FROM THE RECTOR Dear Parents and Guardians

I hope you had a most joyful Easter and that you are very much enjoying the blessing of this Easter Season. One of the great joys of the Easter season is that we have the opportunity to reflect and pray upon the early Christians’ experience of the risen Jesus. The Gospels tell us about Jesus appearing to the frightened disciples gathered in the upper room, to Mary Magdalene in the garden, to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, to a doubting Thomas and to the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias where Jesus asks Peter three times whether he loves him and commissions him three times to feed my sheep. My favourite resurrection story comes from John 20 where Jesus appears to the disciples and extends the greeting to them of “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you”. This is the Gospel passage that was proclaimed the day I was ordained a priest in 2007. This encouraging greeting of Jesus appealed to me deeply because a fundamental part of our vocation as Christians is to give witness to the resurrection of Jesus. The way in which each of us will do this will be different flowing from our own experience, gifts and talents. Hopefully, our experience of the love and peace of the risen Jesus will set our hearts on fire like it did for those disciples on the road to Emmaus. We are not likely to be able work the signs and wonders of the early apostles, and we may even have great doubts like Thomas, but having periods of doubt and struggling to believe is part of the journey of faith. Thomas understandably struggles to believe what his friends tell him; after all, we make a rather bold claim—that Jesus who was crucified with nails in his hands and pierced on his side, then buried in a garden tomb is now alive, risen from the dead. To believe this takes faith as not one of us is able to prove the resurrection in an empirical manner. The Letter to the Hebrews (11:1) tells us that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”. I suspect many of us have had periods of doubt in our lives similar to Thomas, especially when we are confronted by suffering or evil within our world. At other times, doubt can arise from a sense of the absence of God in our lives. We are told towards the end of John’s Gospel (20:30-31) that it was written so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that believing this we may have life through his name. The story of Thomas provides encouragement for each of us as Jesus says to Thomas, “You believe because you can see me, happy are those who have not seen and yet believe”. The story of Thomas was written to encourage those within the Johannine community who had not had the personal experience of the risen Jesus, and so it continues to speak to us nearly 2000 years later. As we begin this new term, I pray that you and your families may be strengthened in faith as you experience the healing peace of the risen Jesus. Wishing you every blessing

Fr Thomas Renshaw SJ Rector Tom.Renshaw@xavier.vic.edu.au

Email: Inquiries@xavier.vic.edu.au Jesuit Web Site: www.jesuit.org.au Xavier Web Site: www.xavier.vic.edu.au

Number 5 – Wednesday 17 April 2013 Phone: 9854 5411 Fax: 9853 3728

X A V I E R C O L L E G E A J E S U I T S C H O O L

Senior Campus ..............newsletter

COMING EVENTS

THURSDAY 18 APRIL Parent-Teacher Interviews 1:00pm—

8:30pm

First XVIII Jumper Presentation (Trescowthick Room) 6:30pm

FRIDAY 19 APRIL Football Parents’ Breakfast (Great Hall)

7:30am—8:45am

Parent-Teacher Interviews 9:00am—3:30pm

MONDAY 22 APRIL Year 10 Gauntlet program commences

OXA Meeting (Dalton Room) 6:30pm—8:30pm

TUESDAY 23 APRIL Year 10 DAT Catch-up Career Testing

(Dalton Room) 8:35am—1:00pm

Presidents’ Forum (Dalton Room) 7:30pm—9:30pm

THURSDAY 25 APRIL ANZAC DAY

SATURDAY 27 APRIL FEAST OF ST PETER CANISIUS SJ

World Challenge 2013 Expedition training weekend commences (Daylesford) 7:00am

APS Fundraiser Event—Concert (EHPAC) 7:30pm—10:30pm

SUNDAY 28 APRIL FEAST OF ST PETER CHANEL

World Challenge 2013 Expedition training weekend concludes (Daylesford)

OXA ANZAC Day Mass/Morning Tea (Chapel/EHPAC Level 2 Foyer

MONDAY 29 APRIL FEAST OF ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

Gauntlet program continues

TUESDAY 30 APRIL DAV Debating (C & D Grade only)

(Scotch College) 7:00pm—9:00pm

Claver Family Mass (Chapel/Great Hall) 7:30pm—9:00pm

WEDNESDAY 1 MAY FEAST OF ST JOSEPH THE WORKER

LiveSmart Study Skills Seminar 1 for Year 11 students (Montague Theatre) 6:00pm—9:30pm

A comprehensive list of College

events is available all year via the online calendar on the Xavier

Community Portal.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Parents and Guardians Welcome to the new school term. I am very pleased to see the wonderful activity taking place across the three campuses. The holidays offer a valuable opportunity to take stock of our experiences. Time for reflection is always valuable. Saint Ignatius was constantly calling on us to reflect on our experiences and be drawn to action and to seek God in all things.

Our theme for the year of 'setting hearts on fire' has focused our school community on the importance of striving for academic, spiritual, social, aesthetic and physical opportunities to seek excellence. In the coming weeks we have a number of very important school-wide events. The Xavier and Old Patricians’ Anzac Day service will take place on Sunday 28 April in the Memorial Chapel. This is always a poignant commemoration of former students who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for the defence of our country.

The first Saturday in May is a special day at Xavier when we hold the 62nd Maytime Fair to raise funds for Jesuit Mission worldwide. Please come and enjoy Xavier at its best; when it is being of service, hospitality, welcome and generosity to others.

The beginning of the Winter sports season also brings much anticipation, enthusiasm and excitement among the students, staff and parents. Sport is a wonderful opportunity for developing skills, fitness, teamwork, perseverance and strategy. Our goal at Xavier is always to keep sport in perspective. In recent years we have developed a code of conduct and we would ask that everyone observe and partake in the right spirit.

Code of Conduct

As a school we greatly appreciate the support of parents and supporters at all of our sporting events and value your commitment to the following:

Xavier College—where sportsmanship is an expectation.

To achieve this goal:

Let players play Let coaches coach Let officials officiate Let spectators be positive.

Blessings and peace for the coming week.

Dr Chris Hayes Principal Chris.Hayes@xavier.vic.edu.au

PRAYER FOR A NEW SCHOOL TERM

Lord, as we prepare for the coming of a new school term, make us ready, attentive and available to hear you.

Thank You for the gift of being able to rise each day with the assurance that You walk through it with us.

Thank You for the gift of creativity and uniqueness, and the energy to put them to good use.

May all that we are today, all that we try to do today, may all our encounters, reflections, even the frustrations and failings all be placed in your hands.

May the work we do and the way we do it, bring new hope, new life and courage to all with whom we come in contact with this term.

We thank you Lord.

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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR CAMPUS Dear Parents and Guardians Welcome to Term 2! I hope you have had a relaxing Easter break and for your sons, I trust it has been a refreshing holiday and that they are ready to hit the ground running for the start of term. A new term brings new challenges and new opportunities and I encourage the boys to be fully engaged and focused from day one. A particular emphasis on the Campus at the moment is the standard of dress and presentation. With the weather becoming more cooler and all boys now in Winter Uniform, the expectation is that the uniform will be worn well and with pride. In order to give some impetus to this, the boys will be encouraged, through their Houses, to set as high a standard as possible in their overall presentation both at school as well as travelling to and from school. While this will have a fun and competitive side to it, the consequences of not meeting the expectations will have a serious side to it. Boys who do not meet the expectations, after being given opportunity to do so, will have a meeting with me and this may result in contact with parents and, if necessary, some ‘time out’ from school until the issue is resolved. I would ask for parental support with this over the coming weeks. There are a number of events coming up in the next two weeks.

Parent/Teacher/Student meetings Thursday and Friday this week—classes finish at lunchtime Thursday and there will be no classes on Friday.

Winter Sport Program begins this weekend (including Xavier hosting the Victorian Schools Rugby 7s carnival).

Year 10 Gauntlet Program begins next Monday 22 April ANZAC Day public holiday next Thursday 25 April

Maytime Fair Saturday 4 May Wishing you every blessing for the fortnight ahead.

John Hickey Director of the Senior Campus John.Hickey@xavier.vic.edu.au

The Rector, Fr Thomas Renshaw SJ, and the Principal of Xavier College, Dr Chris Hayes extend to you and your family a cordial invitation to be present at the

Relatives and friends of those Xaverians who gave their lives on active service can honour their memory by attendance at this Mass

Ex-Servicemen and women and relatives of deceased Servicemen and women are encouraged to wear

Medals, Orders and Decorations at the Service

At conclusion of Mass light refreshments will be served in the Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre

77th ANZAC Commemorative Mass Xavier Memorial Chapel

Sunday 28 April 2013 10:00am

Y O U R B E S T L I F E C O U L D B E O N E D E C I S I O N A W A Y w w w . j e s u i t . o r g . a u

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FROM THE XAVIER SOCIAL JUSTICE NETWORK

NEW VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR I am delighted to announce that Anne Turpin, who is no doubt well known to many of you, has been appointed as the new XSJN Volunteer Co-ordinator. Anne has been a teacher at Senior Campus for nearly eight years until her recent retirement. She will be working to support our volunteers and the social service agencies with whom we engage. Social justice has been close to Anne’s heart and her passion for those in need has been demonstrated by her many years of involvement in Friday Night School and her own personal commitment to improving teachers’ skills in Cambodia through her annual visits to Cambodia with Teachers without Borders. Please welcome Anne in her new role.

INFORMATION DAYS XSJN is exploring some new options for volunteering. This term we will be holding information days again at each campus. If you were unable to attend one of these in Term 1, you are most welcome to come along in Term 2 and hear about the new initiatives. Be sure to put one of these dates in your diary. The dates for these information sessions are:

Monday 20 May 2:15pm Kostka Hall Tuesday 21 May 2:15pm Burke Hall Monday 29 May 9:00am Senior Campus

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE MAYTIME FAIR Are you willing to flip pancakes for an hour or two at the Maytime Fair on 4 May? XSJN is running the Dutch Pancake stall again this year and we are looking for volunteers for 1 – 2 hour shifts to help out on the day. If you can help, please contact Anne Turpin. Warm regards

Jo Dunin XSJN Co-ordinator Jo.Dunin@xavier.vic.edu.au Ph: 9815 4528 Mob: 0418 548 900

RECOMMENDED READS FROM THE BRENNAN RESOURCE CENTRE Welcome to Recommended Reads! The Xavier College Resource Centres promote a reading culture which supports and enriches reading for pleasure and develops an appreciation of literature.

TITLE The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Book one) AUTHOR: Carlos Ruiz Zafrón PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, 2004 The Shadow of the Wind is a coming-of-age tale of a young boy who, through the magic of a single book, finds a purpose greater than himself.

In post-war Barcelona, a bookseller leads his son to a crypt called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The labyrinth crypt houses the books that have lost their owners and are now forgotten. It is here that

ten year old Daniel pulls The Shadow of the Wind from the shelf and adopts it as his own. He begins an adventure that will unravel another man’s tragedy and solve a mystery that has taken many lives and will shape his future.

The Shadow of the Wind is a compelling novel, which interweaves fate, time, and romance. It is difficult to classify the novel in one genre. There is courage, intrigue, love, redemption, politics, love, hate, passion. The quality of writing is superb—the power of storytelling, the characters and the plot all come together and speak of books and reading and the love for them.

Mr Thornton Rating: 4 out of 5 Reading level: Year 11 - Adult

If you would like more information about popular titles read and recommended by staff and students, please contact Ian Thornton by email – Ian.Thornton@xavier.vic.edu.au – or visit the READING link on our website on the College Portal

DAILY MASS AT THE SENIOR CAMPUS You are most welcome to attend Mass at 8:15am in the Xavier College Chapel at the Senior Campus.

It is celebrated each morning from Monday to Thursday during term time.

Students, staff, parents and past parents of Xavier College are most welcome to attend.

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XAVIER COLLEGE MOTHERS’ ASSOCIATION NEWS MAYTIME FAIR—SATURDAY 4 MAY 2013 Maryanne Hewitt is again coordinating the XCMA stalls. She needs more volunteers for assistance on the Tea Shoppe and the Lolly Stall, particularly in the afternoon. If you can help please contact her directly - Maryanne.hewitt@xavier.vic.edu.au

RAFFLE You will have received your Lifestyle Raffle tickets by now. PLEASE return your money and stubs as soon as possible.

SECONDHAND UNIFORM SHOP Open this Saturday April 20 from10:00am to 1:00pm—good quality items available at half retail price.

TUCKSHOP ROSTER See separate notice in this newsletter.

YEAR 11 PARENT FUNCTION—FRIDAY 3 MAY Lang family home at 401 Barker’s Road, Kew from 7:30pm.

YEAR 12 PARENT FUNCTION—FRIDAY 3 MAY Whitelegg/Aitken family home at 9 Creswick Street, East Brighton from 8:00pm.

XCMA MEETINGS XCMA meets (usually) on the first Monday of each month during the school term in the Auxiliaries Room at 7:30pm. All mothers are most welcome at any of our meetings. Our next meeting is Monday 6 May. Kate Crock XCMA President presidentxcma@gmail.com 0419 335 949

XCMA TUCKSHOP ROSTER MONDAY 22 APRIL – FRIDAY 3 MAY Monday 22 April Mary Soccio and Sharon Martinez Tuesday 23 April Janet Curtis Wednesday 24 April Angela Davies and Thelma Andrade Thursday 25 April ANZAC DAY Friday 26 April Gina Kanesoulis and Volunteer needed Monday 29 April Karen King and Ros Fetherstonhaugh Tuesday 30 April Lynette Chambers Wednesday 01 May Louise Moodie and Jacqui Callil Thursday 02 May Jane Diamond and Sandra Randles Friday 03 May Sylvia Eades and Jenny Lucas Thank you to everyone who gives so generously of their time to help in the Tuckshop. The Term 2 roster has been sent out—please email one of the team if you haven’t received it. Cathy Frawley & Kate Gilbert Xavier Senior Campus Tuckshop Roster Co-ordinators Email: kfr44142@bigpond.net.au or 0421 010 347 rj.gilbert@bigpond.com or 0430 179 096

XAVIER RUGBY SEVENS CARNIVAL—SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2013

Hosted by the Xavier Rugby Supporters' Group (XRSG) and the College, it is a great rugby community day and showcases the exciting Sevens format for our U16 and Opens squads.

The Carnival commences at approximately 8:30am and concludes at around 3:00pm and is held on the Wakefield and Plunkett Ovals at the Senior Campus, Barkers Road.

Season Launch—Thursday 2 May 2013

The official presentation of teams and coaches for Season 2013 is being held in Garnet Hall, Burke Hall, on Thursday 2 May 2013.

The Season Launch commences at 6:30pm and concludes (strictly) by 9:00pm. An informal BBQ is also provided and Special Guests including Ross Oakley (former AFL CEO, Melbourne Rebels CEO and current VRU CEO) and (hopefully) Xavier College Rebels Ambassadors will share their views on all things rugby (and beyond) with us.

Boys are expected to attend in full winter uniform.

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NOTICEBOARD SENIOR CAMPUS STUDENT ABSENCE LINE Please notify the College of your son’s absence by calling the Student Absence Line on 9854 5309.

UNIFORM SHOP

Term 2 Open Days: Saturday 20 April 10:00am - 1:00pm Saturday 4 May 11:00am - 3:00pm (Maytime Fair) Saturday 1 June 10:00am - 1:00pm

Venue: Tennis Centre

See portal for full schedule and conditions of sale: https://portal.xavier.vic.edu.au/Portal/services/uniforms/uniformshop Enquiries: Sue Deane (0417 520 093) or Julie Kiernan (0418 320 753)

TUCKSHOP SPECIALS

APRIL Wed 17 Beef and Vegetable stir fry

Thurs 18 Mexican Burrito Bake

Fri 19 Closed Parent/Teacher Interviews

Mon 22 Beef Korma Served with rice and pappadams

Tues 23 Spiral pasta Bolognese

Wed 24 Chicken tikka masala served with seasonal Vegetables

Thurs 25 Closed Public Holiday ANZAC Day

Fri 26 Seasoned wedges with shallots, bacon and cheese

Mon 29 Tortellini beef with tomatoes basil and oregano

Tues 30 Singapore chicken and vegetable noodle stir fry

FCJ MISSIONS CONCERT—SUNDAY 26 MAY, 2:00PM—4:30PM Featuring: OXAGEN and rising opera stars and musicians, Venue: Genazzano FCJ College, Madeleine Centre, Cotham Road, Kew, Entry: $25, Student Concession: $20 Bookings: www.trybooking.com/CQAK.

JESUIT MISSION MAYTIME FAIR—SATURDAY 4 MAY 2013

Supporting Vital Work in the Developing World

Please donate: Books in good condition. Plants – Gardeners, if you are able to pot up 1 or 2 pots for our stall, we would be most grateful. They could be

delivered to the Plant Stall at Xavier on Friday 3 May (in the afternoon) or on Saturday 4 May. Gold and silver jewellery (even if broken) and watches (even if not working). Australian coins and paper banknotes (pre-decimal or decimal) along with any world coins and banknotes Stamps, envelopes, albums or stamp collections Small household items (non-electrical), costume jewellery, glassware Silver, linen and lace in good condition Vintage” clothing, shoes, handbags and sunglasses Unwanted Christmas gifts DVDs and Xbox, PlayStation and PSP games and equipment For enquiries, please contact Jo Bell, President Maytime Fair Committee, Mob 0401 060 678 or email the5bells@optusnet.com.au.

Donations may be delivered to: Jesuit Mission, 130 Power Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122 OR posted to: Jesuit Mission, PO Box 6149, Hawthorn VIC 3122. Should you have goods which need collected please contact Jo Bell as above.

TREASURY STAFF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help in the Treasury at the Maytime Fair on Saturday 4 May 2013 at Xavier College, Kew. Please Contact Peter Jackman on 03 5562 1492

CAR PARK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with some car parking duties in the grounds—very short shift. Please contact Jo Bell as above.

BUS DRIVER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to provide transport from VicRoads car park to Xavier College grounds. Please Contact Jo Bell as above.

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THE MAYTIME FAIR

The Maytime Fair is the major annual fundraiser in Victoria for the work of the Jesuit Mission and is supported by a vast array of friends and benefactors connected with schools, parishes and other communities in and beyond the state. The Fair is run by an Executive Committee of Victorian Friends of Jesuit Mission consisting of Jesuit Mission staff, Xavier College past and present parents, Xavier College current staff members and other supporters. Their main policy for the running of the Maytime Fair is that every stall and attraction donates 100% of its profit to the work of the Jesuit Mission.

The Maytime Fair consistently contributes over $100,000 each year for vital work in the developing world.

All of the funds raised from the Maytime Fair go directly to help people in suffering countries including Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Myanmar Pakistan, Thailand and The Philippines and several in Africa.

Xavier College has been hosting the Maytime Fair for 62 years. Each year the College has been extremely generous in the provision of its grounds to host the event and its students and staff. This group oversees the organisation of bands and music played at the Fair and student stalls and activities and promotes involvement in the event amongst other schools in the area.

The Friends of Jesuit Mission are the champions of the event, running the stalls, gathering all the goodies on display, organizing the bands and the orchestras, preparing the food and rallying all their families and friends to attend. The Fair will include amusements and rides for children of all ages as well as a variety of music, a huge array of food outlets and stalls offering car and wine raffles, plant stalls, a second hand book store, cakes and confectionary, stamps, coins and Vintage and lots more.

If you would like to assist with the Maytime Fair please contact Jo Bell, President Maytime Fair Committee, Mob 0401 060 678 or email the5bells@optusnet.com.au.

Please come to the Maytime Fair on Saturday 4 May and join in the fun to support vital work with the poor of the developing world..

NOTICEBOARD CONT. SPINOLA HOUSE TOY STORE Spinola House will again be running a toy store at the Maytime Fair. The success of last year's stall was due to the incredible generosity of the Xavier community. We are hoping for a similar generous response this year. If you have old or unused toys that you would like to donate, please leave them at Reception at either the Senior Campus, Burke Hall or Kostka Hall. Toys that are unsold are donated to charity.

Jeremy Nicholls Head of Spinola House

YEP NOTICES—TO RSVP OR FIND OUT MORE CONTACT YEP@PACIFIC.NET.AU OR CALL 0434 254 233

YEP Community Growth Day, Time: 10:30am – 5:30pm, Venue: Hawthorn Parish Centre: 345 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Cost: $10. The YEP Community Growth Day is a single day event, targeted at individuals across a wide range of ages and backgrounds, who are looking for growth. Everyone is most welcome.

CHECKPOINT—Tuesday 23 April, Time: 6:45pm – 9:00pm, Venue: Hawthorn Parish Centre: 345 Burwood Road, Hawthorn. CHECKPOINT is a fortnightly gathering of young adults for a meal, some reflection, discussion and prayer. Everyone is welcome.

TGI FRIDAYS—Friday 26 April, Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm, Venue: Hawthorn Parish Centre: 345 Burwood Road, Hawthorn. Theme: TGI FRIDAY is a fun-filled night of games, mixing and mingling on every second Friday! Through Everyone is most welcome.

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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SPORT Welcome back to Term 2 Sport. Our attention now turns to our Winter Sport program—please see below some key information relating to winter sport.

Attendance at Sport Training and Matches The winter sporting program requires each boy to attend all training sessions and fixtured games. There will be occasions where students may be unavailable due to ill health or injury; but I ask for your support in ensuring your son’s relevant coach and/or Teacher-In-Charge are always fully informed.

It is important that Xavier College fulfils each and every sporting fixture—in order to do so it is critical that each and every student commits to their selected team. Poor communication and a lack of respect for coaches, fellow team mates and the opposition school will not be accepted.

Sports Uniform All students are required to wear the full sports uniform to all games/sporting fixtures. A number of squads are required to wear full school uniform to each fixture. Coaches will communicate with the boys as to what is required. It is also expected that students remain in their sports uniform if staying to support fellow Xavier teams.

When travelling home from sports training on public transport, students must change back into full school uniform.

Valuables It is important that students valuables are not left in open area during both sport training and competition. As has been previously communicated, there are a number of options to take to ensure students don’t have any personal items stolen:

Hand your computer in to the Stephenson Centre Hand your valuables to your coach who can store them away Hand your valuables to the Property Steward who will ensure safe keeping

Do not leave your valuables sitting in the bottom of your bag or beside the field of play.

Teachers-In-Charge of Sport Each sport at Xavier College is allocated a Teacher-In-Charge (TIC) who assists the Sports Department with the co-ordination of that particular sport. The following staff members are relevant to the winter program:

Winter Aikido ................................................... Mr Elio Sanciolo Basketball ............................................ Ms Maree Girolami Cross Country ...................................... Mr Peter Van Miltenburg Football ................................................ Mr James Jacobs Hockey ................................................. Mr Ian Thornton Rugby .................................................. Mr Jeremy Nicholls Soccer ................................................. Mr Brett Torstonson Winter Table Tennis ............................ Mr Andrew Hume Winter Tennis ...................................... Mr Andrew Murphy Snowsports .......................................... Mr Greg Gaudie / Mr Ron Gazdowicz

Winter Sport Dates and Portal Information Below are the sport dates for winter. A reminder that the weekly fixtures (draft on Monday and final confirmed copy on Thursday), all match reports, as well as a training squads are available on the Portal. Visit Co-Curriculum – Sport – choose from the menu on the left.

Saturday 20 April Saturday 27 April Saturday 4 May Saturday 11 May Saturday 18 May Saturday 25 May Saturday 1June Saturday 15 June Saturday 22 June (Firsts only) Saturday 20 July Saturday 27 July

Saturday 3 August Cam Mathews Director of Sport Cam.Matthews@xavier.vic.edu.au

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