Education in Faith

Sacramental Events and Dates - 2025

Dear Parents/Guardians/Caregivers,

Please take note of the important dates for our Sacramental celebrations that will take place in 2025. Sacraments play a significant role in the spiritual journey of our students and we need to ensure that you are well-informed and can actively participate in these meaningful events. Kindly mark the following dates in your calendar:

Parents please ACCEPT or DECLINE an invitation by Friday 6th December. 

Dates for Sacraments are:

• Grade 2 will receive First Reconciliation in Term 4 on Thursday, 20th November 2025.

   

• Grade 3 will receive First Eucharist in Term 2 on Saturday, 21st June 2025.

   

• Grade 6 will receive Confirmation – Term 3 on Saturday, 6th September 2025.

Reconciliation: baptised Catholics in Year 2.

Eucharist: baptised Catholics in Year 3 or who have celebrated their Reconciliation.

Confirmation: Year 6 Catholics who have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist.

If you have any further questions regarding your child receiving these Sacraments, please feel free to contact me at the school.

News from St. Kevin’s Parish

Children's Catechism and Junior Youth Formation - 15th & 22nd December 

Time: 12.15 pm -1 pm.

God Bless  

Rozeta Ambrose

Religious Education Leader

rambrose@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

GRADE 5/6 SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM – MINI VINNIES

GRADE 5/6 SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM – MINI VINNIES

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD POINTS

The winning House of the Community Spirit Shield this year is Patrick!! Well done to Patrick!! Final points are listed below:

 Patrick House was presented with the shield on Tuesday. They will have their House engraved on the shield as the winners for 2024. Well done Patrick!! Remember this shield indicates the House that has demonstrated Community Spirit throughout the year. Once again congratulations to Patrick!

MINI VINNIES CHRISTMAS APPEAL

A big thank you to all the SFS families!! Our Christmas Appeal is always one of our biggest appeals. The Hampton Park Conference came with 2 cars and filled them just with our hampers! The Cranbourne Conference also filled a car load of presents and I collected the Soupvan presents and will deliver them tonight. A very impressive effort SFS!!

The items will now be distributed to people in need within our community. It’s great to think that we are making a difference to families and how they celebrate Christmas this year.

On behalf of the Mini Vinnies I would like to thank the SFS Community for your support. SFS always donates kindly to any of the appeals the Mini Vinnies organise. 

THANK YOU MINI VINNIES

Finally I would like to say a big thank you to the 45 students who committed to be part of SFS Mini Vinnies this year and gave up their lunchtimes to make a difference in our local and wider community. I am very proud of each and every one of them. And I hope that they have felt a sense of achievement in making a difference in the lives of so many people with each of the appeals they have run. Well done Mini Vinnies! I hope you continue with the social justice work you have begun.

I would like to wish everyone a blessed Christmas. May you enjoy your family time together during this festive season.

Giuliana & SFS Mini Vinnies

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SFS CHRISTMAS APPEAL 

A big thank you to our SFS Community! We have managed to put together 19 hampers. One from each home group and two that our staff put together. The Hampton Park SVDP Conference will be here on Monday to collect the hampers and will then organise to hand them out to families within our community. Mini Vinnies will be busy on Monday helping to load the hampers into cars.

SFS also donated many presents. Some will go to the Vinnies South Eastern Soupvan and I will deliver them on Monday to the Soupvan. The presents will then be given out to children on our various runs during the week. The Cranbourne SVDP Conference will then collect the remainder of the presents on Monday to hand out to children within our community.

Thank you for your support with our Christmas Appeal! Mini Vinnies have worked hard to run the Christmas Appeal. And it’s great to know that we are helping so many people to celebrate Christmas through our donations.  A big thanks also to our Mini Vinnies. I hope they realise the huge difference they have made to many people’s lives through their commitment and actions this year. I am very proud of them. Thank you Mini Vinnies!

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD POINTS

Final points will be announced next week when the Community Spirit Shield is presented to our winning house. Who will win the shield this year?

Giuliana & SFS Mini Vinnies

gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au