St. Finbar’s Primary School

90 Centre Rd, East Brighton Vic. 3187 Tel 9592 4479 Fax: 9593 2433

Email: principal@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents, Student Reports Our school reports for this Semester have been created using the new reporting package Nforma. Student reports will be made available to parents via the new Nforma parent portal on Friday 23rd June. Parents will receive an email from the school detailing how to log in and access their child/rens reports. Please read the ‘Letter to Parents’ on page one of the report which explains how to interpret your child/rens progress. Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews On Tuesday 27th June and Thursday 29th June the Parent/Teacher/Student interviews will be held at the school in your child/rens classrooms. All sessions will be for 15 minutes duration and we ask that all families are punctual for their allotted meeting time. Years F-2: The format of these sessions is very similar to previous years. The parents have the option of having their child at the interview for a portion of the time, the whole time or not at all if they choose. If they want their child to attend the interview then the second half of the 15 minutes provided is appropriate. Discussions will be based around what the child has achieved and areas for improvement. Years 3-6: The format of the Middle and Senior Student sessions will be the same as last year. The parents have the option of the student attending the whole interview or just the second portion of the 15 minute interview. It is compulsory that the child attends at least part of the meeting. The first five minutes is for the teacher to discuss with the parents what the child has achieved and areas for improvement and any other confidential information that parents would like to discuss. The next 10 minutes is for the child to be present and to discuss what their successes are, areas for development and future learning goals. It is incredibly important that the children are involved in positive discussions that directly involve their own learning. Through these honest discussion with parents and teachers they can set achievable goals that directly benefit their own learning, not only for the remainder of the year but for years to come. If the time allocated for these interviews is not enough then another meeting time can be scheduled with your child’s class teacher for a different day. Cyber Safety Evening On Tuesday 1st August at 6:45pm we will be holding a compulsory Cyber Safety evening for Year 4-6 students and an adult representative from each family. Parents from other year levels are also encouraged to attend. It is incredibly important that these evenings are held to ensure:

1. Open discussion with families about Cyber safety 2. Raise awareness about current cyber safety issues, and 3. Provide strategies and resources for parents to increase their understanding of our

children’s relationship with the internet and social media now and in the future. It is an expectation that all families in Year 4-6 are represented at this evening.

End of Term 2 and Start of Term 3 Dates The final day of Term 2 will be Friday 30th June with a 1:50pm finish in the welcome courtyard. The first day of Term 3 will be Monday 17th July with a starting time of 8:50am SHARP. The last day of Term 2 is also our End of Term Mass (9:15am) all parents are invited to attend.

NEWSLETTER No 18 Thursday 22nd June 2017

Late Arrival to School It has come to my attention that many children are arriving late to school each day. Can I please stress the importance for all children to get to school on time in the morning. The school gates open at 8:25am with supervision commencing at 8.35am and the bell to line up rings at 8:50am. Children who arrive after this time are considered late. For example: If a child arrives at 9am each day for 1 week they have missed 50 minutes of valuable learning time that cannot be retrieved. The meditation time we have allocated first thing in the morning is critical for preparing our minds for a successful day. We need to set our children up for success, particularly in the morning class sessions when our learning time is at its best. Not only is it an interruption to your own child’s learning but it is also an interruption to the other children in the class. When our children are in the work force I am certain the excuse of ‘sleeping in’ will not be accepted by any company or workplace. Families who are regularly late will be contacted by myself or Mr. Rodrigues to discuss further. I thank you all in advance for your assistance with this important matter. If your child does arrive late, please ensure that they are signed in at the office – this is to ensure that we account for them in an emergency. School Disco I would like to personally thank the Year 4 Parents for organising the P & F Student Disco which is held tomorrow evening. I would like to particularly thank Jane Largey for all of her work coordinating the parents for this event. The times for the disco are as follows: Juniors: 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Seniors: 7:30pm – 9:00pm at the Brighton Town Hall. Please remember to dress in Fluro! Student Leadership I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Year 6 Students and teachers – Mrs Jo Howell and Miss Alysha Durie for their amazing work across the school in the area of Student leadership. We have many activities and projects currently underway with our student leaders and it has been fantastic to see the results across the school. Special mention to our Student Art Leaders for the amazing display in our junior corridor and thanks to the SRC for the excellent Pajama Day celebration on Wednesday. School Production and P& F fundraiser Please save the date for our school production ‘Annie’ which will be held on Wednesday 30th August at Moorabbin Town Hall. Please also note down the date Saturday 26th August which is our annual P & F fundraiser. This year the evening will be a comedy night. More information will be made available in the coming weeks. Playground Resurfacing As mentioned in previous newsletters our main focus for the P & F Fundraising this year will be resurfacing the Mary Clare and Thomas Sherry playgrounds. The Marie Clare playground will be blocked to car traffic permanently and as a result we can completely cover the area in fake grass. The Thomas Sherry playground will remain open to cars in the morning and afternoons and therefore will be re-asphalted and then reconfigured. There is currently a competition for all Parents, Teachers and Students to assist with the new designs for the playgrounds. All students will receive 2 entry forms to submit their designs on (one for each playground). Additional forms can be downloaded from the school website by clicking HERE. Entries close on Friday 28th July. God Bless, Mr Pat Berlingeri Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS:

June

Tue 27 Parent, Teacher, Student Meetings Students dismissed at 1.50pm Thu 29 Parent, Teacher, Student Interviews Students dismissed at 1.50pm

Fri 30 End of Term Mass 9.15am Students dismissed at 1.50pm

July Mon 17 Term 3 Starts Year 5 Sovereign Hill Camp Wed 19 Year 5 return from camp Confirmation Parent/Child/Sponsor night 7pm Fri 21 Start of term Mass 9.15am Wed 26 Grandparents & special visitors Day 9.15am - 11.15am Fri 28 100 Days of Foundation Term 3 Accounts Due

Sun 30 Year 1 Family Mass 5pm August Fri 4 Year 6 Confirmation Mass 7pm Sun 6 Year 6 Confirmation Mass 2pm Mon 7 Year 3 overnight camp – Mount Evelyn Thu 10 Brighton Student Cluster Day – Year 5 & 6 Fri 11 District Athletics Carnival – relevant students Sun 13 Year 4 Family Class Mass 5pm Tue 15 Board Meeting – 7pm Sun 20 Year 2 Family Class Mass 5pm Mon 21 Book Week – ‘Escape to Everywhere’ Tue 22 P&F Meeting - 7pm Sat 26 P&F Social Function Wed 30 School Concert 12pm & 7pm Thu 31 Hoop Time – relevant Year 5 & 6 students September Fri 1 Father’s Day Breakfast 7.30am Father’s Day stall Sun 3 Father’s Day Tue 5 Open Doors Year 5 & 6 Parents only 7pm Thu 7 Hoop Time – relevant Year 3 & 4 Parents Fri 8 Division Athletics – relevant students Tue 12 Open Doors Year 5 & 6 Parent & Child evening 7pm Sun 17 Foundation Family Class Mass 5pm Tue 19 Open Doors Year 5 & 6 Parent & Child evening 7pm Fri 22 End of Term Mass 9.15am Students dismissed at 1.50pm

TERM 2 UPCOMING ASSEMBLIES:

Assemblies are in the Fr Lou Heriot Hall

Monday 26th June ~ Year 5H

All parents are warmly welcomed to attend our weekly assemblies.

Assembly every Monday at 2:50pm. Please arrive on time to avoid disappointment.

COMING HOME TODAY: Every Child – Playground Design Competition Eldest Child – Comedy Fundraiser Flyer EMAIL ATTACHMENT/ LINK:

Playground Design Competition

***STAR OF THE WEEK***

FG ~ Angelica C, FI ~ Brandon S Year 1A ~ Isabel M, Year 1L ~ Nicholas C Year 2D ~ William L, Year 2M ~ Jackson R Year 3D ~ Joshua S, Year 3M ~ James N Year 4J ~ Jasmin V, Year 4K ~ Archer M Year 5A ~ Jonah B, Year 5H ~ Jemma B

Year 6D ~ Ava G, Year 6H ~ Mia M

Parent/Student/Teacher Conference will be held on:

Tuesday 27th June between 2:15pm – 6:30pm &

Thursday 29th June between 2:15pm – 5:30pm. Students dismissed at 1:50pm both days and students left at

school after 2pm will be sent to OSHC at the parents cost. You can now book school interviews for the times that suit YOU. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow the simple instructions.

BOOKINGS CLOSE TODAY AT 4PM.

Please Note: Foundation - Year 2 students are not expected to attend the interviews. The Year 3 - 6 students are required to attend these sessions as they will be included in a portion of the interview process. Parents will then have the option of speaking with the teacher without the student present. Thank you.

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This week Matthew’s gospel encourages the disciples to show no fear and go out and ‘proclaim their faith from the house-tops’. Last weekend, as our Year 4 students received the body and blood of Christ for the first time, their faith shone through … the challenge for them and us is to continue to stay ‘faithful disciples’ in a world that seems insistent on disparaging all belief systems. … Perhaps we can spend some time this week reflecting on our core beliefs and taking an action that mirrors those beliefs …. One small action could be to visit or contact someone who is lonely … Congratulations to our First Communicants last weekend and their parents and families who were there to support them. Special thanks to their wonderful teachers Christine Kelly and Kate Johnson

WOW!!! What a great start to our Winter Appeal …. The pasta and pasta sauces are overflowing!! Thanks! Let’s try for a huge injection of soups; other tinned food; breakfast cereals; rice etc… over the next week and a half!

Have a great week,

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS ~ June Kellar

Dates to remember … 30 June @ 9.15am – End of term mass

Pyjama Day Thank you to all parents who supported our Year 6 SRC leaders in implementing Pyjama Day yesterday. The gold coin donations you provided totalled $432. This money will go towards improvements to our John Ashe playground and gardens. This space is a very important part of the St Finbar’s environment and provides great opportunities for learning as well as a safe and exciting place to play, especially for our younger students. Social Media Safety. Social Media is clearly a big part of our lives today and many of our children’s. It gives us an important method of communication and collaboration with each other. The enormous challenge we face as parents and teachers is ensuring our children’s safety as they navigate the complex world of social media. The greatest tool I believe we have is knowing when, where and how our children are using social media so that we are able to monitor and determine its use. As Mr Berlingeri has advised in his letter to parents this week St Finbar’s will be holding a Cyber Safety evening for parents next term. The only way we can be equipped to protect our children is if we have the knowledge and awareness to do so. I encourage all parents to attend this important evening. 10 Tips for Social Media Safety 1. Use a strong password (a combination of upper and lower case letters, symbols and numbers). 2. Don’t believe everything you read – make sure you know it’s coming from a reliable source. 3. Don’t give out any private information over the internet or through mobile phones about you, your

family, friends or other people that you know. 4. Think before you send! You have to think about what you are saying and how the recipient/s may

feel. 5. Don’t hide behind a computer screen, if you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t say it at all! 6. Don’t post inappropriate or illegal content anywhere on the internet. 7. Make sure your social networking profile is set to private (check your security settings). 8. Only accept friend requests from people you actually know – even if it is a friend of a friend it’s

not a good idea to add them unless you actually know them. 9. Tell your friends to ask for your permission before uploading and/or tagging a photo of you on

their social networking profiles. 10. Don’t click on any links that are embedded in emails - type the URL into the browser and go from

there. Seasons for Growth: For Students in Years 5 & 6

‘Seasons for Growth is a program for children, young people or adults who have experienced significant change or loss.’

If you feel this Program may be of benefit to your child you can complete the expression of interest form HERE. We may not be able to accommodate all students immediately as the sessions generally work best when grouped by age. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS NOW AVAILABLE: Stacey is available for children who are presenting with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. This service is completely covered by Medicare. To access this service please speak to your child’s teacher or you can email or speak to Mr Nigel Rodrigues ~ Deputy Principal who will provide you with details on how to refer your child. nrodrigues@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

STUDENT WELLBEING NEWS ~ Nigel Rodrigues

SPORT NEWS ~ Mrs Tania Thompson

Dendy District

Lightning Premiership

Last week our Year 5 & 6 representative netball and football teams headed off to participate in the Dendy

Lightning Premiership tournaments. On the Thursday, our three netball teams (A grade girls, B grade mixed

& C grade girls) travelled to Springvale & District Netball Association courts with Coach Durie, Coach Hill and

parent Coach Kristen McKenzie. Here’s a recount of the day written by a player:

Last Thursday the Year 5/6 representative teams competed in the Dendy District Lightning Premiership Netball

tournament in Dingley. The ‘A girls’ team came 3rd overall, just missing out on the finals. The ‘B Mixed’ team

made the grand final but unfortunately lost by 6 points. The ‘C girls’ team came 4th but tried their absolute

hardest all day. Well done to all the teams that competed; it was such a fun day to be a part of! GO ST. FINBARS!

Chris T (6D)

Friday then saw our representative football team head off to Darling Park in Malvern East with Coach

Anderson & parent Assistant Andrew Krzywniak to play against seven other Dendy teams. Here’s a player’s

recount of their day out:

Last Friday the 16th of June, a representative group of Year 5/6 students put on their toughest faces to participate

in the Dendy District Lightning Premiership Football tournament. We played our hardest and overall we won 4

out of 7 games. It proved to be a tough day as we had 2 players put on the bench at the end because of injuries,

but it was a really fun day and I will definitely miss doing it next year. St. Joan of Arc won the day. Thank you to

Mr Anderson and Andrew Krzywniak who where our coaches for the day. Lily P (6D)

A HUGE THANK YOU to our support staff; Alysha Durie, Michelle Hill

and Steele Anderson for coaching and managing the teams over the day.

An even bigger THANK YOU goes to our supporting parents; Kristen

McKenzie (Girls A team coach) and Andrew Krzywniak (Footy team

support coach) for their AMAZING efforts on their respective days.

The students and staff loved having your support on each day!

Much appreciated! WELL DONE TO ALL TEAMS!

CURRICULUM NEWS

PLEASE RETURN ALL BORROWED ST. FINBAR’S SPORTS

SINGLETS (XC & Winter Sport). *We ask that they are returned washed

(cold wash & air-dried) to your child’s classroom teacher. MANY THANKS!

TERM 3: Hoop Time trials (at school): Year 5/6: Tues 25/7 & 8/8 Year 3/4: Tues 1/8 & 15/8 District Athletics: Fri 11/8 @Lakeside stadium Hoop Time tournaments: Year.5/6: Thurs 31/8 Year.3/4: Thurs 7/8

PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS ~ Mrs Jenny Allen ACTIVE APRIL - CONGRATULATIONS A HUGE thank-you to all of the St. Finbar's school community that participated in Active April. Due to your participation the school has won a $350 Sportsmart voucher!! This will go towards buying some new sports equipment for our students! WELL DONE St.Finbars.....great team work! ART NEWS ~ Mrs Lisa Poulter

Casual Bookings/Cancellations/Adjustments please call 95920994 directly.

email: melissa.asmar1@gmail.com EMAIL NOT TO BE USED TO CHANGE DAILY ATTENDANCES EMAIL TO BE USED for changing permanent bookings, making advanced

bookings/cancellations (ie holiday program, school closure days), account queries, addressing special needs, incidents that need clarification, and the like. Emails are not checked prior to a session as administrative duties are addressed off site and away from the service as our priority lies with the active

supervision of children, their development and wellbeing.

St Finbar's OSHC July Holiday Program

Holiday Program Activities whilst planned are flexible with consideration for active and passive time and seasonal changes. We aim to provide opportunities for children to relax as well as continue their learning journey through varied and interesting interactions with each other and community partners. Hope to see you there.

JULY HOLIDAY PROGRAM LINK

Holiday Program-Special excursion Wednesday 12/7 /2017

Special Excursion - PRE- BOOKINGS ONLY ACCEPTED

EXCURSION COST: $25 per child 40 tickets offered and bookings will be subject to availability. Cost of the excursion will be ad hoc billed to the family account. ESSENTIAL-Please contact Melissa BY EMAIL PRIOR TO THE EXCURSION to book and pay for tickets by direct transfer to the St Finbar's OSHC account.(name of children essential) Payment for the day will not be required until after the holiday program. The $38 attracts CCB and CCR. EXCURSION cost does not attract CCB or CCR rebate

Accounts

Accounts are now out and due in full within seven days. Should you have any queries then please email melissa.asmar1@gmail.com The accounts cover up to Friday 9/6/2017 (W7&8)of Term 2. Anything beyond that is overdue. Accounts are now emailed directly to a dedicated family email. If an email is not available then accounts are distributed via the office which are handed to children by their class room teacher. If you do not receive your account please contact Melissa. Cash is NOT to be left at the office but handed directly to staff where a receipt will be issued. Cheques are also accepted or the most preferred way is via a direct transfer to the St Finbar’s OSHC bank account (St Finbars Outside School Hours Care BSB: 083 347A/c: 55055 9263. Please include your surname and child’s name in the Ref area). Please note that weeks 9 and 10 will be emailed in the last week of school and week 11 will be joined to the Holiday program. To avoid large accounts it’s important that payments are made every 2 weeks (when invoices are received) and also frequent payments keep our OSHC program running efficiently. Thank you in advance.

Early Finishes 1:50 - 6pm next week Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

The OSHC will be open from 1:50pm - 6pm for Parent/Teacher/Student conferences on Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th June and the last day of school Friday 30th June. Bookings are essential. Please email Melissa or call the service directly on 9592 0994. No extra charge will apply and snack will be served at the regular time of 3.45pm.

Getting children involved in cooking-Element 2.2.1 Nutrition for children in education and care services

Due to the early finishes, Educators engaged children in conversations about additional planned experiences based on interests. The overwhelming response relates to cooking activities and menu planning. Children should be encouraged to be involved in food preparation and cooking whenever possible. This enhances children's life skills and provides opportunities to promote healthy eating and wellbeing.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE NEWS

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Therefore during the last week of school and extra time due to early finishes, the OSHC setting will provide a great opportunity for children to learn about food and nutrition in an informal and enjoyable way. The OSHC has a registered kitchen, which means that the service has a food safety supervisor and is regulated by Bayside Council. In addition the OSHC provides important role models for healthy eating and hygiene practices related to food preparation and serving. Safety is a key issue when children are involved in cooking. Educators closely supervise children during cooking and take up the opportunity using intentional teaching moments especially when children use equipment such as knives and the oven. In addition such experiences allow children to connect with literacy and numeracy at their own pace and to use their ideas and language in contexts that mirror real life. When children ‘read’ a recipe and measure out ingredients as part of a cooking experience, they are working with ideas about volume, quantity and measurement and learning how procedural texts work. Menu ideas and cooking experiences are being sort as we speak! Look out for our budding Master Chefs in action next week!

Community input is important so we openly invite......

Parents please collaborate with your children about recipes you think will be of interest at the service then present these ideas to Educators for further development at the OSHC

Parents please share information with staff about your child/ren's reactions/feedback to certain foods presented on the menu. This form of critical reflection helps guide our decision making. It forces us to analyse different aspects of experiences we offer to make judgements in what should be repeated, extended or changed. By encouraging the development of collaborative partnerships, active communication, consultation and collaboration with families we aim to achieve quality outcomes for children. (NQS6)

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For any enquiries please contact: the office – 9592 4479 or office@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS: The Uniform Shop will be open on the following morning:

Tuesday 27th June, – 9am – 9.30am.

Reminder – order forms are available from the office or they can be downloaded via the school website. 2017 ORDER FORM Orders can be left at the office or emailed directly to uniforms@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au Orders will be filled and returned to the eldest child’s classroom.

HURLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL: Just a reminder for anyone who needs to enrol a child into kindergarten for 2018 that you have 1 month left to register with Bayside City Council (closes June 30th). Hurlingham Preschool (overlooking Hurlingham Park) is a fantastic kindergarten in your local community. www.hurlinghampreschool.org.au . Please contact the enrolment officer if you would like to come and visit, meet the teachers and have a look around the magnificent outside play area and kitchen garden. mb: 0426 206 202 or enrolments@hurlinghampreschool.org.au. Or Register Online at https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/kindergarten

24 - 25 June Altar Servers/Helpers Readers

6pm J McInerney & A Conti

Counters P Matthey, J Hansen & B Symes

9.00am Reese & Aidan I Jones & L O’Reilly

11am M Howse

5pm Rose & Lily Durbidge family

COMMUNITY NEWS

PARISH NEWS

Altar Serving

Children from year 3 onwards are invited to become more involved in the church by becoming an

Altar Server.

New-comers are teamed up with an experienced server to learn the ropes and children are rostered

just once a month during your preferred Mass.

Altar Serving will help your child grow in confidence and will benefit the church. Please contact the

parish office on 9593 2122 or BrightonEast@cam.org.au to sign up or to find out more.

St Finbar’s Catholic Parish Mass Times Parish Priest Father Ian Ranson Saturday 6pm Vigil Parish Secretary Bridget Cooper (Tues & Thurs) Sunday 9am & 11am and 5pm Address 86 Centre Rd, Brighton East Weekdays Mon at 8.15am, Tues to Sat at 9.15am Phone 9593 2122 Reconciliation After 9.15am Mass on Saturday Website www.cam.org.au/brightoneast Baptisms Most Sundays following 11am Mass

Please contact the Parish Office Email BrightonEast@cam.org.au St Vincent de Paul Hotline 1300 305 330 For Weddings or Sacramental Enquiries

(First Reconciliation, First Eucharist or Confirmation), Please contact the Parish Office.

School Principal Mr Patrick Berlingeri 9592 4479

Sunday 25thJune 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time One of the messages of Jesus to his disciples and, through him, of Matthew to the original community, is to have courage and to have pride in their belief. No matter what threat or persecution they are to endure, the command is to proclaim the message of Jesus from the house-tops. They are to be proud of what they believe and be prepared to share it with others. In a world today that is not always open to the message of Jesus, we too are called to be proud of what we believe and not whisper it in the darkness. © Greg Sunter

Sick Judy Burke, Denise Fitzsimmons, Jill

McKern, Peter Cleary, Peter Purtell, Max Finch, Kath Dyer, Verian Sorensen, Laraine Smith, Margaret Overell, Alexia Krienbuhl,

Mary Ward and Margaret Sinclair. Prayers will be said at weekend Masses for up to 4 weeks. Please contact the parish office if you would

like the prayers to continue beyond that time.

Anniversaries John Chye, Kathryn Perkin,

Bartollo & Rosina Portelli and Fr Paul Dalton

Baptisms Mirelle Denise Joshna Ferdinands

(Edouard & Mitraben)

Take a Copy Current copies of The Melbourne Catholic and The Swag are now

available in the foyer. You might like to take one home for a leisurely read

and bring it back next week for others to borrow.

Help needed Sunday counters are urgently needed for our roster; Readers and Special

Ministers are also required at most Masses, especially 5pm, to fill up our

monthly roster. Please let parish office know if you

are able to help.

Project Compassion Project Compassion Receipts are

available at the front of the church. Thank you for your generosity, our

parish donated $1819 to Caritas this year.

First Communion

Our congratulations and prayers are

with Remi who is celebrating his First Eucharist this weekend at 11am.

St Vincent de Paul There will be a collection for the annual St Vincent de Paul Winter

Appeal during all Masses this weekend. The continued support of

Parishioners during the Appeal is greatly appreciated. Envelopes for cash or credit card donations are

available in the pews. Donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible

and receipts may be obtained in the foyer at the end of Mass.

Additionally, a basket is available in the foyer for the donation of non perishable food items (eg canned soups etc) or blankets/doonas.

‘Keeping it Real’ Fr Longinus’ prayer/reflection Book with

beautiful photos will be available in the foyer after Mass.

Lovely gift only $25.00.

Children’s Mass

Children are welcome to attend next Sunday 2nd July at 5pm for a Children’s

Mass

Entrance Antiphon The Lord is the strength of his people, a

saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your

heritage, and govern them for ever.

Communion Antiphon

The eyes of all look to you, Lord,

and you give them their food in due season.

Community News

Recycle your old spectacles to help others see.

Kiwanis have placed a box in our foyer to

collect USED SPECTACLES. Your pre-loved glasses will be delivered to an aid agency

where they will be sorted, graded,

packaged and sent to developing countries. Eye care professionals will then

distribute them to children and adults with visual impairment. Children and adult

glasses, in good condition, of all shapes and sizes are needed.

Position Vacant

Star of the Sea Community, a community of 12 Sisters, is seeking the services of a

casual cook. Please apply, with references, to Presentation Sisters

Administration Centre, PO Box 2276,

St Kilda West, 3182, by 27 June 2017.

END OF LIFE CHOICES: A

CONVERSATION Thursday 29 June, 5.45–7.45pm

Collins Street Baptist Church, 174 Collins

Street, Melbourne The Victorian government proposes to

introduce legislation enabling voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide in

Victoria. This is a very significant issue deserving considered public discussion.

The conversation will take place between

Professors Peter Singer (Princeton University and the University of

Melbourne) and Margaret Somerville (University of Notre Dame, Sydney and

formerly McGill University, Montreal). This

talk is being organised and presented by the University of Divinity.

Details: Meg Nelson at mnelson@divinity.edu.au

SOUND OF WOOD: GOD IS GOOD

Sunday 25 June, 2pm and 7pm St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street, St

Kilda Indonesia’s female 2016 Kolintang

champions, nine gifted young people from

Jakarta, will perform live to help build a church in Flores, Indonesia. They will

delight with pop, classical and spiritual songs, as well as classics from Indonesia

and Australia. Come and enjoy this rare musical experience with your family and friends. The group is also going on to

perform in Canberra and Sydney. Tell your friends! Cost: $20, VIP $30

Bookings: www.kolintang.eventsmart.com Details: Fr David Lemewu MGL on 0435 484 608 or Anna Munanto on 0432 777

688

Parish Contacts Please feel free to contact any of these

people if you would like to become

more involved in Parish Life.

Rosters for Lectors, Collectors and

Special Ministers at Mass Paul Dungan 9592 2463

Counting Roster New Volunteers please call Parish Office

Children’s Liturgy Parish Office 9593 2122

Altar Serving Parish Office 9593 2122

Church Flowers and Linen Rita Maguire 9592 4159

Church Decoration

Senior’s Group Sue Sharry 9592 7229 and Joan Hamilton 9592 2498

Music Joy Conheady 9596 2643

Lent/Advent Prayer Groups Parish Office 9593 2122

Sacramental Enquiries (Reconciliation,

Eucharist, Confirmation) Parish Office 9593 2122

Parish Pastoral Group Parish Office 9593 2122

St Vincent de Paul Assistance Hotline: Freecall 1800 305 330 (Mon to Fri 10am - 3pm)

Tennis Club www.stfinbarstennisclubbrightoneast.com

Netball Club

www.stfinbarsnetballclub.com.au

Basketball Club www.scalpers.com.au

Next Parish Pastoral Group meeting: tbc

Children’s Mass dates:

2nd July at 5pm 10th September at 5pm

Parish Roster Sun 2 July 13th

Sun Ord / Year A 6.00pm 9.00am 11.00am 5.00pm

Lectors Paul Dungan Rod Watson / Tonia Flanagan Helen Evans / Richard Wakeham Children’s Mass

Special Ministers Clare Sabatino Pauline Bourke Jenny Reiche Volunteers

Altar Servers Ava & Finn Oliver & Felix Vienna Matt D & Oli B

Data Projector Sabatino Coopers Teresa volunteer

Counters B Mateer, B Cosgriff & K Reed

Readings First Reading: 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16 Psalm: PS 88 “For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord”. Second Reading: Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11

Gospel: Matthew 10: 37-42

Are you interested in living well in your 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s? Do you see aging as a call to richer life?

Aging and Awakening: God’s Surprising Gifts is the theme for a series of sessions conducted by Kerin Caldwell

sgs, commencing Friday July 14th and held fortnightly for 6 sessions. Venue: St Finbar’s Marian Room. Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm. See

the flyer in the foyer of the Church. RSVP by Tuesday 4th July to the Parish Office 9593 2122.