DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - Lize Privitera
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Sacramental Program
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Congratulations to Zac (4CM) who received the Sacrament of First Reconciliation at the close of Term 2. We pray he walks in the footsteps of Jesus, as he shows forgiveness and compassion.
Sacrament of Confirmation
CONFIRMATION ENROLMENT AND PARENT ONLY WORKSHOP will be held next Wednesday 21st July at 7.00pm in the Church. Parents are required to attend only one enrolment workshop. Attendance is mandatory if you wish to prepare your child for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we request only one parent attend the workshop. This is a parent only workshop and children are not required to attend. If for any reason you miss the enrolment night, or cannot make it to any other meeting/workshop, we request you to wait until the following year, as the parish is unable to offer any catch-up workshops for those who are unable to attend. An enrolment levy of $50 is payable via CDFPay https://olhc.cdfpay.org.au which will be available from 5th July 2021. For more information please refer to the Sacrament Program Booklet 2021 on the parish website www.olhc.org.au
Winter Appeal
The St Vincent de Paul Society appreciates the great support provided by schools. Participating in the annual Winter Appeal has a lot to offer our students in terms of helping to deepen their understanding of social justice – particularly with seeing the needs of people in our own neighbourhood and beyond.
Student representatives from Years 3-6 have come together as members of the MacKillop Kids Group to organise this year’s Winter Appeal – this year our Appeal will focus on essential items in particular we will be collecting wipes and tissues. Your donations can be left in collection boxes in classrooms.
The Feast of Mary MacKillop- Thursday 5th August – An invitation to families to join celebrations on our Feast Day
The following whole school event are planned to celebrate our feast day. Join with us as we:
- Dress up with clothes/costumes representing Colonial Australia
- Whole school Mass 9.00am Allen Hall
- Special Morning Tea for students and staff - Scones with jam and cream (supplied by FOMM). A permission eform will be sent via Operoo next week. Unfortunately students without permission cannot participate. Students with allergies are welcome to bring an appropriate alternative.
- Class/Level Fundraiser supporting Charity Mary MacKillop 'Today' Education was close to Mary’s heart and she knew its power to lift communities out of poverty. To celebrate Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day, our School has been registered to conduct a fundraiser in support of the charity foundation Mary MacKillop Today to give vulnerable children in Fiji access to early education. Each grade or level will conduct a fundraiser to support the charity close to our hearts.. Visit the website Mary MacKillop Today for further information about the projects.
- Each student will be supplied with a small commercially produced palm size cross made from pine ply. These are able to be drawn/painted on by students. It is the shape and the line marking on these pieces which allows students to be creative in expressing the School’s story/Catholic identity. The provided crosses may be kept at school for use during prayer times or sent home for family use.
- A school family has kindly donated an iconic blue lollipop for each student. A lollipop has been provided for each student to take home at the end of the day. The following brief story will be attached:
- St Mary of the Cross MacKillop is known for her habit of carrying sweets in her pocket to reward good effort in her students. Each child received a lollipop gift bag, kindly donated by the Vena Family, in the tradition of St. Mary MacKillop herself, who was known to dig deep into her pockets and offer sweets to the poor or orphaned children who otherwise never would have enjoyed lollies.
Term 3 Class/Level/School Mass and Reconciliation Celebrations
Attendance at the following liturgical celebrations will be dependent on Government restrictions and DOSCEL recommendations at the time. Thank you for your understanding and patience under these circumstances.
Fan the Flame - Towards Plenary Assembly One October 2021
‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’ Mark 6:30-34
Our Aboriginal culture has taught us to be still and to wait… We wait for the rain to fill our rivers and water the thirsty earth… We wait on God, too. We don’t worry. We know that in time and in the spirit of dadirri (that deep listening and quiet stillness) his way will be clear.
(Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr, “Dadirri: Inner Deep Listening and Quiet Still Awareness”, Miriam-Roes Foundation, accessed 23 April 2021, https://www.miriamrosefoundation.org.au/about-dadirri.)
www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/fantheflame/
While being conscious of the work to be done, we also have much to be thankful for. There are many signs of hope in that members of the faithful persevere with the practice of the faith… and are living their commitment to love of neighbour in myriad ways.
(Instrumentum Laboris #65)
www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/fantheflame/
Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Mark 6:30-34
Jesus invites his disciples to rest after their ministry, and Jesus is moved with pity for the crowds who pursue them.
In next Sunday’s Gospel we learn that Jesus and his disciples also needed to find time to rest after a busy day. Jesus knew that his disciples were tired, and he wanted to spend some quiet time with them. But they weren’t able to do that on this day because the crowds kept following them. Jesus also wants to spend quiet time with us, and he invites us to do this in our prayer.
WELLBEING
How to stop sibling rivalry by Michael Grose
Question: What causes sibling rivalry? Answer: Having more than one child. This joke always gets a laugh in our parenting presentations but there is more than a hint of truth about it. If your children are constantly in competition then you’ll know how destructive sibling rivalry can be. While some rivalry between siblings is healthy, too much can have a toxic impact on family life and children’s self-esteem.
In this article, you can find out some of the fascinating insights from the popular book Why first-borns rule the world and later borns want to change it. View article attached below:
OLHC Parish
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Information
Mary MacKillop Primary School is one of the three Parish Primary Schools belonging to the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren within the Diocese of Sale. Fr Brendan Hogan is our Parish Priest and Fr Isuru Weliwatte is our Assistant Priest. We are grateful for their ongoing prayers, involvement and support of the students, families and staff of Mary MacKillop School.
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