PARISH COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH
Sacramental Preparation
We are pleased to announce that preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place in the Kingston-Channel Parish this term. This is open to any Baptised students (or those considering Baptism) from Grade 3 and above. A parent information evening will be held in the Church of Christ the Priest on the evening of Tuesday 31st August at 7:00pm.
If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any member of the Sacramental Team:
Fr Mike, Parish Priest mike.delaney@aohtas.org.au
Polly Marriott, Director of Mission pauline.marriott@catholic.tas.edu.au
Cristy Mahony, Junior Campus Religious Education Coordinator cristy.mahony@catholic.tas.edu.au
Hannah Donovan, Parish Associate hannah.donovan@catholic.tas.edu.au
Casey Moore, Parishioner casey.moore@catholic.tas.edu.au
This weekend in the Parish, 27 College students will be a part of 39 young people from Grades 4-10 across six schools and colleges being Confirmed by the Archbishop at the Church of Christ the Priest. Confirmation will be celebrated during the 6:00 pm Saturday Vigil and the 10:00 am Sunday Mass and all are warmly invited to attend and stay for refreshments afterward to celebrate our young people on their journey of faith.
Catholic Earthcare Certification
With all the fabulous things that are happening in the way of sustainability and care for creation, St Aloysius has started the process of registering to become an accredited Earthcare school. This is a national program for Catholic organisations run by Caritas to acknowledge the good works and encourage the church to lead by example in engaging the community in caring for mother earth and addressing our ecological challenges. St Aloysius is currently at Level 1 (registration stage) of a 5 tier progression.
Vinnies Winter Appeal
This year the Vinnies Winter Appeal will run in Week 3, Monday 2nd to Friday 6th August to coincide with National Homelessness Week. Our Vinnies students will be promoting the appeal which involves each class having a collection ($1 = 1 point, pantry items = 2 points, and winter clothing = 3 points) and the class with the most points at each campus will win a pizza lunch! Please participate if you can and show your support by getting behind this worthy cause.
St Aloysius Feast Day
The Feast of St Aloysius was marked with a number of celebrations across the College. Liturgies at our Junior and Middle campuses reminded us of our foundations and the importance of St Aloysius as an example of serving God and serving others. ‘Feast’ Day was certainly lived out with the Middle Campus food vans and more sausages across the College than you could poke a barbecue fork at! Thank you to food vans Crave Tasmanian, Coburg and Co., Wattlebanks, and Need Want Spanish for providing us with their culinary delights. Thanks especially to David from Need Want Spanish who has donated 2 churros makers to the College as well as sharing some videos and recipes!
The Junior Campus students loved the visit from the very big Grade 10s who participated in soccer, football, chalk drawings, and an impromptu dance-a-thon as many of them reminisced and shared stories of their own time at the Junior Campus. The Grade 5-9 students took part in a number of games and activities including a staff “Who am I…?” quiz. Do you know which staff member is qualified to pierce ears or who had their passport confiscated in a foreign country…?!?
St Aloysius Got Talent shows in the afternoon were very entertaining with many new staff commenting on the positive tone and spirit from the audiences. Congratulations to all who participated, particularly the 5 Sisters of Charity who made a surprise appearance. Who knew that nuns could dance like that!
