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PO Box 311, 10 Kent Street, Kingaroy QLD 4610 P 07 4160 0900 F 07 4162 1581 Student Absences 07 4160 0950 M 0408 261 566 EMERGENCY USE ONLY [email protected] www.saintmarys.qld.edu.au N E W S L E T T E R realise your dignity Saint Mary’s Catholic College SOUTH BURNETT NEWSLETTER From the Principal On Sunday, Chrisans all over the world celebrated Pentecost; the day on which we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the early followers of Jesus. From a historical point of view, Pentecost is the day on which the church was started – the birthday of the Church. The events of Pentecost are recorded in The Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 2 begins, “And when the day of Pentecost had come, [the first followers of Jesus] were all together in one place” (2:1). Suddenly, a sound came from heaven, like a strong wind, filling the house where the people had gathered. Something like tongues of fire rested on their heads. “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak” (2:4). The words spoken by the early Chrisans would have been heard by thousands of Jewish pilgrims who had come to Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot. At some point, Peter stood up and preached his first sermon. In that sermon, he explained that Jesus had been raised and had poured out the Spirit as God had promised. Peter urged his listeners to turn their lives around and be bapsed, and to receive the giſt of the Holy Spirit. According to The Acts of the Apostles, about 3,000 people were added to the Church that day. As Chrisans today, it is through the Sacraments of Bapsm and Confirmaon that we receive the giſts of the Holy Spirit. There are several Saint Mary’s students who will be confirmed by Bishop Ken next month. In preparaon for this special ritual, they will be learning about these beauful giſts: Wisdom Wisdom helps us recognise the importance of others and the importance of keeping God central in our lives Understanding The ability to comprehend the meaning of God's message Knowledge The ability to think about and explore God's revelaon, and to recognise there are mysteries of faith beyond us Counsel The ability to see the best way to follow God's plan when we have choices to make Fortude The courage to do what we know is right Piety Piety helps us pray with true devoon and reverence Fear of the Lord A feeling of amazement before God, whose friendship we do not want to lose Pentecost presents each of us with an opportunity to consider how we are living each day. It is a real challenge to live in the presence of the Holy Spirit, but when we do so consciously, it is a truly empowering way to live. Rather than living in the Spirit, we somemes limit ourselves through our own fears, resentments, low expectaons, and our tendency to believe we have all the answers. Pentecost offers a chance to renew our trust in God, to recognise the presence of the Spirit in our lives, and thus, to increase our capacity to live with more joy, peace, paence and love. God bless Mrs Angela Myles College Principal Term 02 Week 06 Contents From the Principal . . . . . . . . . . 1 APRE News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Campus Minister News . . . . . . 2 Music Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fortnight at a Glance . . . . . . . . 4 Naonally Consistent Collecon of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 From the Parish. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Community Noces . . . . . . . . . 5
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PO Box 311, 10 Kent Street, Kingaroy QLD 4610P 07 4160 0900 F 07 4162 1581Student Absences 07 4160 0950M 0408 261 566 EMERGENCY USE [email protected]
NEWSLETTER
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Saint Mary’s Catholic CollegeSOUTH BURNETT
N E W S L E T T E RFrom the PrincipalOn Sunday, Christians all over the world celebrated Pentecost; the day on which we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the early followers of Jesus. From a historical point of view, Pentecost is the day on which the church was started – the birthday of the Church.
The events of Pentecost are recorded in The Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 2 begins, “And when the day of Pentecost had come, [the first followers of Jesus] were all together in one place” (2:1). Suddenly, a sound came from heaven, like a strong wind, filling the house where the people had gathered. Something like tongues of fire rested on their heads. “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak” (2:4). The words spoken by the early Christians would have been heard by thousands of Jewish pilgrims who had come to Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot. At some point, Peter stood up and preached his first sermon. In that sermon, he explained that Jesus had been raised and had poured out the Spirit as God had promised. Peter urged his listeners to turn their lives around and be baptised, and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. According to The Acts of the Apostles, about 3,000 people were added to the Church that day.
As Christians today, it is through the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation that we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are several Saint Mary’s students who will be confirmed by Bishop Ken next month. In preparation for this special ritual, they will be learning about these beautiful gifts:
Wisdom Wisdom helps us recognise the importance of others and the importance of keeping God central in our livesUnderstanding The ability to comprehend the meaning of God's messageKnowledge The ability to think about and explore God's revelation, and to recognise there are mysteries of faith beyond usCounselThe ability to see the best way to follow God's plan when we have choices to makeFortitudeThe courage to do what we know is rightPiety Piety helps us pray with true devotion and reverenceFear of the Lord A feeling of amazement before God, whose friendship we do not want to lose
Pentecost presents each of us with an opportunity to consider how we are living each day. It is a real challenge to live in the presence of the Holy Spirit, but when we do so consciously, it is a truly empowering way to live. Rather than living in the Spirit, we sometimes limit ourselves through our own fears, resentments, low expectations, and our tendency to believe we have all the answers. Pentecost offers a chance to renew our trust in God, to recognise the presence of the Spirit in our lives, and thus, to increase our capacity to live with more joy, peace, patience and love.
God bless
Mrs Angela MylesCollege Principal
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ContentsFrom the Principal . . . . . . . . . . 1APRE News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Campus Minister News . . . . . . 2Music Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Fortnight at a Glance . . . . . . . . 4Nationally Consistent Collection of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4From the Parish. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Community Notices . . . . . . . . . 5
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APRE NewsMay – the month of Mums and MaryMay is designated the month of Mary by the Catholic Church and it is completely fitting that Mother’s Day falls in May. The Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians falls on May the 24th, however will end the week with celebrations on Friday including Mass and our annual Mary’s Got Talent Show. The characteristics and responsibilities of motherhood are truly something worth celebrating. There is much written about Mary’s response to be the Mother of God, that notion of an unconditional YES, which for me this is the most endearing thing about mums. The word we often hear from Mums' mouths might actually be NO, which context may be a Yes to protect, care, nurture and ultimately love their children.
My son told me this joke the week before Mother’s Day last year.
A little boy asks his father, “Why are you called a man? What does that mean?” The father replies, “A man is someone who looks after the family and protects them. He does all the hard work.” The boy quickly responds, “Then I want to be a man, just like Mum.”
My son may seriously be trying to tell me something. I have been looking for a nice Father’s day reply to that but can’t find one.
Kind regardsMr Martin PerrettAPRE
Campus Minister NewsFirepit Youth Music This Saturday, 26 May we are heading to Kumbia for Firepit Youth Mass. This night starts at 6pm at Our Lady of Peace church. We will lead the congregation in contemporary music and after Mass we will enjoy a feast put on by the community. Firepit youth are very excited about this event and would like to invite you along to join us in song, mass and fellowship.
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” St Maximilian Kolbe
"Winter Woolly Wrapup" for St Vincent De Paul 4th June to 8th June.Crafty Kids Club will be organising a "Winter Woolly Wrapup" this term. They will be looking for donations of new and second hand winter clothing and blankets that are in good condition, in the week starting 4 June. These will be donated directly to families who need support through our St Vincent De Paul local conference.
Prep to Year 6 studentsDonations can be sent to school with your child/children. These donations will be collected from your child/children's class.
Year 7 to Year 12 students The donation drop off point is Room 5, in the old Prep Room from 8.30am to the end of Homeroom time during this week.
If you have donations that are too large for your child/children to handle, please drop them off at the school office.
Donations will be collected and presented to the Conference at our Vinnies Winter Sleepout on Friday 8 June.
God BlessMiss Megan Schick Campus Minister
Music NotesApproaching Events
• Saturday, 19 May - Firepit Youth Liturgy Band at Kumbia Catholic Church• Friday, 17 to Monday, 19 August – Qld Catholic Music Festival, Brisbane – Secondary Vocal Ensemble, College Orchestra,
Grant’s Senior Guitars (details TBA)
Year 3/4 String Immersion…A New Direction!The Year 3 students are being allocated their violins this week, and Monday’s class was very excited to hold their instruments for the very first time. Year 4 students have had the opportunity to try instruments other than violin, such as viola, cello and double bass, and this has been a very entertaining experience. Mrs Kennedy, our Strings Tutor, will make recommendations to parents if their son or daughter shows particular promise on an alternative sting instrument. As the Year 4 students have grown since the allocation of
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their original instruments, students staying on violins will be given ¾ or full sized instruments this week, also.
Les Miserables – Our Performers Shine on StageCongratulations to all of the Saint Mary’s students, past students, staff and family members who performed so brilliantly on the opening weekend of the South Burnett Musical Comedy Society’s current production. The SBMCS is a huge asset to our community, providing our students with advanced performance opportunities that would otherwise require regular trips to Brisbane or Toowoomba. Tickets for this weekend’s performances are available via the TryBooking website or can be purchased at the door of the Kingaroy Town Hall. The final show is on Sunday at 2pm.
If you are interested in attending Les Miserables please see date and times below:• Friday, 25 May - South Burnett Musical Comedy Society concert production of Les
Miserables (Kingaroy Town Hall)• Saturday, 26 May - South Burnett Musical Comedy Society concert production of
Les Miserables (Kingaroy Town Hall)• Sunday, 27 May - South Burnett Musical Comedy Society concert production of Les
Miserables (Kingaroy Town Hall)
Queensland Conservatorium of Music – Australian and State Honours Ensemble Programs (AHEP, SHEP)I will be nominating students who have achieved intermediate and advanced performance levels for places in AHEP and SHEP. Families will receive letters from the AHEP and SHEP coordinators indicating whether students have received a place or have been added to a reserve list. Parents/Carers are able to either accept or decline the offer. Congratulations to Amelia McCarthy, Hamish Mungall and Zoe Hoare who received offers to participate in Middle School SHEP, and to Adelene Smith who has been placed as a Reserve. This camp takes place early in Term 3.
Yours in MusicMrs Jane IszlaubMiddle Leader - Co-curricular Arts and Culture
From the TuckshopFriday Green Board SpecialsAvailable both Morning Tea and LunchCheese and Bacon Pizza Roundas - $4Nachos with Sour Cream - $5
QKRPlease ensure you have updated your child's class and year level on Qkr.
QKR (our online ordering system) closes at 9am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.If your child is away the day of your order, you can cancel your order online up until 9am of that day.
VolunteersIf you would like to volunteer at the Tuckshop, you can do so by calling on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to discuss how to volunteer.
Donation of Goods If you are able to donate any of the following items during the year, it would be greatly appreciated. Below are the main ingredients we use, however, any donations are more than welcome.
Self Raising FlourDesiccated Coconut
Plain FlourCaster or Brown Sugar
Tinned Pineapple SlicesSmall Tinned Corn
Beetroot
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These can be dropped into the Tuckshop on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or to the College office.
Item UnavailableIf an item your child has ordered is not available we will substitute, after consultation with your child, with an item of equal value.
Have great week!Mrs Michelle DavisTuckshop Convenor
Fortnight at a GlanceWednesday, 23 MayCollege Board Meeting 5.30pm in College BoardroomThursday, 24 MayMusical rehearsal - 3pm to 4pmOrana Aged Care Visit - 3pm to 4pmMonday, 28 May - Wednesday, 30 MayYear 12 RetreatMonday, 28 MayKOKODA Training 3pm to 5pmTuesday, 29 MayRugby League and Netball Gala DayICAS Science CompetitionFriday, 1 JuneWinter CarnivalWednesday, 6 JuneP - Year 6 Arts Council PresentationSenior Drama - Theatre SportsThursday, 7 JuneMusical rehearsal - 3pm to 4pmOrana Aged Care Visit - 3pm to 4pm
Nationally Consistent Collection of DataAttached to this newsletter is the Parent Fact Sheet around the NCCD for 2018. The nationally consistent approach to data collection provides all Australian schools, education authorities and the community with information about the number of students with additional needs receiving adjustments to enable them to participate in education on the same basis as other students.
Kind regardsMs Louise KennedyP - 12 Leader of Pedagogy and Inclusive Education
From the ParishAustralia's Biggest Morning TeaCome along and support Australia's Biggest Morning Tea to help raise funds and make a difference to those impacted by cancer! Please join Centacare Community Connections on 24 May at 10am in the Biscuit Tin. Feel free to pop into the Parish Hall on 22 May to assist with the baking of goodies for the day. Cooking starts at 10am and goes through until 12.30pm. For more information phone Centacare on 4162 5439.
Deanery Pastoral Council Meeting - Date ChangeMeeting is now scheduled for Saturday, 9 June at 10am at Saint Mary's Maryborough. If you are interested in attending please contact the Parish Office. All are welcome.
Save the Date!Centenary Celebrations 18/19 May 2019.Help required for contacts of past parishioners - please pass on your list! Email: [email protected]: 4164 4262 or 4164 4384
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Community NoticesQueensland Health wants to share these important flu facts with our school community:
1. Flu is dangerous for everyone, but particularly for children. During 2017, there were over 56,000 cases of confirmed cases of influenza in Queensland, of which over 10,000 were in children under 10 years of age.
Having an annual flu vaccine will help keep you, your family and the community healthy this flu season.
Visit: http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/82/Influenza-The-Flu
In 2018, Queensland Health is also offering free influenza vaccine to children aged 6 months to less than five years.
2. Flu strains change each yearThere is a new flu vaccine every year because flu viruses mutate easily and often.
3. Flu spreads easily between people, particularly childrenYou can get flu by either breathing in droplets that are infected with flu virus or from touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching your own mouth, nose or eyes. Young children are more likely to spread flu because they tend to have greater contact with others, are infectious for longer than an average adult, and may not always cover their mouths when coughing and sneezing or wash their hands often enough. They are super-spreaders.
4. If you (or your child) are unwell, stay home until betterFlu causes adults and children to miss out on their regular activities, such as attending school, work, family outings, sporting events or just hanging out with friends. Anyone with the flu should stay home, rest and recover for about 7 – 10 days.
5. We can all make a differenceRemember it is not ‘just the flu’, it is a serious disease. Having an annual flu vaccine will help keep you, your family and the community healthy this flu season.
Visit: http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/82/Influenza-The-Flu
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Wondai Regional Art Gallerypresents
Saturday 23 June 2018 7am to 5.30pm
Wondai Country Market & Food Stallsin Coronation Park til 3pm
Activities & variety of entertainment for the whole family“Koala Rumba” free live show @ 12.30pm
Face Painting, Colour In Competition, Jumping Castle, Petting Farm, Pony Ride& other Kids Activities Available
Phil & Chris Coad Family Show Show starts @ 3pm in Wondai RSL
Tickets can be purchased at the door entry includes afternoon tea
Wondai Country Running Festival
www.wondaicountryfestival.com.auwww.wondaiartgallery.org.au
Stallholders Info Ph: 0456 999 928General Enquiries: 07 41685926
www.facebook.com/WondaiCountryFestival
Wondai Country Festival
Running events 2 km to full MarathonFor Details & Registration go to www.wondaicountryfestival.com.au
23 & 24 June 2018
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All Community Members are invited to a forum
RESTORING DIGNITY & HOPE In a sexualised culture
Wendy Francis Qld Director of the ACL & Founder of The Centre for Human Dignity
Paul Ninnes Co Founder and Managing Director of Real Talk International
Letitia Shelton CEO of Citywomen Toowomba and Founder of A City Free from Porn
Renee Chopping, International Aftercare and Reintegration Manager for Destiny Rescue.
More Information: Jenny 0438416455 or Lynda 0417789340
Forum organised by
Sistas in Sync Working together to make the South Burnett a better place for
women & girls.
Saturday 2nd June 9:00am-4:00pm
St Johns School Hall, Ivy St, Kingaroy Cost: Forum Free
Lunch $10 (Morning & Afternoon provided)
Registrations can be made at Kingaroy Toyworld or requested by email
