Fourth Sunday of Easter – “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want”.

By thinking about this verse, it can help us remember God’s goodness, and be strengthened by His truths.

Week One, Term Two was punctuated by some very important events. Firstly, Anzac Day on Tuesday was well-attended by members of our College, particularly our students. Logan and Keira, College Head Prefects, participated at the Dawn Service where they laid a wreath at the Desert Mounted Corp Memorial on Mt Clarence on behalf of the school. Later that morning over thirty students and several staff marched down York Street to the official service. It was also very pleasing to see several students represent a variety of cadet groups - Air Force, Army, Police Rangers, Girl Guides and Scouts. The weather held and it turned out to be an excellent event – a great return to “normal” after two years of restrictions for the national commemoration event.

The North Road fields were very busy on Saturday for the start of the soccer season. St Joseph’s College was well-represented with a significant number of teams donning the bright blue and gold. Congratulations to our Year Ones who made their kicking debut.

A very important workshop will be starting this week for our Year 7s – Teen Mental Health. As a College priority, this is one of several ongoing Mental Health initiatives.

College photos take place this week. We are trialling a new provider, MSP Photography. Please ensure your child wears the correct school uniform as this photo will be used for SEQTA (report), student ID cards and the College Annual.

The month of May is devoted to Mary so I finish this article with the Hail Mary -

“Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

St Joseph – Pray for Us.

Ms Rachael Keenan

Third Sunday of Easter - "Keep the faith burning in our hearts".

Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful break. A special welcome to our new families joining us this term. I look forward to seeing some of you at the Anzac march down York St tomorrow. Thank you to the students and staff who will be attending and representing our College.

To our Year Twelves, we are one third of the way there! Keep focused, utilise your time well and communicate with your teachers to reach your goals.

Have a great week.

 ST JOSEPH’S SOCCER ⚽️⚽️⚽️

    MEET THE COACHES and TEAMS

         THURSDAY 27th APRIL

    JUNIOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLY AREA

              3.15pm

  Please bring your shin pads and soccer boots

    for training after down on the school oval

    We look forward to seeing you all there 

   ST JOSEPH’S SOCCER ⚽️ COMMITTEE 

Each year during the Lenten season, the staff, students and families of St Joseph's College generously support Caritas Australia and their Lenten appeal 'Project Compassion'. Through the idea of almsgiving, we are called to act, bringing hope and support to the worlds poorest and most vulnerable communities.

Through our fundraising at the St Joseph's Day fair, our 'Tapitas' wall, and our classroom box donations, the College has raised an enormous $5,389.05 in 2023, smashing our goal of $1,500.

On behalf of St Joseph's College, I would like to thank all staff, students and families for your overwhelming generosity during the Lenten season and we look forward to doing it all again in 2024 in the pursuit of love and justice.

I hope you continue to enjoy this Easter season and have a fantastic term!

Mr Luke Bogoni - Religious Education Coordinator K-12

Saint Catherine of Siena

Feast Day: April 29

Patron Saint of: Europe

Life:

Born in 1347, Catherine grew up as an intelligent, cheerful and prayerful person. After years of study and discernment, Catherine gained a group of followers who were inspired by her contemplative life and commitment to Christ. Before her death in 1380, she wrote letters, encouraging unity in the Church and was canonised a Saint in 1461.

Prayer:

God of Wisdom you made our sister Catherine burn with divine love in contemplating the Lord’s passion and in serving your Church. With the help of her prayers may your people, united in the mystery of Christ, rejoice forever in the revelation of his glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. St Catherine of Siena, pray for us.

We are hearing lots of people in our College Community planning to audition for the Celebration of Talents (A Variety Show) so make sure you BOOK your audition now by filling in the audition form and hand them in to Mr Habal, Ms Rowe or Mr Collins. Here is the link of the audition form. Celebration of Talents (A Variety Show) 2023 Audition Form.docx See you all next term in Weeks 3, 4 or 5 for the audition from 3:20 - 4:20pm.

Mr Richard Habal, Ms Hiedi Rowe and Mr Mark Collins

Event Coordinators

Week 1 Term 2

Open Monday 24 April from 8.15am - 9.30am .

Closed Tuesday 25 April - Public Holiday

Open Wednesday 26 April 2.15pm - 4.00pm

Updated Price List

The Year Tweleve students have been waiting a long time for this special moment to arrive. Their leavers' jackets were presented in front of the secondary school during the assembly on Wednesday. Each student's jacket was inscribed with their chosen nickname and the names of all the leaving students. Thank you to Mr Landells, Mr Callaghan and the student committee for all their hard work choosing a design and placing the order. Look out for these smart looking jackets around the College!

On Thursday morning, year 9 and other selected senior school students were invited to meet with Kelton Pell a stage, TV and film actor, best known for his role as the court liaison officer, Sam Wallan, in the SBS legal drama The Circuit set in north-western Australia. He has been a stage presence in the theatre since 1985, performing for the Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre, the Black Swan Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company. Many of these performances were of plays which grew from Indigenous themes.

Students viewed a show reel of the work Mr Pell has been involved in, open question time and he also discussed some of his acting techniques.

Mr Pell is in Albany as part of the Cinefest Oz Film Festival.

Thank you to Mrs Palfrey who organised the PP-Year 2 and Years 3-6 ANZAC liturgies. Both groups of students showed reverence and respect as they learnt about and commemorated ANZAC Day, and prayed for peace in our world. A special thank you to 4G, who made a poppy for each student in Years 3-6 to take home. Lest we forget.

The City of Albany is exploring opportunities to assist students during exam periods.



If you are in year 11 or 12, please take a moment to complete our Exam Tutoring Support survey which can be accessed through the following link:

www.surveymonkey.com/r/ExamTutoringSupportSurvey

The survey will help us understand the needs of exam students and will only take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

There are three fabulous school shows that are visiting our Albany Entertainment Centre in May and are offering school matinees. May is jam packed with fantastic shows and we hope you can make it into the centre to enjoy some of them.

1. Alphabet of Awesome Science | May 1^st, 11.00am & 4.30pm - A thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where great big chewy sesquipedalian words inspire mind-blowing scientific surprises! 

1. Cicada | May 24^th, 6.30pm | May 25^th, 10.00am– Barking Gecko are bringing Cicada to the AEC- winner of the Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book in 2019! An adaption of master story-teller Shaun Tan’s much-loved Cicada, onstage with live puppetry and exquisite visual storytelling

1. Are We There Yet | May 30^th, 4.30pm | May 31^st, 11.00am- Join 8-year-old Grace and her family on an adventurous (and often funny) expedition across the country, visiting iconic Australian landmarks along the way

Contact:

ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 

2 Toll Place, Albany WA 6330 

PO Box 5743, Albany WA 6332 

T   +61 8 9844 5000

email: kelly.fregon@artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au

Headspace Albany’s Behaviour Exchange and System Therapy (BEST) program is now taking bookings for Term 2.

The free 8 week program runs every term for family/parents of young people aged between 12 to 25 years old. The weekly sessions are held every Wednesday evening from 5pm to 6.30pm.

The BEST program suits families who are worried about the mental health or hard times experienced by their young person and are looking for ways to help as a parent.

Call headspace Albany on 9842 9871 for more information or to register. 

FREE Fathering 101 course sponsored by WANSLEA WA available to all fathers and father figures.

Link to our Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/JnTaCGVe

When: Thursday 11 May

6:00-8:00pm

Where: Royals Football Club

Lockyer Ave, Albany

Register here >> http://bit.ly/3K0Jwoz

CinefestOZ Albany program includes several FREE events perfect for school staff, students and families:

1 - (Thu 27 April) Authentic Storytelling, with Dot West, south west Noongar writer with over 30 years in the media industry. This session is for Educators as Professional Development and also Community groups. Info and bookings here: https://tix.cinefestoz.com/Events/Authentic-Storytelling-Dot-West

2 - (Sat 29 April) Kinjarling Koort featuring IndigifestOZ.

The festival is only 3 weeks away, and we look forward to seeing the community involved with the exciting and diverse program on offer. 

Tickets are on sale now: https://cinefestoz.com/albany/