ST MARY of the CROSS MACKILLOP CATHOLIC PARISH

ST MARY of the CROSS MACKILLOP
CATHOLIC PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
EPPING NORTH
NEWSLETTER
47 Farmhouse Boulevard
Epping North 3076
Principal: Geraldine Dalton
[email protected]
www.smcmeppingnth.catholic.edu.au
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17th September 2015
We thank you Lord for this term.
For the challenges, the successes and the mistakes from which we have
learnt.
Be with us as we spend time with family and friends.
Give us strength and courage to do what is right:
To be witnesses of our faith.
Help us to be practical Christians these holidays,
To appreciate what others do for us,
To give time and effort to help others.
Keep us safe in our activities;
Give us good rest and good fun.
Bring us back refreshed and ready for a new term.
Amen
May God bless you all and keep you in his love.
St Mary MacKillop 6.3.1894
Sports colours day tomorrow.
Term 4 begins 8.45 am Monday 5th October
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Leadership and Management encompasses the following areas: Organisation, Structures, Resource
Management, Staff Wellbeing and Professional Learning.
Dear Parents, Caregivers, Students & Friends of SMCM School Community,
How quickly we have arrived here at the end of another term! It has been a great term of
learning and celebrating our achievements. Student learning and wellbeing is the core of
what we do at SMCM and we are proud of our students, their engagement in learning and
the way they work, play and build relationships. The term finishes tomorrow with Sport
Colours Day and a sausage sizzle. No need to send lunch with your child tomorrow. I
hope the holidays are an opportunity for your family to spend some extra time together.
This week the staff have been planning for Term Four and we have many exciting learning
activities planned. Be sure to check the diary dates for Grandparents & Special Friends
Day, School Walkathon, School Sports, Prayers in Pyjamas, Prep 2016 transition, Graduation and Christmas Carols –
all of which are coming up next term.
We welcome two more new babies to our growing SMCM family this
week! The Prep class of 2020 is filling up fast! Welcome to Milla
Jayde, beautiful baby sister for Kade (Optics) and Chase, daughter
for Kristy and Paul. Reyna (Rainbows) also has a new baby sister,
daughter for Jintu and Jacob. Reyna is still deciding on a name for
her sister… Congratulations to both families on this happy occasion.
Congratulations and thank you to Claudia for representing SMCM at the Whittlesea District Athletics
on Tuesday – we are proud of your great effort in the hurdles event Claudia.
Both students and staff are looking forward to a well deserved break. We thank you for the enormous support you have
been to us this term and we look forward to beginning Term Four on Monday 5 th October.
Geraldine
[email protected]
From the Editor’s Desk
Uniform Shop: During the school holidays is a great opportunity to check the children’s
summer uniform. It is now when you can truly see how much your child has grown.
Keep in mind that at SMCM we have a second hand uniform shop. It would be great if
you could donate your clean uniforms which are good condition. You may also sell on
consignment. Pop into Reception with your goods. All donations great fully appreciated.
School hats are available @ Reception - $18.
Sports Colours Day: Looking forward to seeing plenty
of the black & white on one of our favourite school days.
Holiday Fun
Spring holidays are great fun. First day of the holidays is ‘TimTams in the JimJam’s Day’. Stay in your pyjamas and
just veg around all day. Throw a sheet over the table for a tent for the children to hide. Another day you can pack some
lunch, wander down to the park and enjoy the outdoors. Make the most of the fine weather, stay in good health and I
look forward to greeting all our smiling faces at the beginning of Term 4.
Helen
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PLEASE BE ADVISED THE PARISH WILL BE SENDING
LETTERS TO ALL SCHOOL FAMILIES RELATING TO
2015 PARISH CONTRIBUTION, IN TERM 4.
EDUCATION IN FAITH
Education in Faith encompasses the following areas: Religious Education, Prayer, Liturgy and
Sacraments
This Saturday evening at 5.30pm mass is another opportunity for Sacramental candidates to receive their Sacrament
certificates.
Geraldine
Education in Faith Leader
[email protected]
LEARNING & TEACHING
Learning and Teaching encompasses the following areas: Student Outcomes, Curriculum, Assessment,
Reporting, Principles and Pedagogy
Woolworths Earn & Learn
Our final Earn & Learn total is 27, 443! Congratulations to everyone for this great achievement!
The enthusiasm of our entire community has assisted in this total and your efforts will go towards
literacy, numeracy and physical education resources for our students. Thank you!
Term Four Inquiry Learning
Next term our Inquiry Learning will investigate the question:
‘How can we make our ideas happen?’
This big question can be explored in many ways and by learners of any age.
Our students will investigate the Design Process of investigate, plan, create
and evaluate. The students in Junior level will also explore simple machines
such as pulleys, levers, screws, wedges and inclined planes. The students in
the Senior level will also investigate inventors and their inventions. Our
Inquiry Unit addresses curriculum content from the Design Technology,
Science and Thinking Domains of AusVELS.
Term Three Learning:
It has been a wonderful term of learning as we explored ways we could ‘let our lights shine through our actions’. We
have celebrated 100 days of Prep, Mary MacKillop Feast Day, Book Week, Literacy and Numeracy Week and our
Sacraments. We have shared many great experiences including excursions, incursions, whole school events and
individual successes. Our students’ have engaged in many varied learning experiences this term and should be very
proud of their continued improvements and achievement.
I wish you all a well earned and relaxing holiday. Hopefully we can all enjoy some sunshine and will all return refreshed
and ready for a great fourth term!
Claire
Learning & Teaching and Literacy Leader
[email protected]
From the Sports Desk
Congratulations to Claudia Gionta for representing SMCM and the Lalor Sports District in
the Whittlesea Division Athletics Carnival on Tuesday. Claudia participated in the 10 year
old girls 80m hurdles. Well done Claudia on a great effort!
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www.smcmcafe.com
smcmbeyondlanguage.wordpress.com
Kelly
Digital Technology Leader
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STUDENT WELLBEING
Student Wellbeing encompasses the following areas: Student Engagement, Student Connectedness,
School Climate, Inclusion and Prevention to Intervention
Congratulations to the students who were nominated for the awards of
Friday 11th September
FARM Awards
Mary MacKillop Citizenship Awards
Auroras: Emily
Sunbeams: Andre
Rainbows: Sunin
Cosmics: Lucas
Optics: Elle
Lasers: Xavier P
Solars: Theodora
Photonics: Lawrence
Auroras: Amber
Sunbeams: Rivinu
Rainbows: Noah F
Cosmics: All SMCM mathematicians
Optics: Christeena
Lasers: Ryan
Solars: Orlando
Photonics: Franz
We see examples daily of students who give of
themselves and their time to assist others such
as running lunch time clubs, tying shoelaces,
sharing resources and including others.
This week we have focused on being generous. Michael Grose from Parenting Ideas says
‘…developing a sense of sharing in kids has plenty of positives. Children who are able to
share their time, their space and themselves generally have more friends and experience
more success than those who are self-centred and mean- spirited. Quite simply, they are
leadership material!’ Check out ways to help your child be generous by being a giver.
School Holiday Fun
You may like to have an adventure and visit the free family friendly school holidays exhibition at the
Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery run by the The Alannah and Madeline Foundation.
We are part of the foundation and use their resources to support our Student Wellbeing Policies and
programs.
It has been a great term of learning and fun. Enjoy the holidays and a break from routine.
Cathy
Student Wellbeing Leader
[email protected]
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
School Community encompasses the following areas: Parents, Parish, School Education Board,
Wider Community.
We are all excited about the Sports Colours Day tomorrow!
Being active and healthy is a priority at SMCM and tomorrow
the students will participate in eight different clinics to have fun
and develop their skills and fitness. Thanks to Natalie (MasenOptics and Harry-Lasers) and their grandfather Max and the
CaFE Team for organising and running the day. There will be a
sausage sizzle and drinks and a special treat to take home!
What a fun way to finish the term! So wear your favourite sports
outfit or colours on Friday.
Bollywood Family Dinner Dance
Join us for our community dinner dance on 24th October. Bring friends for a fun night
of yummy India food and dancing.
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Walk to School
October is Walk to School Month! So let’s get active and
walk, ride or scoot to school. Our leaders Onel and Ezekiel will
be keeping a tally as part of the Healthy Together Whittlesea
program.
Cathy
[email protected]
*updates
SMCM DIARY DATES 2015
SEPTEMBER
Fri 18th
Sat 19th
OCTOBER
Mon 5th
Wed 7th
Wed 14th
Fri 16th
Wed 21st
Thurs 22nd
Sat 24th
Fri 30th
NOVEMBER
Mon 2nd
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th – Fri 6th
Wed 11th
3.25
5.30pm
8.45am
9am
7.30pm
9am
Sports Colours Day
End of Term 3
Sacrament Certificate Mass
Term four begins
CaFE Morning Tea
School Advisory Council Meeting
National Nude Food Day
CaFE Morning Tea
Grandparents and Special Friends Morning
Bollywood Social Event
School Walkathon
School Closure Day – Staff Professional Learning
Public Holiday – Melbourne Cup Day
Senior School Camp - Lorne Beach Club
Prep 2016 Parent Info Evening
Prep 2016 Transition Morning
Prayers in Pyjamas for Foundation, Yr 1, Yr 2.
Foundation classes swimming
Thurs 12th, 19th, 26th
Tues 17th
Mon 30th – Wed 9th
DECEMBER
Thurs 10th
Fri 11th
Tues 15th
Wed 16th
JANUARY 2016
Wed 27th
FEBRUARY
Mon 1st
7pm
3.25pm
SMCM Twilight Sports
School Closure Day – Staff 2016 Planning
Thanksgiving Mass & Year 6 Graduation
End of School for students for 2015
School Open – Staff Begin
Student’s First Day
The Catholic Parish of
Epping, Epping North
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Parish Office and St Peter’s church:
13 Davisson St, Epping
Ph: 9401 6300
Fax: 9401 6350
St Mary of the Cross Mackillop
Cnr Redding Rise and Farmhouse Blvd
Epping North
email: [email protected]
web site: www.cam.org.au/epping
Parish Priest: Maurie Cooney
Assistant Priest: Martin Jeramias
Introduction: Jesus tries to teach us a lesson in today’s Gospel: that harmony amongst
people matters, and to review and realign our thinking if necessary. ‘Who is great and
who is not?’ ‘Does rank matter?’ ‘Least is best.’ ‘Last is first.’ The Lord sends us, “Go
to my people. Take care of the small ones. Serve the needy, give to the poor. To help
you do this, ‘Receive the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.’ For those blessings we gather in
Eucharist again today.
First Reading: Wisdom 2:12. 17-20
Responsorial Psalm: The Lord upholds my life.
Second Reading: James 3:16 - 4:3
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! God has called us with the gospel to share
in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 9:30-37
Weekend Masses:
St Peter’s
Saturday 7.15pm,
Sunday 9am & 10.30am
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Saturday 5.30pm
Weekday Masses:
St Peter’s
9.15am Tuesday - Friday
Let us pray for the sick: Justin Borden, Fr Francis, Maggie Sagaria, Mazened Francis, Grace LeTin, Jo Bonicci, Roshan
Livera, Rebecca Englezakis, Jason Azzilla, Nicholas Ludersamy, Palmera Tanse, Aidan Roshin, Greg Osborne, Cherryl D’sa,
Mark Paul Flavier, Rita Carusi, Dominic Prattico, Janey Hoorigan, Jay Larkas, Jennifer Harbour, Connie Galea, Shanon
Farrugia, Patricia DeSilva, Betty Perrett, Sabrina Jansz, Natasha, Carmel McKenzie, Travis Osborne, Sophye Osborne, Janie
Pinkston , Dillon Company, Shilo Dezera
Recent death: Gerard deBono
Anniversaries:
Reconciliation:
Saturday 10.30 am – 11 am
Rite of Welcome for Baptism
Michele Mangano, Valencia Grasso,
Children’s Liturgy of the Word every week:
St Mary of the Cross Mackillop 5.30pm
St Peter’s 10.30am
Northern Hospital - Catholic Chaplain:
Rosemary Bolzan 9401 6300
Fr Fayez Assaf
Administration
[Mon, Tue 9-3pm]
Michelle Hood
[Wed, Thurs, Friday 9-3pm]
Monique Heckmann
Business Manager/Accountant
[Tues, Wed, Thurs 9-4pm]
Gil Bell
Baptisms: By appointment, three months
notice required. Parents are required to
prepare for their child’s baptism by attending
a Baptism Preparation evening.
Contact: Christine Hall 9401 6311
Sacramental Preparation 9401 6300
Pastoral Coordinator:
Sandy Starbuck 9401 6312
Formation / Pastoral Mentor
Sr Maureen Delaney rsc 9717 3355
Marriages by appointment.
Please contact the parish office.
Schools
St Peter’s, Epping
Ph: 9401 1157
St Mary of the Cross Mackillop
Epping North
Ph: 8432 4500
St Monica’s Epping
Ph: 9409 8800
St Vincent de Paul 1300 305 330
As the Readings over these weeks continue to speak about the necessity of
our putting our faith into action [for “faith without works is quite dead” in
last week’s Second Reading], perhaps one of the prayers of St Francis is
helpful in guiding us:
The prayer of St. Francis before
this crucifix:
All-highest, Glorious God,
cast your light into the darkness
of my heart.
Give me right faith,
firm hope,
perfect charity,
and profound humility,
with wisdom and perception,
O Lord, so that I may do
what is truly your holy will.
Amen
Community News!!!!
The ‘Master Plan’ for St Peter’s School has been
developed to utilise more fully the space that is
available inside and outside to the benefit of the
educational opportunities for our children. Part of
that involves the relocation of the current Staff
Room [at the end of the playground/car park
between the church and the school] to the open
area Coulstock St. This building will become the
location for the Outside School Hours Care
programme, and available for Parish gatherings.
Preliminary work began during the week.
Parishioner Thanks Giving envelopes and
statements are ready for your collection in the
church foyer this weekend
Next week is Social Justice Sunday for the Catholic
Church throughout Australia. It fits with recent
reminders that we have to live our faith in action.
The Bishops have published a Social Justice
Statement, titled: ‘FOR THOSE WHO’VE COME
ACROSS THE SEAS. Justice for refugees and Asylum
Seekers”. The Statement challenges us to look
critically at this situation and responses that accord
with our faith in Jesus Christ. Copies will be available next week.
St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Catholic
Community
Bollywood Family Night
Dinner and Dancing
Saturday 24 October 2015
7pm til midnight
‘The Heritage’
512-516 High Street Epping
Dress up, be part of the fun with a
Fashion parade, raffle and prizes to be
won!
Adult $36 Child [5-12] $18
Under 5 Free
Includes: Entree, main and desert
Drinks at bar prices
Tickets on sale 2 September
After 5.30pm Mass or Parish Office
Bishop Greg O’Kelly, Chairman of Caritas
Australia, said that “Australians are good and
compassionate people. On the 20th anniversary of
Australia’s introduction of mandatory detention
for asylum seekers arriving by boats, it is time for
Australia to increase the number of refugees it
takes substantially and end the cruel policies
Next weekend we will be honoring ‘the religious’ of
supported by both sides of Australian politics.”
our church who have given so much to so many of
Caritas Australia [who organizes Project compasus - we greet them and bless them
sion] will keep up its direct humanitarian assistance
to Syrian refugees and to the large number of
displaced people within Syria and neighbouring
countries. Donations can be made on line
www.caritas.org.au, by post to Caritas Australia,
383 Albert Street East Melbourne 3002, phone
9926 5786, 9926 5706 or 1800 024 413.
Church cleaning roster - Saturday 26 September
JULIE SALVATORE, ENZA FRANCESE
Mothers’ Prayer Wednesday after 9.15am morning Mass
Charismatic Prayer Group meets every Friday at St Peter’s 7.30pm.
Prayer Group Mass every 1st Friday of every month 7.30pm.
O God,
who chose
the apostles
to make disciples
of all nations,
and who by
Baptism
and Confirmation
has called us to
build up your
Holy Church,
we implore you to
choose from
among us, your
children, many
priests and
religious who will
love you with
their whole hearts
and will gladly
spend their lives
to make you
better known and
loved by all.
Through Christ
our Lord.
Amen
NEXT WEEKS MINISTRY ROSTER
Date
Mass
Leader
Reader
Gifts
Special Minister
Child. Liturgy
26
5.30pm
Sarathy
Ranganathan
Delawyn
D’Costa
Carenza Quinn,
Rosebelle Quinn
Angela Vandenberg, FCJ Sr
Josie Kengni
7.15pm
Christine Hall
Solomon Victor
Rosemary Cheung, , Tony Hall
9am
Christine
Paterson
Anne Toshack
Margaret
MacKay
Catherine Gatt
David Howard, Gil Bell
September
26-27
September
10.30am
Cassandra
Martin
Trening Butcher, Rosie Franzone
Delia
Abdullah,
Priscilla Raju
150TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
Most of the planning is in place:
the mail
Pavers: our order has gone to the company with all
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Catering plans are coming together
your …
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The Liturgy is being planned; our combined
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The design for the garden area on Wedge Street
has been finished: fencing will go up on Monday
14 September for work to begin
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music Ministry groups are practicing
NOW: Mark this in your diary:
PARISH Mass in St Peter’s church at 7.30pm on
The commemorative book has gone to the
Thursday 5 November
[our Regional Bishop leading us]
printer
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The commemorative bookmarks and Christmas
cards have arrived from the printer
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Invitations to people outside the Parish to the
events on Sunday 8 November have gone out in
CELEBRATION Mass in the grounds of St Monica’s at
2pm on Sunday 8 November, and BLESSING of the
COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE & GARDEN
[Archbishop Hart to lead us]
St Peter’s 150th
bookmark
St Peter’s 150th
Anniversary
Christmas card
St Peter’s 150th
Anniversary 2016
pocket calendar
Do you know someone who is considering
being a Catholic? Our current season for
enquiries is just opening:
contact Sandy at the office.
Look out for Pam Grey [Good Samaritan], Maureen
Delaney [Sisters of Charity] and Margaret Claver [FCJ],
as they share their stories with us this on the weekend
of 26/27 September @ Masses: our way of honoring
the place of ‘the religious’ in our lives in the
‘Year of Consecrated Life’
This August we began to ‘Welcome Back’ those
who had been Baptised in the
previous month…
We have begun this new element in our Baptism
process: on the last Sunday of each month we
will ‘Welcome Back’ those who have been
Baptised during that month. Later in the
year we will greet those children who are
starting school next year who were baptised
with us some years ago...
We have nearly finished celebrating the
Sacrament Season in our Parish Primary schools
and Parish based program.
80 children have celebrated Confirmation, 93
Eucharist and 105 Reconciliation
Did you know we predict to have
Baptised 105 children by the
end of the 2015 year………….
St Mary of the Cross Mackillop school staff,
St Peter’s school staff and Parish staff recently
spent the day reflecting on ‘Being Catholic in
our Catholic Schools’: presentation, DVD,
reading, discussion and the
celebration of Eucharist.
Epping North, St Mary of the Cross
Mackillop: applications have been
submitted for funding assistance to
construct the next learning/teaching area,
The grounds of St Peter’s
School Epping becomes
‘Bethlehem’ in the lead
up to Christmas
18, 19, 20 December.
‘Come and walk’
extending the multipurpose area [which is
our church for weekly Mass @ 5.30pm
Saturday’s], extend carpark spaces. If we
are successful, these developments will be
constructed during 2016 for use
in January 2017