Education in Faith

EDUCATION IN FAITH NEWS

‘BE THE KINDNESS YOU WANT TO RECEIVE’

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sunday 26 May, 2019

Gospel of John 14: 23 - 29

‘The Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you’

SOCIAL ACTION DAY

Each year, our two Parish schools come together to participate in Social Action Day. It is a day of awareness raising and fundraising. We make the time to reflect on the advantages that we have, living in Montmorency and consider the very different circumstances in which other people live their lives. We look at the theme of how we can ‘Re Write the Stars’ to help make a difference even in small ways and that we all share a responsibility for caring for each other throughout our world.

Social Action Day this year is Thursday June 6. Our Year Six children will be working together and with the Year Six children from Holy Trinity to design the activities for the day. Our Year Prep to Two children will remain here at St Francis Xavier and work with our Year Six Leaders. The Year Three to Five children will will travel to Holy Trinity and work with their peers from Holy Trinity and the Senior school.

This is also one of our key fundraisers for our sister school Buhisan Elementary in the Philippines. We have an ongoing commitment to lend our support to the school as well as build a relationship with their school community. On this day we ask that children bring in a worthwhile and helpful donation to support this worthwhile cause. Please check the attached list for your child’s Year Level Collection:

Prep - band-aids or small bandages

Year One - face washers or hand towels

Year Two - toothpaste or toothbrushes

Year Three - thongs or soap

Year Four - stationary (exercise books, writing paper, pens)

Year Five - art supplies (textas, crayons, pencils, paint brushes, coloured paper)

Year Six - plastic containers, lunch boxes (rectangular shape)

ST VINCENT de PAUL COLLECTION: CANS FOR COLOURED CLOTHES

Cans for Coloured Clothes day.

St Vincent de Paul Food Appeal

Friday 7 June

Each year, as a school community, we support the efforts of our local chapter of St Vincent de Paul volunteers in their collection of food items to distribute to families in need in the Montmorency area.

We know that there are many calls on each of us to help these days but we believe in supporting such work in our own community and this long standing partnership means that the volunteers now depend on our ongoing commitment. In anticipation of a successful appeal, we thank you for your ongoing generosity.

Our next Collection date will be Friday 7 June.

Year Five/Six – Toilet Rolls and canned vegetables or canned fruit or cereal

Year Three/Four – coffee, tea, Milo, spreads, such as Jam or vegemite.

Prep/One/Two - pasta sauce, tinned fish or cans of soup

RECONCILIATION 2019

This week we have celebrated the first two of our five Reconciliation Celebrations. Please keep all our Year Three students in your prayers.

Congratulations to all our Year Three students who have had the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Blessing of Reconciliation so far:

Lily Denton, Stella and Jayda Hawkins, Ned Harley, Ella Harvey, Evie Hoseason, Jobe Meehan, Sophie Molloy, Roxy Rayens, Lily Torcasio, Harry Wilson, Noah Bowman, Josh Conlin, William Griffiths, Annabelle Harford, Harry Henshall, Oliver Howes, Jacob Kulkens, Rory Oliver, Isaac Phillips, Jeremiah Standfield and Lachlan Van Campfort.

CONFIRMATION

The dates for the Sacrament of Confirmation will occur on August 22, 23 and 24. The planning and preparation for this celebration has already begun across the two schools and parish. Please note that we will be using trybooking for this occasion.

Please use the following login to book a place for your child. Trybooking is open now.

Only ONE booking is needed per family.

https://www.trybooking.com/BCNEO

PROJECT COMPASSION

The Theme for this year is ‘Lives change when we all give 100%’. Project Compassion is Caritas Australia's annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal. Millions of Australians come together in solidarity with the world's poor to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity. Each classroom has been given a box to collect money this year for Project Compassion. We will be collecting these boxes this week.

CLASS MASSES

An important and much loved part of our RE Program at SFX has always been the Class Masses. The children enjoy being able to share this special celebration with their friends and family. Class Masses will be at 9.10am and will take place either in the classroom or the church.

We look forward to the Year Two Class Mass in Term Three on August 1.

Dates and times are as follows:

Important Dates

TERM TWO

Tuesday and Thursday 28, 30 May and 4 June – Sacrament of Reconciliation for all Year Three Students. Parents and children to attend one of the above dates

Thursday 6 June - Social Action Day. Year P - 2 and Year 6 @ SFX, Year 3 - 5 @ HT. SFX travelling to and from HT by bus shuttle. Please see Donation List above

Friday 7 June - St Vincent de Paul Food Collection: Cans for Coloured Clothes Day

Thursday 13 June - Holy Trinity Feast Day

LOOKING AHEAD……….TERM THREE

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July - Rite of Enrolment Masses for all Confirmation Candidates. Year Six students attend one of the Parish Masses: 6pm Saturday or 8.30am or 10.30am Sunday.

Thursday 25 July - Confirmation Faith Night. All Year Six student, parents and sponsors to attend in the Church @ 7.30pm

Thursday 1 August - Year Two JE and LA Class Mass 9.10am in the Church

NOTE CHANGE OF DAYS AND DATES: Monday 12 and Thursday 15 August - Confirmation Practice Days in SFX Hall. Thursday and Friday candidates practice on Monday 12 August and Saturday candidates practice Thursday 15 August.

Friday 16 August - Prep JS and AS Class Mass 9.10am in the Church (PLEASE NOTE: It is on a Friday)

Thursday 22 and Friday 23 August - Confirmation Celebrations in the Church @ 7.00pm

Saturday 24 August - Confirmation Celebrations in the Church @ 11am and 2.00pm.

Thursday 29 August - Year Three TH and LB Class Mass 9.10am in the Church

Adriana Bownds

Religious Education Leader (REL)