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Mini Vinnies Initiatives - Update
Commencing Term 2, students in Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 are invited to take part in some exciting Mini Vinnies Initiatives. These initiatives are designed so the students can have an opportunity to live our Catholic Principles and Values as Stewards of Gods Creation and reaching out to others through the Common Good, with a Preferential Option for the Poor.
The Crochet Crew will meet in the MacKillop Room during lunchtime on Thursdays to crochet granny squares. These granny squares will be joined together, making unique and cosy rugs which we will donate to Vinnies for their winter appeal. No crochet experience is necessary and all material will be supplied. Crochet Crew is ideal for students in stage 2 and above.
We are still calling for donations of wool for our crochet crew, please send any yarn you have lying around without a purpose for us to use.
A special thank you to CALOR Yarns in Victoria for their donation and sending us a big bag of a most beautiful French yarn called Champetre. Look them up if you are looking for beautiful yarns.
The Green Team have a focus on caring for our immediate environment. Green Team will meet during lunch time, every Tuesday, and focus our energy and attention on one area of the school grounds, removing rubbish which may have blown into the garden beds. The Green Team is made up of students in Stage 2.
Waste Warriors was a response to the amount of rubbish we generate as a school. Most of this rubbish ends up in general landfill and a quick lunchtime audit identified that we could be recycling up to 95% of our waste! How exciting!!
An impassioned bunch of Stage 3 students are working together to make sure that our rubbish is sorted correctly and sent to be recycled.
Our aim is to have scrunchy, or soft, plastic will be collected and recycled - this is called RedCycle and you can recycle this at home by returning scrunchy plastics to Coles or Woolies. We will take the 10c recyclable bottles, cans and containers and donate the money to Vinnies and hard plastics and paper will be recycled as well. Green waste will be sent to the Waste Management Facility for composting. Living as Stewards of Creation will help to ensure our environment thrives. The Green Team will have planning meetings during lunchtime on Monday and will follow a roster for the week.
Enrolment for Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation will go ahead with Bishop Kennedy at a special Mass for all eligible students in year 5 and 6 on Sunday the 6th of June at 11:00am.
Sacramental Programs for 2021
Please note the following dates which have been identified for the Parish Sacramental Programs for 2021.
Sacrament of First Reconciliation: Thursday 9 September 2021 at 6pm
First Reconciliation is for all eligible students in Year 2 and above.
Sacrament of First Holy Communion: Sunday 7 November at 11:30am
First Holy Communion is for all eligible students in Year 3 and above.
Sacrament of Confirmation: Sunday 6 June at 11:00am
Confirmation is for all eligible students in Year 5 and 6.
Please contact St Francis Xavier Parish Centre on 6752 2886 for any additional information.
Priest Visits
This week Fr Tuan visited students in Year 1 and answered many questions the students had about the resurrection and Easter.
Fr Tuan shared some stories of his childhood and then shared a prayer before students had lunch.
St Francis Xavier Parish church bulletin
Click here for a link to the latest Parish church bulletin.