St Pius X College Newsletter

From the Principal

National Reconciliation Week - College Assembly

  • PRAYER:  National Reconciliation Week
  • College Learning Program
  • CIS Football Cup
  • Date Claimer:  Rugby Club Dinner
  • Athletics Carnivals Next Week
  • Upcoming Events

Prayer:  National Reconciliation Week 

St Pius X College supports National Reconciliation Week and on Monday 27 May our Reconciliation Assembly was an inspiring occasion whereby we all learnt more about Indigenous culture and were commissioned as Ambassadors for Reconciliation.

We gathered as a whole school community for an educational and entertaining presentation by the Walangari and Damiru dance troop. For true reconciliation to take place in Australia it is vital that the non-indigenous community understands the spirituality of the Australian Indigenous. Our guests treated us to a number of songs and dances with meaning and connection to their “country” and creation. Our young men learnt about the significance of the process of reconciliation from an Australian Aboriginal perspective, with Walangari referring to the students as his fair skinned brothers.

By engaging with the presentation it is our desire that all St Pius become ambassadors for reconciliation, young men who will continue to work to build stronger relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australia. This only serves to live out our 2019 theme of Unity in Community.

Holy Father, God of Love,

You are the Creator of all things.

We acknowledge the pain and shame of our history and the sufferings of Our peoples,

and we ask your forgiveness.

We thank you for the survival of Indigenous cultures.

Our hope is in you because you gave your Son Jesus to reconcile the world to you.

We pray for your strength and grace to forgive, accept and love one another, as you love us and forgive and accept us in the sacrifice of your Son.

Give us the courage to accept the realities of our history

so that we may build a better future for our Nation.

Teach us to respect all cultures.  Teach us to care for our land and waters.

Help us to share justly the resources of this land.  Help us to bring out spiritual and social change to improve the quality of life for all groups in our communities, especially the disadvantaged.

Help young people to find true dignity and self-esteem by your Spirit.

May your power and love be the foundations on which we build our families, our communities and our Nation, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Wontulp Bi-Buya Indigenous Theology Working Group 13 March 1997 Brisbane, Qld).

 

College Learning Program

Over the past week we have continued the concentration and attention of learning in this important time. The school is in good routine and I emphasise to the boys the need to plan their time carefully to ensure that their homework and cocurricular activities are kept in balance.

There were a number of learning activities and excursions last week including the Year 11 Study Day.  There were also excursions for PD/H/PE, Drama and Biology as well as the Maths Olympiad.

CIS Football Cup

Congratulations to the First XI Football on their successful Quarter Final last week against Carinya Christian School. The Semi-Final will be held on 12 June at Valentines Park, Glenwood.

Date Claimer:  Rugby Club Dinner

Tickets are now on sale for the SPX Rugby Supporters' Club Dinner to be held from 7.00pm on Friday 21 June at the Roseville Golf Club.  The link below will take you directly to the Trybooking Ticketing Site:

https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=502134&. 

Please see the Senior and Junior Sports pages for more details.

Athletics Carnivals Next Week

  • TUESDAY 4 JUNE – SENIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
  • Venue:   SOPAC (Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre) Main Venue
  • WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE – JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
  • Venue:  SOPAC (Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre) Warm-up track

Parents are most welcome to join us.  These Carnivals are compulsory school days and wonderful community opportunities for the boys.  All boys are expected to attend.

Upcoming Events

Please refer to the 'Upcoming Events' page of this Newsletter for the 2019 College Calendar and Term Dates.   Information on how to download the College App is also included so you can stay up-to-date.

 

Draft Term Dates for 2020 are now also available on this page.

Mr John Couani - Principal