Term 3 Week 9

St Patrick's Parish Newsletter: 14/09/16

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VOLUME 28 ~ 14th September, 2016

Term 3 Week 9

444 Kiewa Street, Albury 2640
Phone: 0260214464
Fax: 0260213694
info@spaww.catholic.edu.au
www.spaww.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents,

We had a great evening on Saturday for our Confirmation. The students were all very well prepared and participated very reverently in the Mass. Thank you to Bishop Hanna, Father Joel, Jane Fawcett, Brenda Seckold, Phil Shanahan and the Year 6 parents for their hard work in preparing the students and organising the Mass. It was a great celebration.

This Friday at 9.30am in the Mercy Hall our Year 4 classes are hosting the school assembly. All parents and family members are welcome to join us for this. All guests are invited for a cup of tea and a bite to eat after the assembly.

Next Thursday, 22nd September we will be having our “End of Term” Mass at 10.30am in St. Patrick’s Church. All parents are welcome to join us for this.

Thank you to Marg Moore for organising the Book Fair over the past couple of weeks. It was great to see the children purchasing books to read. Thank you to the parents who supported this.

CONFIRMATION
Congratulations to our Year 6 children who received the sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday evening. It was inspiring to witness these young people confidently and proudly profess their Faith in the presence of Bishop Hanna and our Parish community. The support of families and sponsors was very much evident – gathering to celebrate the children’s commitment to living a Christian life is indeed a joyous occasion. Our Year 6 teachers, Brenda Seckold and Phil Shanahan spent many weeks preparing the children for Confirmation and we thank them for their commitment to teaching our faith and for supporting and guiding the children to this new stage in their lives; to a new beginning of being more fully a part of the body of Christ, the Christian community. Bishop Hanna sends these young people out to spread the Good News just as Jesus sent forth his apostles to continue his mission on earth.

Bishop Hanna’s Visit

About What I Learned…
I’ve learned every spare minute you have you can say a prayer. What courage can do to help you in many ways of the Lord. I also learned he was 61 when he became Bishop.
The Gifts….
All the gifts are strengthened in Confirmation. I am now able to understand the gifts and what they really mean, and learning more about it.
The Symbols…..
He talked about symbols of Baptism, Reconciliation, (Holy Communion) Eucharist. I found out that the flame of the candle reminds us of the Light of Jesus.
What else did I learn?
The Baptism candles flame is a symbol of Faith. The flame will never flicker in your heart or faith. When he talked about Jesus he taught us his last words which are “When I leave I will always be with you till the end of time”.
By Lani Beer

Thank You
Thank you for making the time to come to our school to explain what we will need to do in our life to make us have a happy and faithful life. You are an amazing man and I am sure you have lots of people who would love to have such a kind personality and a faithful life.
I hope you had a good time at St. Pat’s today. It was great to have you come and teach us. Come again and teach us because it is amazing to have the Bishop be in our classroom to teach us. Thank you
By Letisha Chand

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BISHOP HANNA'S RETIREMENT
The Holy Father Pope Francis announced on Monday evening that he had accepted an application for the early retirement of Bishop Gerard Hanna as the fifth Catholic Bishop of Wagga Wagga due to health reasons.
Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, has been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga during the time of transition to a new Bishop.
Archbishop Prowse wrote in a statement today "We pray for the health of Bishop Hanna. We also thank him most sincerely for the many years of service as the Bishop of Wagga Wagga and the various national episcopal commissions he has contributed to so prudently over the years."
"Let us all pray together that the Holy Spirit will raise up a worthy Bishop of Wagga Wagga to succeed Bishop Hanna" Archbishop Prowse said.
Speaking about his retirement, Bishop Hanna said, ‘It has been a special time ministering to the people of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Due to continuous ill health, it is no longer possible for me to continue my ministry across the diocese. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the families, parishes and communities across the diocese for their support, engagement and welcome throughout my time as Bishop of Wagga’.
Bishop Hanna is due to leave the diocese at the end of September.
Please join us in wishing Bishop Hanna all the best for his retirement and keep him in your prayers.

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SPORTS NEWS

Netball
Last Thursday, our Year 6 netballers enjoyed a day of netball at the Diocesan Netball Gala Day. Our teams were very successful and bought home another trophy. Well done and thank you to everyone involved to make this day such an enjoyable time for our students. Well done!

After our success at the NSW Schools Cup, Riverina Regional we have now qualified for the State Final of the Netball NSW Schools Cup to be held at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday 20^th September.
Mrs. Seckold will be travelling with the team next week. Good Luck Girls!

NSW Catholic Primary School Basketball Challenge Payment: Click here if you wish to pay by credit card or internet payment. Cost per player $270.00. Please mark your child's team on the sheet also. Please contact Mr. Brooks if you need any information in relation to the Challenge.

Grades 3 - 6 PSSA Summer Sport begins Term 4 ~ Week 1

Trials for PSSA Summer sport will be continuing this week.

SPORT PHOTOS WEDNESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER. All children in grades 3 - 6 are asked to wear sports uniform on this day.

If you have any photos we can use on our school website "gallery page" please send along to school for us to upload.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

RECESS FOR FRIDAY TERM 4: Due to PSSA Sport being held in the Morning during summer Recess will begin at 11.15 and end at 11.45am each Friday.
Friday lunches are now back to normal time. 1.25 to 2.05pm
Click on the following to download:

2016 Roster Lunch Order Wallet Price List 2016 Helper Form

FAVOURITE SPORTS COLOURED CLOTHES DAY:
FRIDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER. (LAST DAY OF TERM 3)

On Friday, 23rd September (Week 10 – last day of term!) for a gold coin donation you can wear the colours of your favourite team or sport. No extra expense for parents please, e.g. if your favourite sport is tennis, wear a white T-shirt; if your favourite AFL team is the Swans, wear red socks!

Gold Coin Donation

This year our special day will support the new Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre. We have registered as an official fundraising event for Sunshine Week.
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BORDER RELAY FOR LIFE 2016
Thank you to all the schools supporting and involved in this years “Border Relay For Life – Relay4Kids School Challenge”.
To date we have 12 local schools registered, joining the thousands of Australians who take part in Cancer Council’s Relay For Life each year in the fight against cancer.
Last year 10 local schools were involved and raised over $43000.00
In association with Sun Smart and Nutritional programs, already in place in schools, we would like to invite all local students to be involved in this fun activity to show their support for Border Relay For Life.
This year's Border Relay For Life event, will be held at, Birallee Park, Wodonga on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October.
If you’d like to be part of the ‘main event’ also, please register at www.relayforlife.org.au
To find out more details and collect shirts, come along to our information nights on:
            Tuesday 12^th September
            Tuesday 27^th September
            Tuesday 11^th October
            Tuesday 18^th October
If you wish to discuss further or have any questions, please contact myself on the number below .
Kind regards,
Leanne Bensley
Border Relay For Life 2016
Stage & Entertainment Committee   0419 239977