Endeavour Foundation – Mother’s Day Flowers

Over the last two weeks, some of our students and staff have spent their Religious Education lesson at the Endeavour Farm, preparing flowers for sale. As an act of community service, the learning fits well with our Mission, thereby linking classroom learning with practical application. Students enjoyed helping our neighbours at this busy time of the year. This activity had previously been part of our program prior to interruptions from Covid, and we thank Mrs Kelsie Schuler for working with Endeavour to plan our involvement again.

Edmund Rice Camp – Big Buddies

We are currently taking an Expression of Interest from Year 11 and 12 students for our annual Edmund Rice Camp. This camp takes place from Monday 25 to Thursday 28 September at Chaverim. The camp is a great opportunity for Shalom students to give back to our local community and really make a difference. Senior students who volunteer at this camp would act as ‘Big Buddies’ for the ‘Little Buddies’ who attend. Interested students will find a link to the nomination form on SIA.

Class Masses

Each Religious Education class is allocated to a Wednesday morning 8am Mass in Loyola Chapel. The class, along with another, co-hosts this Parish Mass by taking the roles of readers and processors. When your student has an upcoming class Mass, you will receive a notification or an invitation to attend. We warmly welcome all to this weekly joint Parish School celebration. The Year 10 classes will be hosting over the next few weeks:

• 17 May Ms Bryson’s 10 RE I and Mr Gahan’s 10 RE J
• 24 May Mr Sheehan's 10 RE B & E
• 31 May Mr Gilbert’s 10 RE D & M

The Nicene Creed for Young People

Do you understand that long creed said at every Sunday Mass? Do you rattle it off like a robot not really knowing what you are praying? If so, then this session is for you. If you are between the ages of 15 – 20 you are invited to come along to two sessions with the Catholic Parish where we will explore The Nicene Creed.

What does it all mean? The Nicene Creed is a way to profess our faith. It’s the summary of the most important things we believe as Catholics, as passed to the apostles from Christ.

Mrs Mary Taylor and Mrs Cheryl Petersen will be presenting these sessions.

The first session will be on Wednesday 17 May at Novakoski Hall, behind Holy Rosary Church from 5.30pm to 6.30pm followed by free pizza and finishing up at 7pm.

The second session will be the following Wednesday 24 May at the Parish Office at the same time.

RSVP: petersenc@shalomcollege.com by Tuesday 16 May.

Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@shalomcollege.com