From the Principal – Ms Gilda Pussich
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
The publican returned to his home justified; the pharisee did not.
Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else,
‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself,
“I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of mankind,
and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here.
I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get.”
The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven;
but he beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”
This man, I tell you, went home again at rights with God; the other did not.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’
Luke 18:9-14
Are you Pharisee or the tax collector? Jesus tell us to be humble and not to be self-righteous and judge others.
HSC Examinations (12 October – 7 November)
We continue to keep our Year 12 students in our thoughts and prayers as the HSC Examinations continue. The students are nearly half way through the exam period and have completed exams for English, Mathematics, Investigating Science, Modern History, Ancient History, Legal Studies, Community and Family Studies, French Beginners and Human Services.
Staff Development Day
On Wednesday 26th October 2022, staff will engage in professional learning. There will be no classes scheduled for this day, however, students should spend their day in private study. If you require supervision for your daughter, please contact Mrs Thompson at Student Services to arrange supervision.
COVID-19 Update
You would be aware that from Friday 14th October 2022, new COVID isolation rules were introduced for NSW.
Changes to self-isolation rules:
- From 14 October 2022, it is no longer mandatory to self-isolate at home if you test test positive for COVID-19.
- NSW Health strongly recommends people who are sick or have tested positive to COVID-19 stay home until their symptoms have gone.
- Some restrictions will still apply for high-risk settings such as healthcare and aged care facilities.
From NSW Govt https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19
- If your daughter tests positive for Covid there is no requirement for her to isolate.
- If she tests positive and is sick then she should remain at home until symptoms have gone.
- Parents please enter the illness in Compass and upload documentation as per any other illness. The evidence could be a doctor’s certificate or a letter provided by NSW Health if you register your daughter’s positive test.
- Rapid Antigen Tests are still available for collection from the College Office if you require them.
Enrolling Now
There are very limited places for 2023. We are also enrolling for 2024. Please contact the College for enrolment.
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary.
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life have collaborated to create the “Rosary for the Family” to help families to pray and to pray as a family. Praying the Holy Rosary is a special time to share with family members and other families. In the year of St. Joseph, praying the Rosary as a family was also a concrete way of obtaining a plenary indulgence. In any case, “prayer can do immense good for our families”. (AL 318). “Rosary for the Family” is intended for the spread of Mary’s love throughout the world and is a resource made available in this special year dedicated to the Family, to help families enter into the mysteries and meditations of the Holy Rosary.
