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A warm invitation to all to the St M ary's Parish (M t Albert)

90th Jubi lee from the 7– 14 September 2014.

Further details can be obtained from the Church office (09) 846-6775 or via our Facebook page.

2nd  September  2014                     Newsletter  13/2014    Dear  Parents/Caregivers    This  Sunday  is  the  beginning  of  special  celebrations  for  our  St  Mary’s  parish  as  they  mark  their  90th  jubilee.      The  following  is  an  extract  from  St  Mary’s  Parish  Mt  Albert  –  Marist  Fathers  -­‐    “The  story  of  our  parish  began  in  1924  when  one  and  a  half  acres  of  land  in  Mt  Albert  known  as  “Brookdale”  was  purchased  by  the  Rev.  Dr  Liston  for  two  thousand  pounds.    A  hall  in  Onehunga  was  also  obtained  at  a  cost  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  pounds.    When  this  was  transferred  to  the  site  the  Catholic  Church  in  Mt  Albert  was  established.    For  several  months,  the  fledgling  Parish  was  served  by  the  priests  of  St  Benedicts,  then  the  Marist  Fathers  came  to  the  Parish.  Father  Gondringer  was  the  first  Parish  Priest.    Under  his  leadership  the  community  immediately  began  to  flourish.    In  1926  the  presbytery  was  opened  and  blessed  by  Bishop  Clearly.    In  the  same  year,  a  primary  school,  built  mostly  by  voluntary  labour,  was  also  opened.  In  the  space  of  four  short  years,  as  a  result  of  the  wonderful  community  zeal  of  the  Marists,  the  Mt  Albert  Parish  possessed  a  church,  presbytery,  convent,  school  and  two  and  a  half  acres  of  land.”  We  extend  our  best  wishes  and  prayers  to  the  Parish  for  their  celebrations.    

Please  keep  in  your  prayers  all  our  children  who  will  receive  the  sacraments  of  Confirmation  and  Communion  on  the  13th  and  14th  September  -­‐  Arielle  Asuncion, Norma  Jane  Atkinson, Conor  Brennan, Maggie  Brownfield, Connor  Casford, Zachary  Casford, Joseph  Clapham, Neena  Contreras, Mia  Courtney, Angelica  Dias, Caitlin  Jenner, Abbey  Martinez, Emma  Mowat, Samantha  McMurray, Christie  Phyn, Isaac  Paradesh, Emily  Rednall, Katelyn  Rewcastle, Saskia  Russell, Laci  Sampson, Emily  Seal, Alexander  Simons, Charlie  Squire and Emily  Willis.  

Congratulations  to    .  .  .  our  school  Speech  Competition  winners  1st  MacPherson  White,  2nd  Lance  Villanueva  and  3rd  Mia  Grgicevich  .  .  .  all  our  cross  country  runners  for  a  great  effort  and  display  of  “Excellence”  on  Friday.    The  children  have  been  training  hard  this  term.        .  .  our  rugby  team  who  are  through  to  the  Champion  of  Champions  on  September  17th  And  as  always  a  special  thank  you  to  our  staff,  coaches  and  supporters  for  your  contributions  and  enthusiasm  that  make  these  events  special.  Catherine  and  the  Marist  Team  

 Standing  on  the  shoulders  of  our  ancestors,  We  the  Catholic  people  of  the  diocese  of  Auckland,  give  thanks  for  the  rich  inheritance    of  our  past,  and  for  our  unity  with  the  Catholic  Church  throughout  the  world.    From:  Mission  Statement  of  the  Catholic  Diocese  of  Auckland  June  1992  

The  Parish  of  St  Mary’s  Mt  Albert  would  like  to  thank  Isaac  Aldous  and  Isaac  Casey  for  their  hard  work  in  the  garden  over  the  weekend.    They  truly  showed  the  Marist  Way.  

 

CONGRATULATIONS  to  our  Good  Behaviour  winners  for  displaying  the  Marist  Way  –Isla  Bircham  and  Stash  Cerejo.    Well  done.  

Term  3  and  4  Diary  Dates  

 

3rd  Sept     Wednesday   Parish  Mass  Rms  6/7  10th  Sept   Wednesday   Catholic  Schools                 Cross  Country    11th  Sept   Thursday   Kids  4  Kids  –  7.30pm           Bruce  Mason  Centre  12th  Sept   Friday     School  Mass  9am  17th  Sept   Wednesday   Champion  of  

      Champions  Rugby  19th  Sept   Friday     Uniform  Sale  22nd  Sept   Monday     BOT  Meeting  –  7pm  26th  Sept   Friday     Term  3  Ends           School  closes  2.55pm  13th  Oct     Monday   Term  4  Begins  18th  Oct     Saturday   White  Elephant           Collection  8th  Nov     Saturday   School  Fair  

Welcome  to  the  following  children  -­‐  Heidi  Dennis  and  AJ  McMurray.    Welcome  to  our  Marist  Family.  

Second  hand  uniform  sale    To  be  held  in  the  Knowledge  Nest,  Friday  19th  Sept,  8.30am-­‐9.15am  and  2.30pm-­‐3.15pm.    All  proceeds  go  towards  helping  families  in  need  of  assistance.    A  reminder  to  please  NAME  your  child’s  uniforms.  

Calendar  Art  –  Cards  and  Calendars.  Please  return  order  forms  with  completed  artwork  by  Friday  5th  September  to  the  school  office.  

Helpers Needed Knowledge  Nest  If  you  would  like  to  volunteer  in  the  library  during  school  hours  can  you  please  contact  Tina  on  t.koulianos@marist.school.nz  Gardening  anyone?  If  you  would  like  to  help  out  around  the  school  with  some  weeding  and  tidying  of  our  school  gardens,  please  contact  Leigh  Gabbitas  on  027  241  2161  or  email  leighandjim@slingshot.co.nz.    First  Communion  Parent  Helpers  Parents  are  needed  to  help  with  the  First  Communion  Children’s  Lunch,  to  set  up,  serve  and  clear  up.      If  you  can  offer  any  help  either  at  9.15am  to  set  up  or  11.30am  to  serve  and  clean  up,  please  contact  Denise  on  d.sampson@marist.school.nz  

A  huge  THANK  YOU  to  Stef  Mildon  and  her  team  of  helpers  for  organising  and  making  the  recent  Quiz  Night  such  a  successful  and  amusing  night.  A  great  night  was  had  by  all  that  attended.  

Netball  Stars  This  year  we  had  a  record  number  of  Netball  teams  entered  in  the  Windmill  Rd  and  Three  Kings  Netball  Assosication  competitions.    Teams  had  a  wonderful  season  with  many  of  our  teams  getting  outstanding  results.  Windmill  Rd  Year  6  team  placed  3rd  in  Division  2.  Year  5  team  won  their  Division  4.  Year  4  team  moved  from  Div  3  to  Div  2  then  up  to  Div  1.    What  a  great  result.  Year  3  won  their  Division  3.  Well  done  to  all  those  girls    TKNA  Year  6  team  are  awaiting  results  to  find  out  whether  they  placed  1st  or  2nd  in  their  division.  Year  5  team  had  a  wonderful  fun  filled  season.    Thanks  to  all  the  coaches  and  managers  that  made  this  season  possible.  

I N V I T A T I O N

to attend our School Mass on Friday 12th September 2014

at 9AM We hope you can join us to

celebrate MARIST WEEK and the FEAST

OF THE HOLY NAME

Happy Father’s Day Thank  you,  friend  Jesus,  

for  my  father  who  loves  me,  for  my  grandfather  who  cares  for  me,  and  for  God,  your  father  and  mine,  

who  made  me  and  is  always  with  me.  How  lucky  I  am!