Holy Week

Next Thursday our students will gather in the school hall for the re-enactment of, and reflection on, the most important event in human history, the events of Holy Week. Holy Week. Holy means "set apart." Christians set apart an entire week (Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday) to recall the greatest tragedy and sorrow and the most important time in human history – the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross for all humanity’s sake. Jesus was THE ONE sent by God to show humanity the WAY to live and the WAY to God. He suffered and died to atone for the sins of the world.

PALM SUNDAY

This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, and it marks the beginning of Holy Week. On this day Christians celebrate Jesus’ joyful entrance into the holy city of Jerusalem. Jesus, along with thousands of Jewish people, were making the annual pilgrimage to the holy city to worship at the holy temple and celebrate the Jewish Festival of the Passover (still celebrated today by the Jewish people to remember God leading their ancestors out of slavery in Egypt thousands of years before Jesus’ time). Jewish Pilgrims had to be in the city seven days before the beginning of the Passover Feast to worship at the temple and purify themselves for the annual Passover Festival. Word had spread about Jesus being the Messiah, and as he entered the city humbly on a simple donkey, crowds gathered to welcome him and worshipped him, laying down palm leaves before him.

But this joyous return to Jerusalem is only one side of the story of Holy Week.

Many Jewish leaders did not believe Jesus was the Son of God. They were worried about his popularity among the Jewish people. They wanted to see him dead.  

HOLY THURSDAY

After His triumphant entry into Jerusalem on ‘Palm Sunday’, Jesus celebrated the Passover Feast with his mother Mary and his apostles. He knew this was to be his Last Supper and he wanted to give his friends the greatest gift ever… the gift of himself. 

‘Then he took some bread, he said a thankyou prayer, he broke it and gave it to those who were present, saying, “This is my body, [which will be] broken for you” (crucified on the on the cross). “Do this in memory of me.” And he did the same with the cup saying, “This is my blood poured out for you.” (His blood poured out in death on the cross) (Luke 22:19,20).

Catholics go to mass every weekend to remember Jesus’ last supper and his sacrifice on the cross just as Jesus asked His followers to do over 2000 years ago. They share in the breaking and eating of the bread (which they truly believe is Jesus’ body – his life - sacrificed for humanity). 

Sacrament Program

School Cross Country

The cross country is a compulsory school event.

Date: Friday 22 March

Time: 9am – 11.15 am

Venue: Crookwell Showground

Students will meet at the Crookwell Showground. Buses will be instructed to drop students at the showground instead of at school.

At the conclusion of the carnival, students will walk back to school with their teachers. If your child/ren wish to leave from the Showground please informtheir class teacher before leaving.

Distances for the day:

Under 5, 6 and 7’s: 600m

Under 8’s: 1km

Under 9 and 10’s: 2km

Under 11 and 12’s: 3km

There is a 500m track set up on the bottom playground and students have been practicing.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO TUCKSHOP ON THE DAY. Students will need to bring a packed lunch, a water bottle and a hat in their school bags. They will carry their bags with them back to school. It is advised that students arrive with sunscreen on, however, sunscreen will be provided.

Representative Cross Country is for  9– 12yr students. The first 6 will qualify for the Northern Region Carnival to be held in Wk2 T2. Students who are 8 or turning 8 this year may race up in the 9 age race and place in the 2km event. They will then be exempt from racing in the 8 age group race.

The Northern Region Cross Country carnival will be hosted by Braidwood on 3rd May.

If you are available to assist at a checkpoint or have any questions, please email me directly at  james.edwards@cg.catholic.edu.au

PROGRAM OF EVENTS- subject to change

The following awards will be presented at our fortnightly morning assembly to held next week, Thursday 28 March at 9.00am

Congratulations to our Award winners for this week:

School Spirit

Oscar Allport- Year 3

Bridie Anderson- Year 2 Gold

Thaddaeus Camilleri- Year 2 Green

Bodi Cooper- Year 4

Jaydan Costello- Year 6

Jesse Costello- Year 4

Ollie Croker- Year 6

Charlotte Crosbie- Year 6

Sophie Culley- Year 6

Donovan Francis- Year 4

Joshua Fraser- Year 3

Samantha Fraser- Year 4

Alice Frost- Year 6

Karin Gerathy- Year 3

Tenisoni Gerathy- Year 4

Imogen Hewitt- Year 5

Willow Hewitt- Year 4

Beau Knight- Year 4

Leo Knight- Year 6

Bridie McCormack- Year 3

Grace McCormack- Year 5

Archer Moloney- Year 2 Green

Hugo Montgomery- Year 2 Gold

Luca Morning- Year 4

Owen Moorby- Year 5

Tahlia Naughton- Year 6

Anna- Year 5

Khloe Pickett- Year 2 Green

Connor Plumb- Year 4

Lucas Plumb- Year 6

Bailey Reeves- Year 2 Gold

Jobe Seaman- Year 4

Jack Strode- Year 3

Evelyn Waldron- Year 6

Aria White- Year 4

Performing Arts Award

Hannah Whittle for Excellence in Performing Arts.

Japanese Award

Congratulations to Year 5, Year 2 Green and Year 2 Gold for being the classes of the week!

For Parish and Sacramental matters please forward your enquiries to Goulburn Parish Secretary, Heather Moss. Heather works Tuesday to Friday 9am to 1pm in Goulburn.

Email: Crookwell@cg.org.au

Website: http://cg.org.au/crookwell/Home.aspx 

Phone: 0403 631 797 

Address: 55 Wade Street (the Old Convent Building)

2024 Sacraments

Please see Mrs Rachael Croker's section for information on the sacramental program for 2024.

Family Engagement in Faith

Below are the links for information on how to apply for a bus pass, if you don't already have one.

School Transport Information- Bus Pass

If you have to drive your child to meet the school bus, you can apply for a School Drive Subsidy. Information and conditions can be found here: School Drive Subsidy