God our provider, thank you for the volunteers You provide to our community.

You call precisely the right people to the right area of service.

Thank you for calling out and gifting volunteers to serve.

I stand amazed at Your great choreography called life,

which brings Your children together to perform beautiful acts of service.

Amen.

 

All things Fete!

Please see the below reminders and information regarding the Fete:

• Have you pre purchased your Token Bundle and Colour Run ticket? Presales close on Monday 31 October. Order via Qkr! by Monday to receive 5 bonus tokens. Click here to find out more information.
• We need your help on Fete Day! Please sign up to help out for an hour or two by following the link https://signup.com/go/RNrtfct
• There are amazing items to bid on in our silent Air Auction which can be accessed at https://airauctioneer.com/sjo Please share this link with your family and friends!
• A reminder that families are invited to donate 2 good quality items of children or adults clothing.
• We have received numerous donations of children’s books and are seeking donations of fiction and non-fiction books to cater for teen and adult readers. Please keep them coming.
• Decorate your driveway in our Chalk Competition to be in the running to win some great prizes. What it has to say: Come to St Joseph's Fete Boronia Drive, O'Connor Sunday 6 November 1-5pm. Take a photo and email it to stjosephsfete2022@gmail.com Entries accepted between 28 October and 5pm 6 November
• Don’t forget to follow and like the St Joseph’s Primary School Fete & Family Fun Day 2022 Facebook Page to keep up to date with all the latest Fete information. 
• We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday 6 November!

It was communciated in Cameron's Friday message 14 October that Catholic Education has allocated Friday 16 December as a pupil free day. This is the last day of the 2022 school year and all Catholic schools will use this day to finalise the year and to even begin preparations for 2023. Please see linked a letter from Ross Fox, Director of Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn.

A Message from Kerry our School Counsellor

There is a new dedicated portal called MindMap (mindmap.act.gov.au) for children and young people (up to 25 years of age) to help navigate Canberra’s mental health system and to find the right service and support. MindMap is available Monday to Sunday between 11am and 10pm, 7 days a week.

You can navigate the portal yourself, anytime, to find information about mental health services and helpful information. If you prefer to contact someone about finding the right service or information you can phone, email, or webchat:

• Phone 1800 862 111
• Email support@mindmap.act.gov.au
• Webchat(available on the bottom right-hand side of your browser window)

MindMap understands that some services may have long waitlists, so can help support children and young people while they wait. They can offer to call or email you while you wait for a service and provide you with some helpful information. MindMap can also offer some counselling sessions to keep you supported until you are able to access the right service, which are free for you while you wait.

Have an enjoyable end to the week! 

Yours in Christ,