PARISH COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
We are looking to resume our Sacramental Program this term in order to complete the Sacrament of Reconciliation before the end of the year. This is open to all students (even those who are not Catholic but are thinking of becoming Catholic) particularly those in Grades 3 and above. Those who attended the first session earlier in the year do not need to reapply. Mrs Marriott will be contacting the Grade 3 families shortly, and if anyone else is interested, please get in touch at pauline.marriott@catholic.tas.edu.au.
YOUTH GROUP
We're back! Youth Group will return on Wednesday, 5th August (Week 3 of Term 3) from 4:00pm-5:30pm in the Sisters of Charity Centre (St Aloysius, Kingston Campus). Open to those in Grade 5 and above from any school or College. We will be running student driven sessions based on ideas such as Laudato Si’ and environmental sustainability, outreach in the local community, seasons and festivals, and Parish based music and liturgy projects as well as general socialising, games and activities. Keep up to date by joining our new private Facebook group by searching Facebook for Kingston-Channel Parish Youth Group, clicking the 'Youth' tab on the Kingston-Channel Parish website or contacting Polly Marriott at Pauline.marriott@catholic.tas.edu.au.
VINNIES VIRTUAL SLEEPOUT
Will you take up the challenge and sleep rough for one night? The Vinnies Sleepout allows participants to get a glimpse of the realities of homelessness on a personal level by sleeping rough for one night. The Sleepout provides a unique insight into the complex issues that people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage can face and encourages us to gain a deeper understanding. This is a semi-virtual event where students have the chance to sleep ‘rough’ at the back of the St Aloysius Catholic College Chapel and participate in various activities online. There will be a range of online guest speakers throughout the evening as well as recommended tasks to allow participants to achieve the full experience. The evening will be facilitated and supervised by Mrs Marriott and College staff. Together, we have the power to shape awareness and inspire action within our community. Those students who would like to take part please contact Mrs Marriott at Pauline.marriott@catholic.tas.edu.au and come along to a special Vinnies Sleepout meeting in the back of the Chapel at lunchtime on Friday, 31st July.
KINGBOROUGH HELPING HANDS
As part of the College's Outreach Program, for a number of years now the Kingston Campus has been involved in weekly donations of cakes and biscuits for Kingborough Helping Hands. Unfortunately KHH are unable to accept home baking at this time and so the invitation is being put out for families to donate dry store items. Due to the rise in need for these items we are extending this program to the senior students at the Huntingfield Campus.
Classes will be rostered for the remainder of Term 3 to bring in tins, biscuits or pantry goods. These will be collected and delivered to Kingborough Helping Hands at the end of each week to be distributed to those most in need in our community.
The roster is as follows:
Week 2 beginning Monday 27th July: 10 Blue
Week 3 beginning Tuesday 3rd August: 10 Green
Week 4 beginning Monday 10th August: 10 White
Week 5 beginning Monday 17th August: 9 Blue
Week 6 beginning Monday 24th August: 9 Gold
Week 7 beginning Monday 31st August: 9 Green
Week 8 beginning Monday 7th September: 9 White
Week 9 beginning Monday 14th September: 8 Blue
Week 10 beginning Monday 21st September: 8 Gold