Next Friday, 22^nd November on assembly the Stewardship Team will launch the Vinnies Christmas Hampers Appeal for 2019, which helps families who are experiencing hardship in this coming Christmas season.

Each class will be presented with a Christmas decorated box which students are asked to fill with a gift of non-perishable goods. The hampers will be presented to a representative from the St. Vincent de Paul Society at our Thanksgiving Mass on Friday, 6^th December.

This appeal offers our school community an opportunity to help support families in our local community celebrate the festive season.

Some ideas for non-perishable goods are shown below:

Important: Please ensure all goods are within use-by dates:

Prep: Tinned/packet soup. Puddings, cake or pancake mix, custards.

Year 1: Tinned fruits/meals including spaghetti, baked beans etc.

Year 2: Breakfast cereals, pasta, grains (e.g. rice, cous cous, spaghetti etc)

Year 3: Biscuits (sweet or savoury), muesli bards, fruit mince pies.

Year 4: Lollies, candy canes, Christmas Cake, Christmas puddings, bon bons.

Year 5: Tinned vegetables (e.g. corn, peas, carrots, 3 bean mix, beetroot).

Year 6: Drinks (e.g. soft drinks, juice, tea, coffee, long-life milk, cordial).

Children may bring these items to their classroom and place them in their hamper, or to the office hamper any time before Thursday, 5^th December.

We thank you for your very generous support of all fundraising events conducted throughout 2019.

Altar Servers for 2020

We thank the dedicated Altar Servers who have continued to help Fr Hilary serve during the Masses throughout this year.  We would like to invite you to continue your role next year. We are very much in need of additional volunteers who have made their sacraments and who would like to become Altar Servers. A note will be given out today to those interested. Please return the note to the office or to Mrs Kennedy by next Wednesday, 20^th November.

May the Grace of God be with you,

Kath Kennedy