Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends,

This weekend the boys and girls from Year 6 are receiving the sacrament of

Confirmation, their final sacrament of initiation into the Catholic Church. The

following is a brief history of this important sacrament.

In the early Church the three Sacraments of initiation—Baptism, Confirmation,

and Eucharist—were celebrated in the same ceremony by adult catechumens at

the Easter Vigil. The catechumens descended into a pool where they were

baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They ascended,

were clothed with a white robe, and the Bishop laid hands on them and anointed

them with oil. They then proceeded to a place of honour among the community

where they participated in the Eucharist for the first time. Initiation thus

consisted of one event with several moments. The climax was the celebration of

the Eucharist.

The separation of the bishop's anointing from Baptism occurred for a number of

reasons in the Western Church. Constantine's proclamation making Christianity

the state religion in the fourth century meant that many more people were being

baptized. Christianity also spread from the cities into the countryside. It became

impossible for bishops, who were now also involved in governing, to preside at

every Baptism. The bishops of the East solved the problem by delegating the

Sacraments of Initiation to the presbyter, reserving for themselves only the

blessing of the oil used in the rite. To this day the Eastern churches initiate with

all three sacraments at once. The bishops of the West also delegated Baptism to

priests, but retained the function of performing the initial anointing and laying

on of hands. This they would do whenever they visited a particular locality.

Thus, in the West the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation was done at

a later time than the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism.

School Newsletter 17th September 2014 Term 3, Issue 9

St Mary Star of the Sea School Board

Fr Adam Babinski Ex-Officio Karen Gilbert Treasurer

Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Di Ramirez Secretary

Paul Mullane Chairperson Andrew Alston Vice Chair

Max March Member John Nuttall P&F Rep

Parish Rep

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k Prayer: This week marks the final stages of preparation for our Confirmation candidates. This year we have seven children who will receive the Sacrament on Sunday 21 September. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers over the next two weeks. Confirmation candidates 2014: William Durmanich, Rachel Gilbert, Lahni Liddelow, John Perry, Shianne Pidala, Ivana Ryder, Bella Nannup. Prayer to the Holy Spirit

O Holy Spirit,

give me stillness of soul in you.

Calm the turmoil within ..

with the gentleness of your

peace.

Quiet the anxiety within ..

with a deep trust in you.

Heal the wounds of sin within ..

with the joy of your forgiveness.

Strengthen the faith within ..

with the awareness of your

presence.

Confirm the hope within ..

with the knowledge of your

strength.

Give fullness to the love within ..

with an outpouring of your love.

O Holy Spirit, be to me a source

of light,

strength and courage,

so that I may hear your call ever

more clearly,

and follow it more generously.

Amen

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

18th September Year Five Camp Returns

Whole School Mass 9.15am with Bishop Justin

Cambodia 2014 Information night

19th September Astronaut Andy Thomas visit to St Marys

21st September Confirmation 10am

24th September P&F Meeting 7.30pm

25th September Founders Mass 9.15am

WACA visit—Steve Broberg

Primary Open Afternoon 2pm—4pm

26th September Junior Tabloid K—Yr 3

Fun Run Yr 4—Yr 10

Last Day of Term 3

13th October PUPIL FREE DAY

14th October First Day of Term 4

18th October Bazaar

17th November PUPIL FREE DAY

We wish all the boys and girls from St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School the very best this weekend as

they welcome the Spirit in to their hearts through the sacrament of Confirmation.

WELCOME BISHOP JUSTIN

Bishop Justin Bianchini has been visiting the classes at St Mary’s this week in the lead up Confirmation

this Sunday. The Bishop has been engaging with all the children and his insights and words are inspira-

tional.

Bishop Justin will be celebrating a whole school mass tomorrow in the school hall beginning at 9:15 am.

All parents and friends are welcome to join us for this liturgy.

CAMBODIA NIGHT

The students who went to Cambodia this year will be presenting a special event tomorrow evening. They

will be showing highlights of their trip and indulging all present with some of the cultural highlights from

this unique part of the world.

ASTRONAUT VISIT

Andy Thomas, the Aussie Astronaut, will be visiting St Mary’s this Friday, September 19. Andy will

speak and take questions from St Mary’s, Carnarvon Christian School and Carnarvon Community College

students.

P & F MEETING DATE CHANGE

The next P & F Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 24th September at 7:30 pm in the staffroom. All are

welcome.

God Bless

Mr Steve O’Halloran

Principal

Reminder

If your son or daughter is going to be

away from school for an extended period

of time, you are required to write to the

Principal explaining the situation.

Attendance If your child is going to be absent from school, please advise the front office

before 9am on the day.

If you receive an SMS message to advise your child has been marked absent

in class, please reply immediately to the school by either phone, skool bag app

or by email with reason why your child is absent.

If you have informed the school by phone or in person, a note detailing the

absence is to be sent to the school office when your child returns.

Dear Parents and Students

As you might have heard I'm getting married to a pretty cool dude named Rob Scott. I am extending an invitation to my past and present students and their parents

to attend the ceremony, you lovely people know who you are, current Year 5, 4, 1 and PP. It'd be very special to me to see your friendly faces welcome me outside the

church before I walk down the aisle as you have been a very important part of my life

and I would be honoured to have you there. The ceremony will be held at St Mary's Church Carnarvon at 3.30pm on Saturday 11th of October 2014.

Thank you all, Miss Stela :)

Photo by Brendon Vo Year 10 Media

From the REC – Kate Chilvers School Liturgies – Term 3

Whole School Celebration (With Bishop Justin) – Thursday 18 September 9:15am Confirmation – Sunday 21 September 10:00am

Fun Run & Tabloid Sports day: Friday 26 September Planning has begun for our fun day on the last day of term. For students in Pre-primary to Year 3 this will involve a tabloid sports morning. The older students in Year 4 to 10 will be involved in a Fun Run. For this day to be suc-cessful we are reliant on parent helpers, if you are available to help out for any duration between 9 and 1pm we would love to hear from you. Letters with full details about this event were sent home earlier this week.

Parish News Altar Server Roster

9Date/Day

Saturday/Sunday

Saturday 7:00pm Sunday 8:00am Sunday 10:00am

20/21 September

Isobelle Warren (5) Chloe Durmanich (4)

Angelina Smyth (5) Tayissa Mihovilovic

(5)

John Perry (6) Raj Gupta (5)

Dale Lester (4)

Church Photo by Jayson Blackford Year 9 Media

Active After School Club has finished for another term!

Keep a look out for next term’s

activities!

ACC outstanding performance

1st Places

Patrick Mullane Under 13 Boys High jump Div 2

Bree Hudson Under 13 Girls Shot Put Div 2

Isabelle Petera Under 15 Girls Javelin Div 1

Alana Byron Under 14 Girls Javelin Div 1

2nd Places

James Kelly Under 13 Boys High jump Div 1

Bree Hudson Under 13 Girls Hurdles Div 1

Will Faithfull Under 15 Boys 1500m Div 1

Will Faithfull Under 15 Boys High Jump Div 1

Brooklyn Roberts Under 13 Girls Shot Put Div 1

3rd Places

Will Faithfull Under 15 Boys Javelin Div 1

Patrick Mullane Under 13 Boys Hurdles Div 1

Kirsty Mullane Under 15 Girls Long Jump Div 1

Chloe Lambert Under 14 Girls 200m Div 2

Connor O’Dowd Under 13 Boys Discus Div 1

Congratulations to Will Faithfull for placing 3rd overall for the Under 15 Boys. Well Done!!!