First Holy Communion Classes
Dear Parents
First Holy Communion preparation classes have commenced online.
To join the classes, you need to do the following:
- Visit the Parish Office
- Complete an Enrolment Form at the Parish
- Pay $25 fee to the Parish office
- Pick up your child’s Eucharist book for them to work with during the lessons
- Join the Google classroom with the code given to you by the Parish
- Parents to watch the Video under the “Information for Parents” tab on Google
classroom
- Your child is to complete all the lessons online and complete all the homework in the
Eucharist book
- Hand in your child’s Eucharist book to the Parish to be marked at the completion of
the online program. This book will be returned to you.
There are 4 lessons in this preparation program. The online program is already up to
lesson 3. Parents, you need to enrol as soon as possible, or your child might miss
the opportunity to make the Sacrament of First Holy Communion this year.
This is the only opportunity for children to prepare for this Sacrament and as
soon as restrictions are eased further, Father John will be holding the Masses
to celebrate this important Sacrament.
Any questions at all, please contact the Parish office on 4625 8044.

Knit 4 Need
A new initiative from the Catholic Education Office to support the St Vincent de Paul
Winter Appeal is the ‘Knit for Need’ project.
An Educational Officer for Social Justice, Dave Gearin, is promoting the collection of
handmade scarves to support those in most need over the winter months.
As a response, the KNIT4NEED challenge is being extended to us.
 
The challenge is to actually make (knit/crochet) a garment for a marginalised person
in our community.  We will then wrap it up as a gift with a personalised note from the
creator (hopefully including a photo) and present each item to those in need at the
end of July via the Vinnies Van.  
If you need inspiration to be involved you can view a riveting(?) video of Dave
knitting via the following link: KNIT4NEED.MOV
If you feel you are able to knit a scarf for homeless people in our Diocese, please get
those knitting needles warmed up!
This is one scarf I started yesterday when I got home from school. It is just plain
knitting – every row knit – garter stitch. I just used 7 mm knitting needles. The wool
I used is Veronica by makr – a brand at Lincraft. It is $5.50 a ball or $4.00 for
members. It is for a 100 gm ball. This one ball knitted 80 cm of scarf. So therefore,
roughly 4 balls would knit 3 scarfs! Just use any soft wool because remember it goes

around someone’s neck and it needs to feel nice and soft for them. Just a hint – the bigger the needles and thicker the wool,

the quicker it is to knit.  Can you help us out with a scarf or two?  

Mrs Kathryn Hampton

Religious Education Coordinator