Newsletter Week 7, Term 4 2022

First Sunday of Advent: 
Sunday 27^th November

On the First day of Advent, we celebrate the beginning of the Church’s Liturgical Year. We have a different set of readings each liturgical year. After Vatican II, the lectionary was divided into three years (A, B, and C) in order for Catholics to hear as much of the Bible as possible. This year we’re entering Year A, which focuses on the Gospel of Matthew.

Advent is a special time of waiting and preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The Advent Wreath is a circle of evergreens that symbolises God’s everlasting love for his people, a love, which gives us Jesus so that we may know the extent of this love. The four candles represent the four weeks before Christmas, and one more is lit each Sunday, reminding us to shine with hope, love, joy, and peace because Jesus will soon be here.

Three candles are purple. The candle for the third Sunday is pink. 1st Sunday of Advent - In this Gospel reading Matthew 24: 37-44 speaks of the importance of watching and waiting for the Lord’s coming.

All classes in Religious Education Programs will focus on the Advent Season, the preparation and waiting for the coming of Jesus, over the next 4 weeks.

An Advent Prayer

Father
Advent is a time of waiting
And watching and praying:
A time of helping and longing and saying:
Come, Lord!
Come into our hearts.
Please help us to think of other people.
Help us to work harder at home,
In school and in the classroom,
We can hardly wait for Christmas to come.
It’s a great time, so exciting!
Help us to remember that it is also a time of giving.
Amen

Last Day for Uniform Orders 2022

Uniforms delivered to classroom Thursday 8^th Dec – Order by 5pm Wed 7^th December
** Please note – All exchanges must be finalised by Thursday 15^th December

1^st Uniform Orders for 2023
Uniform orders ready for collection in Classroom when attending MAI Testing

Order by 5pm Wed 25/1/2023 – Place order through Flexischools for Thursday 26/1/23

Please make sure you have changed your child’s Year Level/Class in Flexischools to be their Class for 2023 so uniforms can be delivered to the correct classroom!

CONGRATULATIONS

Taylen, year 5 student, is 1 of 4 nominated riders as a finalist for the 2022 MXStore Motorcycling NSW Awards. He has been nominated for the Dirt Track - Junior Male (17yrs and under) rider of the year. The awards night will be held on the 26th Nov, at Penrith. This weekend he will not only be attending the Awards Night but also competing at the NSW Junior Track Championships at the Central Coast. We congratulate him on his achievements and wish him all the best for the Championships and 2022 Awards.

Congratulations to Ben in Year 5 who has been selected to represent the Diocese of Lismore and is off to the Polding trials in February. After a stellar 35 games won and no losses (7x first to 5 set matches). We wish Ben all the best of luck in his training and preparation for this event next year.