2023 StMM Vinnies Winter Sleep out

What a fantastic experience on Friday evening for the StMM Winter Sleep Out. We prayed together, Mrs O’Donnell shared stories and information about homelessness, the children ate noodles for dinner and together with parents, we created four blankets for donation to St Vincent de Paul. Students then had the opportunity to be silent outside under the stars to experience first hand the effects of homelessness. I am sure all who participated will agree it was a humbling experience. Thanks to all parents who assisted on the night, with special mention to two of our our clever Dad’s, Derek Recio and Graeme Lay who lead two of the teams making some fine blankets! St Vincent de Paul will collect our Winter Appeal snack packs and the blankets from St Margaret Mary’s this Friday morning. Congratulations to all involved!

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

Thank you to our amazing Faith and Justice leaders - Claire, Joshua, Caitlin and Daisy who assisted packaging the Winter Appeal snack packs. We managed to create a record 136 snack packs which will be collected by SVdP this Friday 30th June, 2023 together with the blankets made by the children and parents who participated in the School Winter Sleep Out last Friday evening.

SPaR

SPaRs return in Term 3. Our first will be Monday 31st July, 2023 - Our Courageous Saint at 9am in the Parish Centre. Please join us if you have 10 - 15 minutes to spare. Be sure to schedule the Term 3 SPaRs in your diary.

Term 3 SPaR’s 2023

Date	Theme	Location & Time
Monday 31st July 2023	Our Courageous Saint	9am Parish Centre
Monday 14th August, 2023	Mary, our blessed Mary	9am Parish Centre
Monday 28th August, 2023	Are you paying attention?	9am Parish Centre
Monday 4th September, 2023	Spring - making all things new	9am Parish Centre
Monday 18th September, 2023	Attitude of Gratitude	9am Parish Centre

T3 Family Mass & Grandparents Day - Sunday 23rd July, 2023

Our Term 3 Family mass will be held on Sunday 23rd July 2023 at 9:30am. Sunday 23rd July is also World day of Grandparents and the elderly and only a few days before the Feast day of St Anne and St Joachim, the Grandparents of Jesus. This year we will again celebrate our Grandparents at our Term 3 Family Mass so be sure to secure the date in your diaries for Sunday mass followed by morning tea.

If you would like for a photo of your child/children with their grandparent(s) included in the slide show that will be played during mass, please forward this direct to me lucille.gravina@syd.catholic.edu.au, no later than Monday 17th July, 2023.

Day Pilgrimage to MMP - 11th August 2023

We are very lucky to have secured a booking to visit Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney during the week of her Feast Day. Save the date Friday 11th August 2023 for a day pilgrimage (during school hours) to Mary MacKillop Place. More importantly if you would like to come along, please email me direct to secure your place lucille.gravina@syd.catholic.edu.au

Men’s Movie Night - 30th August 2023

Gather your male friends for a cheap night out! The Botany Randwick Family Educators are hosting a Men's Movie Night at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick on Wednesday 30th August 2023. The movie is Ábout My Father'starring Robert De Niro. It's a new movie set to be released in early August and is sure to be a great night out. Booking information will be released Week 1 of Term 3. Enjoy the winter break.

Go gently, every blessing, Ms. Lucille Gravina - Family Educator

Creative Arts

Catherine Prichard