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Dear Lord, I believe in the presence of Your Body and Blood in the Eucharistic celebration of the Last Supper. Since I have not been able to receive You Sacramentally, I embrace You Spiritually into my heart. Never permit me to be separated from you. My Lord and my God. Amen.
Dear Friends,
This weekend we are finally given the the opportunity to attend Mass after many months of On-line Mass participation. As the 100 people restriction applies from Saturday, you will need to book to attend a particular Mass as explained by Fr John below:
I am pleased to notify you that we will recommence the celebration of our weekend Masses this weekend, 20 – 21 June, that is, the 6pm Saturday Vigil Mass, the 9.30am Sunday Mass and the 5.30pm Sunday Mass with congregations capped at 100. However because of the physical distancing requirements, the 9.30am Sunday Mass celebrated at Ss Peter and Paul, Garran will for now be celebrated at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin.
There are two ways to register your intention to attend one of the three weekend Masses:
- Go to https://www.trybooking.com/BKACO and follow the prompts to register. NB: If the available seats are taken, you will need to consider another Mass.
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- Contact the Parish Office (6281 3999) 9.15am – 3pm Mon, Wed or Fri to register. NB If the available seats are taken, you will need to consider another Mass.
Liturgical Rosters
If you are attending a Mass this weekend, the Third Sunday of the month and can fulfil your rostered ministry please confirm your presence to myself in the sacristy before Mass. As has been our practice, this weekend’s bulletin (which will be emailed out on Friday) will have the rosters for next weekend.
Government Requirement
On entering the church – be it for a Mass or private prayer – you MUST print your name, phone, mobile or email, and times of entry and departure. Of course, allow extra time to ‘sign in’ before Mass. Entry is ONLY via the front door. Please use the hand sanitiser provided.
Note:
Weekday Masses and the Wednesday Liturgy of the Word and Communion Service have recommenced – 9.30am Mon, 9.30am Tues, 9.30am Wed Lit of the Word and Comm Service, 5.30pm Thurs and 9.30am Fri.
Holy Trinity Church is open each day for private prayer.
Online daily Mass can be accessed from the chapel of St Christopher’s Cathedral, as well as a number of other sites.
Daily Mass:http://www.catholicvoice.org.au
Please notify any fellow parishioners of how to register for a Sunday Mass who have not received notification via email. I thank you for your understanding and co-operation as we move through this time of pandemic.
Fr John
Listening, Learning, Reflecting, Growing
It is with uncertainly that over the past month we have started to move forward, go back to work, back at school, back to Church, back to "elbows out" at the grocery store! Uncertainties like when will the next case of COVID hit, when will restrictions ease further and more numbers be allowed to celebrate Mass, and even when will I be able to hear someone cough or sneeze and not immediately want to run! But through all our uncertainties, there is always a constant comfort, a constant presence and a constant reassurance, that the Lord Jesus Christ is with us, loves us and wants to carry our burdens. I have spent much time over the last month considering what have been the positive outcomes from COVID-19, what forced changes would I now keep in my life and what have I learnt about myself throughout these times.
This week has given you as parents, and your children as learners, opportunity through interviews and conferences with teachers, time to reflect on your observations about your child as a learner (and perhaps your role as the first educators of your children). I would now like to also give you opportunity to reflect and feed back to us about how you think at a school level we managed the COVID-19 environment, particularly during the Remote Learning phase. You are invited to complete 4 questions and add any other comments in the link below. We will use this information to further develop strategies in our Annual Improvement Plan for Term 3, 4 and beyond. This survey will close next Wednesday, and I thank you in advance for your honesty and willingness to complete this.
Click here to access the survey.
May your burdens and your feet be a little lighter this week, take care of yourself and others, and thank you for your constant support of our community.
Philippa
Philippa Brearley
Email: philippa.brearley@cg.catholic.edu.au
Sacrament of Reconciliation
With the restrictions placed on large gatherings due to COVID-19, we were unable to join together to celebrate the First Reconciliation of the Candidates within our Parish.
We acknowledge the effort that families had put into preparing candidates to receive the Sacrament, and we want to ensure that students are given the opportunity to receive their First Reconciliation as soon as possible.
As such, Fr John will be inviting families to attend Holy Trinity Church, Curtin at an allocated time, for the children to receive the sacrament in smaller groups.
Candidates have been sent a letter with a link to a Google Doc that allows families to view the times available, and indicate the time they would like. If you have not received this document, or you are having any issues accessing it, please contact me.
May we please keep those candidates in our prayers over the next 4 weeks.
ELC School Holiday Program
The ELC will be hosting a School Holiday Program 6-17 July for Preschool, Kindergarten and Year One children.
Please click here for the booking form. Places are limited and priority is giving to preschoolers and children already enrolled at the ELC.
The program is open from 8am-5.45pm each day of the holidays.
What content are children watching?
There’s a rising trend of children watching adult content. Sex scenes, violence and inappropriate language, once shown on television during an adults-only time, are becoming staple viewing for many of today’s children.
In a recent poll of 1,800 US parents, 40% admitted allowing their children to watch movies that are unsuitable for their age group. A recent discussion by this writer with parents suggests that the trends are similar in Australia. Very few of the parents I spoke with referred to the classification guidelines when choosing content for their children.
The increase in ‘adult-only’ animation is one factor that blurs the line of suitability for children. Adult-only genres such as Marvel movies and X Men franchise and television programs such as Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead thanks to streaming now count children among their devotees. Computer games, so popular with many children and young people, also cross the line of acceptability in terms of behaviour and attitudes on display.
Can we become desensitised over time?
Viewing standards, like standards of acceptable behaviour, have subtly shifted over time. Sex scenes, physical violence or violent language is now a common part of adult content, which has a desensitising effect on parents. Desensitisation leads to acceptance and a higher level of exposure to children.
Does fitting in play a part?
Advertisers know that children’s pester power can play a significant role in the type of foods that go into the shopping trolley, which influences how food is packaged and promoted. Pester power plays a similar role in the choice of movies and television programs that we allow children to watch. “All the other kids have seen this movie?” is the type of comment from a child that hits a nerve for many parents, who rightfully want their child to fit in with their peers.
What are the risks?
There are many concerns about children being exposed to adult content in movies, television programs and the computer games. Here’s a summary:
Developmental risks
Exposure to content that requires complex adult interpretation can be deeply confusing and disturbing to children. They often have difficulty discerning reality from what they are viewing on television so that they can developed a warped world view. The impact may not be immediate, but will show itself increasingly over time when children’s attitudes towards sex, their peers or authority reflect the on-screen content they’ve been viewing.
Impact on attitudes and behaviour
Children are like sponges soaking up what they see and hear. Viewing parent-sanctioned programs that display disrespectful behaviour toward women, abuse of alcohol and drugs, and shows violence as normal have a powerful impact on the attitudes and behaviour of children. Viewed often enough, young minds can interpret these types of inappropriate behaviours as normal.
Impact on wellbeing
According to the Australian Council on Children and Media (ACCM) there is significant evidence that exposure by children to adult movies and programs leads to the development of exaggerated fears; causes loss of sleep and increases childhood anxiety. ACCM claims that “these fears are not insignificant and can be long lasting.”
What can you do?
There are a number of actions you can take to ensure the content that children consume is appropriate for their age level, including:
Follow classification guidelines
Become familiar with the Government classification guidelines for movies, television programs and games. Understand what they mean and develop the habit of checking the classification rating of each new piece of content that children will be watching or interacting with.
Find out
It’s easier than ever to find out for yourself the suitability of content for a child or young person. Research methods include vetting a television program yourself for suitability; searching online for views and opinions before allowing your child to watch a movie; reading reviews of online games to ascertain suitability.
Talk with other parents
It’s easy to feel isolated as a parent, which makes you more susceptible to children’s pester power. Just as children have a propensity to gang up on parents (“Everyone in my class is watching that movie”), parents can gain the strength that comes with numbers when they talk with each other (“I’ve just checked with some mums and no one is allowing their child to watch that movie”).
Many current community concerns about children such as the increase in anxiety levels, disrespectful relationships and a propensity towards aggression is mirrored in the content many children consume in movies, television and games. It would be folly to suggest that inappropriate content consumption is the root cause of these maladies, however winding back the viewing habits of children to reflect more closely their developmental levels would have a surprisingly positive impact.
(Source: Parentingideas.com.au)
Heidi White
Email: Heidi.white@cg.catholic.edu.au
Roll Marking
We have recently moved to the Student Management System, Compass. From now on, I ask that all absences are submitted via the Szapp and that this is done first thing in the morning. Our lovely front office staff will be adding all absentees to the class rolls, so please avoid sending email notes to teachers regarding absences as this creates double handling of information.
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LOCAL SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FUND |
We have used this money, along with a very generous donation from the P&F, to create an outdoor learning space in our courtyard area that backs on to Kinder and Year 2 classrooms. Last year, our Year 2 class, in a unit of inquiry about how we organise ourselves, designed plans for this. They presented these to the P and F Association and some elements of their design suggestions have been used in the final planning of this area. We engaged the services of Utopia Landscaping to complete this project for us.
Utopia have finished this project and all in our community are enjoying the wonderful new space.
Words cannot express our gratitude for the community grant we received as well as generous contributions our wonderful P&F contributed to ensure our vision was made a reality.
Later on this year we will hold an official opening.
Katie Smith - Holy Trinity Primary School
Email: katie.smith@cg.catholic.edu.au
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Students celebrating their birthdays this week: Matthew John G, Holly L, Victoria H, Iva S, Elizabeth F, Jacob N, Joshua O, Airlie M, Lucinda M |
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