Mercy means Grace, Holiness and Forgiveness As a school community may we all extend mercy, be patient in offering compassion and comfort to all who we encounter. Newsletter 21 2016 27 July 2016 Dear Parents, Carers and Parishioners, This week we celebrated Grandparents Day. We had many Grandparents and Great Grandparents who visited our school to celebrate the role our Grandparents play in our families and the community. It was lovely to see so many families attend the special liturgy which was led by Mrs Tarnya Jones, the teachers and students. The children performed for their Grandparents, before a shared picnic in the school playground. Many photos were taken on the day and can be viewed on our St Mary's Facebook page. Kind regards Jacki Moore Assistant Principal August 3 Pyjamas Day Calendar THIS WEEK For your Diary 5 Bucket Filling Day 8 100 Days of Kindergarten 15 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY (Pupil-free day) Grandparents Day at St Mary s Primary PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY (Pupil-free day) Monday 15 August Mini Vinnies Winter Appeal Raffle The raffle of the donated rug was drawn during Grandparents Day. Congratulations to Max Kroehnert.
Elizabeth G, Mikayla M, Timothy B, Storm C Religious Education Christian Meditation Be still and know that I am God, (Ps 46:10). For more information on Christian Meditation please visit this website http://christianmeditationatstmarys.weebly.com Christian Meditation is a whole school community focus at St Mary s Primary school. What is Christian Meditation? Christian Meditation can be explained best in terms of three modes that are distinct from one another only by a distinction o f reason. All three have the same one goal of silence before God; the first is the simple mantra, the second the mantra with so me imaginative helps, the third the direct pursuit of silence. All three come under the one umbrella described by Laurence Freeman in these eloquent words: For the desert monks the first goal of life seen as a spiritual process was to reach purity of heart. This gospel term and Beatitude of Jesus is echoed in all traditions. It empowers us to "see God,"not as an object of perception or as an abstract concept or as a fantasy projection of wish fulfillment, but in and as reality. Seeing God, according to the Christian traditi on, is the true meaning of life and to reach this goal is to find the happiness that lies at the spiritual core of every human ac t and desire. The vision of God is an experience of communion rather than observation. Christian Meditation is organized to carry out the tradition of purity of heart and seeing God, the promise of the beatitude and the goal of all Christian life. May its practice continue to renew the Christian world. Date Event Where Time 8 August Mary MacKillop Liturgy St Mary s Hall 9:00am 14 August Children s Liturgy St Mary s Church 15 August Feast of the Assumption Liturgy St Mary s Hall 9:00am 26 August Whole school liturgy St Mary s Hall 8:45am 29 August All week Mercy on the move 2 September Father s Day Celebration St Mary s Hall 7 September Year 6 attend mass at MCC MCC 8:50am 8 September Feast Day Mass St Marys Hall 10:00am 13 September Children s Liturgy 21 September Year 5 attend Mass at MCC MCC 8:50am St Mary s Church, Grafton Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil 6:00pm (Daylight Savings Time) 5:00pm (9 April - Winter) Sunday Mass 8:00am God Bless, Tarnya Jones Leader of Evangelisation
Upcoming Events Pyjama Day Mini Vinnies will be holding a Pyjama Day on Wednesday 3 August to raise much needed funds for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Students are permitted to wear their pyjamas and slippers to school (enclosed shoes please) by contributing a gold coin to the Appeal. Items being sent home previously: Items being sent home today: Kindergarten note Stage 2 excursion note Claim the Date Bucket Filling Reward Day Friday 5 August Art and Craft Kindergarten 2017 Interviews with parents of children commencing Kindergarten in 2017 have almost been completed. Families who intend to enrol their child at St Mary s Primary next year can arrange an appointment time by contacting the school office. Transition activities continued today. Sport News Congratulations to Inari, Jasmine, Josie, Hazel, Sahara, Alec and Levi who successfully competed in the Zone Athletics Carnival last week. The children will compete in the following events at the Diocesan level in August: Inari - Shot Put, Jasmine -800m and 200m, Josie -100m, Hazel - 100m, Sahara - Long Jump, Alec - Shot Put, Levi - 100m, and Long Jump