Dear parents and carers,

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

This special day is a joyful reminder of the promise of eternal life with God and the hope we share as followers of Christ.

The Assumption is more than a historical event, it is an invitation to reflect on Mary’s deep faith, her “yes” to God, and her life of love and service. Mary’s journey inspires us to trust in God’s plan, even when the path is unknown, and to live in a way that brings Christ’s love into the world.

Our Year 3-6 students will gather to honour Mary and give thanks for the example she sets for us all tomorrow at the 9.30am Parish Mass. 

“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfil His promises to her.”  Luke 1:45

We keep Kate Lategui and her family in our prayers as her father passed away last week.

Father’s Day Prayer Celebration – Friday 5 September 2025

Kindergarten will be hosting a Father's Day Prayer Celebration on Friday 5 September at 2:00pm in the Holy Trinity Church for our whole school community.

We warmly invite all fathers and special men in our Holy Trinity community to attend the Prayer Celebration followed by Afternoon Tea in the Kitchen Garden.

We will be creating a special photo slideshow to share at this Prayer Celebration. We ask each family to please send in a family photo of their child/children with their faither / grandfather / father figure to: Catherine.Joy@cg.catholic.edu.au

To ensure your photograph is included, please send via email it by Friday 29 August 2025.

Sacrament of First Eucharist

If you have not done so already, a reminder to please register your child to make this sacrament via the North Woden Transfiguration Parish QKR! App.

We kindly ask you to complete the following forms as soon as possible:

• Home Group Selection Form – Please choose a home group for your child to participate in.
• Mass Selection Form – Please select a Mass for your child to receive the Sacrament.

If you have any questions about First Eucharist, please contact the parish secretary, Peter Himmelreich at the parish office via phone 0459 394 813 or email wodennorth@cg.org.au

Parish of Transfiguration – Phone Number Change

Please note that the phone number is changing at the Parish Office. The new number is 0459 394 813. The existing landline number will be cancelled in the middle of August. The parish office can also be contacted via email: wodennorth@cg.org.au

Catholic Inquiry Program – An Invitation…

Sometimes people wonder about what Catholics believe and how they live their faith. Sometimes they feel shy about asking these questions. At Holy Trinity Church we are starting an inquiry group for people who are not Catholic but who are searching for answers. This inquiry group will start on Tuesday 19th August 7:30pm in the Parish Centre and will go for 4 weeks. This opportunity may be for you, or someone you know, and may pave the way to the Rite of Christian Initiation Adults (RCIA) program. For further information, please contact Peter at the Parish Office 0459 394 813.

Catherine Joy

Acting Religious Education Coordinator

Hello to you all, just a few friendly Book Week reminders for next week.

Monday 18th August

We have Perform Education visiting Holy Trinty for two sessions, ELC – Year 2 then Years 3 – 6. Their production for 2025 Book Week celebrations is called Treasure Hunt.

Perform Education has sent a link for staff and students to prepare for this visit. This link includes the 4 books they will be covering, the songs they will be singing, the dances they will be doing and the fun they will be having during this production. It’s a great site and it even has a few interactive games. Please read below…

Perform Education will soon be visiting to present your live-in-school performance of Book Week in Schools Live AUS: 2025 Treasure Hunt. You can now access your Teacher Toolkit & Student Activities Resource Hub for this program on our website HERE. Or share the website link: https://www.performeducation.com/resources

1. Click on your program

2. Then select either the TEACHER or STUDENT button

3. And enter your school passcode: AVE7THo

For Perform Education’s production the children might like to come to school dressed as a pirate, explorer or wear an eye patch, bandana or some sort of pirate or adventure hat.

Story Box Library is a great place to visit before Book Week as it covers 90% of the books shortlisted for 2025 celebrations and the three / four books for Perform Educations production..

The school password is... HolyTrintyReaders HTReads

Wednesday 20th August

The HT Book Week Parade

- 9.15 on the tennis courts (all invited), BYO chair if required.

-After the parade the children will go into the hall, and we will announce the 2024 CBCA Winners and Runner ups.

- We will continue with a day of fun and then finish up with the annual staff play.

Friday 22nd August

At lunch, in the hall..

Design a Tooth Fairy House - judging and prizes. If your child or children have designed a tooth fairy house for our competition, please send it ASAP. I will display them out the front of the library. So far, we only have one entry from Miss Emily W, in Year 2 and it is incredible.

Certificates and prizes for Passport to Treasures in the ACT.. if your child or children went on Adventure around the ACT in the holidays please send them in with photos, evidence and or a passport as well.

I think that is all.

Kate Mertz (your friendly librarian) xx

Congratulations to students and staff celebrating their birthday this week: Dash S, Albert S, Emily W, Emma R, Leo J, Charles B, Linden N, Mrs Mertz, Mr Hart and Mrs Waslin. Wishing you all a wonderful birthday!