RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Thank you for supporting Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Campaign. Your generosity will work for the freedom of those living in poverty, challenge unjust structures, and empower people to work for a sustainable way of life. A total of $525.30 was collected from Project Compassion boxes that were placed in each classroom during Term 1. Thank you!

First Eucharist Enrolment and Parent only workshop will be held next Thursday 6th May 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 First Eucharist. 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 www.olhc.cdfpay.org.au which will be available from 18th April 2021. Please bring your receipt number to the enrolment night. For more information please refer to the Sacrament Program Booklet 2021 on the parish website www.olhc.org.au. 

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

Sunday, May 2, 2021 Gospel Reading John 15:1-8

Jesus teaches that he is the vine and that his disciples are the branches. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about the vine and the branches to teach us about staying close to him. Jesus calls us to stay as close to him as branches are to a vine and to love and serve one another. We can stay close to Jesus by praying. We can pray for Jesus’ help or thank him for something we are grateful for. What are some ways we can stay close to Jesus and love and serve one another? 

School and Grade Mass and Reconciliation Celebrations have  resumed this term. Parents and friends are welcome to join students during liturgical celebrations. Adherence to COVID safe plans applies when assembling. Current restrictions apply as per announcements by Victorian Government and guidelines directed by DOSCEL All Mass and Reconciliation celebrations will start at 9.00am commencing this term.

For the month of May the following celebrations are planned:

• Senior Level – 6/5/21
• FSL & 6RJ – 13/5/21
• Whole School Mass celebrating Catholic Education Week 27/5/21
• The three Parish Schools celebrating together during Mass on Saturday 22nd May 2021, 6pm at OLHC Church. Please mark this event in your calendar. We would like to see many Mary MacKillop school families attend. 

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 - Click on the link to download the weekly newsletter

https://olhc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/25-April-2021-Bulliten.pdf

WELLBEING

Child Safety - eSafety Commissioner new webinar, eSafety's guide to parental controls, will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help keep young people safer online. This webinar is targeted to parents and carers of 5 to 13-year-olds.

Register for the free webinar, eSafety's guide to parental controls, for parents and carers from the eSafety Commissioner. The webinar will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help kids and young people stay safe online.   It will cover:

• the benefits and limitations of parental controls
• how to set up iOS and Android devices for safety
• how to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox for safety
• using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks
• how eSafety can help when things go wrong.

This webinar will include practical tips, demonstrations and advice.

To register, visit: esafety.gov.au/parents.

Catholic Care Speaker Rozanne, will be presenting at the Mother’s Day Assembly on Friday 7th May 9.00am. Rozanne a representative from Catholic Care and will join us sharing important information around the work of Catholic Care Victoria. Each year schools are asked to provide opportunity to support this vital organisation in a financial way. Breakfast that morning is provided and a small donation to Catholic Care would be greatly appreciated. Drop a gold coin or two in the provided collection tins when you collect your egg and bacon roll. All proceeds will be directed to Catholic Care Victoria.