St Thomas Aquinas College COLLEGE CHRONICLE 30th May 2014 St. Felix I
2014 CALENDAR MON
TUES
WED
THURS
29 MAY ASCENSION THURSDAY
FRI
30 MAY SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
NO SCHOOL
2 JUNE WEEK 5
3 JUNE Lunch Orders
4 JUNE Uniform Shop Open 8.00-10.30am
5 JUNE
Rosary 1pm Chapel
6 JUNE FIRST FRIDAY Benediction 1pm Chapel
9 JUNE 10 JUNE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Lunch Orders WEEK 6
11 JUNE Uniform Shop Open 8.00-10.30am
NO SCHOOL
VCE GAT Examination
16 JUNE WEEK 7
17 JUNE Lunch Orders
18 JUNE Uniform Shop Open 8.00-10.30am
Year 7-10 Examinations
Year 7-10 Examinations
Year 7-10 Examinations
VCE Boys Religion Examination
VCE Girls Religion Examination
23 JUNE WEEK 8
24 JUNE Lunch Orders
25 JUNE Uniform Shop Open 8.00-10.30am
12 JUNE
13 JUNE Benediction 1pm Chapel
19 JUNE
20 JUNE
Benediction 1pm Chapel
26 JUNE
27 JUNE
Benediction 1pm Chapel TERM TWO CONCLUDES
HOLIDAYS 21 JULY WEEK 1
22 JULY Lunch Orders
Staff Inservice
TERM THREE COMMENCES
23 JULY Uniform Shop Open 8.00-10.30am
24 JULY
25 JULY
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK The Primary School is endeavouring to foster virtues in our students in line with the school's goal of forming the true and perfect Catholic. Each week we are concentrating on one virtue and encouraging each other in striving to achieve it. Each class will have a student nominated as exhibiting this virtue and will be given an award at the Primary School assembly on Mondays. The virtue for week 3 was thoughtfulness. Week 4 is charitable.
Virtue of the week champions : Virtue thoughtfulness Term 2 Week 3 Foundation HC Jacob Smit Foundation HS Aleisha Higgins Gr 1 OA Joanna Verleg Gr 1 TD Louis Ward Gr 2 Joseph Ward Gr 3 Pierre Faragalla Gr 4G Chloe Talaue Gr 4/5B Nicholas Telford Gr 5/6G Alyssa Hoy Gr 6B Liam MacDonald
Congratulations to these students.
SECONDARY GIRLS NEWS - EFFORT AWARD For the week ending 23rd May (week 3) we have the following girls nominated for the effort award:
Year 7
Grace Colman
Congratulations to Grace.
SECONDARY BOYS NEWS - EFFORT AWARD For the week ending 16th May (week 2) we have the following boys nominated for the effort award: Year 7
Lachlan Sauze
Year 8
Ethan Sauze
Year 9
Youssab Mosaad
Year 10
Luke Kemmink
Year 11/12
Joshua Hurst
Congratulations to these boys.
PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY Please note that the Primary Cross Country events will take place during normal sports lessons from Monday 2nd June through to Thursday 5th June.
O’BRIENS MILK BAR AND TAKEAWAY, 3-7 MAIN STREET, NAR NAR GOON Open 7 days a week until 7.30pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner take-aways until 7pm Monday to Saturday, 6.30pm Sunday. “Service with a smile”. Phone Michael O’Brien, 5942 5286. PIANO LESSONS Piano lessons offered at the College. Phone Rita Garner on 0411 211 644. MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION Medic Alert have contacted the College providing information regarding student medical alert memberships. This information is recommended to parents of students who have a serious medical condition. Please ask at the Office for a membership form as this has all the necessary information regarding what is provided by MedicAlert. SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED!! The Dinner Auction relies on the generous donations of the Community. If you have any items to donate for the Silent Auction please contact Suzie Phillips on 0429 190 699 or Jill Robinson on 0403 500 845. NEEDED Would you happen to have any of the following appliances you're no longer using, and would consider donating to the kitchen of the convent? (especially if you've purchased a Thermamix!) food processor chute juice extractor slow cooker If so, kindly call Lise Smit: 04 77 770 036. FIRST FRIDAY Next Friday is First Friday, and as it is the only First Friday of the term, please be generous and donate a non-perishable food item. Thank you.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE PARENTS AND FRIENDS The P & F has very kindly purchased 6 outdoor table and bench sets for the College and they have been distributed amongst the Primary, Secondary boys and Secondary girls. The College acknowledges and thanks the P & F for their wonderful ongoing support and also everyone who is involved with or contributes to their fundraising activities. Thank you.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS BUILDING FUND St Thomas Aquinas College has endorsement from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a deductible gift recipient for its building fund. If you would like to donate funds to the College, and receive a tax deduction, to assist with either the construction and maintenance of buildings for the College, or for the construction of the Convent for the Sisters, you can pay in directly using the following bank account details; College buildings : St Thomas Aquinas College Building Fund account, NAB Pakenham, BSB: 083 827 account no. 847589180 Convent buildings : St Thomas Aquinas College Convent Building Fund, NAB Pakenham, BSB: 083 827 Account no. 844338511 Please include your full name as a reference so that tax receipts can be sent out. Thank you.
TERM DATES 2014 Term 2: Tuesday 6th May - Fri 27th Jun Term 4: Monday 6th Oct - Wed 10th Dec
Term 3: Tuesday 22nd Jul - Fri 19th Sep
FOOTY TIPPING LEADERBOARD ROUND 10 TIPS 58
NAME Jonathan Bray
TIPS 48
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Joseph Verleg
47
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Mr. Lawrence Phillips Mr. B. Youngman Mr. Velnoweth Isaac Colman Mitchell Youngman Mr. Stephen Nivet Sam MacDonald Brendan Phillips Ethan Hayward Ethan Sauze Lachlan Sauze Mr. James Mr. Michael Nivet Grace Elliott Mr. J. Freriks Ms. McKenzie Mrs. Talaue Gerard Mackin Charlotte Stevenage
46
Mr. M. Youngman James Stevenage Caleb Phillips Joel Phillips
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53 52
51
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49
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NAME Willam Freriks Joseph Youngman Gerard Ockerse James Maguire Noelle Hoy Sienna Sauze Taveira Family Mr. Ryan Mr. Joiner Majella Smythe Alyssa Hoy Matthew Freriks Christina Mackin Tristan Talaue Sascha Rayner Mary-Rose Mackin
43
Liam MacDonald Isaac Braaksma
42
Mrs. Olsen Miss Kucirkova O, F and R Smythe Michael Mitchell Ben Rayner Martin McLean Miss Elliott Craig MacDonald Feliche Zaccari Nicholas Telford
Please do not forget to submit all tips before the night of the first game of the round.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS - SUNDAY 18TH MAY
St Thomas Aquinas College 1 Tynong Rd, PO Box 500, TYNONG
Vic 3813
Phone: 03 56292500 Fax: 03 5629 1202 Email:
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30th May St. Felix I
St. Felix was a Roman by birth, and succeeded St. Dionysius in the government of the Church in 269. The proud Bishop of Antioch, Paul of Samosata, added heresy to the guilt of many enormous crimes, teaching that Christ was no more than a mere man, in whom the Divine Word dwelt by its operation and as in its temple, with many other gross errors concerning the capital mysteries of the Trinity and Incarnation. Three councils were held at Antioch to examine his cause, and in the third, assembled in 269, being clearly convicted of heresy, pride, and many scandalous crimes, he was excommunicated and deposed, and Domnus was substituted in his place. As Paul still kept possession of the episcopal house, Felix had recourse to the Emperor Aurelian, who, though a pagan, gave an order that the house should belong to him to whom the bishops of Rome and Italy adjudged it. The persecution of Aurelian breaking out, St. Felix, fearless of danger, strengthened the weak, encouraged all, baptized the catechumens, and continued to exert himself in converting infidels to the Faith. He himself obtained the glory of martyrdom. He governed the Church five years, and passed to a glorious eternity in 274.
Reflection — The example of Our Saviour and of all His saints ought to encourage us under all trials to suffer with patience and even with joy. We shall soon begin to feel that it is sweet to tread in the steps of a God-man, and shall find that if we courageously take up our crosses, He will make them light by sharing the burden with us.