Slowly, teachers start setting up classrooms, discussing seating plans and organising stores. I get far too excited about new packets of textas, meeting new children and parents and sinking my teeth into some new curriculum.  What a joy! When I doubt my work or my capacity to do it, I should remind myself more often of the joy that is everywhere in the first few days of school.

You have only to watch for a little while to see children rejoice when they see a teacher they adore or a friend they haven’t seen over the break. This is an indicator of the sort of community we are. We are on earth the heart of God, you can see that in the way we greet each other after a long break.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Philippians 4:4-8

May 2019 be full of joy for you all!

God bless,

Stephanie Stewart (Religious Education Coordinator)

Parish News

Vinnies Doorknock Appeal 2019

The Vinnies Doorknock Appeal has been running in Canberra for over 30 years. The funds raised through the Doorknock Appeal are vital to enable the Society to continue its core work, responding to over 26,000 calls for assistance each year. Local conferences all over Canberra are welcoming volunteers from our primary schools to help reach our Doorknock goals.

If you don’t think you can participate in a Doorknock Appeal as a collector, you can certainly donate to the Appeal online or through your local parish. As of February 1, the Door Knock Appeal donation link will go live on the website. Here’s our Step-by-Step guide on how to donate specifically to your local conference:

• Go to https://www.vinnies.org.au/donate
• Select ACT
• Complete the required details:
  1. Select the Door Knock Appeal 2018 – ACT
  2. Choose your Donation Amount
  3. Select Type of Donation
  4. Select Payment Method
  5. Enter Donor Details
     1. IN THE COMMENT SECTION, ENTER [PRIMARY SCHOOL NAME] AND [SUBURB]
  6. Enter Payment Details
  7. Click Continue
• Review donation details and click process donation