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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mary MacKillop Feast Day Fundraisers F-6
Many thanks to all teachers, staff, students and families for participating in last week’s Feast Day Fundraisers supporting Mary MacKillop today. The following activities raised a total of $425.00:
- Foundation - Gold coin closest to the pin (educational prize)
- Year 1 - Movie afternoon - watching the Gruffalo (book study)
- Year 2 - Gold coin donation to play old fashioned games
- Middles - Just Dance/Kahoots
- Seniors - Mary MacKillop’s lolly jar (guess the number of lollies)
Fiona Jones, Community Giving Coordinator, A ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, in the spirit of Australia's first saint writes and has sent this message:
Thank you again to the Mary MacKillop Primary School community for fundraising to support our work, it really does make such a difference to children in Fiji.
Winter Appeal
Many thanks to families who have donated wipes and facial tissues. The Appeal will continue into next week.
Shanti Bhavan Children's Project
All donations for this special cause organized by Tanisha Cowell can be sent to the School Office. Supporting this outreach project affirms our baptismal call to put our faith into action. This not for profit residential school located in Bangalore India provides education and accommodation for children from poorer socio-economic situations. Donations of clothing, linen and stationery are greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance.
Fan the Flame - Towards Plenary Assembly One October 2021
‘His mercy reaches from age to age’ Luke 1:39-56
God is asking us to refrain from putting barriers and obstacles in the way of God’s mercy reaching the least, the lost and those who feel excluded, especially those who do not yet know the love of God. God is asking us to be a Church that walks together and does not leave anyone behind.
(Humble, Healing and Merciful – Discernment Paper p. 6)
www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/fantheflame/
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Luke 1:39-56 Mary greets Elizabeth and sings God's praise.
Next Sunday celebrates Mary's Assumption into heaven. It is one of the feasts of Mary that is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. On this day we remember that Mary was taken to heaven, body and soul. The Gospel reading is taken from Luke's Gospel, and it tells us why Mary received such a special privilege from God. Mary visits Elizabeth and both of them are about to become mothers. When Mary was a young girl, about the age of 15, the angel Gabriel visited her. Gabriel told Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God. Mary questioned how this could happen. But when Gabriel explained that the Holy Spirit would come upon her, Mary agreed to be Jesus' Mother. With Mary as our model, we praise God for all he does for us.
WELLBEING
The Language of Respectful Relationships
When the language of respect is promoted in families and classrooms, bullying, verbal abuse and put-downs start to diminish. Please read the article below for further insights:
A Webinar for Parents
Dr Kristy Goodwin presents:
- Taming digital distractions
- Wednesday 8 September 2021
- 8:00pm - 9:00pm AEST
- Award-winning speaker and bestselling author
Technology is an integral part of life for our children – it’s the portal for their leisure, learning and connection. However, digital technologies can also disrupt a child’s focus, put a dent in their learning and compromise their wellbeing. In this webinar, Dr Kristy Goodwin helps parents and carers understand why children and adolescents are vulnerable to digital distractions. She provides science-backed solutions to help kids and teens develop healthy digital behaviours so that they can focus, learn and thrive online.
Key learning and discussion points include:
- how the research behind why digital distractions are interfering with our children’s attention
- how some technologies have been intentionally designed to be captivating and alluring
- why banning technology isn’t the solution
- how to teach children and teens how to build a ‘fortress around their focus’ and leverage the benefits that technology offers them
Through our membership with Parenting Ideas, our school community can attend this webinar at no charge. There's no limit to how many people at our school can attend, just as long as you register by the listed expiry date. It's as easy as that! The webinar is valued at $39 per person, please refer to the attached pdf document for instructions to attend the webinar.
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.
Parish Bulletin
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