Marian Procession

Six St Mary’s students, staff, parents and grandparents attended and participated in the Marian Procession in Goulburn on Sunday. Our thanks to REC, Mrs Rachael Croker for coordinating and supporting our station - The Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist. The Procession was a spectacular display of colour, multiculturalism, singing and prayer for Our Mother, Mary. Archbishop Christopher Prowse celebrated Mass at the conclusion of the Procession and a sumptuous and diverse menu was on offer for lunch. Our student representatives, Tahlia, Anna, Harley, Aria, Beau and Charlie joined the Youth Rally and really enjoyed the music and dance.

Mackillop Cricket

Congratulations to School Captain and Year Six student, Henry Galland. Henry enjoyed a successful week as Captain of the Mackillop Cricket Team in Armidale during Week One of this Term. Mackillop were crowned winners of the competition after beating CIS convincingly in the final. Following that Henry was then named as a member of the NSW Team to compete at the Schools Sports Australia National Championships in Adelaide from Nov 30 - Dec 6.

An awesome and highly commendable achievement Henry. Well done !!

This week we welcome the Healthy Harold van to St Mary's. Each class will participate in a Personal Development and Health lesson delivered by a qualified instructor in the van. Lessons will run from Thurs - Mon.  Follow up lessons will continue in classes over the next few weeks.

This has been generously offered to us this year free of charge.

Prayers

We ask our families to keep Mrs Skelly and her family in your prayers. Mrs Skelly's mother, Pam, passed away suddenly last Saturday.

P&F Working Group AGM

This week we held our AGM and Term 4 meeting for the P&F Working Group. Thank you to all who attended.

I would like to extend a big thank you to our retiring Executive members, Secretary Reané Strode and Treasurer Allison Hewitt. Your dedication, time and effort were an inspiration to all.

We also bid farewell to members Sally Galland and Rechell Naughton, who are finishing their primary school connections this year. Both have had huge input over a number of years and we thank you immensely.

Welcome to the 2025 Executive:

President: Catherine Culley

Secretary: Sarah Handley

Treasurer: Paul Millett

Vice- Presidents: Sam Handley, Josh Hewitt, Alan McCormack

Upcoming Event

Grandparents Day

On Friday, 15 November, we invite our parents, carers, grandparents and special friends to St Mary's to share our Grandparents Day. The day will commence with Mass at 9.30am. Following Mass, our visitors are invited to visit with their grandchildren in their classrooms, see their wonderful work and participate in some fun class activities. Following that we will move to the MP Hall for morning tea. After morning tea, our students will perform their amazing skipping skills to music. This will be presented on the Basketball Court at the Bottom Playground. Seating and shade will be provided and we are sure you will be blown away by the skill and expertise of our skipping students!

Also, St Mary's is renowned for its incredible morning tea spreads; let us not disappoint this year. We ask families to donate a plate of food to share on this special day. Our Year 6 families, coordinated by Rechell and Reane, are asked to support with the setting up and serving of morning tea.

Please mark this date on your calendar.