Engaging in our Faith

Congratulations to our Confirmation Candidates

It was a beautiful night last Friday night with two different celebrations at the two different Churches of our Parish. Congratulations to you as parents, the first faith educators of your children according to our Catholic faith, for putting so much love and time into preparing your children for this sacrament. We hope that your faith may have grown a little too along the way and that you enjoyed this precious time with your children.

We also thank Maia the Parish Sacramental Coordinator for all that she did too to coordinate the program with such love and our own classroom teachers who tirelessly teach our faith by word and example every day.

Parent Links from CatholicCare which you may be interested in....

ADVICE + TIPS | Parent Line NSW

Support for Single Parents | CatholicCare Sydney

And there are some wonderful courses for parents to enrol in at

Parentshop eNewsletter (schoolzineplus.com) I draw your attention to the 123 Magic one in particular.

Anne Gray - Parent Engagement Coordinator

RELIGIOUS CREATIVE ARTS COMPETITION

The Religious Creative Arts Competition is a well-established event at Catholic Schools Broken Bay and has been running for the past 10 years. Many talented artists over the years have been recognised for their skill and creativity.

The ‘Religious Creative Arts Competition’ includes 5 categories:

visual arts
dance
drama
music
short film

Students will plan, prepare and work on their creative pieces during Term 2 & 3.

Submissions will need to be handed in to schools by August 16th, Week 4 of Term 3.

School Finalists' visual art works are due to Caroline Chisholm Centre by August 30th.

Local judging will take place followed by a selection of finalists. These finalists will then be featured at the ‘Showcase Night’ to be held at the Hornsby RSL at 5:30pm on 13 November, 2024.

The Showcase night will feature a visual art display, plus screenings of selected short films and selected performances by finalists in dance, drama and music. All age group category winners will receive a prize and a Bishop's choice award will be presented on the night to one recipient.

Student finalists will have the opportunity to perform alongside industry professionals during the showcase concert.

One of the key elements of the competition is how students demonstrate their understanding of and connection to the religious theme. In 2024, the theme is one of the CSBB core values, JOY. “May the God of hope fill you with joy.” (Romans 15:13). Students will be required to link their creative piece directly to the religious theme by answering the question; How is this theme lived out or demonstrated today?

As well as creating an artwork, short film, dance, drama or music piece, students will need to write a 150-word explanation (maximum word count 150wds) to accompany their artwork. Students can use the 150 words to outline how their artwork connects with the theme.

The 2024 Religious Creative Arts Competition is open to all CSBB school students from Kindergarten to Year 10.

Please CLICK HERE for rules.

Confirmation

Congratulations to our students who will be celebrating their confirmation this evening:

Éabha C, Sophia L, Benjamin S, Iris M, Oliver R, Harry R, Conor B, Janice G, Andrea G, Isabella K, Richard L, Jaslyn L, Ashlyn L, Isaac W, Louis A, Isabelle K, Ellie L, Danielle W and Zander B.

May the Holy Spirit bring you peace, love and joy.

Kind regards

Liana Stella - REC