Faith, Justice and Formation
Mothers' Day Mass - Save the Date
Please save the date for the SPC Mothers’ Day Mass – Friday 9 May.
It will take place at 8:30 AM at Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion.
A link will be placed in next week’s Especean (26 March) for you to RSVP for the event. There is a great deal of logistics involved in this event so your RSVP will be necessary for its smooth running. The RSVP deadline is Thursday 24 April (during the holidays) as we need to liaise with the venue.
In order to use the venue and ensure transport back to school for all boys there is a cost for each mother (adult) attending. It will be $20 per adult. There is no cost for students. You will need to have your payment details with you when responding from next Wednesday.
Due to the capacity limits, the only grandmothers we can accommodate on the day are those for Year 12. Thank you for your understanding. If tickets are not sold out we will open up for other grandmothers prior to the day.
It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the unique relationship between mother and son. We hope to see you there.
Earth Hour 2025
Earth Hour is a symbolic and practical gesture for our planet that began in Australia in 2007 and has now spread around the world. Turning off power for just one hour can save large amounts and also remind us of our capacity without technology.
The official date for Earth Hour is Saturday 22 March from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM; this weekend. I encourage everyone to get involved - it can be liberating and relaxing, not to mention helpful! You are asked to turn off your lights, air conditioning, television, phone and more. It’s a great opportunity for board games by candlelight or simply a family chat or time to do chores without power or an early night to bed!
By doing this it is a real reminder to each of us about how much we take for granted by using power and how we should minimise our use to be able to save the beauty of our planet into the future. What we do today affects our descendants for years to come.
As a College community we will participate in Earth Hour by shutting off our lights and electrical appliances from 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM on Monday 24 March. It is about us coming together as a community and facing the sometimes overwhelming issue of climate change one step at a time.
I also remind everyone of the SPC Lenten Carbon Fast shared at the start of Lent (below)
which might help you reduce your carbon footprint even further in Lent and then hopefully beyond - and this is another idea that might work for you: 40 FOR THE FUTURE.
NCLS Student Spiritual Life Survey
The National Church Life Survey is the largest Church survey in the world and the people who run it (NCLS Research) also offer a Student Spiritual Life Survey for secondary schools which helps inform schools about how their students are engaging with the message of Christ and the impact of school programs on their faith life.
The survey covers six core components:
- Personal Wellbeing
- Religious or Spiritual Identity
- Spiritual beliefs, experiences and practices
- Civic action – service and the like
- Spiritual formation – influential people and practices
- Views on the role of the school in spiritual development and culture.
In the last week of this term all students in Years 7 to 12 will be undertaking this survey in homeroom time. This will help us understand our community better and develop our programs accordingly. It is the first time we have engaged with this survey so we look forward to the follow up reports.
St Patrick’s Day Mass
Two of our Year 8 Year Ambassadors, Brando Flammia and Luke Ilacqua, along with Mrs Fogliani, represented the College at the annual St Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral on Monday, the Feast Day of St Patrick.
The Mass was celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral by Bishop Terry Brady. We thank them for their presence and give thanks for our Patron, St Patrick.
Gillian Daley
Director of Identity