Dear St Monica’s families and friends,

Enjoy this special time of Easter with your families and friends. If you are travelling please return to us safely, for those having a 'Staycation' enjoy hanging out in your pyjamas until lunchtime!! Relish and relax in the cool yet sunny Autumn weather that Canberra is blessed with. 

Holy Week

                 

          PALM SUNDAY                   LAST SUPPER          PRAYING IN THE GARDEN

One of the most anticipated times on the Church’s calendar is the resurrection of Jesus. In the lead up to this day, we are reminded of the suffering and sacrifice Jesus made for each of us when he shared the Last Supper with his friends, prayed in the garden on his own to finally walking the road to Calvary where he was crucified and died. Tomorrow our Year 6 classes will lead us through this sorrowful time, as they portray the Stations of the Cross. Whilst Good Friday is the saddest day on the Church’s calendar, it is important  to remember that after the darkness there is light and each day is a brand new start for us all.

Uniform Shop

St Monica’s Open Days – Thursday May 12 and Tuesday May 17

I am pleased to announce the dates for the St Monica's School Open Days. Word of mouth is always the best advertisment for prospective families looking to enrol their child into a school. Please share the good news about our school and invite people to come for a visit in May. The flyer below will be used to market our school in the coming weeks. A letterbox drop and advertising campaign is currently being organised in preparation for the Catholic Schools Enrolment period.

Happy Birthday to the following students  celebrating a Birthday this week and through the school holidays

Zak D, Matilda G, Zarah L, Thomas S, Abby P, Charlie G, Dominic G, Olivia M, Evie K, Henry C, Joshua D, Bella O, Mitchell B

Easter Raffle Winners

Children’s Year Level Raffle

Kinder

1^st Abby-KSH, 2^nd Bella-KB, 3^rd Ava C-KB, 4^th Ben-KRD, 5^th Lincoln-KSH

Year 1

1^st Ashlee-1RC, 2^nd Audrey-1BC, 3^rd Beau-1BC, 4^th Leila-1BC, 5^th Ella C–1RC

Year 2

1^st Lexie-2M, 2^nd Hamish-2E, 3^rd Kane-2L, 4^th Charlie-2MD, 5^th Brooke-2L

Year 3

1^st Sophie C-3R, 2^nd Ana L-3CG, 3^rd Lucas-3R, 4^th Layla-3R, 5^th Jack-3CG

Year 4

1^st Louis -4LG, 2^nd Natalia 4C, 3^rd Adeline-4LG, 4^th Eden-4LG, 5^th Taylor-4C

Year 5

1^st Ella-5M, 2^nd Jake-5FM, 3^rd Lily-5H, 4^th Arabella-5H, 5^th Jacob-5FM

Year 6

1^st Joel-6J, 2^nd Isaac-6J, 3^rd Oliver-6M, 4^th Maddison-6M, 5^th Grace-6J

Community Raffle

1^st Alicia Regan, 2^nd Paul Stiller, 3^rd Renee Fleming

Second Chance Draw

Eva -5M, Ivy-KSH, Eamon-5FM, Anandvir-3CG, Oliver-1RC, Liam W-2MD, Ethan-1RC

Lara-KRD, Braxton-1BC, Eva-KB, Milla-3R

Staff Raffle

Carmel Thomas, Helen Houghton, Kayla Larkins

Holy Week at St Monica’s

Holy Week liturgies have begun with Year 3 and Kinder leading Palm Sunday. This was followed by a beautiful Last Supper Liturgy lead by Year 5 on Tuesday afternoon. Year 1 lead us through the Garden as Jesus and his disciples prayed together after their dinner. And this is where Jesus’ journey changes from his triumphant entry into Jerusalem to his persecution and eventual crucifixion on Good Friday. Year 6 will be leading the school as we walk with Jesus as he carries His cross. As a school, we will celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on the first day back in Term 2. Year 4 will lead us in our great and most joyous of celebrations.

How will your family celebrate Jesus’ resurrection? My family will be staying home this year. On Good Friday we will go to The Stations of the Cross at 10am and we always have a seafood lunch and dinner. Then on Easter Sunday, we will wake up and see if the Easter Bunny has been, then get ready to go to mass to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. We always have a special roast lamb or pork for lunch to celebrate with our family! We may even eat too much chocolate ?

Here are the Holy Week mass times for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, which we belong. Fr. Loi would love to see you all there!

 

Weekly Tweet from Pope Francis

Today’s tweet from Pope Francis gives us strength to continue to do good in our last week of Lent. Keep going, we need strength to walk with Jesus next week during Holy Week.   

Parish Sacramental Program 2022

If you have a child in Years 3, 4, or 6 in 2022 this is a Sacramental year.

This also applies if your child is in Year 5 and he/she has previously missed the Sacraments of Reconciliation and/or First Eucharist.

Sacrament of First Eucharist - will be celebrated on the weekend of 18 and 19 June 2022 (Corpus Christi Sunday) across the four Parish Sunday Masses.

5pm - 18 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt;

8am - 19 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen;

10am – 19 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt; and

5.30pm – 19 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen.

Registration for the Sacrament of First Eucharist

Registration must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).

Registrations opened on Monday 4 April 2022 and will close by Friday 29 April 2022.
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 (6pm 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 30 April and Sunday 1 May
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 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. If you wish to purchase a stole please make a payment of $20 through the Qkr! App and then send an email to sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au and arrangements will be made for delivery/pickup.

Confirmation will be celebrated in Term 3, 2022.

Reconciliation will be celebrated in Term 4, 2022.

For further Information regarding the Sacramental Program – 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

Pride Badges will be given out in Week 1 of Term 3

MERICI COLLEGE ENROLLING NOW CAMPAIGN

A wonderful opportunity for prospective families to see the College in action, meet our students and attend the Principal’s Address, Year 7 and 11 Information Evenings and lots more.

We are enrolling now for 2023 and beyond!

Please visit www.merici.college for all dates and information for our Open Day, Be a Merici Girl Days and Talk and Tours. Register online now!

Open Day, Principal’s Address and Year 7 2022 Information Night: Tuesday 3 May

Be a Merici Girl Days: 29 April, 2 and 9 May

Talk and Tours: 30 March, 7 May, 20 August, 22 October