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Dear Parents and Carers,
With Pentecost taking place last Sunday, it is fitting that our Yr. 6 students will receive the sacrament Confirmation at Holy Family Church tonight.
Just like at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles 50 days after the death of Jesus, in the sacrament of Confirmation, we receive the same Holy Spirit. We too, receive the same graces, virtues, gifts, courage, and strength the Apostles received 2,000 years ago. Simply put, Confirmation is the Gift of Strength; it “strengthens the divine life within us.”
After Confirmation, our students will be challenged to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which have been confirmed in them, to produce the fruits of the Holy Spirit in their lives. By using these gifts, students will see the fruits as virtues and graces in their lives, including charity, generosity, joy, gentleness, peace, faithfulness, patience, modesty, kindness, chastity, self-control, and goodness. Please keep our students in your thoughts and prayers this week.
Retirement and Resignations
I wrote earlier in the week to announce the retirement of Mrs Lisa Conroy after a long and distinguished career in service of the school. I thank Lisa for her contribution to the school and lasting legacy. We will still see Lisa in a relief teaching capacity in the future.
This morning I wrote to the parents of 5 Ngadyung to announce the resignation of Mr Tom Johnson from the end of Term 2 2022. Tom has accepted a job in his hometown of Orange and will be closer to friends and family. We thank Tom for his service to the school community over the last 2 years.
I also announced to staff yesterday the resignation of Mr Ashley Day, a valued member of the Learning Support team. Ashley has accepted a job as a Mental Health Support Worker, which aligns closely with his chosen field of study, Psychology. We also thank Ashley for his service to the community.
I will write to announce the appointment of staff in the coming weeks once they have been sourced.
Reports and PT Interviews
With the end of the semester fast approaching, teachers are preparing reports for Semester 1, 2022. Similar to last year, the reports will not feature a general comment, and in its place will be a 15-minute Parent-Teacher Interview in Week 10.
This interview will focus on Key successes/Areas of Improvement across curriculum areas and Challenges/Future Goals for your children. You will book directly with your child’s teacher via the Compass Parent Portal. Bookings will go live at 3 pm Thursday 16th June and close Sunday 26th June.
The PT interviews will take place from Monday 27th June- to Wednesday 29th June with Monday night being our late evening. If you are affected by Covid and unable to make the times offered, please contact your class teacher via email to discuss an alternate arrangement. Student reports will be released via the Compass Parent Portal on Friday, 24th June.
Baby News
Mrs Sarah Lehmensich has had a baby girl Sophie Rose born happy and healthy on Friday 3rd June. We wish the Lehmensich family all the best as they enjoy this beautiful time together as a family.
Blessings and best wishes.
Sean Rutledge
Principal
Weekend Gospel Reflection - The Most Holy Trinity
In the Gospel of John, this Sunday's reading appears as part of the rather lengthy Last Supper discourse that runs from chapter 13 to chapter 17. The discourse is a centrepiece of this particular gospel. In it, Jesus speaks a number of times about the coming of the Holy Spirit. The portion that makes up today’s reading comes from a slightly longer passage about the sending of the Spirit (16:4-15).
Throughout the Last Supper discourse, the Holy Spirit is identified as Gift and Love. The Spirit is the Gift that will be sent by the Father and by the Son so that the world may continue to experience the Love of the Father and the Son. In the discourse, Jesus calls on the disciples to love one another with the same love that they had experienced from Him – the love of God. To assist the disciples to continue to love with the same love of God and Jesus, the Spirit is sent to them. The Holy Spirit is the lasting expression of the divine love that had previously been experienced through the Father and the Son. The discourse makes it very clear that the Spirit will continue the work of Jesus.
The weeekends passage has Jesus saying to the disciples that there is still so much that He has to say to them, to teach them. But the disciples are not ready to receive everything in the time that Jesus has remaining. So to continue the teaching of Jesus and to continue the expression of Love, the Father and the Son will send the Spirit. It was the sending of the Spirit that we celebrated last week in the feast of Pentecost and it is the unity of Father, Son and Spirit that we celebrate this week in Trinity Sunday.
(Reflection by Greg Sunter)
Sacrament of Confirmation
Tonight 36 of our Year 6 students will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please keep these children in your prayers tonight. A photo of the celebration will follow next week
Billy G's Cookie Dough Fundraising - Order Closing Date
Billy G's Cookie Dough Fundraising has been pushed back to a delivery date in Term 3 2022, due to Covid supply delays.
Therefore orders will now close on Friday 1st July 2022 with a delivery date to be confirmed
To place your orders, please create your fundraising page by heading to www.cookiedough.com.au and clicking 'Register Now'.
Thankyou
Community Council
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