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Newsletter Week 4
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation completes the Sacrament of Baptism. If Baptism is the sacrament of re-birth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity and coming of age.
Confirmation is a true sacrament instituted by Christ and different from baptism. It is administered by laying-on of hands and anointing with chrism accompanied by prayer. The chrism is blessed by the bishop and the bishop administers the sacrament. All baptized persons can and should be confirmed.
Spirit of God, grant me:
The gift of wisdom
To see the world through your eyes,
The gift of counsel
To make difficult decisions,
The gifts of knowledge and understanding
To use my mind to know you and to love you,
The gift of fortitude
To have the courage to live in the faith
Despite the difficulties and disappointments,
The gift of piety
To be able to express my special love
And commitment to you,
And the right kind of awesome fear
That makes me pause to wonder and revere God’s Love.
Amen.
Confirmation
Congratulations to many of our Year 6 students who joined other students in the parish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation either last night or this evening. The sacramental ceremony has had to take on a different format this year most notable is the absence of Bishop Brian, but Fr Duane has stepped up to deliver a very special and meaningful occasion for the candidates. Thank you to all the staff and parishioners who have this occasion by being present to perform certain roles or working behind the scenes to ensure all went well.
Staffing Changes for 2021
- Mrs Adele Walsh will be returning fulltime and will be teaching Kindergarten with Mrs Crane.
- Miss Dominique Tobin joins our staff on a 12 month temporary contact. Dominique currently teaches in a large state school in South West Sydney.
- Mrs Anne-Marie Gilmore has accepted a temporary 12 month transfer to St Columbkille’s, Corrimal.
- Mrs Kirra Calvert, as mentioned previously, joins our staff as the Religious Education Coordinator and part of the school leadership team.
Congratulations Mrs Staff - Sophie
In typical organised fashion, Mrs Staff gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Sophie, last Tuesday (less than a week after finishing work). We congratulate Trish and wish her well as Sophie settles into her new environment.
Bunnings BBQ – THIS Saturday, 7 November – Please Help
We are still looking for some additional volunteers to assist with the bbq. No experience or special skills needed – just an hour or two of your time. Everything is organised and ready to go. Please call Louise or Mary-Anne if you can help us out.
Covid-19
For all information and updates from the diocese, please go to: www.dow.catholic.edu.au/covid19
Harriet Johnson – 1B
Hannah Koo – 1B
Alice Thornberry – 1B
Lara Despotoski – 2B
Eve Jaure – 3B
Kaleigh-Ann Rostirolla – 3B
Seth Momirovski – 4B
Gold Medallion
Noah Locke – 5G
School Birthdays
4 November to 10 November 2020
Happy Birthday to:
Isaiah Barila, Skyla Petkovska, Adam Gorgievski, Emmett Plunkett, Saxon Di Leo, Maria Siby, Benji Nguyen, Shila Al Hasan and Victoria Mitropoulos.
St Therese School Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/westwollongong.sttherese
School Vision Statement
“St Therese Primary School – a dynamic, Catholic community
educating and empowering learners for life’s journey.”
PARISH
Registrations are ESSENTIAL for ALL Masses at both West Wollongong and Unanderra — ALL registrations must be via the Unanderra Parish Office: unanderra@dow.org.au or 4271 1068
Please include the name of all family members who will be attending Mass(es), contact phone number, email address and the day/time/church of your preferred Mass(es), both weekday
and weekend.
You will be ensured of a place at weekday Masses (including Saturday morning), however for the 4 weekend Masses at both churches, you will have to wait to receive a confirmation
email from Fr Duane before attending.
KEEPING THE LORD’S DAY HOLY
Join Fr Duane for Sunday Mass live streamed 5pm EVERY SUNDAY from St Therese Church at the St Therese Facebook page at:
Those without Facebook can still view it through this link which will take you to the stream
To view through YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6HKCV4D_a1JMWx0gS7rTw
Calendar Dates 2020
November 2020
5 - 9.00am Kinder 2021 Playgroup
6 - 9.30am Year 6 Gold attending Mass
11 - 10.45am Rememberance Day
13 - 9.30am Year 5 Blue attending Mass
18 - 9.30am Kinder 2021 Orientation day
20 - 9.30am Year 4 Gold attending Mass
24 - 7.00pm P & F Meeting in Library
27 - 9.30am Year 3 Gold attending Mass
December 2020
4 - 9.30am Year 3 Blue attending Mass
10 - 5.30pm Year 6 Graduation Mass/Dinner - TBC
- 9.30am 5 Gold attending Mass
11 - 9.30am Christmas Celebration - Whole School - TBC
16 - 11.30am End of Term 4 and School 2020 Assembly - TBC
End of Term 4 - Students Last Day of School 2020
18 - Teachers Last Day of Term 4 and School 2020
24 - Christmas Eve
25 - Christmas Day
26 - Boxing Day
31 - New Year's Eve
January 2021
1 - New Year's Day 2021
26 - Australia Day
27 - Term 1 2021 Commences - Staff Returns
Staff Development Day/Pupil Free Day
28 - Students Year 1 to Year 6 Return
Best Start Assessments Commence Kinder 2021
February 2021
4 - Best Start Assessments Conclude Kinder 2021
5 - Kinder 2021 commence
Community Notice
The University of Wollongong would like to invite our students to LITTLE and EARLY LEARNING LABS, an academic enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 1 to 6 during 2020, who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners.
Dates: Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2): 13th-15th January 2021
Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6): 19th-21st January 2021
Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus only)
Applications close: 9th November 2020
Parents/Guardians visit the website and read the full list of workshops available by scrolling to the “January workshops overview” section and fill out the online application form.
This is an academic enrichment program designed for students who are motivated and passionate learners and performing excellently in their area of interest. First-time applicants are required to demonstrate their suitability for the program. One piece of supporting documentation is required (see 'Supporting Documentation' section on website).
Learning Labs is registered as COVID-Safe and follows the guidelines set out by the NSW Government here.
Please know that workshops fill very quickly.
From January onwards, there will be a number of School Opal cards expiring, as the physical card has reached its lifespan.
These are cards for students who will be in years 8 to 12 in 2021, and only those Opal cards which haven’t been replaced in the last five years.
Impacted students and/or their parent/guardian will be contacted directly by Transport for NSW via email or post. They will be asked to confirm their details online in order for a new School Opal card to be sent to the correct postal address in time for the new school year.
If contacted by Transport for NSW, details should be submitted online by December 1, 2020 at the latest. Affected students who do not confirm their details in time will have a new School Opal card posted to the address we currently have on file.