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First Eucharist Update

First Eucharist Parent Information Night and First Eucharist Celebration Sign-up October 12th 5:30pm 

As you are aware, due to the lockdown in the A.C.T, the Sacrament of First Eucharist was not celebrated in Term 3 as scheduled, and was instead postponed. Like all other places of worship, the Parish was unable to reschedule until the A.C.T announced the end of lockdown and eased the associated number restrictions for Masses.  

As the ACT Government has now released their roadmap to opening, The Transfiguration Parish Sacramental Team have created a schedule for First Eucharist celebrations. We therefore invite all families of students making their First Eucharist to attend a short parent information night via Zoom at 5:30pm on October 12 (Zoom link below). The purpose of this meeting will be to outline the rescheduled dates for this Sacrament. The Parish will be offering families a choice between two celebration options, and strongly encourages your attendance at this meeting to understand their differences. 

At the end of the PIN, a sign-up document will be shared with families where they will be able to select a suitable option and date. In developing this schedule, we have endeavoured to best meet the needs of our families and to provide options so that the Sacrament is a special celebration.  Regrettably, we must remind you that there will be number restrictions for these celebrations. We therefore strongly encourage you to attend the Zoom meeting, when the sign-up sheet will be made available, to ensure you are able to Celebrate the Sacrament on your preferred date and time. 

Finally, we thank you for your patience during this time. As parents, you are the first teachers of your child’s faith.  We, the parish and school community, thank you for the support  and encouragement you have provided in preparation of this Sacrament. We also thank home group leaders for their generosity and support. 

Zoom Link: 

https://cgcatholic.zoom.us/j/64762836749?pwd=U2wvKzJkMUNXZmNqclRSRU9rNmdNUT09

Password: 323816

Global Schools Partners

This October, Global School Partners are holding the GSP 20x20 Challenge. The CEO and co-founder, Simon Carroll, is riding 20km every day, for 20 days. They would love people to donate just $20 (or more) each to help us reach our goal!

Did you know $20 can provide a child-in-need with 3 weeks of schooling? You can donate to Simon's ride here

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OR you can JOIN IN and do your own 20 x 20 at https://gofund.me/8c507cb0 You could do anything that you can imagine and commit to, such as read 20 pages of a book in 20 days, or walk 20 minutes a day for 20 days......

Find out more on the website: https://www.globalschoolpartners.org.au/events

Emily Capper

Religious Education Coordinator