Fornightly on Sundays during school term, all children up to Grade 6 leave the church during Sunday's 10.30am Mass to attend their own liturgy.

We have lots of fun, read from a Children's Bible and do a fun related activity which may include making something to take home. Any child of primary school age or pre-school age is invited to come along.

Dates for Term 3, 2010:

Sunday August 15, 10.30am Mass

Sunday August 29, 10.30am Mass

Sunday September 12, 10.30am Mass

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Youth Band

• Rehearsals for 2010: Wednesday 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

• Sunday Night at 6.30pm, St Judes Church. Where the young people are the main participants in the music, the readings, the offertory. If you, your child or your family can help out then please let me (Bronwyn) know.

New dates: Friday 30th to Saturday 31st July 2010.

Please note the change of date, the date of the camp has been moved due to unforeseen circumstances.

IMPORTANT Message: We are still in need of a few parents to stay for the duration of the camp including staying the night. Those available please speak to Bronwyn.

Senior Youth Group Retreat

(for ages 14 and above)
Last year 11 young people from the senior Youth Group went on an overnight retreat in Lysterfield. As a group we had pizza for dinner, were presented with our Youth Group T-shirts, watched a video on the Friday night and went on a big walk on the Saturday morning. Due to the great success of the retreat, the centre has been booked again for 2010!
Date: Friday 10 December to Saturday 11 December 2010.

I am aware that the above date is a long way off, but just so that you have it in your calendar.

Would you like to be involved?

Contact Bronwyn Dean
St Jude the Apostle Youth Coordinator

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More information - Youth Group

Class of 2009 (Year 7 in 2004).

A reunion for the Class of 2009 will be held in the College Dining Room on Tuesday, August 24 at 6pm.  The reunion of the previous year’s graduates (and any early leavers who commenced Yr 7 at Avila in 2004 is always a great evening of collegiality where students share, with each other and their former teachers, their post-Avila experiences, directions and dreams.

Class of 1990 (Year 7 in 1985).

A 20-year reunion is to be held for the Class of 1990 (and any early leavers who commenced Year 7 in 1985), and their teachers, at the Stadium Cafe, Mulgrave on Saturday, August 14 at 7pm.  There is an optional College tour earlier in the afternoon.

To RSVP before July 12, 2010 and receive more details, please contact:

Nicolette Thein (nee Sholl) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or

Petra McGrath (nee Knowles) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Pope Benedict XVI announced that Blessed Mary MacKillop would be canonised in Rome on Sunday 17 October this year.

Website: www.marymackillop.org.au

Mary MacKillop - An Australian Like Us

While in Penola, Mary MacKillop met the Pastor of that vast district, Julian Edmund Tenison Woods (English priest, scholar and scientist). Vitally interested in education, he opened a school, but four years later he wrote to Mary in Portland, it ‘cannot be properly conducted until you come up yourself.' In 1866, therefore, Mary and Lexie set off by coach for Penola to join their other sister, Annie.

Provided by Sr Marie White rsj of the Sisters of St Joseph (www.sosj.org.au).

For further information, see www.marymackillop.org.au and www.cathnews.com.au.