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From the Principal Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Ursula Frayne Catholic College,

Guilty Verdict of Cardinal George Pell

Many of you will be aware of the announcement of the guilty verdict handed down by the jury in Cardinal Pell’s trial. The following is a message provided by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe in rela on to this ma er.

Message from Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth

 Tuesday 26 February 2019 

 

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,  

Like many other people, both Catholics and others, I am shocked and distressed at the announcement of the guilty verdict handed down by the jury in Cardinal Pell's trial.   I  am deeply conscious of the distress this will cause for many, and the sense of jus ce achieved it will bring to others.  I am aware that Cardinal Pell con nues to vehemently protest his innocence and has indicated his inten on to appeal the verdict.  He is fully en tled to do so under Australian law.  Un l all legal processes have been concluded it would be inappropriate and inflammatory for me to make any further public comments about this ma er.  

Sexual abuse of children and young people is an abhorrent crime wherever, whenever and by whomever it is perpetrated.  As I have done on many other occasions, I would again strongly advise anyone who has allega ons of child sexual abuse against any  officials, clergy or otherwise, connected to the Catholic Church to report these ma ers  to the police.   The Catholic Western Australian Office of Professional Standards is able  to assist anyone who seeks their assistance to do so. 

This is indeed a difficult me and we acknowledge the distress that will be experienced by many in our Catholic community. As we con nue to focus on our purpose as a learning and faith sharing community, centred in Christ, we are reminded of the need for our school to be a Christ‐centred learning community where the safety and wellbeing of all students remains our highest priority.

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In This Issue Page No

From the Principal 1‐2

Important No ces 2 ‐ Balmoral Campus Student Free Day ‐ Publicity and Student Images Objec on Form

Board Briefing 3

Chaplain’s Reflec on 3

120 Years Celebra on 3

Campus Ministry News 4

SRC Balmoral Campus 4

A Night at the Theatre 4

Friends of Frayne 5

First Holy Communion 5 ‐ St Joachim’s Church

Are You Interested? 6

Flyer ‐ 2019 Student Residen al 7‐8 Address & Other Informa on Collec on No ce

Frayne News U F C C 1 March 2019; Volume 30, Issue 4

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Head Boy, Viren Chhabra and Head Girl, Emma Pearson, with the newly elected Balmoral Campus Student Representative Council.

 

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cont...from Page 1 Season of Lent

On occasion, it can be quite refreshing when an alterna ve is offered to something that makes us think that we have “heard it all before”, such as: “On the other hand” – you have different fingers! “To make a long story short” – don’t tell it! “The latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people” – make up 75% of the world’s popula on.

With the Season of Lent upon us and the old problem of “what to give up for lent” circling around us, perhaps the following might offer some new alterna ves: Fast from anger and hatred – be more pa ent and understanding. Fast from judging others – think kindly thoughts. Fast from discouragement – be full of hope. Fast from complaining – focus on gra tude. Fast from resentment or bi erness – turn to forgiveness.

Of recent mes, Lent has lost some of its importance to Chris ans, but a Chris anity that celebrates only the joyful mes, like Christmas and Easter, leaves us with a fractured Spirituality. We need to have the balance of being challenged by the some mes harsh truths of human life – our weaknesses and failings.

We need the Season of Lent if we are to live in imita on of Christ, to be Chris ans. We need to work out for ourselves what it is in our lives that needs to die, to be no longer part of our lives, that which makes us candidates to receive the forgiveness that Jesus gained for us when He died on Good Friday. If we are able to achieve this, to sweep out the nega ves, then Easter will not be a shallow celebra on but one full of meaning, for we will be totally aware of the new birth as stated in the Resurrec on of Jesus.

The Season of Lent is a me to review the past, admit to our shortcomings, reaffirm our commitment to the higher values that we had actual‐ly lived, and prepare ourselves to try harder in the year ahead. It is a me to acknowledge our less than best choices and to feel sorry for the lost opportuni es; it is a me to have a clean room to offer the new life of Easter.

The name “Lent” came from an Anglo‐Saxon word, “Leetem”, which simply means ‘Spring’. Easter is always the first moon on or a er the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. This associa on of Lent and Spring can carry with it the comparison of our house needing and having a spring cleaning a er the difficul es and restric ons of winter, and our spirituality needing a spring cleaning a er a year of nega ve influences and trying to live up to the ideals of being like Christ to others.

How about a couple more alterna ves: “He was so broke” – he couldn’t pay a en on. “When I was a li le boy” – the Dead Sea was only sick. “A fool and his money” – are soon partying.

With regards and best wishes.

Mr Geoff Mills, Principal

Condolences  

We extend our deepest sympathy to Aidan (Year 4) and Emmeline (Year 1) Chui on the recent passing of their Grandfather. Please keep the Chui family in your thoughts and prayers.

Balmoral Campus Student Free Day ‐ 5 March

A reminder that next Tuesday, 5 March is a student free day for the Balmoral Campus. The Duncan Street Campus for students in Years 7‐12 will operate as per normal on this day.

Publicity and Student Images Objec on Form

As part of the College’s publicity ac vi es there may arise, on occasion, a situa on whereby the College, Catholic Educa on Office of WA (CEWA) or local media will need to take photographs and/or video footage of your child or use a news story for publica on in newspapers, College documents (eg Frayne News), CEWA and Catholic agency documents (eg Caritas, CDF, LifeLink etc), training videos, social media (eg Facebook, Instagram, You Tube etc) and or the College/CEWA websites.

If you DO NOT want your child to feature in such publicity, please complete the form below and either return it to the College front office or email a copy to Kelly Chambers, the College Marke ng and Communica ons Strategist, at marke ng@ufcc.wa.edu.au. Forms completed for

previous years are no longer valid; if you choose not to have your son or daughter featured please complete and submit the 2019 slip provided below.

h p://www.ufcc.wa.edu.au/images/pdf/Publicity_Permission_Form_2019.pdf

Mrs Veronica Parker, Vice Principal

Important Notices

 

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Board Briefing The College Advisory Board met on Tuesday 26 February where our new Board member Bronwen Frangs was welcomed. The College Board members for 2019 are: Chair ‐ Tania Baharom Deputy Chair ‐ Dr Janie Brown Treasurer ‐ Simon Hepworth Elected Members ‐ Richard Miles and Stuart West Member (seconded for 2019) ‐ Bronwen Frangs Friends of Frayne Nominee ‐ Anna Hill

During the Principal’s report, the Bishops Mandate and Catholic School Board Cons tu on Western Australia were referred to. These docu‐ments are an important part of guiding the Board in both the agenda items and the business discussed. Both these documents can be found on the College website.

With Stage 12 almost completed, it is mely to congratulate the Execu ve Leadership Team on the management of the build during 2018. Disrup on to the students was kept to a minimum as a result of the excellent planning which took place before the build commenced, every scenario was thought of but of course there is always something that catches you off guard however, the Management Team always found a solu on with li le interup on to the students and teaching staff. On behalf of the College Board, I congratulate the Management Team, staff and students on steering their way through a major build on the Duncan Street Campus.

A date has yet to be set for the official opening however, this should be some me in June of this year and a no ce will be published in the College newsle er.

Mrs Tania Baharom, Board Chair

Ash Wednesday Next week we will celebrate the Day of Ashes, the first day of the Season of Lent, which is 40 days for per‐sonal prepara on of penance and repentance for the celebra on of Easter. On this day that mathema cally, always falls on a Wednesday, the Church invites the people to gather in a celebra on where the priest and ministers, dipping their thumb into Blessed Ashes marks the forehead of each with the Sign of the Cross.

These Ashes remind us of our own mortality; since "we are dust and to the dust we will return". To remember death is not something pessi‐mis c or nega ve, rather it is a call to be ready and use our me to the full. Because we do not know when death is coming, the me to be ready is now. The Ashes used in the ceremony are made from the burnt palms that were blessed on Palm Sunday last year and are sprinkled with holy water. We use Ashes also as a sign of being sorry for the wrong we have done and using them as a mark on our forehead means that we commit ourselves to start again anew, turning from worldly desires and living more for Christ.

We are encouraged to celebrate Ash Wednesday seriously and as Pope Francis said: "Lent is a fi ng me for self‐denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our poverty". Let us use this beau ful me of Lent to open our hearts towards the healing and purifying power of God.

Fr Jesus Bello, College Chaplain

Chaplain’s Reflection

120 Year Celebration Story cont... The area of Perth south of the river in which the Sisters se led, Victoria Park, was gaze ed as a municipality in 1897. In 1901 there were 335 houses in the suburb, with a popula on of 546. It tended to be a lower socio‐economic area with ar sans and labourers predomina ng. The neighbourhood was poor at the turn of the century, but not des tute. By 1900, Victoria Park was connected to the city centre by the overhead electric tramway.

The Sisters remained for some me without a permanent residence. Mr R Claffey, a former policeman who became a good friend and benefactor, was ren ng them his four‐roomed house opposite the church grounds. They had shi ed there on 13 January. These quarters were very cramped, with room for only some of the community to sleep there. The others carried their

ma resses to the church sacristy for the night, returning them each morning before Mass.

A regular supply of food was not assured either in those early days. The community had to rely, to a great extent, on the generosity of their fellow Catholics. One story describes how Bishop Gibney came to the house of Mrs Kelly and asked her to gather up any food she had in the house

and to send her young son Sid out with it immediately in the tram – on no account to wait to buy any – the Sisters were almost starving!

(Source: “Women Out of Their Sphere ‐ A History of the Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia”, Anne McLay) 

Ms Mary McGonigle, Community & Events Officer

Albany Hwy, Mint St and Basinghall St, East Victoria Park (circa 1920).

Photo: https://johnbissett.org/town‐history/historical‐photos/

 

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Campus Ministry News Project Compassion

On Ash Wednesday we will launch our College Project Compassion Campaign and all students will begin a period of reflec on and prepara on for the sacred feast of Easter. This year we will ask the students to learn, reflect, pray and give of their talents. One way students can par cipate is to enter the UFCC ‘Sacred Window’ photography compe on. This compe on will be open to all and students are asked to submit a photo of where they see the sacred at UFCC. All photos will be exhibited in the Duncan Campus library for the last week of term and the photographs will be used throughout the year during our Campus Ministry Events.

Another way students can contribute is to learn about how Project Compas‐sion works to empower and support individuals and communi es throughout Australia and the world and to use their gi s and talents to help raise money. Project Compassion is the major fundraiser for Caritas, the Catholic organisa on that works with volunteers and professionals helping the poor and needy in our community and in their world. A variety of events will run to raise money and awareness for this important fund raiser. For those looking to make a dona on or learn more, the Caritas website is a brilliant resource, h ps://lent.caritas.org.au/#blank. I encourage you to talk to your child about what Lent and Project Compassion mean and the importance of all of us working to create a be er world.

Mrs Sarah Quin, Campus Minister

Congratula ons to the following students who were elected by their peers to be their Class Representa ve on the Student Representa ve Council (SRC) for Semester One:

1R Kade Chapman 1W Eloise Hill 2R Joshua Atkinson 2W Freya Whitehouse 3R Chris an Nicholas 3W Emily Rizkala 4R Emme Fantasia‐Serve 4W Georgina Wya 5R Tahlia Reilly 5W Cayleigh Freeth 5G Jasmine Williams 6R Jacob Ofendo Reyes 6W Grace Pearson

They will serve on this very rewarding student leadership group for a period of one semester. At our Campus Assembly yesterday, these new SRC members were presented with their ‘Councillor’ badges by the Head Girl and Head Boy of our College, Emma Pearson and Viren Chhabra. They also pledged to our school community to give of their best, set a good example and use this opportunity to grow and develop as leaders. We look forward to their ideas and input over the next few months when making decisions that will reflect and represent our campus student body. Ms Sabrina D’Cruze, Head of Preparatory School

Student Representative Council - Balmoral

An enchan ng night at the State Theatre was experienced by the Year 12 Drama students on Wednesday evening this week. A Ghost in My Suitcase by Barking Gecko takes the audience on a spectacular sensory quest in search of iden‐

ty through connec on to ancestors and mythology. The story tells the journey of discovering our gi s and being brave enough to explore our poten al. It explores ideas of loss, spirituality and reminds us to reflect on our innate ability to love and take care of each other. The students were inspired and moved by the design and theatrical elements used to communicate this story. We are looking forward to engaging in future theatre experiences together.

Mrs Karen Cassidy, Learning Area Co‐ordinator, The Arts

A Night at the Theatre

SRC Members reading out their pledge to the school community.

 

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Friends of Frayne Movie Night

Friday 15 March at the Balmoral Street Campus ‐ Incredibles 2

Tickets are on sale now for this gorgeous night under the stars at the Balmoral Street Campus. Go online: h ps://www.trybooking.com/BBETW (See below poster for more details)

Your Class Co‐ordinators will be in touch about the parent help roster so keep an eye out if you’re interested in helping out for a li le while at this fun family event.

Want to Know More or Get in Touch?

Email : friendsoffrayne@ufcc.wa.edu.au Or find us on Facebook : friendsoffrayne Or come to our next mee ng : Monday 18 March, 7.00pm, Balmoral Street Campus

Friends of Frayne

The Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated at St Joachim’s Church in Victoria Park on Sunday 23 June 2019.

Children who are Bap sed Catholics and are resident in the Parish of Victoria Park, that is, living in the suburbs of Victoria Park, Burswood and Lathlain or are from families who a end Mass at St Joachim’s and are in Year 4 or above at school are eligible for this Sacrament at St Joachim’s this Year. The me of the First Communion Mass on Sunday 23 June will depend on numbers, either 9.30am or 11.00am.

If you wish to enrol your child for this Sacrament, please collect an Enrolment Form from Monsignor McDonald. These forms will be available from the Sacristy a er any one of the Weekend Masses at St Joachim’s Church.

Monsignor McDonald Parish Priest, St Joachim’s Parish

First Holy Communion - St Joachim’s

 

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Kiddy Groove Dance with Kiddy Groove ‐ Ballet and Jazz Not sure if your child would enjoy the rigours of a full ballet school, then come and enjoy this Introduc on to Dance. 30 minutes RAD Ballet, 30 minutes Jazz 4‐10 year olds : Tuesdays 4‐5pm All classes $10, casual rate Leisurelife Recrea on Centre, East Victoria Park Classes run alongside school term dates. For enquiries, please call Charmaine on 0431 827 814.

JSA Gym Ac ve children grow to healthy adults! Interac ve Gym / Fencing / Indoor Soccer / Touch Rugby / Learn‐to‐Swim Basketball / Netball / Waterpolo / and more… More details at: www.jsagym.com.au enrolments@jsagym.com.au 0422437708

Are You Interested?

If you have any queries or comments about the ‘Frayne News’ publica on, please contact Mary McGonigle, Community and Events Officer, on 9470 0925 or email: mary.mcgonigle@ufcc.wa.edu.au.

 

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