Religious Life of the School
First Sunday of Advent
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. As Christians we prepare in a spiritual way for a special event of celebration – The birth of Jesus Christ. Advent is a time when everyone is waiting for God’s messenger and to celebrate the good feast of his arrival: Christmas. Advent is a time when Christians prepare the earth for God’s son by spreading peace, forgiveness and joy.
A Christmas Blessing
God grant you the light of Christmas,
Which is faith;
The warmth of Christmas,
Which is purity;
The righteousness of Christmas,
Which is justice;
The belief in Christmas,
Which is truth;
The all of Christmas,
Which is Christ…..
Written by Wilda English
St Clare’s Christmas Mass
There will be a Vigil Mass on Thursday 24th December at 5.30pm at St Clare’s Church. This will probably be an outdoor Mass where approximately 300 people may be able to attend.
The Parish need attendance numbers so if you wish to attend this Mass, there is an Attendance Sheet at the Church to register your details or you can register by calling Bob McIlroy on 0439 828 528.
St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hampers
The Vinnies Christmas Hampers Appeal for 2020 was launched on assembly in Week 6. Each class were given a box to fill with grocery items. These hampers will help families who are experiencing hardship in this coming Christmas season and offers our school community an opportunity to help support families in our local community celebrate the festive season.
The hampers will be presented to a representative from the St. Vincent de Paul Society at our Thanksgiving Liturgy on Friday, 4th December.
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 bars, fruit mince pies.
Year 4: Lollies, candy canes, Christmas Cake/pudding, sauces, 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, 3rd December.
Altar Servers for 2021
We thank the dedicated Altar Servers who have continued to help Fr Hilary serve during the Masses throughout this year. We hope to see you all continue with your role next year. We are always looking for additional volunteers who would like to become Altar Servers. There will be further information early next year for students who have made their sacraments and would like to become Altar Servers. A roster will be sent out at the start of next year.
Nature Playground Blessing
This morning staff, students, Fr Hilary and Shane Gee gathered for a liturgy to bless our new Nature Playground. Ms Harney spoke about the wonderful playspace that has been created by Shane and his team and thanked them for the many hours of work. Ms Harney hoped that the students continued to enjoy playing in the new playground and students in the years to come. Ms Harney cut the ribbon to officially open the Nature Playground.
