week commenced at Villa Maria monastery, Hunters Hill, on Aug 02. Staff members from five Marist-associated schools will spend the week exploring Marist spirituality, history, charism and culture. The colleges represented are St John’s College, Lismore, NSW, Marist Sisters College, Woolwich, NSW, Holy Cross College, Bellambi, NSW, Cerdon College, Merrylands, NSW, and Marist Regional College, Burnie, Tas. [Aug 02, 2026]
Above: Marist District Superior, Fr Gavin Foster SM, welcomes the group to Villa Maria. | MCC team member, Glenn Roff, at the introductory session in Villa Maria’s Woodbury Hall.
Fourvière celebrated
On Jul 23, 1816, twelve Marist aspirants climbed the hill of Fourvière overlooking the city of Lyons to the ancient chapel of the Blessed Virgin. Here, for centuries, Catholics had sought the intercession of Mary for their future dreams. The youthful group solemnly pledged to establish the Society of Mary as soon as they could.
Several celebrations marking the Fourvière Pledge anniversary in the Marist world are pictured below. [Jul 31, 2026]
Above: Entertainment from the ukulele group of Holy Name of Mary parish, Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia, led by Fr Aliki Langi SM. | Marist Family members gather in Davao, Philippines. | Students and staff of Marist College, Suva, Fiji.