Vinnies Winter Appeal

This winter let's help people break free from the cycle of poverty and homelessness by donating to the Vinnies Winter Appeal.

We are currently seeking donations of non-perishable food items, clothes, blankets and warm coats or jackets. Your donations of any of these items will make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people who are doing it tough.

Australia is facing a homelessness crisis

This winter, Vinnies volunteer members across Australia are seeing an unprecedented demand for homelessness services and support.

Your generous support can help vulnerable people in our communities at risk of or experiencing homelessness with the urgent help they need to break free from the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

You can help give them food, so they are not going hungry and clothes, so they are not cold. Funds raised will provide a helping hand with essential bills or the rent could be all that’s standing between people and homelessness.

You can help them find safety and support. Together we can support Vinnies in their work to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Click here to view a list of items that you can donate, and you can see how it will be distributed to those in need.

Sacramental Program

Our Sacramental candidates have recently celebrated Reconciliation and are now preparing for their Confirmation. Please keep our candidates and their families in your prayers as they continue their sacramental journey. Upcoming sacramental events are as follows:

Confirmation Workshop and Mass
Sunday 15 June, 4-6 pm, Kingswood

Confirmation Mass
Tuesday 24 June, 7pm - Goodwood, or
Thursday 26 June, 7pm – Kingswood

Prayer for our Sacramental Candidates

God of all ages,
You send out your Spirit to touch the hearts of all people, Look kindly on our candidates for Confirmation as they seek to hear your voice. As they embark on this retreat weekend, we pray that you send your Spirit to enlighten, guide, strengthen, console, and open their hearts as they continue to seek a closer relationship with you. Help them to truly know the deep and abiding love you have for each of them and fill them with the joy of your presence.
As our community prepares these children for Confirmation, make us an instrument of your love,
Teach us to reverence what is holy in others and to be patience with what we do not understand.
Deepen our faith and help us to pass it on by our example. We pray that you continue to guide and sustain us, and teach us the Way of Love.
We praise you through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Prayer from St. Rose of Lima Church, Northborough, MA

PEG (Parent Engagement Group)

It’s Movie Time - for Children

We are seeking expressions of interest from parents who would like to be a part of a sub-group committee to organise a Movie Time evening for families to be held at Wallis Theatre, Mitcham. This will involve working with other parents to plan the event which will include raffle baskets for fundraising and coordinate this event. Please go to the following link to express your interest in being a part of this Parent Engagement Group sub committee: Click here to join a PEG sub-group

End of Term - Family Fun Time evening

We are seeking expressions of interest from parents who would like to be a part of a sub-group committee to organise an end of Term Family Fun Time evening with a pizza dinner at the end of Term 2. This will involve working with other parents to plan the event which will be held at the school on a school night and coordinate parent volunteers who will assist you with the event. Please go to the following link to express your interest in being a part of this Parent Engagement Group sub committee: Click here to join a PEG sub-group

Celebrating our Centenary - Then and Now

We would love to celebrate all of the parents in our community who are also St Therese Old Scholars. If you are an old scholar and your children are currently at our school, please forward a photo to us of you at our school as a student (Then) and then another photo of you with you and your children in their school uniform (Now). Then and Now photos will be displayed together at school for a centenary.

Your photos are precious, so we will take copies of them and return them to you promptly if you bring them to the school office. Or you can send them to us by email to info@sts.catholic.edu.au

Carol Jarell
APRIM & Wellbeing Coordinator

1969 St Therese Sports Day