Mission & Identity

• Founder's Day
• Year 10 Immersions
• Chatswood RSL Remembrance Day Ceremony - Garden of Remembrance
• Year 7 Giving Tree - Thank you
• Youth Mass

Founder's Day - Friday 22 November

Much planning and preparation has gone into our Founder's Day celebrations. This provides us, as a community, the opportunity to celebrate all that our Founder, Blessed Edmund Rice, stood for. The day provides us with a sense of identity and an opportunity to recognise what it is that makes us a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia.

Our day will provide opportunities for engagement with the work of Johanna Griggs, a director of Beyond Blue. She will provide an informative and entertaining look at international sport, the media and more significantly the role we have to play in our own mental health. There will be time for fun and games, along with a concert featuring the talents of our own staff, students and guests from St Edmunds, Wahroonga.

Key details for parents include:

• All food and drink is provided for on the day.
• There is no need to bring a bag.
• Students are to wear their PE uniform with their house short as competitions will be taking place in houses.
• The boys should have their school hat for sun protection. Sunscreen will be made available.
• Any students that are being picked up or leaving from Oxford Falls are required to provide their Year Coordinator with a note explaining this.
• If parents are picking up their son, please do not drive into the car park area at Oxford Falls as there will be numerous buses attempting to load students. For your child’s safety please wait on Dreadnought Road and the students will be supervised as they make their way from the complex.

Year 10 Immersions

Monday 25 November will see a number of Year 10 students participating in five Immersion experiences that have been organised. Our boys will represent us in the communities of:

• Walgett
• Bowraville
• Central Coast
• St. Edmund’s Wahroonga
• St. Gabriel’s Castle Hill

Many of these communities are supported by our generous donations from our social justice initiatives. My thanks to the staff who have offered their time to journey with the boys. We look forward to hearing about their experiences on their return and sharing photos of them at work in the communities.

Mr Nathan Mulheron - Assistant Principal, Mission & Identity

Chatswood RSL Remembrance Day Ceremony - Garden of Remembrance

Last week, 6 Red, together with representatives of the incoming Year 12 Prefect Body, represented the College in a Remembrance Day Ceremony that featured schools from the local community, including Mercy College, Willoughby Girls’ High School and Chatswood High School. Particular mention goes to Daniel Halverson and Daniel Fileman who helped lay the wreath to help commemorate the event.

Year 7 Giving Tree - Thank you

A big thank you to all who have supported the Giving Tree Initiative, with donations going to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bowraville. We continue to accept donations, including:

- Gifts and Toys, suitable for Primary-aged children

- Clothing

- Non Perishable Food Items / Food Hampers

Mr Ryan Balboa - Social Justice Coordinator

Mercy College & St Pius X College Youth Mass

Sunday 24 November

The next Student Mass is on Sunday 24 November at 5.30pm, followed by a BBQ and Social Activities from 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

If you would like to be involved see Mr Adrian Brannan - the Parish would love to welcome you and help you participate in and celebrate your faith with your mates.

Mr Adrian Brannan - Youth Ministry Coordinator

Phone:  0414 826 326 or email: abrannan@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au