PARISH COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH
BRAVE THE SHAVE
Well done to Dilly Stott in Grade 8 who has braved the shave and shaved her head to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation and to donate her hair to make wigs for cancer patients. It’s not too late to sponsor Dilly and donations can be made at http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/dillystott.
Faith@Home
Please click on the attached link to access the Faith@Home newsletter which includes:
- Information on the Vinnies ‘pantry drive’ happening at both campuses this week. (Even if your child is learning@home donations can still be dropped off at either campus office.)
- Tried and tested faith and prayer resources.
- Tips for maintaining hope, peace and a sense of calm.
- Information on a very special and top secret Mother’s Day project!
- See the video of our fabulous staff performing Andrew Chinn’s ‘These Hand's” and how students can get involved in a similar production!
KINGBOROUGH HELPING HANDS
As the Kingston Campus biscuit drive has been suspended, staff at both campuses have been making weekly contributions to Kingborough Helping Hands for which Edna and her team have been most grateful. They have seen the need for assistance in the local community greatly increase in the last few months.
CARDS OF CARE
We are looking for ways to connect with our wider community and, after getting in touch with local care facilities, we are collecting letters and cards to distribute to those residents who are in isolation and feeling cut off from society in the midst of this pandemic. This is open to all staff, students from Kinder to Grade 10, and their families. Why not sit down as a family and write a few cards to help brighten the day of those feeling lonely or disconnected. You can write in a pre-purchased card or draw, paint or make your own. Maybe include a poem, a drawing or a few words about how you are staying positive in the midst of change and uncertainty? A couple of lines about what you are thinking, feeling and doing is enough to make a meaningful connection with those who need it most. Many residents are from an era where letter writing was the norm for much of their social interaction and so receiving mail can help support the memory of times when they were younger. Letters can be handed in to either campus office or emailed to james.wright@catholic.tas.edu.au or pauline.marriott@catholic.tas.edu.au
THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD APPEAL
At this time of year, volunteers would usually be out knocking on doors or raising crucial funds at local shopping centres for the Red Shield Appeal. This year, they need to do things differently and so the Appeal has moved to a digital platform.
The Salvation Army has asked the community of St Aloysius to support them and help them to raise the funds that enable the social programmes, such as support to families in crisis and homelessness services. Please help them by getting involved in their Digital Door knock. The link can be found below.