St Pius X College Newsletter

From the Principal

  • Fathers' Day
  • Invitations This Week
  • Proclaim 2016

Fathers' Day

 

 

We wish all fathers and grandfathers a happy Fathers' Day on Sunday and I share with you a beautiful poem written by Alex Hawkins of Year 6 in honour of fathers.

 

 

 

 

God Called It

By Alex Hawkins – Year 6

 

God had an idea

that sprang into his mind.

He started thinking

but there was nothing to find.

 

So God got the faith of a mustard seed

and the power of an eagle’s flight;

he grabbed the life of a fruity plant

and the great gorilla’s might.

 

He got the power of electricity

and a sample of a lizard’s speed;

he salvaged some of a lorikeet’s love

and took a bit of a leprechaun’s greed.

 

Then when God realised his quest was complete

he knew there was nothing more to add.

He whispered to himself now,

God has called it Dad.

 

Fathers' Day Events

The Annual Junior School Father & Son Day will be held at Oxford Falls tomorrow, Thursday 1st September.  Please see the Junior School News for further details.

 

The Annual Fathers' Day Breakfast conducted by the P&F will be held in the Junior School Playground at Chatswood this Friday 2nd September from 6.30am until 8.00am.  For details please see the P&F section of this newsletter.

Invitations this week

  • Splinters, Splashes Stage & Sounds will be held tomorrow evening, Thursday 1st September commencing at 6.00pm with music performances commencing at 6.30pm.  All welcome.
  • Twilight Concert:  The Term 3 Twilight Concert will be held this Friday evening 2nd September commencing at 5.00pm.  This will be our Year 12 students' final Twilight Concert.
  • The Old Boys' Annual Dinner will be held this Friday evening 2nd September. For further details please go to the Old Boys Website:

          http://spx.nsw.edu.au/parent-community/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=140

Proclaim

PROCLAIM 2016 is a conference on the New Evangelisation.  it is hosted on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference by the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay and will be held at The Concourse, Chatswood, as well as the Parish of Our Lady of Dolours Parish.  PROCLAIM 2016 will draw together over 500 participants and will be held from 1st to 3rd September.

 

The theme is “On a Mission of Mercy: Evangelising Parishes”. This is a Conference for clergy; religious; diocesan and parish staff and volunteers in parish ministry; married and single people; young and old; those already actively engaged; and those who desire to be part of the new evangelisation.

 

 

On Friday 2nd September the Praise Feast will begin at 5.30pm with a barbeque. Young people will then have a Praise and Worship event from 6.30 to 8.30pm. This event is seen as a great opportunity for all the World Youth Day pilgrims  to reunite.

 

On Saturday morning Mass will begin at 8.30 am. There will be over 50 clergy co-celebrating Mass with the attendance of Bishops and the Cardinal.

 

For further details and to book for this event, please go to http://www.proclaimconference.com.au/

 

Mr John Couani - Principal