St Michael's Primary School - Kaleen
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Tyrrell Circuit
Kaleen ACT 2617
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Email: office.stmichaelsps@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6241 4022

RE News: Meaghan Younger

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Next week marks the third week of the season of Advent in our Church calendar. Children will have special Advent prayers in class on Monday and then hold a final prayer for our fourth Advent Candle on Friday 17th December.  You may wish to share our third week of Advent with this small prayer: https://youtu.be/w20L25cxIqs . In the third week of Advent we light 2 purple candles, as well as the pink candle, the candle of joy (also known as the Shepherd’s candle).

Graduation Liturgy & Dinner

This evening we have the Year 6 Graduation Liturgy and Dinner from 6:00pm. The Graduation Liturgy will be in St Michael’s Church at 6:00pm followed by formalities and dinner in the School Hall.

Leadership Ceremony

The handing over of leadership from Year 6 to next year’s leaders will be tomorrow morning, Thursday 9th December. It will be at the start of the school day in the church. We will begin as closely to 8:50am as possible as we need to be out of the church by 9:25 to make way for the weekly Mass at 9:30am. This very special blessing of both our current and future Year 6 Leaders is able to be attended by parents of Years 5 & 6.

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Christmas is of course our season of giving. And what better way to share in the joy of Christmas than to brighten the life of someone with less than we have? In our own community of Kaleen our St Vincent de Paul chapter is seeking support to provide Christmas Hampers for those unable to buy their own special foods at Christmas. Can you please spare a box of chocolates, a tinned pudding, tinned ham, fancy biscuits or chips like you will enjoy in the season of Christmas? Baskets will be at the front of the school each morning for easy delivery, or your child can add your family donation of non-perishable food to a basket in their classroom. All donations will be given to St Vincent de Paul at our Giving Mass on Thursday 16th December at 12:00pm. Thank you for your generous support of those in need this Christmas.

Sacramental Preparation 2022

For those families with children in Years 3, 4 and 6 next year these are the proposed dates for reception of the sacraments in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in 2022:

  • Parish Sacramental Program Information Evening Thursday 17th February 6:00pm Zoom (All sacramental year families to attend this zoom)
  • First Communion: 18/19 of June  (Weekend between weeks 8 & 9 Term 2)
  • Confirmation: 13 & 14 September TBC with Bishop (Week 9 Term 3)
  • First Reconciliation: 15, 16 & 17 November (Week 5 Term 4)