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Dear Parents,
Welcome back to the start of term 2, I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday and Easter period with your families.
I would like to acknowledge our School Captains who represented our school at the Anzac ceremony yesterday at the Warragul Cenotaph. Anzac Day is a special day where we remember the sacrifice of men and women who showed great character and resilience for the betterment of our country.
ANZAC Prayer
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O God, our ruler and guide,
in whose hands are the destinies of this and every nation,
we give you thanks for the freedoms we enjoy in this land
and for those who laid down their lives to defend them:
We pray that we and all the people of Australia,
gratefully remembering their courage and their sacrifice,
may have grace to live in a spirit of justice,
of generosity, and of peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Staffing Changes
Miss Elisha Rose has resigned from her position at St Angela of the Cross Primary school. We thank Elisha for her efforts in the short time she has been with us and wish her well for her future endeavours.
Mrs Lindsay Tweedie will replace Elisha as the full-time classroom teacher for Homegroup R from the start of Term 2. Mrs Rachael Williams will continue in her role with Homegroup TW and we are in the process of employing a part time teacher to share the teaching role with Rachael so she can continue to fulfil her role as Deputy Principal.
We thank both Lindsay and Rachael for their flexibility with these changes.
2024 Foundation Enrolments
Enrolments for our 2024 Foundation classes are open and early indications are suggesting strong numbers. Enrolment applications will close on Friday 16th June. If you have a child starting next year please ensure you have your enrolments forms submitted before this date.
Additional School Closure Day
Monday 10th July (First day of term 3) will be a school closure day, please ensure you add this date to your calendars.
After School Care | Extend
Our After-School Care Program will re-open next Monday 1st May. Bookings can be made at the following link https://www.extend.com.au/school/st-angela-of-the-cross/Congratulations to all of our raffle prize winners, some of those hampers were bigger than you!
Thank you to our parent helpers that gave their time to wrap all of our donated chocolates, your efforts are appreciated.
The St Angela of the Cross Cross Country will be held on Monday 8th May for all students.
We encourage students to dress in their house colours for this event.The Cross Country will be held onsite.
Parents/Guardians/siblings are welcome to attend the event but must sign in via the office prior to entry. A reminder for all visitors to please BYO Chairs and/or Picnic Rugs.
Parent Helpers
Please see the below web form to register your assistance if you are available to help on the day.
Each student will have the opportunity to purchase a gift for their Mum or special person.
The students will visit the stall in their class groups from 11.30am.
Gifts range from $1.00 to $6.00.
Please note: Students will have a $10.00 limit, please ensure money is in a named envelope or zip lock bag.
A Ransom for All
“I am the gate of the sheepfold” says Jesus. Catholics and other Christians are challenged by this week’s gospel (John 10:1-10), sometimes smugly imagining that Jesus is exclusively in our corner, excluding people of other faiths or no faith.
Certainly, Jesus is the gate and elsewhere in John, he describes himself as “The Way, the Truth and the Life”. No compromise there. Yet we believe he died for all of us whatever our gender, race, colour, creed or political persuasion. How then to reconcile these two concepts?
Pope Francis teaches that, “Christian life is so simple! Jesus is the door. He leads us along the way and we recognise his voice in the Beatitudes, in the works of mercy and when he teaches us to say “Father.”” But Francis also points to St. Paul’s observation in 1 Timothy that Jesus gave himself as a 'ransom for all.' That has always been Christian belief. God cannot be confined to our narrow categories. We divide ourselves into groups, forgetting that we are all children of God, identical, regardless of any divisions we establish for ourselves.
We are judged by a just God, who will welcome us based on what we have done with what we knew. Our Christian call is clear but those who do not know God will be judged on the good they have done and the values lived by.
The most loving thing we can do for all men and women is recognize that they too hunger for the God who created them and then help them to find Him as He is fully and completely revealed in his Son Jesus Christ and the Church. That includes recognizing the good that they do and joining with them in the work. And then there is this “infinite mercy” business - but that’s another story!
Deacon Mark Kelly
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