✝️Faith and Mission
Vinnies Christmas Appeal – Hampers
We are entering the last week of our annual Vinnies Christmas Appeal. All hamper items need to reach your son’s Form Room by Wednesday, 20 November 2024. The hampers are being put together by our students on the Thursday.
By giving generously to the hampers this Christmas, you can help provide desperately needed food for many struggling families during this Christmas period.
Please see below for the Hamper list. Thank you for your ongoing support.
May your family experience the joy and blessings of Christmas this Year.
Hamper Items and Food Ideas
| Washing basket | Beetroot |
| Cereal | Tinned peas |
| Long life milk | Tinned corn |
| Pancake mix | Pasta |
| Tea | Pasta sauce |
| Coffee | 2 min Noodles |
| Milo | Soft Drink |
| Jams | Cordial |
| Nutella | Lollies *** |
| Vegemite | Chips |
| Sweet biscuits | Micro Popcorn |
| Savory Biscuits | Muesli Bars |
| Mince Pies | Xmas plates |
| Tinned fruit | Xmas napkins |
| Long Life custard | Xmas Crackers |
| Tuna | |
| Mayo | |
| Tomato Sauce | |
| Tinned Soup | |
| *** Not Chocolates because they melt! | |
Term 4 Chapel Flower Roster
Year 8 Galilee Retreat
Year 8 students enjoyed the annual Galilee Retreat at Point Walter Reserve during Week 5 of Term 4. The Retreat was lead by Fr Michael Twigg OMI, Mr Damian Wallis and Miss Emily Wallis and took full advantage of the beautiful landscape surrounding the Swan River. It was a perfect location for an outdoors reflection and retreat day.
The Year 8 boys were joined by some Year 11 mentors and spent the day imagining that they were following in the footsteps of Christ as he journeyed around Lake Galilee. They walked around the lake (Point Walter) stopping at Capernaum, Bethsaida, Tiberias and Gennesaret, where they spent time pondering their own experiences of being called and loved unconditionally by God; of trusting in God when they’ve experienced the storms in their lives; and of exploring ways that they can serve God by serving others.
Galilee would not be possible without the generous support of the Year 11 leaders, the staff who presented the retreat and the teachers who supervised the students. In the relaxed environment of Point Walter and with the support of these staff and older students, the Galilee Retreat was able to offer the Year 8 students a wonderful opportunity to reflect on their lives and faith. Both staff and students came away feeling uplifted from a day of reflection.
Damian Wallis
Director of Faith and Mission