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Fortes in Fide
OUR CATHOLIC
IDENTITY
St John’s Catholic College draws its charism from two religious
orders, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) and the
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH). Our spiritual
founder, Father Jules Chevalier was a French Catholic priest who
was born in Richelieu, France in 1824. Father Chevalier was ordained
a priest in 1851 and founded the MSC in 1854 and the OLSH in 1874
in Issoudun, France. He died in 1907. Father Chevalier had a deep
devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and believed that the whole
of creation is the gift of God’s love, and that everything that exists is
being sustained and cared for by God’s tender compassionate care.
St John the Evangelist
St John’s Catholic College is a place of welcome and belonging with
students and staff from all faith backgrounds. All students and staff
openly and freely choose to join our Catholic Community whereby
the following form part of life of the College:
Father Jules Chevalier
• A Catholic Community guided and inspired by Gospel values and
the teachings of Jesus
St John’s Catholic College was founded in 1960 and is one five
• School Prayer
MSC founded secondary schools in Australia: Downlands College,
• Masses and Liturgies
Toowoomba, Queensland (1931), Chevalier College, Bowral, New
• Signs and Symbols Catholic in nature
South Wales (1946), Monivae College, Hamilton, Victoria (1954), and
• College Calendar following the Liturgical Year of the
Daramalan College, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (1962).
Catholic Church
• Compulsory study of Religious Education as an academic subject
Saint John the Evangelist is the patron saint of the College.
(Year 7 – Stage 2)
He is also known as John the Apostle and is one of the most
prominent figures in the New Testament. He is attributed as the
The College regularly gathers to celebrate important events
author of the Gospel of John, which is one of the four canonical
and feast days in the liturgical year of the Catholic Church. This
Gospels in the Bible. John was one of Jesus’ closest disciples and is
includes several Masses that take place off campus in parishes
often referred to as ‘John the Beloved’.
around Darwin during the school week. Attendance is expected by
all students and staff:
• Opening Mass – Term 1
• Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Term 2
• Feast of the Assumption of Mary – Term 3
• Founder’s Day Mass – Term 4
• Valedictory Mass – Term 4
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