REC Report
Term 4
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- St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal Christmas Hampers collection 18th -29th November 2019
- Year 5 excursion to Mary MacKillop Place Museum, Wednesday 27th November 2019
- Mission Day (Mufti Day), Friday 6th December 2019
- End of Year Mass Tuesday 17th of December 2019 at 9:30 am, St Michael’s Church, Mittagong
PARISH NEWS
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to the students who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday. Just a reminder that you can collect your certificates after one of the four weekend Masses.
A very big thank you to the liturgy group who were able to attend.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
Parents who have children going into Year 3 in 2020 (or older) and who wish their children to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist next year, please collect an enrolment form from Father Sean after Mass. ENROLMENTS WILL CLOSE 8TH DECEMBER 2019.
REMINDER: St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hamper 2019
These non-perishable food items will be donated to our local St Vincent De Paulcharity to distribute to families in need within our local community.
Please see below an item list for each Year. There are some suggestions of items for each class but you are not limited to the items.
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Kindergarten |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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Lollies & chips |
Paper Plates, cutlery Paper cups serviettes Christmas crackers
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Pantry Item: Jams Salt and Pepper Flour Mint sauce Apple sauce Vegemite Tomato Sauce BBQ Sauce Salad dressings
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Biscuits: Savory and sweet |
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Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
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Desserts: Christmas Pudding Jelly Packet mix puddings/cake Mince pies Custard
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Drinks: Coffee (instant and tin) Soft drink Long life Milk Cordial
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Canned Goods: Tins of soup Tins of meat/tuna Tins of fruit Tins of |
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YEAR 5 FETE
Well done to Year 5 for another fantastic fete. Students enjoyed a variety of activities and games. The white elephant store proved to be a popular attraction with a variety of toys and other exciting items. Congratulations to the students who won different prizes for competitions during the course of the fete.
The sum of $729.25 raised from the fete will be donated to Sr Anna Warlow’s Good Samaritan Rural Outreach program and the Maubara Orphanage. If you would like to find out more about this program please click on the following link.
UNITING CHURCH SING-A-LONG
The Liturgy group on Monday the 25th November visited the Uniting Church, Mittagong for their monthly sing-a-long. The students sang beautifully and put a smile on every one’s face. It is important that as a school we connect with other members of the community especially as we approach into the holy season.
MISSION DAY - ORANGE THEME
Next Friday is Maubara Mission Day. Students are allowed to wear mufti clothes to school. Students are encouraged to wear wear orange clothes and/or orange accessories to brighten the day. It would be appreciated if students could please bring in a gold coin to donate.
CATHOLIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
This Wednesday night (27th November, 2019) in the Parish Hall at Bowral at 7:15 pm, there will be a Catholic Enrichment evening where different aspects of our faith will be discussed. This week’s topic will be “Mary”. All are welcome to attend.
SCRIPTURE STUDY
This Tuesday (10th December, 2019) in the Parish Hall at Bowral, all are invited to an introductory meeting at which a general overview of how we approach a study of scripture and a discussion about the gospel of St Matthew which will be used for most of our liturgical year beginning in a few weeks. If there is interest, this could become a monthly gathering. All welcome.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS EVENT
All are welcome to attend the "Walk through Bethlehem" at Mittagong Anglican Church. See details below.
Rebecca Mitchell, Acting REC