Term 3 Events and Important Dates
31 August: Father’s Day Mass (Junior school) College Chapel
31 August: St Edmund’s Sleepout- Gymnasium 7pm in Gymnasium
16- 23 September: Darwin and Tiwi Mission Trip- https://sec.act.edu.au/faith-mission/youth-ministry/
22 September- 4 October: India Immersion trip- https://sec.act.edu.au/faith-mission/social-justice/
14 October: Marian Procession St Clements Galong http://cgcatholic.org.au/marian/
Greenhouse for HOME
“Jesus replied, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39
Last Friday our Year 12 Construction class, Mr Watson and Mr Zarb journeyed out to HOME in Queanbeyan to assist in completing a greenhouse that our staff had begun on the staff service day at the end of last term. This greenhouse will enable people living there to grow a garden, plant and cultivate flowers and have a space to care for various flora out of the extreme Canberra weather. It is in giving that we receive and the St Edmund’s staff and students worked tirelessly and humbly together to see this important project complete. Special thanks to all staff and students who contributed to its construction.
Hosting Ipswich Flexi School
The College is hosting the Ipswich Flexi School in our gymnasium over three days this week, commencing from August 18. It is a great opportunity for these young students from up north to discover and explore Canberra’s national attractions. This also highlights the larger EREA network and the strength of our partner schools in being able to support each other in assisting thousands of young people around our nation gain an education and grow individually and collectively. We wish them safe travels back to Queensland on 21 August and hope that they have enjoyed chilly Canberra for another year.
http://www.youthplus.edu.au/ipswich-flc/
How can I become Catholic?
The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program will be conducted in the St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish starting in September 2018 and continuing through to after Easter 2019. This program is for adults/teenagers who are interested in becoming a Catholic and baptised Catholics wanting to complete the sacraments of Initiation, i.e.: Reconciliation, Holy Communion and Confirmation and those who were baptised into Protestant churches, i.e.: Anglican, Uniting, Presbyterian, etc., who would like to be received into full communion into the Catholic Church, i.e.: become a Catholic. You will need to order a book for the program at the cost of $19. If you are interested in this program, please call the parish office with your details on 62 399 846 or email cathedral@cg.org.au
Michael Monagle (Director of Mission and Identity)