Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award in Week 8. 

Well done!!   

Parish Sacramental Program 2023
If you have a child that has been baptized and is in years 4- 6 in 2023, this may be a Sacramental year for your family.

Sacrament of First Eucharist - will be celebrated across the four Parish Sunday Masses:

5pm - 17 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt;

8am - 18 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen;

10am – 18 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt; and

5.30pm – 18 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen.

Registrations open on Monday 3 April 2023 and will close by Friday 28 April 2023.

Registration for the Sacrament must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).
If you are registering more than 1 child you will need to fully complete and pay for each separate registration.

No late registrations will be accepted after the closing date.

Commitment Masses
Students and parents must attend one of the weekend Masses at either St Monica’s Church (5pm Saturday or 10am Sunday) or St Michael’s Church (8am or 5.30pm Sunday) on one of the dates listed below to make their commitment for the Sacrament.
Saturday 29 April and Sunday 30 April
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May
There will be no additional commitment masses beyond these dates.

Purchasing a stole for First Eucharist
Purchasing a stole is optional and is not compulsory (you can borrow one on the day).
If you wish to purchase a stole, please make a payment of $20 through the Qkr! with the registration and the stole will be delivered to the schools and the School of Religion (SOR).

Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on 5, 6 & 7 September 2023.

Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in term 1, 2024.

For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website for updates at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth

Religious Education

Reflection for the fourth week of Lent

With this week, we begin the second part of Lent.  We ask more and more deeply to be with and like Jesus.  We desire to celebrate the approaching mystery of our salvation with greater freedom and greater joy.

Each day's gospel will now be from the Gospel according to John.  We can't avoid the feeling of being in a court room for a grand trial.  There are "witnesses" and "testimony."  It is a battle between the forces of Darkness and the Light.  The opposition to Jesus mounts.  It is inevitable that he will be killed.  But, we know that the ultimate Judgment in the trial is against Sin and Death.  We grow in gratitude and grace as we experience more deeply that this is all "for me."

Help us to receive good things from your bounty with a deep sense of gratitude;

and to accept with patience the evil that comes to us.

Teach us to be loving not only in great and exceptional moments;  

and above all in the ordinary events of daily life.

May we abstain from what we do not really need;

and help our brothers and sisters in distress.

May we bear the wounds of your Son;

for through his body he gave us life. 

Amen

(https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/4th-week.html#wed)

 

Holy Week Prayer Reflections

All parents and carers are invited to join with us as we reflect on the events of Holy Week.

All reflections will be held at 9am in the courtyard.

                            Palm Sunday

Tuesday 4^th April

 Kindergarten and Year 1/2 will reflect on the events of Palm Sunday.

Holy Thursday

Wednesday 5th April

Year 3/4 will reflect on the events of Holy Thursday.

Garden of Gethsemane and Good Friday

Thursday 6th April

Year 5/6 will reflect on the events which happened in the Garden of Gethsemane and on Good Friday.

Fourth Week of Lent  (Week beginning Monday 20th March) This week through Project Compassion we learn about Thu, who lives in Vietnam. When Thu was 12 years old, he stepped on an unexploded land mine and lost his leg. ​ Living with a disability in rural Vietnam presented many challenges for Thu, who worked mainly as a rice farmer. Thu also took on the role of caring for his wife, Linh, after she suffered a stroke.​ Determined to turn their lives around, Thu and Linh joined the Empowerment of People with Disabilities program, run by Caritas Australia’s local partner in Vietnam, the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD).    For Thu, the greatest impact the program has had is enabling the change in Linh’s physical and mental wellbeing. With the support of a physiotherapist, Linh can now walk short distances with the aid of a walking stick.  Watch a short film about Thu’s story here. Please support Project Compassion: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion

Photo: Phan Tan Lam/Caritas Australia

Congratulations

We congratulate Seb (5/6H) who won silver in the 1100m Race Walking event at the Under 9-13 ACT Athletics Championships on Sunday. 

He also broke the Corroboree Little Athletics record for the event. He now sits alongside Harley Smith-Shields, from the Canberra Raiders, as a record holder for the Under 11s!

Save the Date – St Michael’s Cross Country Carnival

Our carnival will be held next term on Tuesday 2^nd May (Week 2). If you are able to assist as a course marshal we would be very grateful. Volunteers would be required for approximately 2hrs from 9-11am. Please contact Erin Hardwicke or Lynda Logan if you are able to assist.

AFL Gala Day – Paul Kelly Cup

We would like to enter a 5/6 team into this year's Paul Kelly Cup held on Tuesday 9^th May. We are a few players short,  so if your child is interested in playing please ask them to let me know. The day is aimed at increasing participation and having fun. The contact is limited to modified tackling (bear hug between shoulders and knees). 

Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge

It is great to see so many of our students who are already off to a flying start with the challenge for this year! Every completed Challenge Record Form can be placed in the barrel in the library, ready for the prize draw when the challenge concludes. Keep up the great reading!!

Covering New Books

If you are able to help out with covering new books please get in touch. I am happy to show you how it is done and your contribution means we can get our new books onto the shelves quicker and into the hands of eager readers.

Please contact me via email if you have any questions, feedback or are able to offer your assistance at any of our sporting events throughout the year.

Erin Hardwicke

erin.hardwicke@cg.catholic.edu.au

SCHOOL SPORT ACT TRIALS – Please keep an eye on the School Sport ACT website www.schoolsportact.asn.au for upcoming ACT trials. The process for registering can be found below. If you need any assistance registering your child please feel free to ask for assistance.

How to register your child with School Sport ACT

School Sport ACT now collects all registration information online – this is to prevent the movement to and fro of a paper note and have all information readily available to officials prior to the trial. As this process incurs a fee for data storage, system maintenance and admin, a small $5 fee payment via credit card will be required.

1. Go to the School Sport ACT website – www.schoolsportact.asn.au
2. Click Register (top right corner of homepage) for an Account – enter parent details and password
3. A confirmation email will be sent to your chosen email that will contain a link that you must click on to verify the email account.
4. Click Log In (top right hand corner of home page) enter password then click on top tab My Profile
5. You will see a ‘dashboard’ of your information, click green box to Add Student – enter student and medical details and save.
6. Go to the Sports Tab – choose your specific sport, click on Trial Information box then click on the Register to Trial link.
7. Select your child’s name from the dropdown box and then enter the optional fields for Playing History, Preferred Position (if applicable) and Representative Experience. If you are already in the system, ensure your child’s school is up to date in your profile – have they moved onto High School?