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Parish Masses on Wednesdays
Usually at 10am each week classes are rostered to attend mass with the Parishioners. Unfortunately classes will not be attending at this time, inline with the recent COVID-19 guidelines from CE.
Altar servers
We are still looking for additional altar servers to prepare for weekend and school Masses. Please be in touch if you and your child are interested in them being involved. If they have made their First Eucharist in the Catholic Church they are eligible to serve. It is a beautiful way to serve in the Church and a necessary job that requires as much support as possible. Please email jacqueline.collins@cg.catholic.edu.au to add your child’s name to the list.
Feast of St Anne & St Joachim
Next Tuesday is the feast day of our school patron saint, St Anne. As we are unable to celebrate mass together as a community, the students will be celebrating the Feast day with a Liturgy in their class or stage groups. The students who have been selected as SRC representatives for Semester 2, will be inducted with their badges during the Primary Assembly on Friday and the Monday Secondary assembly. A photo of each child receiving their badge will be emailed to families. Our apologies that parents are unable to join with their child on this occasion.
Patronage of St. Anne
St. Anne is the patron saint of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor, grandmothers, childless people, equestrians, lacemakers, miners, the poor, and seamstresses. The most well-known patronage of St. Anne is that of grandmothers. Certainly as the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ, St. Anne was a woman of great virtue and love.
About St. Anne
Tradition holds that St. Anne, or Ann, is the mother of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. There is no mention of Anne in the Bible; however, their story has been told in a document known as the “Gospel of James.” Non-biblical books from the early Christian centuries acknowledge Mary’s parents as Joachim and Anne. These sources claim that Joachim and Anne were childless for many years of their marriage. The angel Gabriel appeared to them separately and declared that they would in fact bear a child who must be dedicated to God. Hence, Anne became the mother of our Blessed Virgin Mary.
Made universal by Pope Gregory XIII, the church celebrates her feast day along with Joachim, on July 26th. St. Anne, Hebrew for Hannah, meaning “grace”, eventually became the patron saint of married women and childless couples.
As the woman chosen by God to be the Mother of His Son, the Virgin Mary is known around the world as a good, holy, and exceptional woman. Certainly she must have had extraordinary parents whose example of faith and trust in the Lord impacted her in a way that would change the course of history forever! These parents, Joachim and Anne, have been honored throughout the ages for their dedication to raising their daughter, Mary, to be a woman fully devoted to God, and raised in a way that brought glory to God.
St. Anne had a unique position in which God entrusted to her the task of bringing up Our Lady in a holy and virtuous way. While teaching Mary to cook, take care of her home, and look after her family and neighbors, St. Anne modeled for the Virgin Mary a life of prayer, love, and humility. In doing so, St. Anne prepared Our Lady to receive Our Lord not only into her heart, but into her very body, becoming the Mother of God.
Information about St. Anne’s death has been lost to history but she has been honored as a saint from the days of early Christianity, and her relics have been the cause for pilgrimage in several countries.
St. Anne depicted in Art
St. Anne is often shown seated with a book upon her lap and the child Mary leaning against her, eager to listen and to learn. God entrusted to St. Anne the task of raising Our Lady in a holy and virtuous home, and from a very young age Mary looked to St. Anne to learn about God and how He works in the lives of those who love and serve Him.
Source adapted from: https://catholicsaintmedals.com/saints/st-anne/
Litany of St. AnneLord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary, Pray for us. Saint Anne, Spouse of Saint Joachim, Pray for us. Saint Anne, Ark of Noah, Pray for us. Saint Anne, root of Jesse, Pray for us. Saint Anne, fruitful vine, Pray for us. Saint Anne, joy of the angels, Pray for us. Saint Anne, hope of the patriarchs, Pray for us. Saint Anne, vessel full of grace, Pray for us. Saint Anne, mirror of obedience, Pray for us. Saint Anne, mirror of patience, Pray for us. Saint Anne, mirror of devotion, Pray for us. Saint Anne, support of the Church, Pray for us. Saint Anne, refuge of sinners, Pray for us. Saint Anne, mother of virgins, Pray for us. Saint Anne, help of Christians, Pray for us. Saint Anne, gate of salvation, Pray for us. Saint Anne, guide of pilgrims, Pray for us. Saint Anne, consolatrix of the afflicted, Pray for us. Saint Anne, health of the sick, Pray for us. Saint Anne, help of all who invoke you, Pray for us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord. Pray for us, O blessed Saint Anne. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us Pray. O God, Who by Your grace, was pleased to choose blessed Anne to be the mother of the Virgin Mary, mercifully grant that we who celebrate her praises may be assisted by her prayers to You, Who live and reign in a world without end. Amen. |
This week Year 7 got a taste of France with a belated fête nationale celebration 
. They enjoyed using their French skills to order food and pushed their comfort zones trying new foods like blue cheese and pâté!
We will be holding the Scholastic Book Fair from 25th July to 4th August. Students will have the opportunity to view the books during their Library lessons and with their class teacher. Students will create a “Wish List” of books they would like to purchase with the permission of their parents/carers. Please follow the instructions on the back of the Wish List form for how to place your order online. The Wish List along with the recorded receipt number is to be returned to school for students to receive their books. Please highlight which books/items you would like to purchase on the Wish List to ensure the correct books are sent home. Orders will be accepted up until 9am on the 4th August. Orders after this deadline will not be filled.
Book Week
Book Week events will take place from 22nd August to 26th August. The theme for Book Week is, “Dreaming with Eyes Open”. Please see the flyer attached in this issue of the Newsletter about events that will take place during Book Week.
Book Club
The Issue #4 order from Scholastic Book Club arrived this week and has been distributed to students.
The Issue #5 catalogue from the Scholastic Book Club has been distributed to students. If ordering from this issue please place your order and make your payment online.
scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the LOOP app. Orders are due by 3rd August 2022.
If you would like to view Issue #5 online you can follow this link https://scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/.
Congratulations to our Yrs 4-6 Boys Rugby Union team on winning the Stephen Bleyer Cup at the end of last term and well done to George Morton for winning one of the player awards. Thank you to the organisers, officials and coaches for putting the event on.
The Trent Barrett Shield date has been changed to Thursday 18th August. Students interested in playing need to get their parents to give consent on Compass ASAP.
NSW Cup Netball final is in Wagga on Monday 8th August.
Katrina Fanning Cup for Primary has been cancelled due to lack of numbers.
Reminder - If you need to postpone your child's canteen order please send Belinda Maxwell a text on 0412142166 before 9.30am on the day.
Did you know - You can cancel your child's canteen order on the QKR App anytime before 8am on the day.
Monday 14th November - Team 1 - Carly Bickham, Andrea Cartwright, Ashlee Smith
Monday 21st November - Team 2 - Kirsty Oliver, Liz Oliver
Monday 28th November - Team 3 - Lisa van Egmond, Nicole Talbot
Monday 5th December - Team 4 - Kerissa Reardon, Rochelle Caldwell
Monday 12th December - Team 5 - Meg Morton, Ali McCrone, Atalie Perry
Leadership: Fortnightly Mondays from 4pm-5pm. Starting 25th of July.
Culture and Performing Arts: Wednesdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm. Starting 27th of July.
Hospitality: Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 4pm-5:30pm. Starting 27th and 28th of July.
Gaming: Fridays from 4:30pm-6pm.
Y Jam: Monthly Mondays from 4pm-5:30pm. Starting 25th of July.
Green Team: Fortnightly Mondays from 4pm-5:30pm. Starting 1st of August.
Young Entrepreneurs: Monthly Mondays from 4pm-5:30pm. Starting 19th of July.
To join a Team contact Kassi on 0418 357 230.