

St Agnes and Monte Sant Angelo collaborate to produce Path of Mercy Hymn
07 Dec 2015
Students together with their teachers.
On Tuesday 27 October 2015, students from St Agnes Catholic High, Rooty Hill and Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney joined together at the Angus Kavanagh Learning Exchange Recording Studio to collaborate on the Path of Mercy Hymn project.
St Agnes’ Religious Education teacher Daniel Petrie said he was impressed with how the students collaborated and creatively worked together.
Students working together.
‘The students collectively wrote the lyrics, composed the music and performed/recorded a hymn to express what it means to walk the path of Mercy and to challenge the listener to stand up, raise their voice for the voiceless, to be the change they wish to see here and now,’ Daniel said. ‘It was aimed at reminded one another that we are God's hands and feet and that the gifts He gave us are tools for change.’
Students and teachers enjoying an afternoon snack together.
‘Pope Francis has declared 2016 as the Year of Mercy and it is hoped that this hymn will be used as a motivating musical prayer – to remind us that Mercy is a verb,’ he said. ‘Both schools were able to record a version suitable to their respective charisms.’
‘Following the recording, the students created a time-lapse artwork video clip to accompany the song so that their hymn could evangelise and motivate digitally through YouTube and social media,’ he said.
Time well spent together in the recording studio.
St Agnes:
- Mrs Julie Atkins (REC), Miss Jeunelle Juarez (Music teacher, Choir Director) and their extraordinary students:
- Theresa To'omalatai (Year 9)
- Angel Asiata (Year 9)
- Marie Vaegaau (Year 9)
- Monica Vave (Year 9)Seuloni Taufui (Year 9)
Monte Sant Angelo:
- Mr Andrew Young, Allyson Mascarenhas, Laura Bernasconi, Michael Twomey and Daniel Petrie
- Mia Glynn (Year 10)
- Imogen Gonda (Year 10)
- Grace Hrycek (Year 10)
- Sarah Evans (Year 11)
- Georgia Yuncken (Year 11)
- Harriet Chester (Year 11)
- Samantha Tracy (Year 11)
- Christine Meagher (Year 11)
Film Clip artwork:
- Dylan McCracken (Year 11)
- Sarah Upfold (Year 11)
- Edith Watt (Year 11)
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