Campion Day

Campion Day

On Thursday 30 March, Campion House celebrated and remembered Edmund Campion, a man of great faith and courage who found forgiveness by loving everyone around him. As an English martyr, Campion was killed because of his religious beliefs. He gave up a promising career and an invitation to enter Queen Elizabeth’s service to become a Catholic priest and minister to the abandoned Catholics. We look to Edmund Campion for inspiration, ultimately working towards fulfilling our House motto ‘faith and courage’.

 

We also celebrated who we are as a House; a passionate, lively, talented, caring and generous group of people. An important part of the day was the sharing of lunch together-  sharing a meal contributes to stronger relationships and strengthens the bond of a Homeroom and of a House. All the students in Campion House gathered together in the library courtyard for lunch, followed by an assembly where we acknowledged our Campion birthdays and Lap-a-thon results.

This year we introduced the . Every student who donated to the Lap-a-thon had their name in the draw to receive a huge hamper of purple Easter goodies. Congratulations to James Green (Campion 7) who won the lottery!

We also acknowledged Campion 7 for being the Homeroom who raised the most money in the Lap-a-thon, as well as the students who raised the largest amounts of money. Congratulations to Mia Davis (Campion 11) who raised the most money overall!

Campion Lap-A-Thon

Congratulations to the students of Campion House whose annual Lap-a-thon raised a massive $2801 for Caritas! We are very lucky to have such generous students and families in Campion House and we thank all who participated and donated for their tremendous support and effort. This outstanding result beat our 2015 record of $2700! Well done Campion!

All proceeds go to Project Compassion, Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

Campion Cooking For Shopfront

On Wednesday 29th March, the Campion Homeroom leaders came together to cook meals for Shopfront. This was an opportunity for them to think about those who are less fortunate then they are, helping to reinforce that Campion students are ‘men and women for others’.

The role and function of Shopfront is to relieve poverty and suffering in an environment that offers practical assistance, fellowship and hospitality. The Shopfront is a service run predominately by a team of volunteers who offer assistance in a friendly, non-bureaucratic manner.

 

The Campion leaders cooked 125 servings of chicken pot pie that were picked up by Br Richard from Shopfront, who was very thankful and commented on how good the food looked. Apparently, they were getting low on their supplies so the extra meals are a blessing for them. A huge thank you to Ms Toleman for her support with cooking the meals and to Mrs Murphy for organising this fantastic initiative.

 

Louise Hoy

Campion House Coordinator