Faith and Mission
The Net - Term 3 week 3
Fathers Day
On Friday, August 30 we will be celebrating Father's Day with a sausage sizzle from 7.30 to 8.15 am followed by a Father's Day Liturgy from 8.45 am to approximately 9.30 am.
All Fathers and Father figures are invited to attend our sausage sizzle and liturgy. We just ask for you to complete the Google Form that will give us an indication of numbers of people to expect on the day.
The sausage sizzle will be served at the front of the school Cafe where you will be able to come in and have a sausage sizzle breakfast with your children
We look forward to seeing you on the day!
Liturgy
Feast Of Saint Mary Mackillop
On Thursday of Week 4, students across the College will be joining as SOF and SOL/ E to celebrate the feast of the most important Australian Saint: Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop.
Each year on the 8th of August we celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia's beloved first saint. On this day, we celebrate the important role she played in making education accessible for children in our country.
Mary MacKillop devoted her life to ensuring a holistic Catholic education for children from rural, poor families. St Mary MacKillop's impact on Australian education was remarkable. She was a trailblazer and a leader who passionately advocated for the education of underprivileged children and children in remote areas where others either would or could not go. For such children and their families, Mary opened a door of hope into the future.
The Feast Of the Assumption
On Thursday of Week 5, students across all schools will join for Prayer to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. August 15, is a Holy Day of Obligation. It celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Heaven.
This is a dogma of the Church, declared on November 1, 1950, by Pope Pius XII, though it had been believed and celebrated in the Church throughout history that Mary was taken directly to heaven after her time on earth had ended. The Church has never formally stated whether this occurred after Mary had died or whether she was taken to heaven while alive.
Social Outreach:
This year we are once again participating in the Social Justice initiative of 'Operation Christmas Child' through the ‘Samaritan’s Purse’ organisation. This initiative involves packing a box full of items an underprivileged child from overseas can receive during the Christmas period.
This initiative will run from week 4 to week 10 this term and is something you can do at home together with your child/children. It requires a cost of $12.50 through the QKR app to cover the shipping of your box, providing Gospel materials, and in-country training through Samaritan’s Purse. You will also need to consider the personal cost of filling up the box with items.
If you would like to participate in this initiative this year, please make your $12.50 payment through the QKR app. Once completed, you can collect your box and label from the front office. You can decide if you would like to pack a box for a boy or girl from the following age groups shown on the label below.
These boxes will need to be returned to the office by Friday Week 10 so that they can be delivered in time for shipping.
For more information about who you can pack a box for and what can go into it, please see the link for boys and girls.
As always, thank you for your support and generosity!
YCS
Naidoc Week
NAIDOC week is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
To commemorate this important week, YCS at St Luke’s Catholic College took matters into their own hands to celebrate NAIDOC Week as a school community.
YCS members and leaders came together to create the Aboriginal flag at the front of our school. The team members were able to utilise RE lessons to get all students from Years 7-12 to make cuts out of their hands and draw significant designs matching the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Student volunteers then attached popsicle sticks to the paper cut-outs to create the Aboriginal Flag as part of the ‘Sea of Hands’ activity.
Leaders of YCS promoted the act of including other students across St Luke’s to be part of this wonderful act.
There were some challenges too. The area chosen to create the flag was extremely hard making this a more difficult task than first anticipated. As a group, the YCS team understood the importance of the land to Indigenous people and decided to persevere.
Special thanks to the school community for making this action happen.
