Friday, 5 August Issue 11/21 THE RECTOR - St Aloysius

Year 3.2
Jonas Abeleda Sebastian Adams Luca Antico
Francis Bolster Ted Conlon Andre de Mestre
William Fletcher Finn Griffin Finn Harrison
James Larkey Peter Lim Patrick O’Kane
Harry Rudd Tom Smelt Marcus Spano
Jonathan Vo Jaden Walsh Hugo Wicks
Australian Prayer for World Youth Day
God of hope and grace, send your Holy Spirit upon us as our
helper and guide.
As we prepare for World Youth Day in Madrid, help us to build
upon the many graces and experiences that were the fruit of World
Youth Day in Sydney.
Send forth the power of the Spirit upon us so that we may continue to be your
witnesses in service and love to other youth in Australia.
May we journey together in the great south land of the Holy Spirit and share in
this pilgrimage of faith to the ends of the earth.
Pour your grace into our lives so that we may be apostles of reconciliation and
builders for the new creation.
Nourish and unite us through the Eucharist, so that firm in the faith we may be
planted and built up in Jesus Christ.
We ask this through the intercession of Our Lady of the Southern Cross and in
the healing name of our Lord Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit one God forever and ever. Amen.
WYD Pilgrimage to Madrid: The tradition of celebrating WYD
began in Rome, in 1986 and since then WYD has continued to be
celebrated internationally every three years. It was only like yesterday
that World Youth Day in Sydney 2008 came and left an unforgettable
mark on all who attended it. It was a conversion story – not simply
for pilgrims, but for all who witnessed it and all who were involved in
it. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid where we will
join over two million young people from across the globe who will
come together, united as one, to celebrate faith with each other and
with Pope Benedict XVI. For six days at hundreds of venues spread
across the city of Madrid we will participate in sessions of catechesis,
prayer, liturgy and Masses – and of course the youth festival, which
will bring the faith alive through art, music, dance and dramatic
performances from around the world.
Fr Peter Hosking, Mijo Ticinovic,
twenty-eight boys from St Aloysius’
and myself, are about to embark on an
unforgettable pilgrimage in the
footsteps of St Ignatius of Loyola,
with other Catholic schools. The three
week journey will take the boys on the
adventure of a lifetime, where we will
explore the wonders and beauty of
Manresa, Montserrat, Barcelona and Madrid. Last Friday night, the
boys from St Aloysius’ and the girls from Loreto Kirribilli and Marist
Woolwich gathered at the final formation session in preparation for
their pilgrimage to WYD in Madrid. It was a chance to ask last
minute questions, to attempt speaking in Spanish and to be reminded
about the importance of security in Spain … but most importantly it
was a time to reflect on the meaning of pilgrimage, a journey that
began last year for our boys but kicks fully into gear next Tuesday
when we depart. The boys will be contributing their reflections to the
daily blog on our Manresa intranet site whilst we are on pilgrimage.
Joe El-Khoury
CURRICULUM NEWS
JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
A big thank you to all parents who have ‘activated’ their readathon
with their sons. The Jesuit Mission Readathon is a very important
part of our ‘men for others’ mandate in Term 3. The theme for this
year, as you know, is ‘One World, Many Stories’ and to this end we
are encouraging the boys to embrace stories from, and information
on other countries, their peoples and communities.
Year 6 has a mini-project based on their chosen country. Their task is
to present a small amount of basic information in a visually appealing
manner. The due date is 15 August; however, the project can be
handed up any time prior to that date. At the same time I am
introducing the classes to the various books that have been short
listed on this year’s Book Council Awards (CBCA). I hope all families
have received their memento, a guide to best books for children,
included with their readathon card.
Caroline Byrne
Teacher Librarian
PASTORAL NEWS
THE DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL SERVICES
Heavenly Father,
give us the strength and courage
to be your good and faithful servants,
to use your gifts well and not to bury them
So that we may be a part in your joy.
Matthew 25:14-30
I was invited during the week to visit one of the Year 9 Visual Art
classes and to admire some of my Science students’ pottery work. I
was very impressed with their creations. While I was there I was
asked by one of the Year 12 students to view his major work. This
was a culmination of a lot of hard work and effort that had gone into
this major work and it was obvious that he was very proud of the
finished product – and rightly so. The strong colours and the political
message being conveyed made a bold statement!
Each year I am always amazed at the quality of the artwork which
highlights the broad range of gifts of talent our students are showered
with from God. Some of the boys’ masterpieces will be on show at the
Art Exhibition on 19 August. If the attention-grabbing invitation, and
what I have seen so far, is a taste of what is to come then I am sure it
will be an outstanding success and I highly recommend you take the
time to see such an appealing broad range of art.
Chris Gould
THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY
THE PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION
Our next P&F Forum will be held at 7.30pm on 7 September in
the Bellarmino Theatre. The keynote speaker will be Sue Martin. Sue
has worked for many years as an environmental educator. She is the
environmental education officer at Riverview. She helped Catholic
Earthcare develop “On Holy Ground” and edits the Catholic
Sustainable Schools Newsletter. Put it in your diary now, it will be
very interesting.
The Junior School Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day is coming
up on 15 August, a day enjoyed by both the boys and, of course, their
grandparents or special friend. We will be asking the year coordinators
of the Junior School to help with that morning. We will
contact you later, but keep the morning free in your diary.
All parents and friends are invited to join the First Friday Mass in
The Juana Mateo Room (Level 4) on 5 August at 8.45am, followed by
coffee and colloquium (a conversation, some sharing). Look forward
to seeing you. Edwin.
We would like to wish our Year 12 boys all the best with their trial
examinations next week. Please keep them in your prayers.
Michael Morgan
President
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