RE News Week 5
Winter Appeal Food Drive: The Vinnies Winter appeal is upon us and our Parish Conference has touched base to call on the wonderful support once again from our students and families. This year, Vinnies we are quite desperate for food items for our food parcels as we have had an enormous increase (over 200%) in companions they are supporting over the past 12 months. The Conference has asked for donations of the following “in date” pantry items that we could use in our hampers: soft taco/burrito kits, large tins of tuna, jars of tuna pasta bake and pasta sauce, rice, breakfast cereal, long life milk, coffee, tea bags, pasta, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, spaghetti and tinned fruit. In order to help ensure all items are covered, we are asking grades to focus on a different need (see table below). If you are able to help support Vinnies and the Calwell Conference by supplying a food item listed below, please send items in with your child any time between now and Friday 23rd June (Week 9).
CEO Winter Sleepout: As you may be aware, Mr E is once again participating in the CEO Winter Sleepout on Thursday 22nd June. To support Mr E and to culminate our Food Drive, we will be holding a Uniform Free Day on Wednesday 21st June (Week 9), with all monetary donations raised going towards the Sleepout. You can donate online earlier at this website or bring a cash donation on the day https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/mattegan-richards/act
Confirmation: This Thursday our Year 6 students will participate in the Confirmation Retreat Day at Holy Family Church. Our Sacramental Coordinator, Anne Gowen, is leading the day for our students to help prepare them for their Confirmation in Week 7. All students will attend this day, with activities provided for all students to engage with.
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday in the Catholic Church. Pentecost is often described as the ‘Birthday of the Church’, and a time to renew our commitment to continual re-birth of our own faith. This Pentecost, let’s call upon the Holy Spirit to be enlivened in our lives.
Rachel Kennedy
Religious Education Coordinator