Congratulations to all of our Raffle prize winners, some of those hampers were bigger than you! 

Thank you to our parent helpers that assisted with the wrapping of our prizes, your time and efforts are always greatly appreciated. 

                                                   

Dear Parent’s, 

At the end of term, we have two staff members going on extended leave. Mrs Kelsey Francis will be on maternity leave for the upcoming arrival of her third child and Mrs Holly Peterson is taking Long Service Leave for the remainder of the year to travel. We wish both Kelsey and Holly well for theirleave and look forward to their return to St Angela’s.

Replacements for Kelsey and Holly’s positions have been finalised and I would like to announce that Mrs Jacqui Dennis (Physical Education) and Mrs Michaela Davies  (STEM) will take over these roles commencing at the start of Term 2. I’m sure you will join me in welcoming both Jacqui and Michaela to our St Angela of the Cross school community.

Mrs Kasey Burrell has also extended her maternity leave with the welcome news she is also expecting her third child. Mrs Sara Harris will continue in the role as Visual Arts teacher.

We would also like to congratulate Miss Claire Henry and her partner Sam Knight who will be getting married over the school holidays. We wish them a lifetime of happiness together.

Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Congratulations to Xavier, Teddy, Georgie, Gracie, Lailah, Chad, Max, Kayley and Luka who will be making the Sacrament of First Reconciliation this week.

Enrolments 2024
Early indications are showing strong enrolment numbers for the 2024 school year. If you have any siblings starting in 2024 or know of any families interested in enrolling their children at St Angela’s please contact the school office for enrolment packs and to book an interview ASAP.

End of Term
Next Wednesday 5th April is the last day of term for all students. There will be a short assembly at 3:00pm on this day in the undercover area to draw our Easter Raffle, all welcome. It’s hard to believe that first term has come and gone so quickly, on behalf of all the staff we hope you have a happy, holy and safe Easter and holiday period with your families. Term 2 commences on Wednesday 26th April.

A big congratulations to all students who participated in events, persisted when it became challenging and provided support to their peers. Thank you to all parent helpers who contributed their time and assistance at each event on the day.

Tomorrow we have 18 students representing St Angela of the Cross at the Warragul & District Athletics Carnival and we wish them all the very best!

Congratulations to our boy and girl champions. 

Foundation | Eva Brakensiek & Sam Warry 

Grade 1 | Sienna Bartlett & Jimmy Alderruccio

Grade 2 | Haven Collins, Archie Blackwood, Xander Rowse & Seth Lai

Grade 3/4 | Ella Mulipola & Jack Ablett 

Grade 5/6 | Isabella Michaelides & Oliver Fak

Just a reminder that all students are required to wear Winter uniform during Term 2 & 3.  

Could all families please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child's name.

Spanning across the six weeks of Lent each year, Project Compassion brings thousands of Australian schools, parishes and supporters together to raise funds for people living in some of the most vulnerable communities across the world.

If you would like to donate to Project Compassion, you can place your donation into the Project Compassion box or collect an envelope from the School Administration Office.

Your generous support can help change lives today - and For All Future Generations.

https://www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion/donate 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Lord and God

Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday because we read Matthew’s Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ [Matt 27:11-54].

We ask “who is the man going through this horrific experience?” Who is this man of sorrows, condemned by the powers that be, and abandoned by his followers? Is he just an unlucky poor man symbolically entering on a colt, getting too close and annoying the Empire. Or is this the King in disguise who has come among his people to set them free?

If he’s just a man who gets in over his head then Good Friday becomes a sad account of a good man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time by the wrong people who can get away with killing an innocent man. A terrible tragedy that should have been avoided.

But soon after the resurrection Jesus’ disciples are prepared to die proclaiming him Lord and God as do our earliest records as evidenced by the Philippians reading    [Phil 2:6-11] where Saint Paul, writing about 20 years after the Passion events says, Jesus, “though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited”. Wow!

This isn’t a tragic story about a misunderstood man, but a triumphant story about God through Jesus becoming King of the world, but not using the violence and force of the world. A story about sacrificial love—how violence is overcome and God’s Kingdom established on earth through Jesus, the Crucified God.

Our role, those who are witnesses in faith of these things, is to share in the work of announcing and inaugurating God’s Kingdom, not in heaven but in the here and now, being filled with the Spirit of Jesus who lives in us.

Who Jesus is makes all the difference.

Deacon Mark Kelly [with some material from a sermon by William Bradbury, April 13, 2014]