This Sunday we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The Trinity is not something that we can fully figure out. As Michael McGirr reminds us, ‘it took the Church centuries to find a satisfactory form of words to describe a reality which is beyond words. It is better not to think of the Trinity as an exercise in logic. It is better to think of the Trinity as the way we experience God. God is a community of love’. A community of love that draws us in; a community that is welcoming and inclusive; a community where love is given and received, shared and accepted.

Our school motto invites us to love others as Jesus loved us. It is about relationships and invites us into deep relationship with God and others; family, school, parish, local and broader community. God is continually inviting us into this dynamic relationship of love. His invitation is unconditional. It is for everyone.

As we gather for our College Feast Day tomorrow, we celebrate the essence of the Trinity: community, hospitality, unity and unconditional love given and received. In the coming week, as we make the sign of the cross, we might pray these words more thoughtfully and deliberately, remembering that our God is a community of love.

Arrangements for Feast Day

One sleep to go! The planning is done, preparations are finished and it looks as if the weather will be kind to us. I hope that everyone has a great day. School will begin at the normal time of 8.40am and conclude at 3.10pm.

Monday 27 May 2024

Families are reminded that this is a Staff Professional Practice Day. Students are not required at school. We have just passed the mid-point of the term 2, so this is a good chance for students to catch up, and for Years 9 and 10 students to revise for exams which are only a little over three weeks away.

On Monday, staff will be involved in a range of activities to prepare for the School Review which is scheduled for Term 3. Catholic schools undertake an external review every four years. The review has two components, firstly to ensure that we are meeting the VRQA requirements for registration, and secondly, to identify how we might continue to improve over the next four-year cycle.  Families will have the opportunity to be part of the process next term.

Mothers’ Day Breakfast

It was great that so many mums, grandmothers, carers and students were able to join us for our Mother’s Day breakfast last week. From very humble beginnings with about 15 mothers, it is now a very important and enjoyable event on our school calendar. I would like to thank Ms Laura Cioccia (Family Engagement Leader), our wonderful student leaders and all who helped in the background to ensure that our guests felt spoilt, special and appreciated.

A very special thank you to Geetha Ramachandran who was interviewed by her son, Kirthik (8 Clark). Geetha’s story is one of courage, resilience and determination. In October last year, she was one of 22 women who walked from Melbourne to Canberra (640 kilometres) to highlight the plight of refugees and asylum seekers who are on temporary, expired or bridging visas. Geetha and her family fled the violence of the civil war in Sri Lanka and sought refuge in Australia. 10 years later, their future is still uncertain and they live in limbo.

Newsletter

The newsletter is published fortnightly and distributed to families electronically on Day 5. Students can access the newsletter via a link in the student bulletin on Monday morning.

Newsletter Days for Term 2 2024:            

Fridays: 07 June,  21 June                              

The newsletter can also be accessed on Friday afternoon (Day 5) on the College website at http://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au