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Dear St Monica’s families and friends,
It is the beginning of Term 3, it is still dark when we wake in the morning and it is very cold outside. After having 2 weeks holiday, where pyjama days are the norm & access to food has been continuous, I can imagine it may have been hard for some of our students (and perhaps adult members of our school community) to get out of bed this week. We have successfully completed the first half of the year and we now enter the second half!
Special Prayers
Please keep the Clark family (Ella - 1RC) in your prayers as her great grandmother passed away recently.
COVID19 update - Term 3 will see a number of our community events impacted, by the rising numbers of COVID19 in the ACT. I thank you in advance for your flexibility and understanding that things may need to be postponed or cancelled, even at the very last minute. Measures such as limiting optional and extra-curricula activities, encouraging mask wearing, social distancing and good hygiene practices, have been put in place to ensure the health and well-being of our students, their families and our teachers remains our priority.
RAT kits continue to be available to families as required this term. Please contact the Front Office to request these.
New families to the school - We welcome the following families and students to St Monica’s from this week! We wish you a long and happy association with our community.
- Peacock Family – Ivy, sister of Maddie in Year 4, will be joining 2L
- Gowty Family – Ronan will be joining 2MD
- Hyslop Family – Bella will be joining 3CG
Warmest regards,
Lisa
Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating a Birthday this week
Jack R, Eamon F, Grace M, Milenna P, Iyin A
Saint of the Week
This term our Year 6 Confirmation candidates will be deepening their understanding of how the Holy Spirit is active in their lives. One way they will be exploring the amazing gifts the Holy Spirit has on offer, is by investigating saints. Through their investigation, they will be able to choose a saint whom they feel inspires the gifts of the Holy Spirit they want to enact as a confirmed adult in the Catholic Church.
Each week, I will be showcasing a ‘Saint of the Week’, to help families have a conversation about the important role the saint will have in their child’s life. The first saint is Saint Angela Merici.
Sacrament of Confirmation - for eligible Year 6 students
This will be celebrated on 13 September 2022 in St Michael’s Church and 14 September 2022 in St Monica’s Church.
Registration for the Sacrament of Confirmation
Registration must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).
Registrations are open and will close this Friday 22 July 2022.
No late registrations will be accepted after the closing date.
Parent Formation Evening
Will be held via a Zoom meeting tonight - Thursday 21 July at 6pm.
Link is
Commitment Masses
Candidates 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 23 and Sunday 24 July
Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July
There will be no additional commitment masses beyond these dates.
Saint’s Name for Confirmation and Sponsor’s Name
If you did not provide this information in your registration form, please provide this information as soon as possible to the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Purchasing a Stole
Purchasing a stole is optional - it 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! App when you are registering your child for the Sacrament.
The stoles that are purchased will be delivered to the schools and the School of Religion in the first two weeks of August.
Trybooking for the Sacrament
The Trybooking for you to book which service you would like to attend with your child to celebrate the Sacrament will open on 8 August 2022.
The links to book will be published on the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated on 8, 9, & 10 November 2022.
Registrations will open on 19 September 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
Volunteer opportunities for "Canteen Volunteers - Term 3 2022 (WWVP mandatory)" are once again open.
Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Thank you for volunteering!
wendy.regan@cg.catholic.edu.au
Pop quiz - how heavy was Phar Laps heart?* Not as heavy as ours as we advise that the Rockstar Trivia Night scheduled for 5 August 2022 has been postponed due to the Covid 19 situation. The Brains Trust Trophy will just have to gather more dust this term as we ride out this tsunami size “third wave”. Silver linings - more time to brush up on all things trivial. A new date will be announced later in the term. So for now, keep well and safe and watch this space!
* for those who are interested it weighed 6.35kgs and can be seen at the National Museum of Australia (a fabulous place to visit!)
Realm DrillDance Senior and Junior teams are now recruiting for the upcoming 2022-2023 season.
We are looking forward to another fantastic season! Training will commence in August at Hall ACT.
Please email drilldanceact@gmail.com for more information.
