Feast of Corpus Christi
21 June 2012 Edition 5:2:12
“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood
Lives in me and I live in him.
As I, who am sent by the living Father,
Myself draw life from the Father
So whoever eats me will draw life from me.
This is the bread come down from heaven;
Not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead.
But anyone who eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6.57-58)
God of all goodness and source of our strength,
You nourish us through the Eucharist
As a sign of your undivided love for us.
Empowered by this gift,
May we live our lives in loving service of our sisters and brothers
And work together to build your kingdom here on Earth.
Amen
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Families,
This week our College was enlivened by welcoming
161 new students and 10 staff. I extend a warm
welcome to each and every one of these new members
of our community. We have been fortunate to have
been able to employ a number of experienced VCE
teachers as we have added additional classes to the
timetable.
Bianca Mifsud - Mathematics,
Physical Education, and
Psychology
Naomi Bartley English, English
Literature and
ProgramSupport
Drew Oliver - Transition
Co-ordinator, Health and
Human Development and
Physical Education.
Paul Basilio - English
and VCAL
Belinda Ruvceska Kim Streek - Mathematics and
Accounting, Business
Theatre Studies
Management, Geography and
Legal Studies
Satnesh Lingam Mathematics and
Physics
Nigel Mallet - Art,
English, Food
Technology & Media
Studies
Alison Stevens - Student
Support
Elizabeth Wood - English
and English Literature
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
This week also marked the commencement of a
new semester. Year 11 VCE students started their
Unit 2 studies while Year 12
VCE students
commenced Unit 4 studies. Students will be
provided with work to complete over the next few
weeks as well as over the upcoming non tuition
period. With the first half of the year now at a close,
staff have been busy writing reports. These may be
collected from staff at the upcoming Parent-StudentTeacher interviews to be held next week. Additional
information is available in this newsletter.
Next week the College celebrates our College Feast
Day. Each year, the College celebrates the Feast of
Corpus Christi as our College Feast Day. This year
we will celebrate on Wednesday 27 June.
Attendance on this day by all staff and students is
compulsory and required. This year will be even
more significant given that our community has been
formed anew and it is our 30th Anniversary.
The College Feast Day is taken from the crest and
founders of the College. Our Crest takes the shape
of a quatrefoil which is a cruciform configuration of
five intersecting circles. In the medieval church, the
quatrefoil symbolised the ‘Catholic’ or ‘Universal’
church’s mission to preach the Word throughout all
of a creation. The four peripheral circles depict the
four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John),
touching at four points on the principle circle; that is
– the four corners of the earth. The quatrefoil is
common in ecclesiastical architecture throughout
Christendom, both as a decoration of stonework and
as a component of window design. It is at the center
of the crest that we draw our Feast Day. That we
acknowledge the Eucharistic presence of Christ
through the miracle of the Mass, is indicated by the
abstract graphic at the centre of the College Crest.
The interpretation of this abstract contends that it
depicts Christ’s Body and Blood under the worldly
appearance of Host and Chalice. Since 1983, the
College has taken as its own festive day of prayer
and celebration, the feast of Corpus Christi. Only
when the whole College shares in one Eucharist is
the true meaning of College and community
illuminated.
This year, our Feast Day will commence with Mass
celebrated by the Archbishop at St Patrick’s
Cathedral. Buses will be provided to and from the
College. Following Mass, we have booked out Luna
Park where lunch will be provided and we will enjoy
an afternoon of fun as a community.
COMMUNITY NEWS
I take this opportunity to invite parents to join us on
our Feast Day for Mass at the Cathedral, your
presence is always welcomed at our Masses and we
would particularly appreciate and welcome your
involvement on this significant day. Please join us on
this day as a member of our community and as people
of the Eucharist.
Yours faithfully,
BRENDAN J WATSON OAM—PRINCIPAL
College Bakery
The College Bakery will be open
during the first week of the school
holidays Monday 2 July - Friday 6
July from 9.00 am until 3.30pm.
The bakery will be closed during
the second week Monday 9 July
until Friday 13 July.
Trade Training Centre Carpark
Could all families please note that the Trade Training
Centre Carpark is for customers only and is not a drop
off/pick up point for students.
After the school
holidays parking will be limited due to building works
being carried out for the next 6 months.
Reminder to Parents
Could parents please drop off their Earn and Learn
cards to the Administration Office by the end of this
term.
Private Tutoring Available
Matthew Camenzuli - a former student and College
Captain of Catholic Regional College Sydenham is
available to tutor students in Further Mathematics,
Biology and Physical Education. Please contact
Matthew directly on 0430 191 030 for further
information.
COMMUNITY NEWS
BIOLOGY G-TAC EXCURSION
On Thursday 24 May ten Year 11 biology students
were selected to attend an excursion to the Gene
Technology Access Centre, a genetics laboratory in
Melbourne. This biology excursion enabled us to
experience what it is like to work at a laboratory and the
multiple fields of work that any students can be lean
into after completing a bachelor of science and/or
medical degree.
The ten of us along side nine other independent school,
in the encouragement of Science week had the
opportunity to participate in activities demonstrating the
work done at the institute, we where given the
opportunity to test pus and effect of infection. As well
as decoding DNA using the latest computer programs,
the activity specifically looked at HIV/AIDS and the
mutated gene, which cause people to be immune to the
disease. We listened to people speak about their
careers and had a look inside a cell.
The experience is one to remember with much thanks
and appreciation to Paul McGuire and Leanne Carroll
for making this day a hugh success.
Reported by
Monika Smago (pictured below) and Laura Skazlic
St. Dominic’s Debutante Ball for 2013
St
Dominic’s
Parish Debutante
Ball for 2013 will be
held on Friday 28
June
at
Luxor,
Sydenham
Road,
Sydenham. If you
would like to be part
of the Debutante
Set please call Sue
9743 2941 or Robyn
9743 3174.