Next Friday is our school's annual Winter Woollies Day to raise awareness of the social justice issue of homelessness, especially hidden homelessness as well as the working homelessness, and to engage our community in a shared formation experience of prayer with a purpose!

In the lead up to Winter Woollies Day, all classes will engage in whole school reflection and prayer activities relating to the Catholic Social Teaching Principles of human dignity and the preferential option for the poor. These experiences are focused on guiding our students to approach the issue of homelessness with a heart of compassion and with Jesus as our role model.

Students will wear non-uniform winter woollies for a donation.

Students will wear non-uniform for a gold coin donation and a donation of adult size winter woollies (winter coats, jumpers, socks (new only), sleeping bags, blankets, waterproof jackets, beanies, gloves and scarves). Please keep your donations (both monetary and clothing) safe at home until Winter Woollies Day.

All donations will be collected on Winter Woollies Day by the St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol van and will go directly to those in need served from the van.

St Benedict's Feast Day Celebrations Friday 5th July

St Benedict's Feast Day falls within our school holiday period, 11th July, so traditionally as a school we celebrate on the last day of Term 2. This year we will be celebrating how the Holy Spirit is alive in each of us and what we can do to continue to fan the flames of the Benedictine charism in our St Benedict's school community.

Students will engage in a number of activities througout the day including Mass, a school artwork collaboration, prayer writing and exploring the life and rule of St Benedict.