Dear Parents,

Congratulations to Mr Rutledge and his wife on the safe arrival of their son Croí Sean Eoghan Rutledge last Friday. The arrival of a baby is one of God’s everyday miracles. We hold the Rutledge family in our thoughts and prayers throughout this special time. Mr Rutledge will be on paternity leave for the next two weeks. 

Thank you for the warm way in which you and your children have welcomed me into your school community. I feel very blessed and fortunate to be a member of the Sts Peter and Paul school community. Feel free to make time and come to the school to introduce yourself to me.

School renovation work

A review of the tenders for the upcoming renovation works will occur this week. As Sean mentioned in last week’s newsletter, this might lead to some alternative entrances to the school and areas closed off in the coming weeks for this work to occur. We will have signs and barricades to indicate new travel paths and areas that will be blocked off. As the works are mainly cosmetic, meaning these areas should only be blocked for short periods of time. We will endeavour to write about this in the newsletter each week for your information.

Canteen and Uniform Shop

We welcome back Lauretta Raccosta and extend our thanks and gratitude to Eleen Binutti who has been doing a stellar job in Lauretta’s absence.

Daily Reading

I had the pleasure of presenting at and attending the annual Australian Literacy Educators Association national conference in Melbourne during the term break. A resounding message amongst presenters and keynote speakers was the importance of reading with our children at an early age. This article and advice from beloved Australian author Mem Fox emphasises many of the benefits and reasons why we should be reading aloud to young children: http://bit.ly/2Z6jW7I

School Survey

An annual satisfaction survey of parents, students and staff will be conducted on behalf of all Catholic schools in the Diocese this term. The surveys are designed to gather feedback from parents, staff and students about our school and will be used to inform school improvement. Responses are confidential and individuals can not be identified.

The surveys will be sent using the email addresses supplied to the school. They open on 29 July and will close on 9 August 2019. If you do not receive an email with a link to the survey, you can access and complete the survey at the following link:

https://www.research.net/r/stspeterandpaulparent2019

Value and Awards Assembly

This Thursday at 2:15pm the students of 5/6W will be presenting on ‘Faith’.  This will be followed by the Awards Assembly. All members of our school community are invited to attend.

Hats

A reminder that from August 1 and onwards for the rest of the year, students are required to have and wear their school hats during play time.

Blessings and best wishes,

Garreth Wigg

Assistant Principal (Acting)

Sunday Gospel: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C

The parable of the Rich Man with the Good Harvest.

One of the themes running through the gospels is that wealth can be an obstacle to entering fully into relationship with God. It is not necessarily wealth in itself that is the issue, but rather the valuing of material things above everything else and the constant desire to accumulate more and more. In this week’s Gospel, we hear the story of the rich young man who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit the kingdom and Jesus tells him to sell everything he has and give away the proceeds. The young man goes away very upset because he thought that with his great accumulation of wealth he’d be able to buy anything that he needed to gain the kingdom. This is also the Gospel where we have the saying of Jesus that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. An interesting analogy, and the point is about having more than we need. What good is served by one person having more than they need while others do not have enough to meet their needs?

Dates for your Diary:

Tuesday 6^th August – Parish Feast day of the Transfiguration, to be celebrated by the school community at Holy Trinity Curtin, Mass at 12:00pm.

Thursday 8^th August 2:15 – Feast of Mary MacKillop Prayer Celebration led by 3/4M

Thursday 15^th August 12:00 - Feast of the Assumption Mass. (Year 1 will assist with this Mass)

Blessings for the week ahead,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)

Canteen Roster

Term 3, Week 3

Thank you helpers, your assistance is very much appreciated.

Please contact me on lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au if you are able to help or unable to make your shift.  Thank you

The Fruit Incentive ticket winner for last week was Audrey I, KW.  Congratulations Audrey, you have won a $2.00 voucher to spend at the canteen.  Please see Mrs R at the Canteen to collect your voucher.

Do you want to win a $2 voucher to spend at the Canteen?  Simply purchase fresh or frozen fruit from the Canteen and be in the weekly draw to WIN!!

WODEN VALLEY YOUTH CHOIR

Woden Valley Youth Choir is an exciting and dynamic not-for-profit community choir for young people, with a strong emphasis on Music Education. We don’t just sing – we become musicians.

WVYC will have vacancies in all of its choirs for children entering year 3 next year through to young adults aged up to 25. 
Rehearsals are held at Charles Weston School in Coombs on Tuesday evenings but the choir is open to people from all over the Canberra/Queanbeyan area.

Auditions

Auditions for choristers wishing to commence in September 2019 will be held on Saturday 10 August.

For more information about the choir and the audition process and to download an application form go to wvyc.org.au

Rotary Club of Hall Indigenous Scholarship

WVYC welcomes enquiries from indigenous young people for the Rotary Club of Hall Indigenous Scholarship. Applicants should contact the administrator on info.wvyc@gmail.com to request the guidelines for applying for a scholarship.

Centauri Voices

We are keen to grow our choir for young men aged 13 to 18 with changing or changed voices and are happy for interested young men to try out the choir before they commit to joining rather than auditioning.  If you are interested in sitting in on a few rehearsals please email us or phone 1300 599 655.

WVYC 50th Anniversary Concert

If you’d like to see the choir in action, come to the Woden Valley Youth Choir 50th Anniversary Concert on 24 August in Llewellyn Hall.  Tickets available through Ticketek.