St. Finbar’s Primary School

90 Centre Rd, East Brighton Vic. 3187 Tel 9592 4479, 9592 4069 Fax: 9593 2433

Email: principal@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents, Catholic Identity Survey St. Finbar’s school will be participating in the Catholic Identity Survey in the coming weeks. These surveys are conducted every 4 years and are essential to our school development as the data collected is used in our school review. As per our annual insight SRC surveys there are 3 target groups: Parents, Students and Staff. There will be a separate email to parents explaining what the next steps are regarding this important data collection and instructions on how to access and complete the survey. It is an expectation that all families complete the survey in the time frame provided. Emergency Management Drill On Wednesday 22nd of March at approximately 10:45am we will be holding an emergency management drill. The children will be notified beforehand that we will be performing this necessary task. The drill that we will be practising will be moving from the classrooms out to an emergency assembly point on the school playground. The drill should last approximately 10 minutes. Year 1 Family Prayer Night and Mass I would like to thank Mrs Kellar, Mrs Adair, Miss Liels and Mr Rodrigues for their time and effort in making the Year 1 prayer night so special. It was so nice to see so many families taking part in the various prayer activities in preparation for the family mass this Sunday at 5pm. School Open Day for New Families / Enrolments I would like to acknowledge again the work of our Year 6 Leaders who conducted school tours for prospective families. The feedback from the visitors was incredibly positive with many families already submitting their enrolment forms. Sibling enrolment meetings will happen over the last two weeks of term. St. Patrick’s Day Mass Tomorrow I have the privilege to attend the St. Patrick’s Day Mass with the Year 6 Social Justice Leaders. This is a very important occasion which is celebrated every year for Catholic Education Week. Athletics Carnival Our school Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 24th March. Notes for this event have been shared via CareMonkey. If you are able to assist in anyway can I please urge you to do so. Parental assistance at these types of events are not only wonderful for building school community spirt but they also show the children strong links between the staff and parents.

NEWSLETTER No 7 Thursday 16th March 2017

Year 6 Camp Last week the Year 6 camp was held at Forest Lodge in South Gippsland and from all accounts it was a huge success. It was wonderful to see the students challenge themselves in the activities provided by the camp as well as to see the interaction between staff and students. Whilst at camp, we received feedback from Coal Creek village, which was our activity on the way to camp about the exemplary behaviour of our students and the level of engagement they had in the activities provided. As a Principal, this type of feedback always validates the work we do as a school and as parents. Congratulations to all involved! Health and Harmony Day Friday 17th March has been set aside by our Year 6 Wellbeing Captains as our Health and Harmony day. The day will begin with a ‘Ride/walk to school’ focus and then special activities during the day to promote staff and student wellbeing. Thanks to our P & F who will be providing a fruit snack for the students who ride/walk to school. School Swimming Program Our school swimming program for all Year 3 & 4 Students and Year 2D will begin on Tuesday 18th April and will run for 2 weeks. This is the first 2 weeks of Term 2. We have changed venue for swimming lessons this year to Starfish Swim School in Bentleigh. The reasons for changing to this venue is that it is much closer to school so the interruptions to lessons will be decreased. The venue is also a private facility so we will have sole use of the pool and more importantly the change rooms. There will be no members of the general public at the pool or in the change rooms. The venue has also recently been renovated and provides a safe modern environment for swimming lessons. Principal’s Conference Next week from Tuesday – Friday I will be attending the Victorian Catholic Schools Principal’s Conference in Lorne. During my absence Mr Nigel Rodrigues will be Acting Principal and Miss Michelle Hill will be Acting Deputy Principal. I Sea I Care On Tuesday 14th March our I Sea i Care Ambassadors attended an excursion at Sorrento. Thank you to Marianne Tome for accompanying the students to this event. The children will provide a full report in next week’s newsletter. Walkathon On the last day of Term 1 – Friday 31st March - we will be holding our annual Walkathon at Dendy Park. Thanks to all of our hard working P & F who are coordinating this event. School will also conclude on this day at 1:50pm. School will resume for Term 2 on Tuesday 18th April at 8:50am. God Bless, Mr Pat Berlingeri Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March Fri 17 St Patrick’s Day Mass – relevant Year 6 Students Sun 19 Year 1 Family Class Mass – 5pm Fri 24 Whole School Athletics Carnival Sun 26 Year 5 Family Class Mass – 5pm Tue 28 Year 3 – Sacrament of Reconciliation – 6pm Thu 30 Soccer Lightning Premiership – relevant students Fri 31 School Liturgy 9.15am Last day of term – students dismissed at 1.50pm

April Fri 14 Good Friday Sun 16 Easter Sunday Mon 17 Easter Monday Public Holiday Tue 18 Term 2 begins

Start of Term Mass – 9.15am Swimming Program starts - Year 3 & 4 and 2D

Wed 19 Year 2 Prayer Night 6.30pm Sat 22 Eucharist Commitment Mass – 6pm Sun 23 Eucharist Commitment Mass – 9am & 11am Year 2 Family Class Mass – 5pm Mon 24 ANZAC Day Liturgy – 9.15am Swimming Program continues Tue 25 ANZAC Day Public Holiday Thu 27 Brighton Student Cluster – Year 5 & 6 Fri 28 Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sports Swimming Program ends Term 2 Accounts due

May Mon 1 School Photos

Tue 2 Board Meeting 7pm Wed 3 Foundation Prayer Night 6.30pm Thu 4 Year 3-6 Cross Country Fri 5 Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sports Sun 7 Foundation Family Class Mass – 5pm Tue 9 NAPLAN Testing Year 3 & 5 P&F Meeting 7pm Thu 11 Bike Ed Training Year 4 NAPLAN Testing finishes Fri 12 Bike Ed Training Year 4 Mother’s Day Breakfast Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sports Sun 14 Mother’s Day Thu 18 Bike Ed Training Year 4 Fri 19 Bike Ed Training Year 4 District Cross Country – relevant students Tue 23 Swimming Program starts – Foundation, Year 1 & 2M Thu 25 Bike Ed Training Year 4 Fri 26 Bike Ed Training Year 4 Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sports Tue 30 Division Cross Country – relevant students

***STAR OF THE WEEK***

FG ~ Bailey M, FI ~ Ariya K Year 1A ~ Indy R, Year 1L ~ Spencer S Year 2D ~ Kelly O, Year 2M ~ Hunter Z Year 3D ~ Chloe Z, Year 3M ~ Alexia F Year 4J ~ Tessa B, Year 4K ~ Ben C Year 5A ~ Luca E, Year 5H ~ Julia C

Year 6D ~ Lily P, Year 6H ~ Peter H & Johannah P

TERM 1 UPCOMING ASSEMBLIES:

Monday 20th March ~ Year 1A Monday 27th March ~ Year FG

All parents are warmly welcomed to attend our weekly assemblies.

Assembly every Monday at 2:50pm.

Assembly in the Church until further notice.

Please arrive on time to avoid disappointment.

COMING HOME TODAY: Every child, all years

Walkathon Sponsorship Forms Every child, Year 3 Reconciliation Information EMAIL ATTACHMENT/ LINK NIL

SCHOOL ACCOUNTS: Term One Accounts are now OVERDUE and

we would appreciate all families to pay by the end of the Term.

Term 2 Accounts are due and payable by Friday 28th April 2017 All parents are under a contractual agreement to make sure their fees are ALWAYS up to date. Prompt payment is expected if paying by the term with all accounts due within 14 days. Any queries please call the office. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

If you are experiencing financial difficulties at any time, please make an appointment with Mr Pat Berlingeri as soon as possible.

Thank you.

As we enter into the third week of Lent, we pause for a moment to reflect on where we have been … our Lenten journey has taken us from the temptations in desert to the reverence at the top of the mountain …. This week as we come down from the mountain and go about our daily lives, our gospel writer, John, reminds us that Jesus is the ‘living water’, that will help us to open are eyes, minds and hearts to those around us…. see the good as well as the injustices and take positive action to ‘make it right’….. Take a moment each day this week to discover the Jesus who gave hope and life to a Samaritan woman, who felt isolated and alone … and ask that same Jesus to bless us with the waters of joy, love and peace. Our Project Compassion appeal continues this week and the story we can focus on hits close to home – the story of Uncle Richard, a survivor of the Stolen Generations, forcibly removed from his family as a child and taken to Kinchela Boys Home (KBH) in NSW. You can access his story at http://www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion Last night, the parents and students of Year 1 attended a beautiful and reflective Prayer night in preparation for their Class Mass on Sunday. Thanks to Ms Adair and Miss Liels for their fantastic preparation and organisation and of course to all who were a part of the night – Mr Berlingeri and Mr Rodrigues… Please show your support for our lovely Year 1 students by attending their Class Mass this Sunday evening @ 5pm.

I invite you to join me for prayer and reflection at 3pm on Tuesday 21st March and Tuesday 28th March in the Marian room (back of the church).

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS ~ June Kellar

Dates to remember … Sunday, 19th March @ 5pm – Year 1 Class Mass Sunday, 26th March @ 5pm – Year 5 Class Mass Tuesday, 28th March @ 6pm – Year 3 Reconciliation

Dear Families of St Finbar’s,

Update: As most of you are aware St Finbar’s is a Kidsmatter School and therefore works under the framework set out by the Australian Government for all Primary Schools.

‘Kidsmatter is not a program, but a framework that helps us take care of our student’s mental health needs by focusing on:

Creating a positive school community

teaching children skills for good social and emotional development

working together with families

Recognising and getting help for children with mental health problems.’

The framework is divided into four main components which are:

C1. Positive school community

C2: Social and emotional learning

C3. Working with parents and carers

C4: Helping children with mental health difficulties At St Finbar’s, over the past two years, we have completed the implementation of Components 1&2 and will begin the implementation of Component 3 next term. We believe this third component will be a significant one which will help us to further develop the great partnership which already exists between parents and teachers. Social Emotional Skills put to the test! We talk about teaching Social Emotional Skills to our children but how do we know if we are having any success? I know because I have just returned from camp with 49 of our Year 6 students. What we as teachers and the staff of Forest Lodge Camp saw was an excellent display of getting along, persistence, courage, resilience, confidence, responsible decision making and self-control displayed by each child from the moment they arrived to the moment they left. A huge congratulations to each parent and teacher who has helped shape these children into the amazing young people they are.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS NOW AVAILABLE: Stacey is available for children who are presenting with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. This service is completely covered by Medicare. To access this service please speak to your child’s teacher or you can email or speak to Mr Nigel ~ Deputy Principal who will provide you with details on how to refer your child. nrodrigues@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

STUDENT WELLBEING NEWS ~ Nigel Rodrigues

SPORT NEWS ~ Mrs Tania Thompson

WE CONGRATULATE BOTH CHLOE F (5H) AND IMOGEN J-S (4J) for their fine efforts last Friday at the Beachside Division Swimming Carnival. Both girls gave it their best on the day, but were beaten in their respective heats by a very strong pool of breaststroke swimmers. A special thank you goes to their parents for taking them to and from the Oakleigh Pool on the day. A fine efforts girls!

WHOLE SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE

CARNIVAL

Friday 24th March Year. 3-6 carnival begins: 9.15am

F-2 carnival begins: 10.00am Venue: Sandringham Athletics Centre, Glamis Ave, Hampton

*Please ensure you have accepted the Care Monkey permission email and read over with your child of what to bring & wear on the day. *All ‘from venue’ departure permission slips (for Yr 3-6’s) need to be given to teachers by next Tuesday please.

* House-coloured t-shirts & shorts are encouraged, however Sports uniform are to be worn if no house-coloured t-shirt can be found in the wardrobe.

PARENT HELPERS: all parents that have notified Tania of their offer of support will be required. An email with your role will be sent out by Monday of next week.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT DAY OUT FOR ALL!

CURRICULUM NEWS

UPCOMING EVENT:

YEAR 5/6 DENDY DISTRICT

SOCCER LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIP

Trials are currently being held to select our Year 5/6 girls and boys soccer teams for this year’s Dendy District Soccer tournament. This round-robin tournament is set for Thursday 30th March at Elwood Park ovals (Head St & Esplanade ovals). Once the teams have been selected, the respective students will be sent out a Care Monkey with all relevant details for the day. KEEN TO COACH A TEAM?? If any parent (with a current WWCC) is interested in helping coach/manage a team on the day, please email Tania. tthompson@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au THANK YOU!

PREMIER’S ACTIVE APRIL This year our school will once again be participating in the Premier's Active April. It's fun and it's free! All it takes is 30 minutes of physical activity per day during April. Enjoy the benefits of being physically active and there are some great prizes to be won! To join our St. Finbar's team, simply register on the web site activeapril.vic.gov.au click on teams and request to join our

team using our team ID stfinbars-2017.

So St. Finbar’s let's take up the challenge and get ACTIVE! eLearning News ~ Miss Michelle Hill

BEBRAS Australia Computational Thinking Challenge

On Wednesday 15th March, many of our Years 3 to 6 students took part in the Bebras Australia Computational Thinking Challenge. This required the children to work alone or in pairs to solve a series of 15 challenges within a time limit. The challenges tested the students’ logic, problem solving and computational thinking. Results will be available by the end of March...hopefully some of our students will make it onto the Bebras Australia Honour Roll.

“It’s challenging but it’s fun at the same time. Sometimes we don’t understand the question but when we read the question a few times we started to understand. There were letters and a code and you had to figure out four names using the code.” By Alexia and Elise, year 3. “We had to use our coding skills. We had to read the question and understand the question. I liked trying to complete the challenges within a time limit.” by Charlie D and Jack M, year 5 “I literally think I know how to do this.” by Rhys, year 3

Casual Bookings/Cancellations/Adjustments please call 95920994 directly.

email: melissa.asmar1@gmail.com EMAIL NOT TO BE USED TO CHANGE DAILY ATTENDANCES EMAIL TO BE USED for changing permanent bookings, making advanced

bookings/cancellations (ie holiday program, school closure days), account queries, addressing special needs, incidents that need clarification, and the like. Emails are not checked prior to a session as administrative duties are addressed off site and away from the service as our priority lies with the active

supervision of children, their development and wellbeing.

Holiday Program-Special excursion Wednesday 5/4 /2017

Special Excursion - PRE- BOOKINGS ONLY ACCEPTED

EXCURSION COST: $25.50 per child

40 tickets offered and bookings will be subject to availability. ESSENTIAL-Please contact Melissa BY EMAIL PRIOR TO THE EXCURSION to book and pay for tickets by direct transfer to the

St Finbar's OSHC account.(name of children essential) Payment for the day will not be required until after the holiday program. The $38 attracts CCB and CCR. EXCURSION cost does not attract CCB or CCR rebate

Holiday Program

Holiday program ACTIVITIES whilst planned are flexible with consideration for active and passive time and

seasonal changes. We aim to provide opportunities for children to relax as well as continue their learning journey through varied and interesting interactions with each other and community partners.

Helpful Hints for Holiday Program

BYO HEALTHY LUNCH, SNACKS (extra snacks) AND DRINK BOTTLE WITH WATER: where food is brought

from home, the service encourages families to provide food that is consistent with the: Australian Government guidelines Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood, and/or Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia. We encourage parents to provide extra fruit and vegetables for afternoon snack and “sometimes foods” to be kept to a minimum. Store lunches in our fridge (chilled water is always available @ the service) Snack time 10.15am - Lunch 12.15pm. Please note that the service aspires to be a nut and egg free environment.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE NEWS

30

tickets

available

Anaphylaxis: Under regulations children who have been prescribed an adrenaline auto-injection device such as

an EpiPen® must bring it to the service. Please note that the school office will be closed during the school closure days and as such OSHC staff cannot access the first aid room. To ensure parents/guardians of the child/ren diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis are provided with a copy of the policy (r. 20(2A)), the service has now posted the policy on the school website. (Community tab; OSHC; Anaphylaxis policy) Thunderstorm Asthma Actions required by parents or guardians If a child is diagnosed with asthma all medication and asthma action

plan must accompany the child to the service. It's important to note that the school is a separate entity and as such permission by the parent must be given for the child to bring their medication from the office to the Holiday program Asthma medication must be provided during Holiday Program. Clothing and footwear; comfortable and protective Behaviour- Children are expected to follow the rules and practice positive behaviour, where a mutual respect

between staff and children shall be fostered. If a child/rens behaviour is deemed unsatisfactory, behaviour management action will take place to positively change the behaviour (redirect to quieter activities) if unsatisfactory behaviour persists, then an incident record will be completed and parents/guardians notified. The Directress reserves the right to exclude the child/ren from participating in the program. Electronic games are welcome although items bought from home are the children’s responsibility. St Finbar’s

OSHC will not take responsibility for lost or broken games. Kids on wheels- bring anything with wheels and a helmet for safety. Please note: Families must be registered with the DHS and have a current assessment in order to claim the rebates.

Information can be sort by referencing the document Child Care Information for Families; on the school website (Community Tab; OSHC)

Holiday Program 8-6 $38 After rebate $19

Holiday Program 1/2 day (under 5 hours) $19 After Rebate $9.50

Accounts

Accounts are now out and due in full within seven days. Should you have any queries then please email melissa.asmar1@gmail.com The accounts cover weeks 5&6 of Term 1. Anything beyond that is overdue and must be paid immediately.

Accounts are now emailed directly to a dedicated family email. If an email is not available then accounts are

distributed via the office which are handed to children by their class room teacher. If you do not receive your account please contact Melissa. Cash is NOT to be left at the office but handed directly to staff where a receipt will be issued. Cheques are also accepted or the most preferred way is via a direct transfer to the St Finbar’s OSHC bank account (St Finbars Outside School Hours Care BSB: 083 347A/c: 55055 9263. Please include your surname and child’s name in the Ref area).

To avoid large accounts it’s important that payments are made every 2 weeks (when invoices are received) and also frequent payments keep our OSHC program running efficiently. Thank you in advance. PLEASE NOTE: Clarification needed A payment was made on the 7th Oct 2016 however no details were specified. A payment was made on the 8th March 2017 however Moore was only specified. It's important that the children's names are listed in the reference area. Please check your accounts and should you find that it hasn't reconciled then please email Melissa.

PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS: The Uniform Shop will be open on the following mornings:

Tuesdays 21st March – 9am – 9.30am.

Reminder – order forms are available from the office or they can be downloaded via the school website. 2017 ORDER FORM Orders can be left at the office or emailed directly to uniforms@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au Orders will be filled and returned to the eldest child’s classroom.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2017/2018 MEMBERSHIPS: St Finbar’s Primary School is pleased to be selling the 17/18 Entertainment™ Memberships as a fundraiser in 2017 – the Memberships are now available to order! Purchases prior to 27th March receives an Early Bird Offer sheet

with over $70 in offers they can use immediately! (while stocks

last). Additionally, they also have the chance to win a $1000

David Jones Gift Card- if the winner purchased through you,

you also receive a $500 David Jones Gift Card! You can choose between the traditional Entertainment™ Book or you can purchase the Digital Membership, which puts the value

of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone, all for just $70! www.entbook.com.au/186b094 For any enquiries please contact: the office – 9592 4479 or office@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

YEAR 3 COFFEE GET TOGETHER: Date: Tuesday 21 March Time: 9am Where: Hamptons Bakery (427 Hampton Street, Hampton). Hope to see you there, Year 3 Class Reps

COMING SOON:

ST FINBAR’S 2017

WALKATHON FRIDAY 31st MARCH

Theme: Crazy Hair Day Please remember to wear your sports uniform, runners, school sports hat, water

bottle, lunch and snacks. P&F will provide oranges for all children.

WALKATHON INFORMATION

If you can help please click on the link below and choose a time slot

that suits you.

www.volunteersignup.org/A7PW3

TUCK SHOP NEWS: The Healthy Hut is open every

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Menu link: 2017 Healthy Hut Menu

TUCKSHOP CLOSED:

Friday 17th and Monday 20th March

18 - 19 March Altar Servers/Helpers Readers

6pm C Sabatino

Counters P LoSchiavo, M O’Donoghue & J Neeson

9.00am P Cooper

11am Chloe M Sideridis

5pm Jemma Year 1 Family Mass

PARISH NEWS

Year 1 Family Mass We welcome the students of Year 1 and their families to 5pm Mass this Sunday.

All Welcome!

First Reconciliation Please remember in your prayers the children of the Year 3 who are currently

preparing for their First Reconciliation. The St Finbar’s students will celebrate on the 28th March, and the children from other schools will begin their preparations next week

and celebrate in May. We aim for a deeper understanding of choices made, and the need for forgiveness in

our lives. The children are encouraged to reflect on times when less than good choices are made, and our need to make peace but also on discovering the goodness

in themselves, and we thank their teachers for supporting the children in this part of their faith journey.

COMMUNITY NEWS

St Finbar’s Catholic Parish Mass Times Parish Priest Father Ian Ranson Saturday 6pm Vigil Parish Secretary Bridget Cooper (Tues & Thurs) Sunday 9am & 11am and 5pm Address 86 Centre Rd, Brighton East Weekdays Mon at 8.15am, Tues to Sat at 9.15am Phone 9593 2122 Reconciliation After 9.15am Mass on Saturday Website www.cam.org.au/brightoneast Baptisms Most Sundays following 11am Mass

Please contact the Parish Office Email BrightonEast@cam.org.au St Vincent de Paul Hotline 1300 305 330 For Weddings or Sacramental Enquiries

(First Reconciliation, First Eucharist or Confirmation), Please contact the Parish Office.

School Principal Mr Patrick Berlingeri 9592 4479

Sunday 19th March Third Sunday of Lent The Jewish people worshipped at the Temple in Jerusalem. The Samaritans to the north worshipped on Mount Gerizem. But Jesus says to the woman of Samaria: ‘Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.’ We do this by acknowledging Jesus Christ as our sacred site. Jesus is where God is to be found. In his earthly ministry this was around places like the well in Samaria. As Risen Lord, he is to be found in those in dire need, and in the Heavenly Bread. In both cases we need to incline the body as an act of worship: in the case of the needy, by doing something practical; in the case of the Heavenly Bread, by genuflecting, bowing, before the Blessed Sacrament. We could pause for a moment to reorientate ourselves to the Sacred Site who is the Risen Christ, acknowledging him as indeed the ‘Saviour of the World’. © Fr Michael Tate

Baptisms Harrison Moor

(James and Samantha)

Recent Deaths Theresa (Terry)

Renyi

Anniversaries Brian Devitt, Cecilia Davis,

Andrew Vallianatos and Fr Cyril Blake

Please pray for the sick: Brinal D’Silva, Liam Evans, Mary Barberi, Kath

Dyer, Denise Fitzsimmons, Louise Davis, Kathleen Chiosso, Judy Burke, Cody Fisher, Joan D’Cruz, Kerrin White, Sheridan Veith, Adrienne

O’Meara, Elizabeth Breen, Michael Moroney, Lisa Tonna, Maurie Beaumont, Geraldine Farrell, Tracey Harris, Michaela Burge, Carmel Currie, Wendy Glennister, Sandra Charles, Jane Boyd, Patricia Cawte,

Annalisa Ziino, Margot Rawson, Olive Mabag, Odessa Prosser, Logan Tonini, Jill McKern, Jennifer Spencer, Nick Byrne, Luke Marriott, Max

Finch, Rosa Maria Santos, Tom Howard, Catherine Stahn, Sue Heffernan, Krystyna Charbucinska, Jon Devitt, Will Murray, Peter Cleary, Margaret

Sinclair, Joan Tranter, Cate Lombard, Chau Hoang, Tim Mulvany, Ana May Buenaventur, Boy Ramirez, Peter Purtell, Jasper Jacotine, Em Underwood and Robert Trinter.

Some of their names will be read out each week in the Prayers of the Faithful. Lent

Lent is a season of invitation. It is an invitation to step into the desert

with Jesus; to confront our own

purpose and ministry and to renew our trust in God’s vision for the

world and for us individually. June Kellar from St Finbar’s Primary

School RE Dept, invites you to join her for prayer and reflection at

3pm each Tuesday in the Marian

room.

Celtic Pilgrimage

No one wants to go on a Pilgrimage to England, Ireland,

Scotland and Wales? We’ve had no interest so far for this exciting trip. This is the last

week for expressions of interest, please let us know if anyone is

interested.

Welcome

We welcome the students of year 1 and their families to the 5pm

Mass this Sunday!

Melbourne Catholic Magazine and The Swag

The current editions are now

available for parishioners to take a copy. Please feel free to take one

home and have a leisurely read, and you may like to return it next

week for others to borrow.

Thanksgiving Envelopes

The new set of envelopes are available this week. If you would like to contribute regularly to our

parish by envelope, credit card or debit card, pledge cards are

available on the envelope table.

Volunteer Position Vacant

A volunteer driver is needed to escort the residents at Vasey East Brighton, Hawthorn Rd, for 10

hours per fortnight. Please apply to the Lifestyle Co-ordinator on 9519

1400 if interested.

Entrance Antiphon O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful

with me.

Communion Antiphon Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God, who is coming into this world.

Community News

Thank you

Kiwanis would like to thank parishioners who have very generously donated their used spectacles to help

others see, especially over the last few weeks when multiple boxes of glasses

have been donated. Pre-loved glasses are delivered to an

aid agency where they are sorted, graded, packaged and sent to developing countries. Eye care

professionals will then distribute them to children and adults with visual

impairment. Children and adult glasses, in good condition, of all shapes and

sizes are needed.

Professor speaks against Victorian government’s push for euthanasia

Presenting Killing As Kindness and Fiction As Fact The Victorian End-of-Life

Choices Inquiry has recommended an assisted suicide law and a Bill will be

introduced into the Victorian Parliament this year. The Australian Family

Association invites you to an important

talk by Prof Margaret Somerville AM, Professor of Bioethics in the School of

Medicine, Uni of Notre Dame Sydney. Prof Somerville will speak on the

dangers of assisted suicide legislation.

Sun 26 Mar 2-4pm, at Methodist Ladies’ College, 207 Barkers Rd, Kew. Entry is

free but RSVP required: marialusby4@gmail.com or

text/call Maria on 0438 088 681

CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB Friday 31 March, 7pm

Caroline Chisholm Library, Level 3, 358 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Anyone interested in reading and discussing Christian books and poetry is welcome to join the monthly meetings

of The Catholic Book Club. This month we are discussing In this vale of tears

by Melbourne author Gerard Charles Wilson.

Details: Paul Nixon on 0405 486 531 or www.melbournecatholicbookclub.yolasit

e.com

Parish Contacts Please feel free to contact any of these

people if you would like to become more involved in Parish Life.

Rosters for Lectors, Collectors and Special Ministers at Mass Paul Dungan 9592 2463

Counting Roster New Volunteers please call Parish Office

Children’s Liturgy Parish Office 9593 2122

Altar Serving Parish Office 9593 2122

Church Flowers and Linen Rita Maguire 9592 4159

Church Decoration

Senior’s Group Sue Sharry 9592 7229 and Joan Hamilton 9592 2498

Music Joy Conheady 9596 2643

Lent/Advent Prayer Groups Parish Office 9593 2122

Sacramental Enquiries (Reconciliation,

Eucharist, Confirmation) Parish Office 9593 2122

Parish Pastoral Group Parish Office 9593 2122

St Vincent de Paul Assistance Hotline:

Freecall 1800 305 330 (Mon to Fri 10am - 3pm)

Tennis Club www.stfinbarstennisclubbrightoneast.com

Netball Club www.stfinbarsnetballclub.com.au

Basketball Club www.scalpers.com.au

Next Parish Pastoral Group meeting:

tbc

Children’s Mass dates:

30th April at 5pm

Parish Roster 12 Mar

2nd Sun Lent / Year A 6.00pm 9.00am 11.00am 5.00pm

Lectors Julie McInerney / Anna Conti Ian Jones / Lorraine O’Reilly Margaret Howse Year 5 Family Mass

Special Ministers Joy Conheady Pauline Bourke Jenny Reiche / Rita Maguire VOLUNTEERS

Altar Servers Reese & Aidan Rose & Lily

Children’s Liturgy -

Data Projector Tony Conheady Dials Leo Volunteer

Counters J Cahill & T McClelland

Readings First Reading: 1 Samuel 16: 1, 6-7, 10-13 Psalm: PS 22 “The lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want”

Second Reading: Ephesians 5: 8-14 Gospel: John 9: 1-41