St Mary s Newsletter Issue : 29 Wednesday 11 September, 2013 Dear Parents, Vatican II tells us that the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life (Lumen gentium, no.11; cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1324). As Catholics, we believe that Christ Himself is present in the Eucharist in a most sublime manner. The Eucharist should be central to the spiritual life of every baptised Catholic as a source of Faith, Hope and Charity. Vatican II also promoted Eucharistic participation by all members of the community. The key paragraph of the Sacrosantium concilium (SC), The Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy, called for people to be led to that full conscious and active participation in liturgical celebrations called for by the very nature of the Liturgy (SC14). To promote active participation people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamation, responses, psalmody, antiphons and songs, as well as by actions, gestures and bearing. (SC30). On Saturday night I was privileged to take part in a most beautiful Family Mass at St Mary s. The children read the readings and responses; a simple children s choir led the songs as well. Their beaming joyful participation was infectious as proud parents, grandparents and parishioners also joined in with full, conscious and active participation. There were so many St Mary s families present with little babes in arms, toddlers moving in the aisles, with older siblings caring for the little ones, parents listening intently to their children s words and actions, with the full parish community united in beautiful Eucharistic prayer and thanksgiving to our Lord. It was a special night as everyone participated with community joy and love together. Full, conscious, active participation is the key to the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life. I wish to pass on my appreciation to the organising committee and I look forward to the next Parish family liturgy. Congratulations to all! SHELL CAMPBELL Principal ST MARY S TRIVIA NIGHT This Saturday 14 September MacKillop Centre (Upper Campus) 7.00 pm 11.00 pm Tickets - $15 each or $120 per table Hot and Cold Finger Food Provided
RE NEWS Year Four Parish Mass Year 4 Bourke and Year 4 Lancuba will be attending the Parish Mass at St Mary s Church this Thursday 12 th September at 9.00am. Please note that there has been a change for Yr 4 Lancuba s class with the original date of 19 th September now changed due to Fr Franco being unavailable. Parents and relatives are most welcome to attend. ADMINISTRATION School Assembly This Friday, 14th September, there will NO School Assembly. Our next School Assembly will be on the 20 th September. Prep Williams will lead our whole School Assembly at the Upper Campus commencing at 9.00am on this new date. Everyone is warmly invited to attend. Congratulations Congratulations to the following children who received school awards at last Friday s Assembly: PREP Max Doyle, Zak Cullen, Lily Malone, Lachlan Sallaway, Elijah Tate-Whitton, Keira Brunt YEAR ONE Grace Ball, Jack Coleman YEAR TWO Ella Van Bennekom, Kirrilly Roche, Cooper Spies, Zarah Hunt YEAR THREE Molly Cullen, Wyatt King YEAR FOUR Ella Briggs, Frazer Roche, Kate Morris, Tyson Spies YEAR FIVE Olivia Ragh, Josh Cleary YEAR SIX Mitch Thompson, Olivia Brodrick, Genevieve Walker, Zachary Tavener YEAR SEVEN Abigail Donaldson, Deneve Sorono, Abby Grayson Tuckshop Roster Thurs 12/09: Fri 13/09: Mon 16/09: Thurs 19/09: Fri 20/09: Kathy Moses, Krystyna Cahill Bernadette Shadlow, Therese Ryan Lisa Watt Kristy Murphy, Trish Roche, Sue Scotney Michelle Spence, Deb Roche
New 40 km Speed Zone for Lower Campus Parents are advised that the Warwick Council has approved our application to have the speed limit reduced around the Lower Campus (Percy Street) Entrance. A new speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour has been put into action between Acacia Avenue and the Percy Street/Palmerin Street roundabout. I wish to sincerely thank Melinda Gale for bringing this safety matter to our attention and the P & F for your immediate action and campaign. Personal Safety In the lead up to the school holidays, it is important to remind students about staying safe over the holiday period. Here are some tips to discuss with your child around personal safety, particularly around being approached by someone they don t know: Teach your child the power of NO! when asked to go somewhere or keep a secret. Don t assume your child will know what to do have the conversation with your child. Try not to have a sole focus on stranger danger strangers to a child often means someone who is mean or scary looking. Sometimes a person may appear friendly, and may be persuasive enough to gain the confidence of your child. Rather than focusing on never talk to strangers, consider also talking to your child about people who are safe to talk to, such as Unformed Police Officers, or going to a safe place like a shop counter if they are lost or feel unsafe. Tell your child that no-one should ever invade their personal space. Talk about trusted adults an activity that can be useful is asking your child to draw around their hand and write down on each finger a person they could talk to if they don t feel safe (or point to each finger and talk about it if they have difficulty writing) Notices Together, we can support the safety of everyone s children. Warwick Gymnastic Club Warwick Gymnastic Club is running their School Holiday Program 30 th Sept 4 th Oct, 9am to 3pm for ages 5 & up. Come enjoy fun games and activities these school holidays. Cost is $25 per day or $100 for five days. For more information Ph: 4661 9826 or 0411 111 406. Lost Hat If anybody has found a school hat with Toby Spiller s name inside can you please drop it into the office as it may have been picked up by mistake.
50 / 50 RAFFLE All tickets must be returned to school by Wednesday 11 September 2013. CURRENT TOTAL: $3910 SCHOOL RECEIVES TO DATE: $1955 WINNER RECEIVES TO DATE: $1955 More tickets available from School Office. P&F News St Mary s P & F Trivia Night Come along this Saturday 14 September at St Mary s MacKillop Centre..Tickets $15 each or $120 for a table of ten people. Tickets available at School Office. Would your business like to sponsor the St Mary s School Trivia Night on 14 th Sept? We are looking for minor sponsorships of $50 to sponsor a round of questions or be one of two major sponsors for the evening for a cost of $250. If any businesses would like to be sponsor for the trivia night please bring in payment and a copy of your logo or business card to the office as soon as possible. Thank you. Please remember that this is our only Major Fundraiser for year with all money raised going to complete the fencing at the Lower Campus. We need everyone s support for this great social occasion. TERM THREE DATE CLAIMERS Thursday 12 September... Parish Mass Yr 4 Bourke/ Yr 4 Lancuba (9.00am) Thursday 12 September.. Yr 7 visit to Qld Museum Thursday 12 September Lower Campus Swimming Friday 13 September....NO SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Friday 13 September..Lower Campus Swimming Saturday 14 September... P & F Trivia Evening Sunday 15 September... DD Cricket Trials (Boys) Monday 16 September... DD Cricket Trials (Boys) Monday 16 September.. Lower Campus Swimming Monday 16 September... DD Cricket Trials (Girls) Tuesday 17 September.Lower Campus Swimming Wednesday 18 September... School Board Meeting (6.00pm) Wednesday 18 September Lower Campus Swimming Friday 20 September... School Assembly Prep Williams Friday 20 September.Term 3 Concludes
TERM FOUR DATE CLAIMERS Monday 07 October... Labour Day (Public Holiday) Tuesday 08 October Term 4 commences (Prep to Year 7) Thursday 10 October..Parish Mass at 9.00 am (Year 3 King) Friday 11 October. Opening Term School Mass (9.30 am) Wednesday 16 October Year Six Mass at 9.00 am (Collins and Dearden) Wednesday 16 October School Board Meeting (6.00 pm) Thursday 17 October..Parish Mass at 9.00am (Year 3 Jervis) Thursday 17 October..P & F Meeting at 7pm Upper Library Friday 18 October.School Assembly ( Prep White ) Monday 21 October PUPIL FREE DAY Wednesday 23 October..Class Liturgy (Year 1 Shooter) Thursday 24 October.Prep Orientation Morning Thursday 24 October.Parish Mass at 9am (Year 7 Rutledge) Friday 25 October..School Assembly by Kindergarten Monday 28 October.Year 6 Leadership Week Wednesday 30 October Class Mass ( Year 5 Carr and Norton) Thursday 31 October Parish Mass at 9am (Year 7 Hamilton) Friday 01 November.All Saints Day Mass Saturday 02 November..All Souls Day Tuesday 05 November Parish Pastoral Council ( 7pm) Tuesday 05 November Melbourne Cup Day Wednesday 06 November..Class Liturgy ( Prep Lawson) Thursday 07 November.Parish Mass (Year 6 Collins) Friday 08 November School Assembly by Mini Vinnies Monday 11 November..St. Mary s Family Week Monday 11 November..Remembrance Day Wednesday 13 November..Class Mass (Year 4 )
Thursday 14 November.Parish Mass at 9am (Year 6 Dearden) Friday 15 November No School Assembly Monday 18 November..Upper Campus Swimming Tuesday 19 November..Upper Campus Swimming Wednesday 20 November..School Board meeting Wednesday 20 November Upper Campus Swimming Wednesday 20 November Class Liturgy ( Prep Williams) Thursday 21 November.P & F Committee Meeting (7pm) Thursday 21 November.Parish Mass (Year 5 Carr) Thursday 21 November.Upper Campus Swimming Friday 22 November.Upper Campus Swimming Friday 22 November..School Leadership Assembly (Yr 7 Leaders) Monday 25 November.Upper Campus Swimming Tuesday 26 November.School Ball ( Lower Campus) Wednesday 27 November.Class Mass (Year 3) Thursday 28 November.. Parish Mass (Year 5 Norton) Thursday 28 November. School Ball ( Upper Campus) Friday 29 November. St Mary s School Picnic Friday 29 November.. School Assembly Tuesday 3 December Parish Pastoral Council ( 7pm) Tuesday 3 December.St Mary s Swimming Carnival (ages 9 13) Wednesday 4 December.Nativity Assembly Presentation Wednesday 4 December.Class Liturgy ( Prep White) Friday 6 December Assembly Friday 6 December..End Of Year Graduation Mass (11am) Friday 6 December..TERM FOUR CONCLUDES