Henry Lawson Festival - School’s Drama Day

The Grenfell Dramatic Society are organising the Schools’ Play Day for primary and infants students again this year.

Play Day will be held next Thursday June 5th at the Grenfell Public School Hall from 1.30pm.

Students will be travelling by bus to the Public School.

Parents are invited to join the audience. We have been advised that, in fairness to the performers, members of the audience will only be permitted entry BEFORE the start of a session and at the completion of a play.

Please ensure that you have provided consent for your child to attend on Compass next week.

Henry Lawson Festival - Parade

Students are invited to join with the school in participating in the Henry Lawson Festival Parade on Saturday 7th June. Please meet us at Short Street at 12:45 pm for a 1 pm start. The theme of the festival is 'The World Is Full Of Kindness' and, for the Parade, ‘Kindness Is My Superpower’. Students are asked to wear a plain, single coloured top/ jumper and black or denim bottoms. They are also encouraged to wear a cape.

We look forward to seeing as many students and parents as possible in attendance.

Uniform and hats

A reminder that students are required to wear full Winter uniform, including ties and hats. Spare hats are not available due to the risk of sharing head lice (which we have recently had cases of at school). Please help support your child to ensure they are prepared for school and bring their necessary items. 

Jump into Joey's 2025

Our first two Jump into Joey's sessions have been held this term, with the participating children from the Grenfell Preschool Star Room taking part in activities designed to explore physical education through motor skill and fun games, as well as explore the world of stories. The children then stayed for recess and playtime with the St Joseph’s students.

Our next Jump into Joey's session is on Tuesday 10th June. All children starting school in 2026 are invited to attend, regardless of school choice. If not attending with the pre-school, please ensure that you sign your child in at the front office.

Lunch Orders

A gentle reminder that lunch orders are due in on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We are very fortunate that we have the support of our local businesses to provide this service to our students, however they are small teams and need the time to prepare the orders. This preparation is often done the day before and it makes their task difficult when the order is taken in late.

Andrew Chinn Concert

We are looking forward to the upcoming singer/ songwriter Andrew Chinn Concert on Friday 6th June. This has been in the pipeline since last year and we are excited to finally be able to welcome Andrew to St Joseph’s School, Grenfell! Andrew's incredible energy and musical magic will be sure to inspire every child to feel confident and ready to shine.

Warm Regards,

Danielle McFarlane and Chelsea Harveyson

Dear Parents and Community,

This week, St Joseph’s joins with others in our country to participate in Reconciliation Week activities. The 2025 theme of Reconciliation Week is Bridging Now to Next. The theme calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

Last week, a group of ten candidates joined together to begin their own journey towards receiving the

Sacrament of Reconciliation. This sacrament is one of the seven sacraments recognised and celebrated by Catholics around the world-Baptism, Reconciliation (or Confession or Penance), Eucharist (or Holy Communion), Confirmation, Matrimony (or Marriage), Holy Orders and Anointing of the Sick. Sacraments are ways in which Catholics believe that God's love, healing, forgiveness, nourishment and strengthening are experienced.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a sacrament of healing. It involves the idea that people are loved by their families and by God. Also, that people make choices. Good choices are those that show love and poor choices do not show love. Catholics call choices that do not show love, sin. When people sin, it is important to participate in a process of healing. Healing comes about when:

• a person feels sorry for their poor choice
• they admit that they have made that poor choice
• they seek forgiveness for that choice
• they restore relationships through some sort of action or penance.

Catholics believe that love is God’s way, and they are heartened by the belief that God is always ready to show love for people by being always ready to forgive, no matter what poor choices are made by them.

Each day individuals can reflect upon their choices by examining their conscience with a few simple questions.

• Do I take opportunities to help others?
• Have I mistreated others?
• Am I welcoming of others?
• Do I use kind and helpful words?
• Do I think of others before myself?
• Have I prayed?
• Am I grateful?

An examination of conscience can deepen one’s awareness of the choices made every day. This awareness can then lead to a process of healing: sorrow, admission, forgiveness and restoration of relationships.

I invite you this week to take the time to pray for healing throughout the world, in our country and in your heart.

We pray for healing and reconciliation, both in our country, around the world and in our own hearts.
Help us to find common ground, to listen to others with open hearts and to speak with love and compassion as we navigate the choices in each day.
In challenging moments, remind us that reconciliation is not merely a destination, but a journey. Provide us with the strength to reflect on our choices, admit our wrongdoing, seek forgiveness and work towards making our relationships right again.

We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen

Warm regards,

Loyola Best

​Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)

  Parish News:    SACRAMENTS of Eucharist and Confirmation in 2025 (see below)

Next Weeks Readings: 7^th Feast of the Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1: 17-23; Luke 24; 46-53.