St Vincent de Paul Society

The St Vincent de Paul Society is committed to serving people in need in our community and as a Catholic organisation we try to partner with them when it comes to actioning the Gospel values we espouse. The mission of St Vincent de Paul Society is to live the gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope and joy, and to bring about a more just and compassionate society. Our partnership comes about through several initiatives including:

• Homelessness awareness evening
• Ozanam Leadership Program
• Year 11 Religion & Ethics Vinnies volunteer experience
• Christmas hamper donations
• Staff participation in the communal table
• The Giving Tree Assembly – coming up on the 20 November

We are very appreciative of the contributions of our local Youth Engagement and Development Facilitator, Mr Michael Siccama, to this partnership. We hope that by participating in some of these activities, students will develop a greater appreciation for the difference they can make in their community when they demonstrate the Vinnies aspiration of ‘compassion built on justice’.

Masses

Each Religious Education class will also cohost a Wednesday morning Mass at 8am in our chapel. This Mass occurs during term time and is a Parish Mass, so it is open to all. The Mass finishes before the 8.40am bell. Religious Education teachers will email a notice to families prior to their allocated Mass, and we encourage attendance. Upcoming Masses will be hosted by our year 7 and 8 students.

Wednesday 5 November Ms Sally-Ann Lankowski's 8.5 & 8.6 & Mr Sam McMah's 7.3

Wednesday 12 November Mrs Justine Blinco's 7.0 & Ms Libby Kassulke's 7.9

Wednesday 19 November Ms Florence McKay's 7.1 & 7.8