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THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE ROCKHAMPTON 

THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE 

ROCKHAMPTON 

189 William Street, Rockhampton OLD 4700 

PO Box 8207, Allenstown QLD 4700 

Email: enquiries@tccr.com.au 

Phone: 07 4999 1300 Fax: 07 4927 8694 

Web: www.tccr.com.au 

RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES 

Boys 

Girls 

210 Upper Dawson Rd Rockhampton Qld 4700 265 Agnes Street, Rockhampton, Qld 4700 

Phone: 07 4927 0688 Fax: 07 4927 0477 Phone: 07 4927 7612 Fax: 07 4927 8339 

STUDENT PERSONAL INFORMATION: 

Name: ................................................................................................................................ Year Level: ................................ 

Address: ...........................................................................................................................................Postcode: ................... 

Pastoral Care Group Teacher ............................................................................................................................................. 

IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY, PLEASE NOTIFY 

Name: .................................................................................. Relationship: ......................................................................... 

Phone Numbers: .................................................................................................................................................................. 

Allergies (if any): .......................................................................................................... Blood Group: ............................... 

Medications (if any): ........................................................................................................................................................... 

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP 

Principal: Mr Rob Alexander Assistant Principal - Mission: Mrs Claire Stitt 

Deputy Principal: Mr Gerard Raven Assistant Principal - 

Residential: 

Mr Ron Armstrong 

Assistant Principal - 

Students: 

Mr Stephen Parle Assistant Principal - 

Studies: 

Mr Andrew Stein 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

About the College............................................................................................... 3 

Glover House........................................................................................................ 5 

McAuley House.................................................................................................... 6 

Quinn House......................................................................................................... 7 

Rice House............................................................................................................ 8 

Ryan House........................................................................................................... 9 

Wallace House................................................................................................... 10 

College Expectations........................................................................................ 11 

College Information.......................................................................................... 13 

Information for Parents & Students................................................................... 14 

College Uniform................................................................................................. 16 

Co-Curricular Activities...................................................................................... 17 

Pastoral Support ................................................................................................ 18 

Academic Policies & Procedures.................................................................... 19 

Library Resource Centre Procedures.............................................................. 24 

How to Reference Correctly............................................................................. 25 

Evacuation Procedures..................................................................................... 27 

Significant Prayers.............................................................................................. 28 

School Song....................................................................................................... 30 

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MISSION STATEMENT 

ABOUT THE COLLEGE 

As students, staff, parents and friends of The Cathedral College Community, we strive by word and action to respond 

to Christ’s call to ‘Come, live life in all its fullness’. John 10:10 

Our College Motto “Come, live life in all its fullness” (John 10:10) invites every member of the College community 

to develop their relationship with Jesus, to nurture their individual gifts, and to recognise and celebrate the giftedness 

of others. It also invites us to witness Christ’s presence and to make a difference through just and peaceful actions 

that show our reverence for all people and the environment. 

VISION STATEMENT 

We, the members of The Cathedral College community accept the Gospel invitation 

“I have come that you might have life - life in all its fullness.”- (John 10:10) 

as incorporated in our College motto: “Come, live life in all its fullness.” 

We, at The Cathedral College, create community through sharing of faith, living out Gospel values and accepting 

change as part of renewal. 

Within our Catholic community, we work together to realise the College motto by encouraging all members to 

develop their individual gifts, to deepen their personal spirituality and to recognise and celebrate the giftedness of 

others. 

The charisms of both Catherine McAuley and Edmund Rice call our community to “act justly, to love tenderly and to 

walk humbly with their God” (Micah 6:8). 

Inspired by their example and in keeping with the Gospel ideal and the College motto, we are committed to... 

• witnessing Christ’s presence in the world and making a difference through just and peaceful actions that show 

our reverence for all people and the environment 

• living as an integral and vital part of the wider community acknowledging that our eternal home is with God 

• celebrating life in all its fullness by encouraging excellence and enthusiastic participation in all activities 

• nurturing and supporting community members on their journey to accepting individual responsibility for their own 

self-development in response to the opportunities provided 

• accepting, protecting and encouraging the unique giftedness of each community member 

• providing opportunities for growth across all areas of human endeavour, including the spiritual, the academic, 

the social, the personal, the cultural, the emotional and the physical 

• working together to build a community of support for each other within our College 

• acknowledging the special circumstances of boarding students and supporting their particular needs 

• valuing those traditions of the past by which the ethos of this College is influenced. 

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COLLEGE HISTORY 

The Cathedral College was founded in 1991 as a Catholic Co-educational College for students in Years 8-12. Prior to 

the establishment of The Cathedral College, the Sisters of Mercy’s Range College for girls and St Joseph’s Christian 

Brothers’ College for boys offered Catholic secondary education for the families of Central Queensland for nearly one 

hundred years. Boarding accommodation for girls was also provided by the Sisters of Mercy at their first Convent in 

Kent Street and then on the site of the Range College in Agnes Street. 

At the end of 1990, the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers handed over their educational responsibilities to the 

Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Rockhampton. Our College is an integral part of the Catholic Education 

System of the Diocese of Rockhampton under the leadership of the Bishop of Rockhampton, Bishop Brian Heenan 

and the Director of Catholic Education, Miss Leesa Jeffcoat. 

Our College began with 340 Years 8-10 students with Year 11 being added in 1992 and Year 12 in 1993. Continuing the 

tradition of the Sisters of Mercy, the College operates as a boarding school as accommodation for girls remained on the 

site at 265 Agnes Street with the girls travelling to and from the Day Campus by bus. In 2001, boarding accommodation 

was provided for boys first on the site of “Bethany” in Agnes Street and then at 210 Upper Dawson Road. The College 

enrolment is now approximately 900 students in Years 8-12 with 105 teaching, residential and ancillary staff. 

Our College Motto “Come, Live Life in all its Fullness” invites every member of the College community to develop 

their relationship with Jesus, to nurture their individual gifts and to recognise and celebrate the giftedness of others. It 

also invites us to witness Christ’s presence and to make a difference through just and peaceful actions that show our 

reverence for all people and the environment. 

As a sign of our living commitment to our College Motto, the entire College Community gathers periodically for Liturgies 

in St Joseph’s Cathedral which is situated next to our Day Campus. Liturgies of the Word are led by both students and staff 

and the Liturgies of the Eucharist are led by our Bishop, Bishop Brian Heenan or our College Chaplain, Father Chris Schick. 

St Joseph, husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus, is the Patron Saint of our College and signifies the importance 

of family to the College community. It is our practice to conclude our prayers with “St Joseph - pray for us”. 

The College Board and Parents’ and Friends’ Association are very active in supporting the vision and mission of The 

Cathedral College. 

BUILDINGS 

DAY CAMPUS 

Helen Hatte: Commemorating Helen, a Year 8 student, who was accidentally killed in 1991, the foundation year of the College. 

O’Brien: Commemorating Dr DP O’Brien a surgeon and an outstanding benefactor of the Christian Brothers and 

St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ College. 

Murlay: Commemorating Father Charles Murlay, the first Parish Priest of Rockhampton. 

Mercy: Commemorating the Sisters of Mercy, the first Religious Congregation to arrive in Rockhampton on August 4 1873, 

who offered education and boarding firstly at their Convent in Kent Street and then at the Range College for girls. 

John Miles: Commemorating the work of Mr John Miles, a foundation staff member of the College and a long 

serving staff member of St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ College. 

Catherine McAuley Art Centre: Commemorating Venerable Catherine McAuley who began the Sisters of Mercy. 

Edmund Rice Technology Centre: Commemorating Blessed Edmund Rice who began the Christian Brothers. 

Multi-Purpose Centre: Opened in 2000. Early Childhood Studies, Physical Education & Hospitality have their place in 

this centre. It is a venue also for a variety of sports and activities. 

Our Lady’s: Formerly Our Lady’s Primary School (closed in 1988) and now our Performing Arts Centre containing 

Music, Drama and a Performance Hall. 

GIRLS’ RESIDENTIAL: 265 AGNES STREET 

Genazzano: Commemorating the town of Genazzano in Italy where the miraculous picture of Our Lady of Good Counsel 

is to be found. Our Lady of Good Counsel was chosen as the Patron Saint of the Range College and Boarding School. 

Coolock: Commemorating the Dublin home of the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, Catherine McAuley. 

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GLOVER HOUSE 

Our motto - Con Brio - challenges us to do everything ‘with spirit’. When we work as a team with wholehearted 

enthusiasm and passion, we achieve our goals with humility and dignity. 

GLOVER HOUSE is named in honour of MISS MARGARET GLOVER – a long-serving teacher of the former Our Lady’s PS 

and an active parishioner of the former parish of St Joseph’s Cathedral. 

Glover House Special Day: October 14 (Birthday of Miss Glover). 

Catholic Education Office website: www.rok.catholic.edu.au 

MISS MARGARET GLOVER 

• born in Roma Qld 14 October 1920, eldest of 5 children (1 sister, 3 brothers) 

• Primary Education: St John’s Roma, St Patrick’s Emerald; Secondary Education: Cairns; family moved to 

Rockhampton in 1935. 

• In 1937, began her career as a teacher at Our Lady’s Infants’ School (now the Parish Office of the Catholic Parish 

of R’ton South – near the Cathedral). School was staffed by Sisters of Mercy so she was closely associated with the 

Sisters during her teaching career. 

• Margaret was very involved in the prayer, worship and the many activities (starred in Parish Concerts that were 

held for several years) of the then Parish of St Joseph’s Cathedral. 

• loved going to parties, dances and any other social outing on offer 

• ‘a loyal, conscientious, dedicated and courteous lady who was so gentle with children’ was how Margaret was 

described by one who knew her well. 

• Early 1980s, Margaret was Acting Principal for 3 years, retiring in 1985 after 48 years at Our Lady’s PS now TCC’s 

Performing Arts Centre. 

• When TCC was founded in 1991, one of the then four Houses was named ‘Glover House’; in 2009 when the Parish 

Office was refurbished, a room was named the ‘Margaret Glover Room’ in her honour. 

• Margaret died in 2010 and is buried in the Nerimbera cemetery, Rockhampton. 

‘Do not look the other way. The world hungers for ACTION not words.’ 

Nelson Mandela 

GLOVER HOUSE PRAYER 

Loving God, we thank you for the opportunity we have to receive a good education at The Cathedral College. 

We ask that you help us to be loyal, conscientious and committed in all our endeavours. 

Help us to achieve the goals we set with humility and dignity. We pray that with your guidance, we will be just and 

compassionate in our service of others. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 



MCAULEY HOUSE 

Our motto – Seize the Day – challenges us to be aware of the opportunities that are available to us each day at TCC 

and to use them so that we – and others – develop more fully and become better people. 

McAULEY HOUSE is named in honour of VENERABLE CATHERINE MCAULEY who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 

Ireland in 1831. 

McAuley House Special Day: August 4 (arrival of Sisters of Mercy in R’ton) 

Sisters of Mercy website: www.mercy.org.au 

CATHERINE MARY MCAULEY 

• born in Dublin, Ireland in 1778, eldest of 3 children 

• at this time, most Catholics still suffered severe discrimination because of their religion 

• Catherine’s father, James, financially very successful, active in the practice of his Catholic faith 

• James McAuley provided Catherine with her first model of service to the poor – personal involvement with those in 

his own community 

• orphaned at 20, had to rely on her extended family 

• in her mid-twenties went to live with the Callaghans who treated her like a daughter; left wealthy when they died 

• decided to use her money to build a house in Dublin to help the poor – it became known as the House of Mercy 

in Baggot St and provided education for poor girls, protected young women by providing accommodation for 

them, the sick poor were visited in their homes 

• other young women joined her in her work 

• Catherine, with 2 others, trained as a Religious Sister 

• she founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831; died in 1841 and is buried in the grounds of the house she had built in 

Baggot St, Dublin, Ireland 

• 1846, Sisters of Mercy came to Australia; August 4 1873, Sisters of Mercy came to Rockhampton 

• At their first convent in Kent Street, they educated girls and provided boarding for them until they moved to the site 

of the Range College in Agnes St 

• Since TCC began, a Sister of Mercy has been a member of staff: Sr M St Luke (1991-1998) & Sr Margaret Dixon 

from 1997. 

MCAULEY HOUSE PRAYER 

“The poor need help today, not next week.” 

Catherine McAuley 

O God, we thank you for the life of Venerable Catherine McAuley. She opened her heart to Christ present in those 

oppressed by poverty and injustice. May we follow her example of faith and generosity. 

Grant us the courage and compassion of Venerable Catherine McAuley as we seek to live lives of love and service. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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QUINN HOUSE 

Our motto – Fortune Favours the Brave - reminds us that when we are faced with decisions, if we make the right 

decision even though it may not be popular, our ‘fortune’ will be increased self-confidence and strength of character, 

enabling us to live our lives in truth and justice. 

QUINN HOUSE is named in honour of BROTHER LUKE QUINN – last Christian Brother Principal of St Joseph’s Christian 

Brothers’ College. 

Quinn House Special Day: March 19: Feast of St Joseph (Patron Saint of CBC and TCC) 

Christian Brothers’ website: www.edmundrice.org 

BROTHER LUKE QUINN 

• born in Maryborough Qld 19 September 1953, 1 of 8 children 

• attended Christian Brothers’ School in Maryborough 

• joined the Christian Brothers in 1968 

• Teacher at Acquinas College Southport; St Columban’s College Brisbane; St Patrick’s College Mackay; St Joseph’s 

College Gregory Terrace; Nudgee College Brisbane 

• Principal of Gilroy Santa Maria College Ingham; St James’ College Brisbane; St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ 

College Rockhampton 1989, 1990 

• Last Christian Brother Principal of St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) R’ton 1990 

• 1996: appointed to Leadership Team of the Christian Brothers of St Francis Xavier Province 

(Q’ld, Northern Territory, East Timor) 

• 2001-2007: Province Leader of the Christian Brothers of the above mentioned Province 

• 2008 – member of the Province Renewal Team of Christian Brothers. 

QUINN HOUSE PRAYER 

“Live Jesus in our Hearts” 

Edmund Rice 

Loving God, we thank you for the gift St Joseph’s College, the Christian Brothers and lay teachers have been to the 

community of Rockhampton. We thank you that they are a part of the history of TCC. 

We ask that you help us, Quinn House, to meet life’s adventures with clear minds and bold hearts. Help us to be wise 

in the decisions that we make. Help us also to have courage and compassion as we strive to live lives of love and 

service. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 



RICE HOUSE 

Our motto – Courage Under Fire - challenges us to be just and courageous in everything we do and say and to 

never give up even if we are faced with obstacles or difficulties – small or great. 

RICE HOUSE is named in honour of BLESSED EDMUND IGNATIUS RICE - the founder of the Christian Brothers in the 

early 1800s. 

Rice House Special Day: May 5 (Feastday of Blessed Edmund Rice). 

Christian Brothers’ website: www.edmundrice.org 

EDMUND IGNATIUS RICE 

• born in Callan, Ireland in 1762, 4th of 7 children 

• Catholics in Ireland at this time were forbidden to practise their faith 

• they were not allowed to hold important positions 

• Edmund worked for his uncle who was a successful businessman 

• he married at 23 but 2 yrs later, his wife died leaving him with their invalid daughter, Mary 

• Edmund was a successful businessman 

• he used his money to open schools for poor neglected boys 

• he not only educated poor boys but took it upon himself to make sure that his pupils were fed, shod and clothed 

• the first school opened in Waterford, Ireland in 1802 

• other young men joined him in his work 

• Edmund founded the Christian Brothers in the early 1800s 

• He died in 1844 and in 1996 was declared ‘Blessed’ 

• 1875, the Christian Brothers came to Brisbane 

• 1894, they began St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ College – CBC – in R’ton 

• 1990, St Joseph’s Christian Brothers’ College closed 

• The Cathedral College was founded in 1991 

• Brother Mick Bible is a Christian Brother and he has been at TCC since the College began. 

RICE HOUSE PRAYER 

“Were we to know the merit and value of only going from one street to another to 

serve a neighbour for the love of God, we should prize it more than gold or silver.” 

Edmund Rice 

O God, we thank you for the life of Blessed Edmund Rice. He opened his heart to Christ present in those oppressed by 

poverty and injustice. May we follow his example of faith and generosity. 

Grant us the courage and compassion of Blessed Edmund as we seek to live lives of love and service. We ask this 

through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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RYAN HOUSE 

Our motto – Not for One, but for All - challenges us to work together to achieve to the very best of our abilities. We 

will work as a team to help each other achieve to our true potential. We will support and look after each other. 

RYAN HOUSE is named in honour of SISTER MARY ANDRINA RYAN – last Sister of Mercy Principal of the Range 

College (Range Convent High School). 

Ryan House Special Day: April 26: Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Patron Saint of Range College). 

Sisters of Mercy Website: www.mercy.org.au 

SISTER MARY ANDRINA RYAN 

• born in Rockhampton 23 September 1928, eldest of 4 children – 3 brothers 

• Primary education at St Mary’s PS North R’ton 

• Secondary education at Range College (Range Convent High School) 

• worked as a Doctor’s Receptionist for a year 

• entered Sisters of Mercy in 1946, professed vows on 22 January 1950 

• Teacher (primary school) Range, Koongal, Walkerston; (secondary school) 

Range 26 yrs, Our Lady of Mercy Mackay 1 yr 

• Boarding Supervisor 

• Vocations Director: Sisters of Mercy Congregation 3 yrs 

• Sister-in-Charge St Joseph’s Home 4 yrs 

• Principal of Range College 6 yrs 

• Last Sister of Mercy Principal of the Range College – Range Convent High School – R’ton 1988 

• Pastoral Care of the Sick, Mission Co-ordinator: Mater Hospitals R’ton, Yeppoon, Gladstone 19 yrs 

• 2008 onwards – Volunteer work at Base Hospital, in Parish and with the Sisters of Mercy. 

RYAN HOUSE PRAYER 

“Speak as your mind directs; and always act with courage.” 

Catherine McAuley 

Loving God, we thank you for the gift the Range College, the Sisters of Mercy and the lay teachers have been to the 

community of Rockhampton. We thank you that they are a part of the history of TCC. 

We ask that you help us to work together as a team and to be generous in our support of each other and of the wider 

community. Grant us courage and compassion so that we will live lives of love and service. We ask this through Christ 

our Lord. Amen. 



Sinceritas, Fortitudo, Liberalitas 

Sincerity, Courage, Generosity 

WALLACE HOUSE 

Our motto – Sincerity, Courage, Generosity - challenges us to be sincere, courageous and generous in everything we 

do and say so that we can live our lives in freedom and truth. 

WALLACE HOUSE is named in honour of BISHOP BERNARD WALLACE (8th Bishop of Rockhampton Diocese 1974 – 

1990). Bishop Wallace gave the approval for the founding of TCC. 

Wallace House Special Day: November 8 (Anniversary of Bishop Wallace’s death) 

Diocesan website: www.rok.catholic.net.au 

BISHOP BERNARD WALLACE 

• born in Melbourne 21 January 1919, youngest of 4 boys 

• educated by Christian Brothers, dux of St Kevin’s Toorak Melbourne 1934 

• outstanding scholar, sportsman; generous and adventurous nature 

• entered the Columbans (missionary order for China) 2 yrs 

• accepted for Diocesan priesthood for R’ton: 1937 

• ordained priest 26 July 1942: St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne 

• lecturer at Banyo Seminary for 25 years 

• great theologian, historian and philosopher 

• assistant priest at Bundaberg, Mt Morgan: 1948-1953 

• ordained Bishop in St Joseph’s Cathedral 24 April 1974 

• chose as his motto – The Truth will Set You Free 

• his desire as Bishop was to preach the Gospel In every parish and to every person in words that could touch every 

age and every group 

• completed the Cathedral as part of the Centenary Celebrations of the Diocese in 1982 

• was our Bishop when TCC was being planned and built 

• died on 8 November 1990 – buried in the Nth R’ton Cemetery. 

WALLACE HOUSE PRAYER 

‘The Truth Will Set You Free’ 

John 8:32 

God of Wonder, we praise and thank you for bringing us here together in your presence. We ask that you help us to 

be sincere, courageous and loyal. Help us to speak only what is true and to do only what is good so that we can be 

truly free. 

Help us to look to you for guidance this day and the days to come as we seek to live lives of love and service. 

We make this prayer in the name of your Son, Jesus. Amen. 

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COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS 

EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE 

The College is a place where students and staff work together to achieve quality education. 

• The College must be a safe, secure place for everyone. 

• The College desires of its students to strive in all fields of endeavour to achieve their personal best. 

• Each student is responsible for his/her own behaviour in the classroom, in the playground, at co-curricular 

activities and while travelling to and from the College. 

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS 

Students at The Cathedral College are expected to... 

• be responsible, considerate and polite members of the College community 

• maintain a high standard of dress and grooming as set out in the Uniform Requirements of the College 

• attend the College daily and be punctual throughout each day 

• provide an explanation for any absences 

• co-operate with all members of staff and follow all instructions 

• complete all required classwork, homework and assignments 

• respect and care for the College, its buildings, equipment and environment 

• respect other people’s property 

• respect God, religious beliefs and other cultures and creeds. 

Any student who chooses not to adhere to these expectations may face the following consequences: 

• lunch time detention 

• afternoon detention (parents/care givers notified) 

• Community Service 

• placed in other classes for period 

• House Dean detention (Friday afternoon) 

• carry a behaviour/uniform card 

• internal suspension 

• external suspension. 

The Principal may intervene at any stage of the behaviour management program and has the right to 

terminate enrolment at the College. 



CODE OF CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR 

1. Arrive on time. 

2. Arrive with the necessary resources prepared to work. 

3. Wait patiently and orderly while standing outside the room. 

4. Enter the room in an orderly manner and wait the teacher’s instructions. 

5. Follow carefully all directions given. 

6. Stay on task. 

7. Show courtesy to all. 

8. Respect the rights of others to learn. 

9. Record all homework in your Planner. 

10. Complete all set homework and written tasks to the best of your ability. 

11. Take care of the College environment. 

STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS: THE TCC WAY 

The Cathedral College is a Catholic College and all its members, staff, students, and parents are made aware of its 

core values and Mission Statement upon enrolment or employment. 

These core values are based on the Gospel values as taught and lived by Jesus Christ. One of these fundamental 

values is the respect for the human person. All members of this Catholic community have the right to be respected as 

unique individuals made in the image of God. 

RELATIONSHIPS 

a. It is normal for young people to form relationships with one another and with members of the opposite sex. 

b. It is a clear expectation that students in school uniform (whether at school or in public) will not display affection 

through touching, kissing, holding hands or hugging. 

c. Students who continue to behave in an inappropriate manner will go through the following stages: 

Stage 1: House Dean will meet with parents/care givers to explain clearly the expectations for appropriate 

behaviour in the College. The student may be removed from the yard for a period of time. 

Stage 2: Assistant Principal: Students will meet with the student/s and family to outline the course of action. 

This may involve a suspension from the College and/or a contract being formulated detailing appropriate 

behaviour. Parents/care givers will receive all the correspondence regarding the issue in writing. 

Stage 3: Principal/Deputy Principal will meet with the student to discuss future options. One possible option will 

be to leave the College and seek an alternative school. 

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COLLEGE COMMUNICATION 

COLLEGE INFORMATION 

The College provides a number of methods of communication to students and parents/care givers. It is very 

important that parents/care givers and students actively participate in the communication by listening to and/or 

reading the communications from the College. 

THE CHRONICLE 

The Chronicle is the College’s official newsletter and is available for viewing at 3pm each Wednesday afternoon of 

term on the College’s website www.tccr.com.au under News & Events. Families may request a hard copy if preferred 

or an email notification through the College’s front office by phoning on 4999 1300. 

DAILY NOTICES 

Each morning a bulletin, which includes all important College notices, is read to the students in each Pastoral Care 

Group. Students may place important notices in the bulletin if they are approved by a member of the College 

Leadership Team. 

ASSEMBLY 

College Assemblies alternate weekly with House Assemblies. At College Assemblies, members of the College staff 

address the students on important College issues. Occasionally, members of the wider community use the College 

Assembly to address the students and the staff. 

CALENDAR 

Each family receives a copy of the College Calendar at the beginning of the year so that all are familiar with 

important College dates. 

OTHER METHODS OF COMMUNICATION 

If parents/care givers have any enquiries, they can use any of the following methods of communication: 

1. a brief note in the Student Planner for the Subject or Pastoral Care Group teacher 

2. a longer note to any staff member 

3. a message requesting a staff member to return your call 

Parents/care givers may ring the College, but it is often difficult to locate staff as they are usually teaching and 

cannot leave the classroom. It is more convenient to leave a message for a staff member to return your call. 

4. arrange for an interview 

If parents/care givers wish to have an interview with a staff member, it is best to send a message to the staff 

member indicating the available times. 

EMAIL/INTERNET 

Email: enquiries@tccr.com.au Web: www.tccr.com.au 

General information regarding curriculum, facilities, enrolment information, the weekly Chronicle and monthly 

calendar will be found on the College Website. 



DAILY ROUTINE 

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS 

Students travelling to and from the College must remember that their behaviour reflects not only on themselves 

but also on the entire Cathedral College community. If students are riding to or from the College they must wear 

a helmet. The bike racks, which are out of bounds during College hours, are situated behind the O’Brien Building. 

There are a number of access ways to the bike racks off William St and Derby St. Students must walk their bikes in the 

College grounds. Once students have entered the College grounds, they are not permitted to leave unless they have 

permission from one of the College Leadership Team. 

PLEASE NOTE: All Pastoral Care Group periods are compulsory for all students. 

BELL TIMES 

BELL TIMES MONDAY-THURSDAY BELL TIMES FRIDAY 

Locker Bell 8.25am – 8.35am Locker Bell 8.25am – 8.35am 

Lesson 1 8.35am – 9.50am Lesson 1 8.35am – 10.00am 

Pastoral Care 

Meeting 

9.55am – 10.10am 

Pastoral Care 

Meeting 

10.05am - 10.20am 

Lesson 2 10.15am – 11.25am Assembly 10.25am – 11.10am 

First Break 11.25am – 12.10pm First Break 11.10am – 11.55am 

Lesson 3 12.10pm – 1.25pm Lesson 2 11.55am– 1.15pm 

Second Break 1.25pm – 1.50pm Second Break 1.15pm – 1.40pm 

Lesson 4 1.50pm – 3.00pm Lesson 3 1.40pm – 3.00pm 

LATE ARRIVAL 

Students who are late for Lesson 1 or arrive later in the day, must report to the Student Counter. They should be 

accompanied by their parent/care givers or have a note explaining their lateness. They will then obtain a late slip. 

They must present this to the teacher of their class. A late arrival is recorded as a partial absence on the College’s 

Attendance Register. 

LEAVING COLLEGE EARLY 

If students must leave the College before 3.00pm, they are to present a note or appointment slip to the House Deans’ 

office before school or during the Pastoral Care Meeting in the morning. Permission to leave will then be given by the 

House Dean. The student must then report to the student counter to sign out before they leave the College. All early 

dismissals will be recorded on the College administrative computer system. 

ABSENCE FROM COLLEGE 

If a student is absent from the College, parents/care givers are required to phone the College by 10am to explain the 

absence. If a student’s absence remains unexplained then the College will contact parents/care givers. Extended 

absences will need some form of verification eg Medical certificate. If students are absent from the College on 

the day of an assessment item, a medical certificate may be required. Extended leave from the College is to be 

requested by parents/care givers in writing at least 1 week (if possible) before the commencement of the leave. 

SICKNESS OR ACCIDENTS AT COLLEGE 

If students become ill or are injured at College, a teacher must be informed immediately and the student will be 

taken to sick bay. All visits to the College sick bay are recorded in the College sickness or accident book. Parents/ 

care givers will be contacted if deemed necessary. 

LOCKERS 

All students will be provided with a locker in which to store their textbooks and personal belongings. The College will 

hire a combination lock to each student. Students are required to leave their bags in their lockers and to carry their 

books /equipment to lessons. Students will have access to their lockers at appropriate times. 

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SECURITY 

No unnecessary valuable items are to be brought to College. This includes large amounts of money. Smaller valuable 

items required for classes (calculators etc) are to be stored in students’ lockers until required. Other valuable items 

required for classes can be left with the Pastoral Care Group teacher for safe keeping or handed into the office. Large 

musical instruments must be left in the Music Centre. If money must be brought to the College, it is preferable for it 

to be in the form of a “not negotiable” cheque and it should be handed into the office as early as possible. All items 

belonging to a student must be clearly and permanently labelled. 

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES 

Personal electronic devices may be brought to the College but must remain turned off between 8.00am and 3.00pm. 

Personal electronic devices will be confiscated by staff if they are seen between these times. Only a parent/care giver 

will be able to reclaim the personal electronic devices from the office. 

PROHIBITED ITEMS 

The following items are not permitted within the College: 

a) chewing gum and/or bubble gum 

b) cigarettes, alcohol, illegal drugs 

c) any dangerous weapons (all types of knives including pocket knives) 

DANGEROUS & ILLEGAL ITEMS 

Any student who has a dangerous and/or illegal item will have it confiscated. The Police will be notified immediately 

and the Principal will have the right to terminate enrolment. 

LOST PROPERTY 

If any student finds an article of lost property, it should be handed in to the office. Unclaimed lost property will be 

disposed of after a reasonable time. 

TUCKSHOP 

The tuckshop operates each day at first and second breaks. No orders are taken. Students simply purchase their 

requirements at the breaks. All students are to line up in an orderly manner and they are expected to be extremely 

courteous to the volunteers who are serving them. There are NO STUDENT charge accounts at our tuckshop. 

STATIONERY ITEMS 

Each student is to have the required stationery for each class. This includes pens, pencils, a calculator, a ruler as well 

as the appropriate loose leaf paper and/or exercise books. The required stationery list is published in the information 

letter that is sent out at the end of the year in preparation for the new school year. Some subjects have specialist 

stationery needs. Each teacher will outline the stationery requirements when the class first meets. 

TEXT BOOKS 

All text books are issued by the Book Hire Scheme operating at the College. The only book required to be purchased 

is a DICTIONARY (Macquarie). 

STUDENT PHOTO ID CARD 

College photographs are taken early in the school year. Once taken, all Year 8 and new students will be issued 

with a Photo ID Card soon after. All students require this card when borrowing resources, other than textbooks, from 

the Library. It is essential that students have the card with them at school at all times. This card can be used as proof 

of age and ID eg travel. If a student loses his/her card, a replacement card will be issued at the cost of $10 to the 

student. 



SOME IMPORTANT POINTS 

a) Girls’ skirts are to be below the knee. 

COLLEGE UNIFORM 

b) For normal school uniform - BLACK LEATHER COLLEGE LACE-UP, LOW HEEL SHOES THAT ARE ABLE TO BE 

CLEANED AND POLISHED. 

c) For sports uniform - white TCC sports socks and predominantly WHITE LACE-UP JOGGERS. (Some SMALL flashes of 

colour on these shoes are permitted). Sports cap is to be worn. 

d) College hats are compulsory for all students and are the only hats to be worn. The College hat is to be worn at 

all times except when indoors. The only marking on a hat is to be the student’s name inside the hat. 

e) Residential students are required to wear a College hat and school uniform when shopping after school. Day 

students (when in College uniform) are expected to wear their hat. 

f) All items of uniform are to be clearly labelled with the student’s name. Girls are to wear the College formal socks 

that are available at Y’s Uniforms only. In winter and on formal occasions, black PANTYHOSE (not tights) may be 

substituted for the formal socks. 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIFORM 

Students are to bring their Physical Education clothes to school and change into them at the appropriate time. 

Students may wear the sports shirt or their House shirt while participating in Physical Education classes. House shirts are 

to be worn at all interhouse carnivals throughout the year. 

JEWELLERY 

The only jewellery that can be worn with the College uniform is a fine neck chain with a small plain cross attached. 

Girls only may wear one set of small studs or sleepers in the ear lobe. All other piercings are to be left empty whilst 

wearing the College uniform. Boys must leave any piercings empty while in College uniform. Any disregard of the 

jewellery policy will result in the following procedures being applied. 

JEWELLERY PROCEDURES 

All confiscated jewellery will be placed in a sealed envelope, with the student’s name and a description of 

item, before being handed into the House Deans’ office. 

Level 1 

Confiscated item handed into House Deans’ office and collected by the student on Friday afternoon of that week. 

Level 2 

Confiscated item handed into House Deans’ office and must be collected by a parent/care giver on Friday afternoon 

of that week. 

Level 3 

Confiscated item handed into House Deans’ office and the student must complete one hour’s community service 

during an afternoon detention before parents/care givers can collect the confiscated item on Friday afternoon of 

that week. 

Level 4 

Due to continued disregard for the College’s policy, parents/care givers will be required to attend an interview to 

discuss continuing enrolment. 

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HAIR 

We will NOT accept any unusual hairstyles at the College. If you have any doubts please check with a House Dean 

prior to getting the hair cut or coloured. As general guidelines, the following will need to be understood. 

a) Natural colour in the hair. (Unnatural colours/streaks/foils are not acceptable) 

b) No unusual cuts (eg shaved hair or undercuts). 

c) For boys... gauge 4 upwards. Hair that is long and untidy will be required to be cut. 

d) For girls... hair below shoulder length must be tied. Only white/green/blue hair ribbons are acceptable. 

e) No tracks or similar hair lines. 

f) Hair is to be neat and tidy at all times. 

g) Rat tails or any unnecessary lengthy extensions of the hair are not permitted. Any hairstyle that is in breach of 

College regulations will be required to be changed. Students may be refused entry into the College until the 

matter has been resolved. 

h) All male students are required to be clean shaven at school. Side burns are to be no longer than the middle of 

the ear. Any student deemed to be contradicting these rules will be asked to shave before entering a class. 

COSMETICS 

Makeup and nail polish are not acceptable for students in uniform. Students who are found to be wearing makeup or 

nail polish will be asked to remove it before being allowed to enter class. 

THE BADGE 

The College badge and/or House badge may be worn pinned to the tie. Badges may be purchased at the College 

office. These are the only badges to be worn. 

CYCLISTS 

Students who choose to ride must wear a helmet and this replaces the hat during travel. A lock and chain is also 

required for security of bicycles while at school. Skateboards and Scooters are not considered appropriate forms of 

transport to and from school. 

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

The Cathedral College encourages and supports its members to become involved in co-curricular activities in order 

to use their talents and gifts, to enjoy the richness of life and to share the love of Christ with all whom they meet. 

A range of out-of-classroom activities designed to enrich the curriculum and to extend the students’ mental, physical, 

spiritual and emotional development are offered. These activities may include such things as term dances, Personal 

Development days, Science and Mathematics competitions. 

The College offers a wide range of cultural activities in the Music, Performing and Visual Arts spheres. Students are 

offered the opportunity to join the School, Church and Signing Choirs; Guitar, Jazz, Percussion, String, Vocal and Wind 

ensembles; Concert and Stage Bands; Drama Clubs and Opti-Minds Teams. Group and private music lessons are 

available to students through the ever-growing Instrumental Music Program. The instrumental and vocal students have 

the added opportunity to attend music camps and the annual Queensland Catholic Schools’ Music Festival 

in Brisbane. 

Students are given many public speaking opportunities including Oratory for each year level and interschool 

competitions organised by local service clubs. Year 12 Cultural Committee members assist in the organizing of 

events and are given many MC opportunities. Entertainment by visiting drama, instrumental and vocal groups offers 

an added dimension to the existing programs. Art students are given the opportunity to display their creative talents 

at the College Art exhibition and on various similar occasions. 

A variety of sports is available to the students here at The Cathedral College including AFL, Basketball, Soccer, Rowing, 

Rugby League, Netball, Water Polo and much more. Students are encouraged to compete and represent the College 

not just at school level but also at a representative level, including Rockhampton & District, Central Queensland, 

Queensland and Australia. Sport is extremely healthy with over 70% of the students actively involved in one way 

or another. 

Another interesting and exciting facet of the College is the Agriculture Show Team. Senior Agriculture students are 

encouraged to join the Show Team to show cattle for producers at local and regional shows. We continue to have 

great success each year. 



PASTORAL SUPPORT 

Pastoral Care for students is the responsibility of all staff. Students, parents/care givers are encouraged to contact 

any staff member to express concerns or inform the school about matters concerning the wellbeing of students. The 

Assistant Principal: Students - Mr Steve Parle - oversees all pastoral student matters. Supporting the AP Students is the 

Students’ Dean, House Deans, College Counsellor, Indigenous Education Liaison Officer, Student Support Officer and 

Pastoral Care Teachers. All matters of pastoral care should be referred to these staff. 

HARASSMENT/BULLYING 

The Cathedral College – A safe learning and working environment for all 

At The Cathedral College all teachers, students, parents/care givers and support staff are expected to use the 

following connecting behaviours which enhance relationships: 

WHAT IS HARASSMENT/BULLYING? 

Respecting ~ Listening ~ Trusting 

Supporting ~ Accepting ~ Encouraging 

Professional ~ Friendly 

Negotiating Disagreements 

Not every act of aggression or nastiness is bullying. Harassment/bullying is behaviour that: 

• takes place repeatedly, over time 

• involves an imbalance of power 

• Causes harm to the person/s receiving the inappropriate and unwanted behaviours as well as those who witness 

the harassment/bullying 

• Can take many forms eg: verbal, physical, psychological, electronic, cyber, as described below. 

HARASSMENT/BULLYING PROCEDURES 

The Cathedral College community will strive to ensure that members of the College and its community are not 

subjected to harassment/bullying in any form, be it verbal, spiritual, physical, sexual, emotional and or racial. The 

Cathedral College considers harassment/bullying behaviours to be unacceptable at any time, these behaviours will 

never be tolerated in any form. Behaviours which are unacceptable include, but are not limited to: 

• Physical Contact which includes, but is not limited to: pushing, punching, pinching, touching, jostling, 

poking, spitting 

• Verbal: (this includes any form of communication either directly to a person/s or through a third party). These 

behaviours include: teasing, jokes or comments which are crude, sexist, racist or ageist; comments which isolate 

or exclude, whistling as well as other sounds; commentary which is negative, sarcastic or offensive about a 

person’s appearance, actions, beliefs or abilities and /or starting or passing on unfounded/unqualified or private 

information about another person eg. rumours. 

• Non-verbal: these behaviours include but are not limited to: messages, graffiti, obscene body/hand gestures, 

aggressive body language, stopping access to areas, isolation and exclusion. It is recognised that these 

unacceptable behaviours can be communicated through a variety of methods, such as: physical action or 

inaction, voice, various electronic devices, letter/note, body language, gesturing, facial expression and /or graffiti. 

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL - YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE AT ALL TIMES 

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK TO SOMEONE AT SCHOOL OR HOME ABOUT ANY UNSAFE FEELINGS YOU MAY HAVE – 

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT IF YOU ARE BEING HARASSED/BULLIED AT TCC. 

If you are experiencing any harassment/bullying behaviours or you are concerned about behaviours that another 

person is experiencing, we expect you to take the following steps: 

• Tell the person/s to stop – If it is safe to do so and you feel you can 

• Talk to an adult at school or home about the situation, you can talk to someone face to face or by phone or 

email. The following staff are suggested: your Pastoral Care Teacher or House Dean, Student Support Officer – 

Mr Roy Thompson, College Counsellor – Mrs Peta Lloyd, Indigenous Education Liaison Officer – Mrs Stephanie 

Ketchup, Assistant Principal: Students – Mr Stephen Parle, Students’ Dean - Mr Tim Murphy, a Student Protection 

Contact or any staff member that you feel comfortable talking to. 

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TELLING SOMEONE LISTED ABOVE WILL HELP YOU STAY SAFE IN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AND CLASSROOMS OF THE 

CATHEDRAL COLLEGE AS THE PROCEDURES BELOW WILL BE FOLLOWED: 

If you don’t get the help you need at first, DON’T give up. Keep reporting your concerns until something is done 

and you feel safe again. 

THE PROCEDURES which will be implemented to protect the rights of all individuals at the College are based on a 3-level 

approach as outlined below. These levels reflect the seriousness that the College places on this type of behaviour. 

Level 1 - If, after thorough investigation of a report, it is found that the behaviour is harassment/bullying, the student 

exhibiting the unacceptable behaviour is placed on Level 1. The following is the procedure at this level: 

• Parent/s/care giver/s informed of incident. 

• Interview with student, parent/s/care giver/s and Assistant Principal: Students. At this point the harassment/bullying 

procedures are clearly explained. 

• Official notification sent to parent/s/care giver/s. 

• Education phase commences for student exhibiting the unacceptable behaviour. This includes compulsory 

sessions with College Counsellor, ongoing monitoring of student behaviour and possible mediation with other 

student/s involved if requested. 

• Follow-up will also be offered to other student/s affected. 

Level 2 - Students already on Level 1 will proceed to this level if any further reports of harassing/bullying behaviours 

are substantiated after thorough investigation. At this level the procedure is: 


• Interview with student, parent/s/care giver/s, Assistant Principal: Students and Principal. At this point it is clearly 

explained that at the next level, the student will be excluded from The Cathedral College. 

• Official notification sent to parent/s/care giver/s. 

• Period of exclusion - internal suspension. 

• Continuation of education phase. 

• Follow-up will also be offered to other student/s affected. 

Level 3 - Students already on Level 2 will proceed to this level if any further reports of harassing/bullying behaviours 

are again substantiated after thorough investigation. At this level the procedure is: 


• Interview with student, parent/s/care giver/s, Assistant Principal: Students and Principal. 

• Exclusion from the College. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS 

Students are responsible for: 

• obtaining a copy of the assessment calendar 

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

• completing all assessment tasks honestly and to the best of their ability 

• meeting all assessment deadlines 

• communicating difficulties with assessment to the class teacher, core teacher, School Coordinator or House Dean 

in a timely manner 

ASSESSMENT CALENDAR 

An electronic assessment calendar is maintained for all year levels in all subjects by the Academic Deans. The 

assessment calendar details all assessment items planned for all students. It is published on the College website. 

Students and parents/care givers are expected to view and print their student’s assessment schedule for each 

school term. 



HOMEWORK 

The table below outlines time allocations that are recommended, as a minimum, to be allocated to homework. There 

is an expectation that students will need to increase the amount of time spent on homework when they are required to 

complete assessment tasks (usually mid to late within each term). 

Year Level 

Recommended Time 

Allocation (per week) 

Year Level 

Recommended Time 

Allocation (per week) 

Year 8 5 hours Year 11 12 hours 

Year 9 7 hours Year 12 15 hours 

Year 10 

ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT 

10 hours 

It is not acceptable for students to absent themselves from a school day or part thereof to study for an examination 

or to complete assignment work. This practice constitutes an unfair advantage and is indefensible on any grounds. 

Senior students who are absent on a school day immediately prior to or the day (or part thereof) of an examination 

or due date for an assignment will be required to substantiate such absence with a medical certificate, statutory 

declaration or other certified documentation. Failure to do so will require the completion of a supplementary 

assessment task. 

Attendance at examinations as scheduled is compulsory for all students. It should be noted that this applies not only 

to written tests, but also to performances, oral presentations, speeches, and all other forms of practical examination. 

During formal examination periods senior students will only be required to attend school when an examination is 

scheduled. All senior students not sitting an examination may be engaged in independent study at home. Students 

may not leave the school grounds between examination sessions without a leave slip. When attending school during 

a formal examination period all students must wear full and correct uniform in line with College policy. 

ASSIGNMENTS - SUBMISSION 

In the interests of equity, reliability and validity all assignment work should be completed and submitted on time on the 

due date. Students are to be advised to treat due dates as absolute deadlines and to aim at an earlier submission of 

each assignment. 

Assignment submission may coincide with a timetabled lesson in the relevant subject. All other submissions (with or 

without special provision) must be made through the ‘assignment box’ located outside the Student Counter entrance 

to the College Office. These assignments will be receipted and the assignment passed on to the appropriate teacher. 

Teachers will not accept assignments from any student at any other time for themselves or on behalf of other teachers. 

ASSIGNMENTS - LATE OR NON-SUBMISSION 

An assignment is deemed late if it is not: 

• submitted on the due date at the beginning of the lesson for the relevant subject. 

• submitted into the ‘assignment box’ (located outside the Student Counter entrance to the College Office) by 

3:45pm on the due date specified. 

• submitted into the ‘assignment box’ (located outside the Student Counter entrance to the College Office) by 

3:45pm on the due date specified with an approved Application for Extension form. 

Late assignments cannot be assessed without an approved Application for Extension form. In the interests of equity, 

reliability and validity late assignments will only receive a grading based on evidence (draft work) gathered as at the 

due date. 

In cases where late or non-submission of an assignment compromises the equity, reliability or validity of the assessment 

process students will be given 60 minutes in which to respond to the set topic. This 60 minute session will be in the form 

of an afternoon detention as designated by the teacher as soon as possible after the specified due date. 

Students will not under any circumstances be given a grading where no work exists as evidence to support a result. 

If a student, after the provision of reasonable opportunities, has failed to complete mandatory or significant aspects 

of the syllabus they may be denied an exit level of achievement or be given fewer semesters of credit for the subject. 

This course of action is at the discretion of the Principal and will be communicated in writing to the student and their 

parents/care givers. Persistent cases of non-submission of assignments by a student may result in cancellation 

of enrolment. 

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ASSIGNMENTS - COMPUTER GENERATED/MULTI-MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS 

In extenuating circumstances, should an assignment submission be delayed because of computer malfunction, the 

following additional conditions apply: 

1. Evidence of work completed to date must be attached to the Application for Extension form. This evidence may be 

in the form of: 

i. electronic back-up on appropriate media 

ii. 

iii. 

hand written draft copy 

comprehensive written notes 

2. A signed note (or substantial documentary evidence including medical certificates, statutory declarations or other 

certified documents) from a parent/care giver explaining the situation must be attached to the Application for 

Extension form. 

Should a malfunction of the printer occur, the assignment should be submitted electronically on or before the due date 

via electronic data transfer (as an attachment to an e-mail or appropriate data storage media: CD, DVD, USB Flash 

drive or any other USB plug and play storage device). A printed copy must be submitted the following school day. This 

printed copy must be identical to the document submitted electronically (the previous day). 

ASSIGNMENTS - REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION 

Students may make application for an extension of time to complete an assignment. Such an application must be 

made on the basis of demonstrable educational disadvantage related to a specific assignment using an Application 

for Extension form. This form is supplied by the subject teachers giving them initial scope for refusal. Once an 

application has been initiated the teacher and Academic Dean will make a recommendation. 

In the absence of extenuating circumstances, applications made within 5 days of the original due date, without 

necessary supporting documentation or completed out of order will not be considered. 

EXAMINATIONS 

Examinations are the major means of evaluating levels of achievement. Attendance at examinations as scheduled 

is therefore compulsory for all students. It should be noted that this applies not only to written tests, but also to 

performances, oral presentations, speeches and all other forms of practical examination. 

Examinations - Formal Examination Periods 

Formal examination periods are communicated via the College Calendar, the newsletter and the College website 

and include: 

Semester One – end of first term (Year 11 and 12) and end of semester (Year 10, 11 and 12) 

Semester Two – end of third term/pre-verification (Year 11 and 12) and end of semester (Year 10, 11 and 12) 

Examinations - Sitting in advance of the scheduled date 

It is not acceptable for a student to sit a written examination prior to the remainder of the class or cohort because of 

anticipated absence on the scheduled date. 

Senior students must apply for special provision for a supplementary examination to be put in place. Such an 

application must be made on the basis of demonstrable educational disadvantage related to a specific examination 

using an Application for Special Provision form. 

A student may not request a deferral to allow time to cover work missed through absence of an unsubstantiated 

nature. The College, however, does reserve the right to exempt or exclude any student from an examination should it 

be considered that circumstances warrant this. 

Examinations - Student Absence from an Examination 

Should a student be unable to attend a particular examination as scheduled, there are set procedures which must 

be followed. 

If there has not been a prior explanation of absence on the day of an examination, a parent or care giver is 

required to contact the College Office before 9.00am on that day. Unless exemption from the examination has been 

granted, the student must report to the Academic Dean immediately on returning to school for advice of subsequent 

assessment arrangements. 

Documentary evidence (medical certificates, statutory declarations and/or other certified documents) 

explaining the absence must be provided at this time. Special provision may also be made available in cases of 

missed examinations. 



SPECIAL PROVISION 

Special provision in relation to assessment may be available on a number of levels depending on the learning 

needs of students. What is critical is that the process for determining appropriate special provision is equitable, 

reasonable and accountable. The purpose of special provision is to remove educational disadvantage without 

giving unfair advantage. 

The consideration of applications for special provision is a consultative process involving the student’s teachers, 

House Dean, the appropriate Academic Dean and the Assistant Principal: Studies that applies the Queensland Studies 

Authority (QSA) policy on special provision within the context of The Cathedral College. The QSA Policy on Special 

Provisions for School-based Assessments in Authority and Authority-registered Subjects (January 2009) is available on 

their web page (www.qsa.qld.edu.au). 

APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL PROVISION 

Special provision at The Cathedral College is most commonly applied but not limited to the provision of special 

arrangements (extensions and variations to conditions). An extension of time for the submission of an assignment may 

be granted in exceptional circumstances and only if an Application for Special Provision form has been sought from 

the Assistant Principal: Studies and completed prior to the due date (see above – Assignments - Requests for Extension). 

Approval for special provision of a more general nature may also be granted by the Assistant Principal: Studies in 

consultation with all stakeholders upon completion of an Application for Special Provision form. 

Supplementary assessment items may also be used as a form of special provision to allow students an opportunity to 

selectively update performances. The use of supplementary assessments is at the discretion of the Academic Dean in 

consultation with the Assistant Principal: Studies where other in-class evidence is not available. 

Special provision may also be applied by teachers in consultation with the relevant Academic Dean in the 

interpretation of student assessment profiles. Atypical performances may be identified and discounted in the 

determination of overall levels of achievement. However, care must be taken to ensure that such cases are in fact 

aberrant and not legitimate indicators of limited ability in specific areas. Substantial documentary evidence (medical 

certificates/reports, statutory declarations and/or other certified documents) is required to support the identification of 

atypical performances. 

AUTHENTICATION OF STUDENT WORK 

Students should be aware that the following are acts of plagiarism: 

• paragraphs or sentences copied word for word and not enclosed in quotation marks, or appropriately cited 

• paragraphs or sentences paraphrased or summarized, and the source of the material not acknowledged 

within the text 

• taking an idea or work from another person without reference being made to the source 

• copying some or all of the work of a fellow student, older sibling or past student 

• producing work in conjunction with a parent or tutor when it is purported to be the student’s own 

independent research 

• using electronically available media, images, audio, video, graphics or photographs without indicating 

their origin. 

It must be stressed that only the original part of the assessment instrument will be graded against the subject standards 

and criteria, the plagiarised component will not be given any credit. 

Students must take great care to acknowledge their sources and be aware that plagiarism is a form of CHEATING. 

APPEALS AGAINST ASSESSMENT DECISIONS 

All students have the avenue to appeal against assessment decisions. The classroom teacher is the first point of 

reference for appeals. A notation of the appeal and outcome is to be made on the student’s assessment profile. If a 

satisfactory outcome is not forthcoming, the appeal may be referred to the Academic Dean, AP-Studies and finally the 

Principal respectively. The Principal’s decision on all assessment appeals is final. 

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STUDY PERIODS (YEAR 11 & 12) 

Senior students who choose Study of Religion (SOR) or a school based traineeship or undertake a recognised TAFE 

course, are given the flexibility to access Study Periods to work independently on research and assignments in their 

various subjects (it is not possible for students to engage in practical subjects during Study Periods). These Study 

Periods provide an ideal preparation for later life when students are expected to be able to work responsibly with 

different degrees of supervision. At The Cathedral College Year 11 and 12 students are allocated a designated study 

room for the duration of the lesson. At all times students are expected to be responsible and to show respect for their 

peers. Study privileges may be withdrawn from those who do not act accordingly. 

REPORTING 

Interim reports are issued towards the end of Term One each year. The interim report is a semi-formal communication 

with parents/care givers outlining student progress (academic achievement) and application (behaviour and effort) 

during Term One. 

Major reporting is done at the end of each semester. The end of semester report is a formal communication with 

parents/care givers indicating student achievement within subjects, against subject specific criteria, in the 

current semester. 

Achievement is reported against the Standards outlined in the QCAR Framework (Essential Learnings and Standards) 

derived from the appropriate Key Learning Area syllabus. These Standards are: 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

Evidence in a student’s work typically demonstrates a very high level of knowledge and understanding of 

concepts, facts and procedures, and application of processes. 

Evidence in a student’s work typically demonstrates a high level of knowledge and understanding of concepts, 

facts and procedures, and application of processes. 

Evidence in a student’s work typically demonstrates a sound level of knowledge and understanding of concepts, 


Evidence in a student’s work typically demonstrates a limited level of knowledge and understanding of concepts, 


Evidence in a student’s work typically demonstrates a very limited knowledge and understanding of concepts, 


PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS 

Scheduled parent/teacher interviews are made available at two points throughout the year (at the beginning of Term 

Two and Term Three). The purpose of scheduled parent/teacher interviews is to provide an opportunity for parents/ 

care givers to meet with teachers to discuss the progress and learning needs of students. Whilst scheduled parent/ 

teacher interviews are seen as an important communication between home and school, interviews may be requested 

by parents/care givers or teachers at any time. 



LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE PROCEDURES 

The Cathedral College Library Resource Centre (LRC) offers a wide range of resources to meet the research and 

recreational reading needs of students and staff. The LRC and its staff aim to provide information access for research, 

student-centred learning, informed literacy and recreational reading. 

OPENING TIMES 

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with exceptions to this listed on the LRC door. The library is closed for staff 

briefings on Monday mornings. The library is also closed for Academic Deans meeting, department meetings and for 

library staff training sessions. Notices will appear in the Daily Notices or on the library door. 

LOANS 

Fiction and non-fiction loans are for a three (3) week period. Textbooks are usually for a term, semester or full year 

depending on the subject and unit of work. 

Years 8-10 students: 4 fiction and 4 non-fiction books. 

Years 11 and 12 students: 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction books. 

ACCESS TO THE TCC LIBRARY PAGE 

(Online Databases, Bibliography Writing, Competitions and Book Reviews) 

At School: Log into MySuite with your SINA username and password 

Go to MyClasses then 

Click on TCC Library Resource Centre. 

At Home: 

Go to TCC webpage at www.tccr.com.au 

Click on MySuite. 

Log on using SINA username and password 

Click on TCC Library Resource Centre 

The online catalogue can be accessed via the Library page. To make an online loan, the user name is the student’s 

TCC email address and the password is tccr. Students need to collect their reserved items within 24 hours otherwise 

the items are returned to the shelf. All students new to the College will attend an orientation session in the Library 

within the first weeks of the new school year. 

WHAT IF I have an overdue or damaged book? Overdue notices are issued on a regular basis through the PC 

folders and emailed to individuals via MyMail. If you wish to renew the book, bring it to the LRC for reissuing. After the 

second overdue notice is issued, a letter will go home. A third and final notice will be given and then if the items are 

not returned (or they are damaged) the replacement cost will be placed on the school fees. A refund will be issued 

if/when the resource is returned to the LRC. 

WHAT IF I end my enrolment at TCC? All resources are to be returned to the library BEFORE students depart the 

College. Parents/care givers will be invoiced for the replacement cost of any damaged/outstanding/unreturned 

resources. 

WHAT IF I’m in Year 12 and have not returned all of my resources? Year 12 students need to return all resources 

before or during their final exam period. Failure to return these expensive resources could result in references being 

withheld. 

CARE OF TEXT BOOKS 

It is the responsibility of all students to care for the text books in their possession. Any text book that is damaged must 

be returned immediately to the library to be repaired or replaced. 

LIBRARY STAFF 

Mrs Lyn Lawrence (Teacher-Librarian), Mrs Kerry Cavanagh and Mrs Debbie Clark (Library Assistants). 

Contact phone: 49 99 1307 

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HOW TO REFERENCE CORRECTLY 

BIBLIOGRAPHY/ REFERENCE LIST – APA (6TH EDITION) 

Bibliography – a list of all sources used even if not cited in the text. 

Reference list – contains only details of sources cited in the text. 

Why reference? Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism (copying), to verify quotations, and to enable 

readers to follow-up and read more fully the cited author’s arguments. 

Referencing is a standard method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that students use in 

assignments in a way that uniquely identifies their source. Direct quotations, facts and figures, images, ideas and 

theories etc. from both published and unpublished works must be referenced. 

HANDY TIPS – USING APA (6TH EDITION) 

• Bibliographic information for books is written on the title cover page inside the book. 

• Use the latest copyright date, not a reprint date. Look for the little © 

• Use the first place of publication listed where there are several places listed. 

• Do not include the country after the place of publication but include the state if the place of publication is not 

well known (eg Rozelle, NSW) 

• Arrange and list resources alphabetically. Authors are listed according to surname. 

• Where the resource has no author, it is cited by its title and ordered alphabetically by the first significant word of 

the title. (eg do not use “The” ) 

• Write the bibliography/reference list on a separate page. 

• All resources are listed together. There is no separation between web sites, books, newspapers, journals. 

• In 6th edition, lower case in titles is used except for the first word, names of places and people and for journals eg. 

Cultures of the ancient world. 

• Use italics (not underscoring) for titles if computer written. 

• Underscoring is used if bibliography is hand-written. 

• Either single or double quotation marks is acceptable. 

• Correct use of full-stops, commas, colons, semi-colons, curved and/or square brackets as per examples is 

essential 

• Matter of choice as to whether single or double-line spacing is used between resources. Ask your teacher for their 

preference. 



EXAMPLES: 

REFERENCE TYPE IN-TEXT EXAMPLES REFERENCE LIST EXAMPLE END NOTE 

REFERENCE 

TYPE 

One author 

Sophisticated searching techniques 

are important in finding information 

(Berkman, 1994) 

Ber Berkman, R. I. (1994). Find it fast: 

How to uncover expert information. 

New York, NY: Harper Perrenial. 

Book 

OR 

Berkman (1994) claimed that … 

Two authors 

It is futile to maintain that the sexes are 

interchangeable (Moir & Jessel, 1991) 

Moir, A., & Jessel, D. (1991). Brain sex: 

The real difference between men and 

women. London: Mandarin. 

Book 

OR 

Moir and Jessel (1991) found 

students… 

Always list the authors in the order in 

which they appear in the publication. 

Cite both authors for each use of 

reference. 

Three to five 

authors 

(O’Keefe, Bell, & Wyne, 2009) 

(O’Keefe et al., 2009) 

O’Keefe, J. H., Bell, D. S. H., & Wyne, K.L. 

(2009). Diabetes essentials. Sudbury, 

MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 

Book 

Web page - with 

author 

(Atherton, 2005) 

Atherton, J. (2005). Behaviour 

modification. Retrieved from http:// 

www.learningandteaching.info/ 

learning/ behaviour_mod.htm 

Web Page 

Web page 

- no author 

(Behaviour modification, 2007) 

Use title instead of author name 

Behaviour modification. (2007). 

Retrieved from http://www. 

educational-psychologist.org.uk/ 

behaviour.html 

Web Page 

Webpage 

– no date 

(Society of Clinical Psychology, n.d.) 

Society of Clinical Psychology. (n.d.). 

About clinical psychology. Retrieved 

from http://www.apa.org/about/ 

division/div12.aspx 

Web Page 

Students can find further examples of end text referencing and in-text citations by clicking on the APA 6th edition link 

under InfoBot (the robot) on the Library page of MySuite. 

The direct website is http://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/citation/apa_6.pdf 

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CODE BLACK EMERGENCY (CONTAINMENT) 

EVACUATION PROCEDURES 

All staff are asked to contact the office immediately if they are aware of any behaviour which would indicate a 

potential Code Black situation. The Code Black Lock (lock down) would be made by an announcement over both 

the internal and external PA system. Staff and students would be informed that a Code Black Emergency is to be 

undertaken. On hearing a Code Black Announcement teachers will 

• lock all windows and doors 

• instruct students to get under their desks and remain quiet and calm 

• inform the office (if possible) by internal phone if students are outside classroom 

Students who are outside the classroom should seek shelter in the nearest classroom/safe area 

Students who are in the toilets are to remain there until directed otherwise 

Students on the back oval will be directed by a staff member 

In the event of a Lock Down situation occurring during break time all students are to report to the MPC. 

EVACUATION PROCEDURES 

1. Alarm raised - siren from Administration Office 

2. Fire Brigade called from Administration Office 

3. EVACUATE PREMISES 

a) Don’t panic. 

b) Listen to directions - check all group is present. 

c) Stand and place stools, chairs, etc out of the way. 

d) Turn off fuels (gas, electricity, etc) 

e) Leave room in single file - Teacher last out (take medication, glasses) and close the door. 

f) WALK quickly, as directed, to assembly area (SAFE ZONE) 

g) Line up in Pastoral Care Groups in Roll Order in safe zone. 

h) After the Teacher marks the roll, remain in your groups. 

i) The Teacher returns the roll to the supervisor. 



SIGNIFICANT PRAYERS 

Morning Prayers 

1. Dear God, thank you for being with us this day. 

Help us to take a moment to feel your presence. 

Lift our hearts and our souls and help us to be 

faith-filled people as we move through this day. 

Amen. 

2. Loving God, thank you for this day. 

I offer to you all that this day brings. 

Grant me peace in who I am and joy in all I do. 

Amen. 

3. Almighty God, thank you for this new day. 

Keep me safe today. 

I offer myself to you through Jesus Christ, your Son. 

May your Spirit make all my actions this day 

pleasing in your sight. 

Amen. 

4. Thank you for today Lord, 

especially the opportunities to do my work 

and to take up new challenges. 

I know there will be times when I fail. 

Forgive me these. 

I hope to learn from my mistakes 

and make tomorrow a better day. 

Amen. 

5. God help me. 

God lead me. 

God show me. 

Jesus be my teacher. 

Jesus be my friend. 

Amen. 

TCC Prayer 

Loving God, 

You call us to fullness of life. 

Thank you for the gift of quality education that is 

provided here at The Cathedral College. 

We pray that you help us to make the most of the 

opportunities that are offered to us to share our gifts and 

so experience life in all its fullness. 

May the years we spend here be not only enjoyable but 

help us to grow as individuals in your image. 

Bless the students, staff and families - past, present and 

future - as they are the heart and soul of this College. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

(Written by Meg Bongers, Rachael Conaghan, 

Vanessa Petrie. Year Twelve 2011) 

The Lord’s Prayer 

Our Father Who art in Heaven, 

hallowed be Thy name; 

Thy Kingdom come, 

Thy will be done 

on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread 

and forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those who trespass against us, 

and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. 

Amen 

Hail Mary 

Hail Mary, full of grace 

the Lord is with you. 

Blessed are you among women 

and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. 

Holy Mary, Mother of God 

pray for us sinners 

now and at the hour of our death. 

Amen. 

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SIGNIFICANT PRAYERS 

The Sign of the Cross 

In the name of the Father, 

and of the Son, 

and of the Holy Spirit. 

Amen. 

Prayer of Sorrow 

O my God, I am sorry 

that I have sinned against you, 

because you are so good, 

and with your help 

I will not sin again. 

Glory be to the Father 

Glory be to the Father, 

and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit. 

As it was in the beginning, 

is now and ever shall be, 

world without end. 

Amen. 

Prayer for Meetings 

We thank you, our God, 

for being with us as we meet. 

Guide us as we speak. 

Inspire us as we plan. 

Open our ears as we listen. 

Open our eyes to your vision. 

We ask this in Jesus’ name. 

Amen. 

Prayer for Australia 

Loving God, 

we thank you for giving us this land 

of prosperity and peace. 

For those who govern our land, 

we ask integrity, wisdom and courage 

as they act for us within our country 

and among the nations of the world. 

May we, and all Australians, 

cherish our life and our land, 

and be always willing to share with others 

the bounty that is ours. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

Prayer for Exams 

Holy Spirit, 

help and guide us as we sit our exams. 

May we recall what we have learnt. 

Keep our minds focused as we 

analyse and solve problems. 

Let our imagination soar as we express ourselves, 

and help us to remember to do the simple things well. 

May Jesus be our example and inspiration 

as we are put to the test. 

Amen. 

Common responses 

The Lord be with you. 

And with your spirit. 

The Word of the Lord. 

Thanks be to God. 

The Gospel of the Lord. 

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 

We pray to the Lord. 

Lord, hear our prayer. 



SCHOOL SONG 

Gather people everywhere 

Listen to the words we share. 

Cast your troubles, fear and pain 

Faith and hope will stand the strain. 

COME, LIVE LIVE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS 

COME, LIVE LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS 

COME, LIVE LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS 

SHOW THE WORLD WE ARE FREE! 

From the past a joyful song 

Through the years we journey on. 

Strength and wisdom, guiding lights - 

May we strive to reach the heights. 

All our people come to share 

With the hope that justice flares. 

Through our motto live to know - 

Jesus’ presence as we grow. 

Breathing free, the Spirit lives 

Guiding all the future gives. 

Those who journey through this place - 

They will know what to embrace. 

Bob White 

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ORDER OF THE MASS 

ORDER OF THE MASS 

Introductory Rites 

Priest: In the name of the Father 

and of the Son, and of the 

Holy Spirit. 

All: Amen 

Priest: The Lord be with you. 

All: And with your spirit. 

Penitential Act 

Priest: May almighty God have 

mercy on us forgive us 

our sins and bring us to 

everlasting life 

All: Amen. 

The Gloria 

Opening Prayer 

Priest: Let us pray… 

All: Amen 

LITURGY OF THE WORD 

(Please be seated) 

First Reading 

At the end of the reading: 

Reader: The Word of the Lord. 

All: Thanks be to God. 

Responsorial Psalm 

All repeat the response 

Gospel Acclamation 

We stand and sing Alleluia or 

another acclamation 

The Gospel 



Priest: A reading from the Holy 

Gospel according to….. 

All: Glory to you, O Lord. 

At the end of The Gospel 

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. 

All: Praise to you Lord 

Jesus Christ. 

Homily 

The Creed 

Prayers of Intercession 

The priest invites us to pray 

Reader: Lord hear us 

All: Lord hear our prayer. 

The Priest says a final prayer 

All: 

Amen 

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST 

Priest: Pray, brethren, (brothers 

and sisters) that my 

sacrifice and yours may 

be acceptable to God, the 

almighty Father. 

All: 

May the Lord accept this 

sacrifice at your hands, 

for the praise and glory 

of His name, for our good 

and the good of all His 

holy Church. 

Prayer Over The Gifts 

The Priest prays the Prayer over 

the offerings 

All: Amen. 

Eucharistic Prayer 



Priest: Lift up your hearts. 

All: We lift them up to 

the Lord. 

Priest: Let us give thanks to the 

Lord Our God. 

All: It is right and just 

Preface 

Sanctus 

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, 

God of hosts Heaven and 

earth are full of your glory. 

Hosanna in the highest. 

Blessed is He who comes 

in the name of the Lord. 

Hosanna in the highest. 

Please kneel 

Priest: The mystery of faith. 

All: 

We proclaim your Death, 

O Lord, and profess your 

Resurrection until you 

come again. 

Priest: Through Him, and with 

Him, and in Him, O God, 

almighty Father, in the unity 

of the Holy Spirit all glory 

and honour is yours, 

for ever and ever 

All: 

Amen 

The Lord’s Prayer (Please Stand) 

Priest: At the Saviour’s command 

and formed by divine 

teaching, we dare to say: 

All: 

Our Father, who art in 

heaven, hallowed be 

thy name. Thy kingdom 

come. Thy will be done 

on earth, as it is in 

heaven. Give us this 

day our daily bread. 

and forgive us our 

trespasses, as we forgive 

those who trespass 

against us and lead us 

not into temptation but 

deliver us from evil. 

Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, 

from every evil, graciously 

grant peace in our days, 

that, by the help of your 

mercy we may be always 

free from sin and safe 

from all distress as we 

await the blessed hope 

and the coming of our 

Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

All: For the kingdom, the 

power and the glory are 

yours, now and forever. 

Priest: The peace of the Lord be 

with you always 

All: And with your spirit 

Priest: Let us offer each other the 

sign of peace 

Lamb of God 

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God 

behold him who take 

away the sins of the world. 

Blessed are those called 

to the supper of the Lamb. 

All: Lord, I am not worthy 

that you should enter 

under my roof but only 

say the word and my 

soul shall be healed. 

The Priest says the Prayer 

after Communion: 

All: Amen 

FINAL BLESSING 

AND DISMISSAL 



Priest: May almighty God bless 

you, the Father, and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit. 

All: Amen. 

Priest: Go in peace. 

All: Thanks 


be to God.

Monday 14 January 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 15 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 16 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 17 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 18 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 19 Sunday 20

2nd Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 

January 20, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 

There was a wedding in Cäna, Jesus 

and his disciples had been invited. 

When the wine ran out, the mother of 

Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 

And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what 

concern is that to you and to me? My 

hour has not yet come.” Jesus said to 

the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” 

And they filled them up to the brim. He 

said to them, “Now draw some out, 

and take it to the chief steward.” So 

they took it. When the steward tasted 

the water that had become wine, he did 

not know where it came from, so the 

steward called the bridegroom and said 

to him, “Everyone serves the good wine 

first, and then the inferior wine after the 

guests have become drunk. But you 

have kept the good wine until now.” 

Jesus did this, the first of his signs and 

his disciples believed in him. 

Reflection 

In the full version of this story, Mary tells 

the servants to ‘Do whatever he tells 

you’. At first, Jesus is reluctant but he 

complies with his Mother’s wishes. How 

similar that is for us. Mothers have a 

way of knowing what needs to be done, 

asking and expecting that we will do 

what is right. What is Jesus telling you 

to do? 

Prayer 

Lord, help us to be sensitive to the 

needs of others. May we be ‘good wine’ 

to those we meet each day. 

Amen. 

Signed Parent: 

Signed Teacher: 

january 


Monday 21 January 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 22 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 23 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 24 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 25 

Conversion of St Paul 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 26 Australia Day 

Residential Mass, Residential Closed Weekend 

Sunday 27 

Residential Closed Weekend

3rd Sunday of 

Ordinary time 

January 27, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 

When Jesus came to Nazareth, where 

he had been brought up, he went to the 

synagogue on the sabbath day, as was 

his custom. He stood up to read, “The 

Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because 

he has anointed me to bring good news 

to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim 

release to the captives and recovery of 

sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go 

free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s 

favor.” And he rolled up the scroll, gave 

it back to the attendant, and sat down. 

The eyes of all in the synagogue were 

fixed on him. Then he began to say to 

them, “Today this scripture has been 

fulfilled in your hearing.” 

Reflection 

Through our Baptism the Spirit of the 

Lord has anointed us to be bearers of 

the Good News to others; to be faithful 

disciples bringing Jesus to the world 

through our lives, the way we work, talk 

and play with those at home, those at 

school and everyone we meet. 

Prayer 

Lord, help us to be doers, who 

through our actions bring the healing 

touch of Christ to those we meet, 

our neighbours. 

Amen. 



january 


week one 

Monday 28 January St Thomas Aquinas, Residential Travel Day for Years 8 & 12 and new students in Years 9-11 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 29 

Residential Travel Day for Years 9, 10 & 11 Continuing Students, 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 30 

All students at school, Welcome Liturgy of the Word, Structure of Day - PC, Per 1, Per 2, Liturgy 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 31 

PC Mass, St John Bosco 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 01 

College Photos 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 02 The Presentation of the Lord 

Residential Mass, Residential Closed Weekend 

Sunday 03 

Residential Closed Weekend

CUT HERE 

Residential Parent’s Meeting/Lunch 

SCHOOL COMMENCES Years 8 & 12 and new students Years 9 - 11 

4th Sunday of 

Ordinary time 

February 3, 2013 

Luke 4:21-30 

Jesus said “Today this scripture has 

been fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke 

well of him and were amazed at the 

gracious words that came from his 

mouth. They said, “Is not this Joseph’s 

son?” He said to them, “Doubtless you 

will quote to me this proverb, Doctor, 

cure yourself! And you will say, Do here 

also in your hometown the things that 

we have heard you did at Capernaum.” 

And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet 

is accepted in the prophets hometown. 

When they heard this, all in the 

synagogue were filled with rage. They 

got up, drove him out of the town, and 

led him to the brow of the hill on which 

their town was built, so that they might 

hurl him off the cliff. But he passed 

through the midst of them and went on 

his way. 

Reflection 

Too often we look for role models far 

away from ourselves or fail to recognise 

the abilities within those close to us. 

This was happening to Jesus. I wonder 

how he felt? We are often hurt when we 

are overlooked. Help us to see the signs 

of Jesus working in our lives through 

those close to us. 

Prayer 

Lord, each one of us is the hands, 

feet and voice of Jesus to others. 

Give us the strength to be Jesus to 

each other. 

Amen. 



january 


week two 

Monday 04 February 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 05 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 06 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 07 

PC Mass 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 08 

Opening College Mass & Commissioning 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 09 

Sunday 10

5th Sunday of 

Ordinary time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 5:1-11 

Jesus got into one of the boats, the one 

belonging to Simon, and asked him to 

put out a little way from the shore. Then 

he sat down and taught the crowds 

from the boat. When he had finished 

speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out 

into the deep water and let down your 

nets for a catch.” Simon answered, 

“Master, we have worked all night long 

but have caught nothing. Yet if you say 

so, I will let down the nets.” When they 

had done this, they caught so many fish 

that their nets were beginning to break. 

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down 

at Jesus knees, saying, “Go away from 

me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” For he 

and all who were with him were amazed 

at the catch of fish.Then Jesus said to 

Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on 

you will be catching people.” When they 

had brought their boats to shore, they 

left everything and followed him. 

Reflection 

On our own we can do little. Without 

hope we can achieve little. The disciples 

had caught nothing. Jesus supports and 

sustains us. He is our hope; we need to 

trust in him. When the disciples see the 

bounty Jesus brings they realise their 

own sinfulness. Jesus raises them up 

and they follow him. Are you ready to 

follow Jesus? 

Prayer 

Lord, give us the courage to ‘put out into 

the deep’, to take the risk of following 

you unconditionally. 

Amen. 



february 


week one 

Monday 11 February 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 12 

Shrove Tuesday, Structure of Day - Per 1/Per 2/PC (Pancake launch of Project Compassion) 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 13 

Year 8 Camp, Ash Wednesday, Structure of the Day - Friday times Per 2 Liturgy, Liturgy of the Word 

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Thursday 14 

PC Mass, Year 8 Camp, Residential St. Valentine’s Dinner 

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Friday 15 

Year 8 Camp, Structure of Day - Lesson 2 from Wednesday 

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Saturday 16 TCC Parish Mass Sunday 17 First Sunday of Lent 

Boys’ Residential Yr 12s/Yrs 8s Boys’ Day Out 

Girls’ Residential Yr 12s/Yr 8s Girls’ Day Out

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1st Sunday of Lent 


Year 8/9 Information Evening 

Luke 4:1-13 

Jesus was led by the Spirit in the 

wilderness, where for forty days he was 

tempted by the devil. He ate nothing 

at all during those days, and when 

they were over, he was famished. The 

devil said to him, “If you are the Son of 

God, command this stone to become 

a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, 

“It is written, One does not live by 

bread alone.” Then the devil led him 

up and showed him in an instant all 

the kingdoms of the world. And the 

devil said to him, “To you I will give 

their glory and all this authority; for it 

has been given over to me, and I give 

it to anyone I please. If you, then, will 

worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus 

answered him, “It is written, Worship 

the Lord your God, and serve only him.” 

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, 

and placed him on the pinnacle of the 

temple, saying to him, “If you are the 

Son of God, throw yourself down from 

here, for it is written, He will command 

his angels concerning you, to protect 

you and On their hands they will bear 

you up, so that you will not dash your 

foot against a stone.” Jesus answered 

him, “It is said, Do not put the Lord your 

God to the test. ” 

Reflection 

Before making major decisions or 

beginning new phases in his ministry 

Jesus took himself to a quiet place to 

pray and reflect in the presence of God. 

When we have important decisions to 

make or need guidance, we too need to 

take time to pray, reflect and sit in the 

presence of God. Many temptations will 

come our way, as often happens when 

we meditate. Release them, let them go 

and focus on the main vision, Jesus. 

Prayer 

In this Year of Grace, Let us sit quietly 

in the presence of Jesus, making time 

to talk with him and in silence to listen 

to Jesus. 

Amen. 



february 


week two 

Monday 18 February Interhouse Swimming Carnival 4.30pm 

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Tuesday 19 

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Wednesday 20 

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Thursday 21 

PC Mass, Scholars’ Assembly 10.15am, Just Leadership Day - OLH, CQ Chess Tournament 

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Friday 22 

The Chair of St Peter, Apostle, Boarders’ Long Weekend, Bishop’s Inservice Day, Student free day 

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Saturday 23 

Boarders’ Long Weekend 

Sunday 24 2nd Sunday of Lent 

Boarders’ Long Weekend

2nd Sunday of Lent 

The Transfiguration 

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Luke 9:28-36 

Jesus took with him Peter and John and 

James, and went up on the mountain 

to pray. And while he was praying, 

the appearance of his face changed, 

and his clothes became dazzling 

white. Suddenly they saw two men 

Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They 

appeared in glory and were speaking 

of his departure, which he was about 

to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter 

and his companions were weighed down 

with sleep; but since they had stayed 

awake,they saw his glory and the two 

men who stood with him. Just as they 

were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, 

“Master, it is good for us to be here; let us 

make three dwellings, one for you, one for 

Moses, and one for Elijah” – not knowing 

what he said. While he was saying this, 

a cloud came and overshadowed them; 

and they were terrified as they entered the 

cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice 

that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; 

listen to him!” 

Reflection 

Mountain-top experiences are important 

but so is coming down from the 

‘mountain’ and living our life in the 

reflected glory of these moments. How 

blessed were Peter, John and James to 

see the glorified face of Jesus. Let us 

spend time with Jesus and do as the 

voice of God says: “Listen to him!” We 

can do this by taking a sentence or two 

from Scripture and reflecting on it 

in prayer. 

Prayer 

Lord, let us see your face. Change us, 

help us to listen to you and to be your 

face in the world. 

Amen. 



february 


week one 

Monday 25 February Classes Yrs 8-10 Boarders’ Long Weekend, Study Day Yr 11s/Yrs 12, QSA Monitoring Day 

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Tuesday 26 

Years 10/11/12 Information Evening 5.30pm 

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Wednesday 27 

Combined Residential BBQ 

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Thursday 28 

PC Mass 

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Friday 01 

House Assembly 

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Saturday 02 TCC Workshop Day 

Sunday 03 

3rd Sunday of Lent

3rd Sunday of Lent 

March 3, 2013 

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Luke 13: 1-9 

Jesus said, “Unless you repent, you will 

all perish as those eighteen who were 

killed when the tower of Siloam fell on 

them – do you think that they were worse 

offenders than all the others living in 

Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you 

repent, you will all perish just as they 

did.” Then he told this parable: “A man 

had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; 

and he came looking for fruit on it and 

found none. So he said to the gardener, 

See here! For three years I have come 

looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still 

I find none. Cut it down! Why should it 

be wasting the soil? He replied, Sir, let 

it alone for one more year, until I dig 

around it and put manure on it. If it bears 

fruit next year, well and good; but if not, 

you can cut it down. 

Reflection 

Jesus, unlike the opinion of his day, 

did not consider that the 18 killed by 

the falling tower at Siloam were killed 

because of their sin but that all those in 

Jerusalem were sinful enough to warrant 

death. He calls them to repentance. The 

parable of the fig tree reminds us that 

God waits patiently 

for us to turn around and return to 

him. Lent is a time for us to reflect on 

our lives. 

Prayer 

Lord, help us see the need to repent. 

Give us time, like the barren fig tree, 

to freely choose to repent our sins 

and through our good deeds 

bear good fruit. 

Amen. 



february 


week two 

Monday 04 March R&D Swimming 

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Tuesday 05 

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Wednesday 06 

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Thursday 07 

PC Mass 

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Friday 08 

College Assembly 

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Saturday 09 

TCC/Parish Mass 

Sunday 10 

Fourth Sunday of Lent

4th Sunday of Lent 


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Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32 

Then Jesus said, “There was a man 

who had two sons. The younger of them 

said to his father, ‘Father, give me the 

share of the property that will belong to 

me. After he got his share, he gathered 

all he had and traveled to a distant 

country, and there he squandered his 

property in dissolute living. When he 

had spent everything, a severe famine 

took place throughout that country, and 

he began to be in need. So he set off 

home, hoping to be forgiven. When his 

father saw him approaching, he was 

filled with compassion; he ran and put 

his arms around him and kissed him. 

And they began to celebrate. Now his 

elder son heard the music and dancing 

and became angry. He said to his 

father, ‘Listen! … you have never given 

me even a young goat so that I might 

celebrate with my friends. But when 

this son of yours came back, who has 

devoured your property with prostitutes, 

you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then 

the father said to him, ‘Son, you are 

always with me, and all that is mine 

is yours. But we had to celebrate and 

rejoice, because this brother of yours 

was dead and has come to life; he was 

lost and has been found.’ ” 

Reflection 

Would you like a brother like one of 

these two lads? One seems irresponsible 

the other appears to be overly 

judgemental. How would you like a 

Father/Parent/Teacher who forgives you 

before the words asking pardon are out 

of your mouth? A person who rejoices 

when you turn around and return to the 

right path? God forgives, God welcomes 

us home and, in the words of the great 

St Augustine, our hearts are restless until 

they find their rest in God. 

Prayer 

Let us pray that we may forgive 

unconditionally like our heavenly Father. 

Help us to accept ourselves and be 

people who bring peace and healing. 

Amen. 



march 


week one 

Monday 11 March Years 11 and 12 Assignment Moratorium 

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Tuesday 12 

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Wednesday 13 

Immunisation Yr 8 Boys and Girls and Year 10 Boys, Residential St. Patrick’s Day Dinner 

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Thursday 14 

PC Mass, Year 11 Agriculture Camp 

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Friday 15 

Year 11 Agriculture Camp, House Assembly 

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Saturday 16 

St Patrick’s Day Races Sunday 17 Fifth Sunday of Lent

5th Sunday of Lent 


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John 8:1-11 

The scribes and the Pharisees 

brought a woman who had been caught 

in adultery; and making her stand before 

all of them, they said to him, “Teacher, 

this woman was caught in the very act 

of committing adultery. Now in the law 

Moses commanded us to stone such 

women. Now what do you say?” They 

said this to test him, so that they might 

have some charge to bring against him. 

Jesus bent down and wrote with his 

finger on the ground. When they kept 

on questioning him, he straightened up 

and said to them, “Let anyone among 

you who is without sin be the first to 

throw a stone at her.” And once again 

he bent down and wrote on the ground. 

When they heard it, they went away, one 

by one, beginning with the elders; and 

Jesus was left alone with the woman 

standing before him. Jesus straightened 

up and said to her, “Woman, where are 

they? Has no one condemned you?” 

She said, “No one, sir.”And Jesus said, 

“Neither do I condemn you. Go your 

way, and from now on do not sin again.” 

Reflection 

In the scripture passage, Jesus 

challenges those who are ready to 

condemn the woman to look at their 

own lives and if they have lived without 

sinning. At some stage in our own lives 

we have all sinned and we have all 

asked for forgiveness. The important 

thing to remember is that we must learn 

to reflect on our behaviour towards those 

we come in contact with. Do we treat 

other how we want to be treated? Do 

we remind others of their past failings 

and forget our own. Jesus forgave the 

woman for her failings without question 

– let us learn to forgive and forget others 

sinfulness, just as we would want that 

for ourselves. 

Prayer 

Jesus, through your example, help us to 

forgive and forget the failings of others. 

Amen. 



march 


week two 

Monday 18 March St Patrick 

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Tuesday 19 

St Joseph 

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Wednesday 20 

Mass of Oils 

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Thursday 21 

PC Mass 

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P4 

Friday 22 

Easter Liturgy of the Word - Yrs 8-10, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams 

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P3 

Saturday 23 

Sunday 24 

Palm Sunday

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Passion Sunday 


Luke 19: 28–40 

Jesus said to two of the disciples “Go 

into the village ahead of you, and as 

you enter it you will find tied there a 

colt that has never been ridden. Untie it 

and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 

Why are you untying it? just say this, 

The Lord needs it. ”So those who were 

sent departed and found it as he had 

told them. As they were untying the 

colt, its owners asked them, “Why are 

you untying the colt? They said, “The 

Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to 

Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks 

on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As 

he rode along, people kept spreading 

their cloaks on the road. As he was 

now approaching the path, the whole 

multitude of the disciples began to 

praise God joyfully with a loud voice 

for all the deeds of power that they had 

seen, saying, “Blessed is the king who 

comes in the name of the Lord! Peace 

in heaven, and glory in the highest 

heaven!” Some of the Pharisees in the 

crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your 

disciples to stop.” He answered, “I tell 

you, if these were silent, the stones 

would shout out.” 

Reflection 

Jubilant, Rejoicing, Elated, Joyful – all 

words used to describe Triumphant. I 

wonder is Jesus felt all of these things 

as he made his entry into Jerusalem. 

Watching the crowd build in size and 

throwing down their cloaks for him to 

walk. Jesus showed great strength and 

courage during this time of uncertainty, 

for not everyone was pleased to see 

him enter into Jerusalem. By doing 

what he did, Jesus demonstrated an 

emotional toughness; he walked proudly 

amongst the crowd standing firm in his 

convictions and his faith prepared for 

the coming events.Do you stand strong 

when faced with uncertainty? Have you 

been courageous and stood up for what 

you believe? Have you given strength to 

others to do the same? 



Prayer 

Heavenly Father, We pray for strength. 

The strength to face uncertainty; 

The strength to face life when things 

seem too hard, and the strength to 

ask for help. 

Amen. 

march 


week one 

Monday 25 March Years 11 and 12 Block Exams 

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Tuesday 26 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams 

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Wednesday 27 


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Thursday 28 

Holy Thursday, PC Mass, Interhouse Cross Country, Term 1 Ends 

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Friday 29 

Good Friday 

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Saturday 30 

Holy Saturday 

Sunday 31 

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday 


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John 20:1-9 

Early on the first day of the week, while 

it was still dark, Mary Magdalëne came 

to the tomb and saw that the stone had 

been removed from the tomb. So she 

ran and went to Simon Peter and the 

other disciple, the one whom Jesus 

loved, and said to them, “They have 

taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we 

do not know where they have laid him.” 

Then Peter and the other disciple set out 

and went toward the tomb. The two were 

running together, but the other disciple 

outran Peter and reached the tomb 

first. He bent down to look in and saw 

the linen wrappings lying there, but he 

did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, 

following him, and went into the tomb. 

He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 

and the cloth that had been on Jesus 

head, not lying with the linen wrappings 

but rolled up in a place by itself. Then 

the other disciple, who reached the 

tomb first, also went in, and he saw 

and believed; for as yet they did not 

understand the scripture, that he must 

rise from the dead. 

Reflection 

Jesus rose from the dead, so why had 

the stone been removed from the tomb? 

This was to make sure that everyone 

knew Jesus had risen – just as he had 

told the disciples he would come again. 

The significance of Jesus rising from 

the dead is a reminder that with God 

everything tis possible. When we feel 

troubled, anxious or worried, through 

prayer and faith we can be awakened 

and reminded of God’s love for us. God 

calls us to look at the things in our lives 

that bring us down, and to replace them 

with life giving gifts – so that we can rise 

again – renewed in spirit and hope for a 

better world. 

Prayer 

God of life, Awaken in us a new hope for 

a new day. Guide us towards those who 

‘give us life’ and encourage us to rise 

up and be the person you have created 

us to be. 

Amen. 



march 


AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS 

He was ten years old and already in 

prison. Michael was in a high security 

juvenile prison for a very serious 

crime. I, on the other hand, was just a 

seminarian studying for the priesthood 

and given the responsibility of visiting 

Michael and his friends each week. 

I would take my guitar with me, sing a 

few songs, talk about the songs and 

then just hang out with the guys and 

girls and chat for a while. The subject of 

God and religion often came up. One 

day 10-year-old Michael surprised me 

when he said: “Hey Rob, I know God 

has the time and energy for you, but he 

doesn’t care about me. He doesn’t have 

the time for me. Not after what I did!” 

With this thought in my mind I grabbed 

my iPhone and began to take some 

notes and the notes eventually became a 

song. I called the song “At the Foot of the 

Cross”. It speaks about a person walking 

alone. He is lost and confused and feels 

abandoned. He wants to draw close to 

God but he is afraid. In his fear he hears 

a voice telling him that no matter what 

he has done, or where he is from, or how 

far away he has run, there will always be 

room for him at the foot of the Cross. 

The foot of the Cross is the place where 

we can lay down the mess, mistakes 

and sin we carry to be accepted by 

the unconditional care and mercy of 

a loving God. 

I thought long and hard about what he 

said, but the more I thought about it, the 

more I realised how mistaken he was. You 

see, Jesus was the friend of those who 

made mistake, after mistake, after mistake. 

He was the friend of sinners. In fact he 

loved sinners so much that he gave up 

his time and his life for them. Jesus had 

the time for prostitutes, thieves, liars and 

murderers. He made the time and found 

the energy because he cared for them, 

loved them and had faith in their intrinsic 

goodness. Of course he had the time and 

energy for Michael. 

I continued to think and pray about 

Michael’s words and about God’s 

amazing love for Michael. Jesus died on 

a Cross for Michael and in dying he 

opened up the opportunity for Michael 

to become a saint.

AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS 

There are many paths to follow, voices calling out you’re name, 

bringing joys, others sorrows, but all is pointless when you’re alone. 

Striding wounded and forsaken, shattered by your guilt and shame, 

feeling lost, isolated, O soul, my soul, I need a saviour! 

So come see, come rest, wherever you are. 

Come broken, whole, however you are. He calls your name whoever you are. 

There is room for you, at the foot of the cross. 

Live and learn, learn to live, cradled in the arms of Love. 

To the cross, rights abandoned. You’re alive! You’re alive! 


Come broken, whole, however you are. He calls your name, whoever you are. 



Come see, come rest, at the foot of the cross. 

There’s room for you, at the foot of the cross. 

Come see, find rest, at the foot of the cross. 


Come broken, whole, however you are. 


Come broken, whole, however you are. 

He calls your name, whoever you are. 

There is room for you at the foot of the cross. 

Song available from iTunes 

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Copyright © 2010 Robert Galea 

Published by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd. PO Box 288, Brookvale NSW 2100, Australia. All rights reserved. 


week one 

Monday 15 April Term 2 Commences, Welcome Liturgy of the Word, Parent/Teacher Interviews, 

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Tuesday 16 

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Wednesday 17 

Combined Residential BBQ, 

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P4 

Thursday 18 

PC Mass, Hospitality Excursion - Melbourne 

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P3 

P4 

Friday 19 

Hospitality Excursion - Melbourne, House Assembly, Music Tour - Mackay/Clermont/Emerald 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 20 Show team - Marlborough 

Hospitality Excursion - Melbourne 

Music Tour - Mackay/Clermont/Emerald 

Sunday 21 Fourth Sunday of Easter 

Hospitality Excursion - Melbourne 

Music Tour - Mackay/Clermont/Emerald

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4th Sunday of Easter 

April 21, 2013 

John 10: 27-30 

My sheep hear my voice. I know them, 

and they follow me. I give them eternal 

life, and they will never perish. No one 

will snatch them out of my hand. What 

my Father has given me is greater than 

all else, and no one can snatch it out of 

the Fathers hand. The Father and I are 

one.” 

Reflection 

‘My Sheep hear my voice’. Jesus wants 

us to hear his voice and his words. He 

wants us to know him. Jesus wants 

us to understand that we are his sheep 

and his is our shepherd. He wants us 

to follow his voice; hear his words of 

support, encouragement, hope and love 

in our lives. As we all know, life can 

often get very busy, we get distracted 

and we don’t always hear what is being 

said to us. Jesus is our compass, our 

guide, if we stop, listen we will hear his 

voice and his message of love. 

Prayer 

Jesus, ever present, every true. 

Help us to open our mind, heart 

and ears to hear your voice. 

Amen. 



april 


week two 

Monday 22 April Year 11 Indigenous Leadership camp, Hospitality Excursion - Melbourne 

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Tuesday 23 

Year 11 Indigenous Leadership camp, Music Tour - Mackay/Clermont/Emerald 

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P4 

Wednesday 24 

Year 11 Indigenous Leadership camp, Structure of Day - Friday times, Anzac Day Liturgy of the Word 

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Thursday 25 

Anzac Day 

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Friday 26 

St Mark the Evangelist, Structure of the Day - Lesson 2 Wednesday, TCC Play 

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Saturday 27 

TCC/Parish Mass, TCC Play 

Sunday 28 

Fifth Sunday of Easter

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Music Tour - Mackay/Clermont/Emerald 


April 28, 2013 

John 13: 31-35 

When he had gone out, Jesus said, 

“Now the Son of Man has been glorified, 

and God has been glorified in him. 

If God has been glorified in him, God 

will also glorify him in himself and 

will glorify him at once. Little children, 

I am with you only a little longer. You 

will look for me; and as I said to the 

Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am 

going, you cannot come. I give you a 

new commandment, that you love one 

another. Just as I have loved you, you 

also should love one another. 

By this everyone will know that you 

are my disciples, if you have love for 

one another.” 

Reflection 

We have all been given the ability to be 

creative, to have freewill, to be loved 

and to love – God gave us these things. 

Jesus calls us to love one another just 

as he loves us. Loving one another is 

about hope, patience and understanding 

– something that we all have within us, 

and we need to be an example of this 

to others in our homes, schools and 

work places. 

Prayer 

Jesus, You gave us the ultimate sacrifice 

– your life so that we could live, help us 

To remember that when we show love 

To others through our words And actions 

that we to, bring life. 

Amen. 



april 


week one 

Monday 29 April Year 8 Brainstorm Productions, Show team - The Caves, St Catherine of Sienna 

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Tuesday 30 

Year 8 Brainstorm Productions 

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Wednesday 01 

St Joseph the Worker, Combined Residential BBQ 

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Thursday 02 

PC Mass 

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P4 

Friday 03 

Sts Philip and James, House Assembly 

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P3 

Saturday 04 

Sunday 05 

Sixth Sunday of Easter


May 5, 2013 

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John 14: 23-29 

Jesus answered him, “Those who love 

me will keep my word, and my Father 

will love them, and we will come to 

them and make our home with them. 

Whoever does not love me does not 

keep my words; and the word that you 

hear is not mine, but is from the Father 

who sent me. “I have said these things 

to you while I am still with you. But the 

Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the 

Father will send in my name, will teach 

you everything, and remind you of all 

that I have said to you. Peace I leave 

with you; my peace I give to you. I do 

not give to you as the world gives. Do 

not let your hearts be troubled, and do 

not let them be afraid. You heard me 

say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am 

coming to you. If you loved me, you 

would rejoice that I am going to the 

Father, because the Father is greater than 

I. And now I have told you this before it 

occurs, so that when it does occur, you 

may believe. 

Reflection 

This scripture passage is about keeping 

God’s word. How do we do this? God’s 

words teach us about what we need 

to do to live a full and happy life. God 

has given us all gifts and if we follow 

his words he will help us stay on the 

straight and narrow and not veer off the 

path before us. It is through our words 

and actions we learn that with God all 

things are made possible. 

Prayer 

Heavenly Father, Help guide us on the 

path to happiness. Remind us, that 

through prayer and reflection all things 

are achievable. 

Amen. 



april 


week two 

Monday 06 May 

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Tuesday 07 

Year 12 Indigenous Leadership camp, Senior Oratory OLH 

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Wednesday 08 

Year 12 Indigenous Leadership camp 

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Thursday 09 

Year 12 Indigenous Leadership camp, Shake and Stir Productions-Yrs 9-12 

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Friday 10 

Parish Fair, College Assembly, Year 12 PD Day 

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Saturday 11 Show team - Baralaba 

TCC and St Joseph’s Wandal Race Day 

Sunday 12 

Mothers’ Day, Ascension Sunday

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Ascension 


Luke 24: 46-53 

Jesus said “Thus it is written, that the 

Messiah is to suffer and to rise from 

the dead on the third day, and that 

repentance and forgiveness of sins is 

to be proclaimed in his name to all 

nations, beginning from Jerusalem 

You are witnesses of these things. And 

see, I am sending upon you what my 

Father promised; so stay here in the city 

until you have been clothed with power 

from on high.” Then he led them out 

as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his 

hands, he blessed them. While he was 

blessing them, he withdrew from them 

and was carried up into heaven. And 

they worshiped him, and returned to 

Jerusalem with great joy; and they were 

continually in the temple blessing God. 

Mothers’ Day Mass 8am St Joseph’s Cathedral 

Reflection 

The disciples’ faith in Jesus had been 

confirmed in a miraculous spectacle. 

They knew what God’s love really was 

and went back to Jerusalem to tell it to 

the city. We don’t have the privilege of 

seeing a miraculous vision, as we were 

not witness to the brutality of Jesus’ 

human death. But we do carry on the 

same mission – to return to the world 

and share the truth of God’s love. 

Prayer 

Lord, the bringer of the truth and the 

way, strengthen our faith so that while 

we do not see, we believe, and share 

your love. 

Amen. 



may 


week one 

Monday 13 May R&D Cross Country 

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Tuesday 14 

NAPLAN Test, St Matthias, Apostle 

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P4 

Wednesday 15 

NAPLAN Test, Combined Residentials’ BBQ, Immunisations Yr 8 & 10 Boys & Girls 

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P4 

Thursday 16 

PC Mass, NAPLAN Test 

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Friday 17 

Interhouse Track and Field, Show team - Biloela 

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Saturday 18 

Show team - Biloela 

Sunday 19 

Pentecost Sunday

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John 14:15-16, 23-26 

“If you love me, you will keep my 

commandments. And I will ask the 

Father, and he will give you another 

Advocate, to be with you forever. Jesus 

answered him, “Those who love me will 

keep my word, and my Father will love 

them, and we will come to them and 

make our home with them. Whoever 

does not love me does not keep my 

words; and the word that you hear is 

not mine, but is from the Father who 

sent me. “I have said these things to 

you while I am still with you. But the 

Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the 

Father will send in my name, will teach 

you everything, and remind you of all 

that I have said to you. 

Reflection 

If we fill ourselves with the right spirit – a 

holy spirit – we will follow the teachings 

of Jesus. Jesus came to fulfil the law 

and revive its spirit. He came to remind 

and reinforce the intention of the laws 

so that they could be relevant to all 

Jews and non-Jews, then and forever. 

Jesus’ teachings are not a list of 

commandments, but a change of heart. 

Prayer 

Jesus, you bring to us a different way, 

a way of the heart and spirit. Help me to 

look deep within to let this spirit into my 

heart so that everything I do is in your 

name, and the name of the Father. 

Amen. 



may 


week two 

Monday 20 May 

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Tuesday 21 

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Wednesday 22 

Year 11 ACTS Camp 

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Thursday 23 

PC Mass., Year 11 ACTS Camp 

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Friday 24 

Year 11 ACTS Camp, Our Lady Help of Christians, College Assembly 

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Saturday 25 


Sunday 26 

National Sorry Day 

Trinity Sunday

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John 16: 12-15 

“For God so loved the world that he 

gave his only Son, so that everyone who 

believes in him may not perish but may 

have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not 

send the Son into the world to condemn 

the world, but in order that the world 

might be saved through him. Those 

who believe in him are not condemned; 

but those who do not believe are 

condemned already, because they have 

not believed in the name of the only Son 

of God. 

Reflection 

Jesus ‘saves’ the world by giving us 

the opportunity to ‘tune-in’ and believe 

in a different kind of way. We are not 

following a list of do’s and don’ts. We 

believe in our hearts and this drives our 

action and behaviour to compassion 

and respect. If people all over the earth 

believed and acted in such a way, 

wouldn’t the world be saved from much 

sadness? Wherever we believe, and 

feel and behave accordingly, Jesus is 

present, offering salvation. 

Prayer 

Lord, ‘let me be an instrument of your 

peace’. Help me to feel and act towards 

others with the love and respect of 

Jesus’ teachings, so that we may be 

brought closer to your presence. 

Amen. 



may 


week one 

Monday 27 May National Reconciliation Week 

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Tuesday 28 

National Reconciliation Week 

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Wednesday 29 

National Reconciliation Week, Combined Residential BBQ 

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Thursday 30 

PC Mass, National Reconciliation Week 

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Friday 31 

TCC Music Evening, National Reconciliation Week, House Assembly 

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Saturday 01 National Reconciliation Week 

Show team - Ridgelands 

Sunday 02 The Body and Blood of Christ 

National Reconciliation Week

Body and Blood of Christ 

June 2, 2013 

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Luke 9:11-17 

The day was drawing to a close, and 

the twelve came to him and said, “Send 

the crowd away, so that they may 

go into the surrounding villages and 

countryside, to lodge and get provisions; 

for we are here in a deserted place.” 

But he said to them, “You give them 

something to eat.” They said, “We 

have no more than five loaves and two 

fish - unless we are to go and buy food 

for all these people.” For there were 

about five thousand men. And he said 

to his disciples, “Make them sit down 

in groups of about fifty each.” They did 

so and made them all sit down. And 

taking the five loaves and the two fish, 

he looked up to heaven, and blessed 

and broke them, and gave them to the 

disciples to set before the crowd. And 

all ate and were filled. What was left 

over was gathered up, twelve baskets of 

broken pieces. 

Reflection 

This miracle is a wonderful story. But 

a key part of this is the small amount 

of blessed food being placed before 

the many, and all having enough with 

plenty left over. This is a symbol of 

God’s love. Everybody can take part. 

Everybody can be at peace. There is 

no order, rank or position in line to eat, 

or receive His attention. God is love 

enough and more so. How would it feel 

to have more than enough love? 

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

Prayer 

Lord thank you for sharing the wisdom 

to see God’s love. You have blessed us 

with this gift and like the disciples, help 

us to share this love with others so that 

all have more than enough. Amen. 



may 


week two 

Monday 03 June National Reconciliation Week, Years 11 and 12 Assignment Moratorium 

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Tuesday 04 

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Wednesday 05 

Combined Residentials BBQ, State of Origin 1 

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Thursday 06 

PC Mass, TCC Music Evening 

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Friday 07 

Show team - Rockhampton, ROCKHAMPTON SHOW HOLIDAY, Sacred Heart of Jesus 

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Saturday 08 

Show Team - Rockhampton Show 

Sunday 09 

Show Team - Rockhampton Show

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10th Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 


Luke 7:11-17 

Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town 

called Näin, and his disciples and 

a large crowd went with him. As he 

approached the gate of the town, a man 

who had died was being carried out. 

He was his mother’s only son, and she 

was a widow; and with her was a large 

crowd from the town. When the Lord 

saw her, he had compassion for her 

and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then 

he came forward and touched the bier, 

and the bearers stood still. And he said, 

“Young man, I say to you, rise!” The 

dead man sat up and began to speak, 

and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear 

seized all of them; and they glorified 

God, saying, “A great prophet has 

risen among us!” and “God has looked 

favorably on his people!” 

Reflection 

The gospel writers place great store 

on these types of healing stories. 

They are necessary to set the scene for 

Jesus’ resurrection. Where love and 

compassion were deep, Jesus could 

work and provide his followers with 

belief such that they could eventually 

consider that He could rise again. 

Prayer 

Lord, give us the conviction to love 

in the way that allows us to see your 

grace, and let this work through us so 

that your favour can be felt among your 

people again. 

Amen. 



june 


week one 

Monday 10 June Queen’s Birthday Holiday 

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Tuesday 11 

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Wednesday 12 


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Thursday 13 

PC Mass, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Block Exams 

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Friday 14 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Block Exams 

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Saturday 15 

Sunday 16




Ordinary Time 


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Luke 7:36 – 8:3 

Jesus went to eat with a Pharisee. A 

sinful woman also came and stood 

behind Jesus at his feet, weeping, and 

began to bathe his feet with her tears 

and to dry them with her hair. Then she 

continued kissing his feet and anointing 

them with the ointment. Now when the 

Pharisee who had invited him saw it, 

he said to himself, “If this man were 

a prophet, he would have known who 

and what kind of woman this is who 

is touching him—that she is a sinner.” 

Then turning toward the woman, Jesus 

said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? 

I entered your house; you gave me no 

water for my feet, but she has bathed my 

feet with her tears and dried them with 

her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from 

the time I came in she has not stopped 

kissing my feet. You did not anoint my 

head with oil, but she has anointed 

my feet with ointment.Therefore, I tell 

you, her sins, which were many, have 

been forgiven; hence she has shown 

great love. But the one to whom little is 

forgiven, loves little.” Then he said to 

her, “Your sins are forgiven.” But those 

who were at the table with him began 

to say among themselves, “Who is this 

who even forgives sins?” And he said to 

the woman, “Your faith has saved you; 

go in peace.” Jesus and his disciples 

travelled further in the region, healing 

and spreading the good news. 

Reflection 

Faith and love were central to Jesus’ 

teachings. Jesus was showing that 

love is the intent of the law, that those 

who rigidly applied rules were without 

compassion and humility, and could not 

feel forgiveness because they could not 

acknowledge the harm they had done. 

He wanted everyone to believe and know 

that people had to express love and 

compassion to truly see and feel God. 

Prayer 

Jesus, thank you for this wonderful 

message. Thank you for allowing us 

to believe that we can all take part in a 

personal connection with God through 

your example of love and compassion. 

Help us to live in the Way you taught. 

Amen. 

june 


week two 

Monday 17 June Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Work Experience Week 

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Tuesday 18 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Work Experience Week, Catholic Schools Music Camp 

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Wednesday 19 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Work Experience Week, Catholic Schools Music Camp 

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Thursday 20 

PC Mass, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Work Experience Week, Catholic Schools Music Camp 

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Friday 21 

Term 2 Ends, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 10 Work Experience Week 

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Saturday 22 Show Team; Mt Larcom 

Rowing - CQ Schools’ Regatta 

Sunday 23 Show Team; Mt Larcom 

Rowing - CQ Schools’ Regatta 

QISSN and Confraternity Carnivals,


Ordinary Time 


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Luke 9:18-24 

Once when Jesus was praying alone, 

with only the disciples near him, he 

asked them, “Who do the crowds say 

that I am?” They answered, “John 

the Baptist; but others, Elïjah; and still 

others, that one of the ancient prophets 

has arisen.” He said to them, “But who 

do you say that I am?” Peter answered, 

“The Messiah of God.” He sternly 

ordered and commanded them not to tell 

anyone, saying, “The Son of Man must 

undergo great suffering, and be rejected 

by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, 

and be killed, and on the third day be 

raised Then he said to them all, “If any 

want to become my followers, let them 

deny themselves and take up their cross 

daily and follow me. For those who 

want to save their life will lose it, and 

those who lose their life for my sake will 

save it. What does it profit them if they 

gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit 

themselves? Those who are ashamed of 

me and of my words, of them the Son of 

Man will be ashamed when he comes 

in his glory and the glory of the Father 

and of the holy angels. But truly I tell 

you, there are some standing here who 

will not taste death before they see the 

kingdom of God.” 

Reflection 

Consider the ‘life’ that was destined for 

most of the disciples. Their position in 

society was generally guaranteed by 

their birth. They were urged to give up 

this view of life and to take up a new life 

that centred on the truths of compassion 

and love. Can we do the same? Are our 

lives focussed on status or wealth, or on 

something more permanent? 



Prayer 

Jesus, give us the courage to look at 

ourselves, and the strength to follow 

your truly life-giving way. 

Amen. 

june 


week one 

Monday 08 July Term 3 Commences, Parent/Teacher Interviews, Welcome Liturgy of the Word 

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Tuesday 09 

NAIDOC Mass - Holy Family 

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Wednesday 10 

School Rugby League commences, School Netball commences, Great Western Music Tour 

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Thursday 11 

PC Mass, Great Western Music Tour 

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Friday 12 

College Academic Assembly, Great Western Music Tour 

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Saturday 13 

Great Western Music Tour 

Sunday 14 

Great Western Music Tour




Ordinary Time 

July 14, 2013 

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Luke 10:25-37 

Wanting to justify himself, a lawyer 

asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

Jesus replied, “A man was going down 

from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into 

the hands of robbers, who stripped him, 

beat him, and went away, leaving him 

half dead. Now by chance a priest was 

going down that road; and when he saw 

him, he passed by on the other side. 

So likewise a Lëvïte, when he came to 

the place and saw him, passed by on 

the other side. But a Samäritan while 

traveling came near him; and when he 

saw him, he was moved with pity. He 

went to him and bandaged his wounds, 

having poured oil and wine on them. 

Then he put him on his own animal, 

brought him to an inn, and took care 

of him. The next day he took out two 

denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and 

said, Take care of him; and when I come 

back, I will repay you whatever more 

you spend. Which of these three, do you 

think, was a neighbor to the man who fell 

into the hands of the robbers?” He said, 

“The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus 

said to him, “Go and do likewise.” 

Reflection 

In one of Jesus’ most well-known 

stories, we have two very important 

religious men neglecting to help a man 

in desperate need, but a despised outcast 

doing the right thing. There is nothing 

in the law to encourage the priest or the 

Levite to help, so they do nothing; but 

the Samaritan, without all the religious 

knowledge of the others, knows in his 

heart what to do and acts with love and 

compassion. Jesus is telling someone 

who is looking for loopholes in the law 

that when push comes to shove you do 

the right thing, regardless. 

Prayer 

God, help us not get caught up with 

technicalities: but to know what is 

right and act on it. Give us the wisdom 

to realise that our neighbour is all of 

humanity, and the courage do what 

is needed when our neighbour is in 

desperate need. 

Amen. 

july 


week two 

Monday 15 July Year 10 Camp 

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Tuesday 16 

Year 10 Camp 

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Wednesday 17 

Year 10 Camp, Combined Residential BBQ, State of Origin 3 

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Thursday 18 

PC Mass, Year 10 Camp 

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Friday 19 

Year 10 Camp, House Assembly 

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Saturday 20 


Sunday 21 

Catholic Education Week - Making a Difference.... 

Inspired by Jesus


Ordinary Time 


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Luke 10:38-42 

Now as they went on their way, he 

entered a certain village, where a 

woman named Martha welcomed him 

into her home. She had a sister named 

Mary, who sat at the Lords feet and 

listened to what he was saying. But 

Martha was distracted by her many 

tasks; so she came to him and asked, 

“Lord, do you not care that my sister 

has left me to do all the work by myself? 

Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord 

answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are 

worried and distracted by many things; 

there is need of only one thing. Mary 

has chosen the better part, which will 

not be taken away from her.” 

Reflection 

We are told to work hard and fulfil 

our duties, as a student, this means 

homework; assignments; extra-curricular 

activities, like sport or band practice; 

and our obligations to our parents at 

home as well. Later, you will have work 

and new family activities to fulfil. All of 

these are important. But Jesus reminds 

us here that if we get too caught up in 

our worldly duties, we risk neglecting 

our spiritual ones. When it is time to sit 

and reflect and listen to what Jesus is 

saying, whether that’s at Mass or quietly 

reading some scripture in our bedroom, 

it’s time to put those other things aside 

for a while: of all our duties, loving God 

comes first. 

Prayer 

Jesus, let me sit at your feet, like Mary 

did, and listen to your message. Help 

me know when it is time. Let your path 

be open to me, this better path. Let not 

the worries of the world engulf me. Let 

me be there for you, like you are always 

there for me. 

Amen. 



july 


week one 

Monday 22 July Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus, Year 11 2014 Subject Information Evening 

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Tuesday 23 

Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus, Sisters of Mercy Dinner - Residential event 

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Wednesday 24 

Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus 

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Thursday 25 

PC Mass, Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus, St James 

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Friday 26 

Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus, TCC Day Liturgy 

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Saturday 27 

Catholic Education Week - Inspired by Jesus 

Sunday 28

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Ordinary Time 


Luke 11:1-13 

He was praying in a certain place, 

and after he had finished, one of his 

disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us 

to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 

He said to them, “When you pray, say: 

Father, hallowed be your name. Your 

kingdom come. Give us each day our 

daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for 

we ourselves forgive everyone indebted 

to us. And do not bring us to the time 

of trial.” 

Reflection 

Education is an important part of 

the Catholic tradition. This week we 

celebrate the feast of St Ignatius who 

founded the Jesuits, a religious order 

dedicated to learning and teaching. 

Was your school founded by a religious 

order? Who founded that order? What 

are the good things about your school? 

How does your school, its students 

and teachers, reflect the kindness and 

compassion of Christ? Ask, how can I 

contribute to that vision? 

Prayer 

O merciful One, lead us with bonds of 

human kindness. Show us your love 

that we may be at peace with ourselves 

and the world. 

Amen. 



july 


week two 

Monday 29 July 

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Tuesday 30 

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Wednesday 31 

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Thursday 01 

PC Mass, R&D Track and Field (Field events) 

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P4 

Friday 02 

R&D Track and Field, College Assembly 

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P3 

Saturday 03 

Sunday 04 

140th Anniversary of Arrival of 

Sisters of Mercy in Rockhampton


Ordinary Time 

August 4, 2013 

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Luke 12:13-21 

Someone in the crowd said to him, 

“Teacher, tell my brother to divide the 

family in-heritance with me.” But he 

said to him, “Friend, who set me to be 

a judge or arbitrator over you?” And 

he said to them, “Take care! Be on 

your guard against all kinds of greed; 

for ones life does not consist in the 

abundance of possessions.” Then he 

told them a parable: “The land of a 

rich man produced abundantly. And he 

thought to himself, What should I do, 

for I have no place to store my crops? 

Then he said, EI will do this: I will pull 

down my barns and build larger ones, 

and there I will store all my grain and 

my goods. And I will say to my soul, 

Soul, you have ample goods laid up for 

many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry. 

But God said to him, You fool! This very 

night your life is being demanded of 

you. And the things you have prepared, 

whose will they be? So it is with those 

who store up treasures for themselves 

but are not rich toward God.” 

Reflection 

Jesus’ Transfiguration provided Peter, 

James and John with an insight into 

who Jesus really was. We reflect 

on Jesus’ qualities of love and 

compassion, of his willingness to 

forgive. Australia’s first saint, Mary 

MacKillop, reflected those qualities in 

her care for children and the poor in 

our land. Who is continuing that work 

in Australia today? How can I follow in 

Mary’s footsteps and help Australia to be 

transfigured into a truly fair place where 

all young people have the opportunity to 

reach their potential? 



Prayer 

Just as you gave your life for us Christ, 

may we give our lives for your people. 

Grant us the courage to turn our ear 

to the cries of others and grant us 

compassion to respond in love. 

Amen. 

july 


week one 

Monday 05 August QCS Practice 

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Tuesday 06 

Transfiguration of the Lord, QCS Practice, Junior Oratory 

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Wednesday 07 

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Thursday 08 

PC Mass, St Mary of the Cross (Mary McKillop) 

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Friday 09 

House Assembly, TCC Music Evening 

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Saturday 10 Show team - Mt Morgan 

Bullarama, Rowing - NQ Schools’ Regatta Townsville 

TCC & St Pauls’ Bullarama, Residential Parents’ Day 

Sunday 11 

Bullarama, Rowing - NQ Schools’ Regatta Townsville 

Show team - Mt Morgan


Ordinary Time 


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Luke 12:32-48 

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is 

your Fathers good pleasure to give you 

the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and 

give alms. Make purses for yourselves 

that do not wear out, an unfailing 

treasure in heaven, where no thief 

comes near and no moth destroys. For 

where your treasure is, there your heart 

will be also. “Be dressed for action and 

have your lamps lit; be like those who 

are waiting for their master to return from 

the wedding banquet, so that they may 

open the door for him as soon as he 

comes and knocks. Blessed are those 

slaves whom the master finds alert when 

he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten 

his belt and have them sit down to eat, 

and he will come and serve them. If he 

comes during the middle of the night, or 

near dawn, and finds them so, blessed 

are those slaves. “But know this: if the 

owner of the house had known at what 

hour the thief was coming, he would not 

have let his house be broken into. You 

also must be ready, for the Son of Man 

is coming at an unexpected hour.” 

Reflection 

This week we reflect on how special 

Mary is. The feast of the Assumption 

reminds us that over the centuries Mary 

has had a special place in the hearts 

of Catholics. On this feast we celebrate 

how her life became bound up with 

the life of her son, Jesus. We celebrate 

Jesus’ love for her, both on earth and 

in heaven. What do I pray to Mary 

about? How can Mary’s acceptance of 

her role in life inspire me to do great 

things? What great things would I like 

to achieve? 



Prayer 

God, we live in a time of division and 

disharmony. Teach us to embrace the 

values of unity, simplicity, service and 

love for one another. 

Amen. 

august 


week two 

Monday 12 August Year 10 2014 Subject Information Evening, Year 9 2014 Subject Information Evening 

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Tuesday 13 

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Wednesday 14 

Combined Residential BBQ 

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Thursday 15 

PC Mass, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Holy Day of Obligation 

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Friday 16 

Qld Catholic Colleges Music Festival-Brisbane, College Assembly 

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Saturday 17 Show team - Wowan 

Qld Catholic Colleges Music Festival-Brisbane 

Sunday 18 

Qld Catholic Colleges Music Festival-Brisbane


Ordinary Time 


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Luke 12:49-53 

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and 

how I wish it were already kindled! I have 

a baptism with which to be baptized, 

and what stress I am under until it is 

completed! Do you think that I have 

come to bring peace to the earth? No, I 

tell you, but rather division! From now 

on five in one household will be divided, 

three against two and two against three; 

they will be divided: father against son 

and son against father, mother against 

daughter and daughter against mother, 

mother-in-law against her daughter-inlaw 

and daughter-in-law against motherin-law.” 

Reflection 

We are young. We look forward to the 

future. We also look to the important 

adults in our life to guide us. What 

do you look forward to? What might 

be some of the difficulties you might 

meet on the way? What kind of 

encouragement do you receive from 

parents and teachers? How do you 

encourage and support one another? 

Qld Catholic Colleges Music Festival-Brisbane 

Prayer 

In the midst of this heavily burdened 

world, may your presence Christ, give to 

all people, courage and hope to live the 

truth fully, despite the temptations and 

evil around. 

Amen. 





week one 

Monday 19 August 

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Tuesday 20 

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Wednesday 21 

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Thursday 22 

PC Mass, Year 11 Biology Trip - Cania Gorge 

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Friday 23 

Year 11 Biology Trip - Cania Gorge, House Choir Competition 

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Saturday 24 TCC/Parish Mass 

St Bartholomew, Apostle 

Sunday 25

21st Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 


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Luke 13:22-30 

Jesus went through one town and 

village after another, teaching as he 

made his way to Jerusalem. Someone 

asked him, “Lord, will only a few be 

saved?” He said to them, “Strive to enter 

through the narrow door; for many, I 

tell you, will try to enter and will not 

be able. When once the owner of the 

house has got up and shut the door, 

and you begin to stand outside and to 

knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to 

us, then in reply he will say to you, I do 

not know where you come from. Then 

you will begin to say, We ate and drank 

with you, and you taught in our streets. 

But he will say, I do not know where 

you come from; go away from me, all 

you evildoers! There will be weeping 

and gnashing of teeth when you see 

Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all 

the prophets in the kingdom of God, 

and you yourselves thrown out. Then 

people will come from east and west, 

from north and south, and will eat in the 

kingdom of God. Indeed, some are last 

who will be first, and some are first who 

will be last.” 

Reflection 

Many people suffer and mourn 

Our Christian faith is in a God who 

cares. Jesus’ sufferings mean that he 

understands how ordinary people feel. 

Who do I know who is having a hard 

time? What grace can I pray for to help 

those people? How can I help those 

nearest to me in times of suffering and 

loss? How can I use my enthusiasm 

for life to spread joy to those in the 

community who need someone 

to listen? 



Prayer 

St Monica 

We pray that this be our only desire, to 

know your love Christ and be able to 

share it with others in desperate need 

of love. 

Amen. 



week two 

Monday 26 August 

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Tuesday 27 

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P4 

Wednesday 28 

Combined Residential BBQ, 

P1 

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P3 

P4 

Thursday 29 

Fathers’ Day Mass 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 30 

College Assembly, Grandparents’ Morning Tea 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 31 

R’ton Schools Head of River Regatta - Rockhampton 

Sunday 01 

Father’s Day



22nd Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 

September 1, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Luke 14:1.7-14 

When Jesus noticed how guests chose 

the places of honor, he told them, 

“When you are invited by someone to a 

wedding banquet, do not sit down at the 

place of honor, in case someone more 

distinguished than you has been invited 

by your host; and the host who invited 

both of you may come and say to you, 

‘Give this person your place,’ and then 

in disgrace you would start to take the 

lowest place. But when you are invited, 

go and sit down at the lowest place, so 

that when your host comes, he may say 

to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you 

will be honored in the presence of all who 

sit at the table with you. For all who exalt 

themselves will be humbled, and those 

who humble themselves will be exalted.” 

And, “When you give a luncheon or 

a dinner, do not invite your friends or 

your brothers or your relatives or rich 

neighbors, in case they may invite you 

in return, and you would be repaid. But 

when you give a banquet, invite the poor, 

the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And 

you will be blessed, because they cannot 

repay you, for you will be repaid at the 

resurrection of the righteous.” 

Reflection 

To be humble does not mean we have to 

put ourselves down and make ourselves 

feel miserable. Jesus loves us and 

wants us to feel good about ourselves 

and our achievements, but he doesn’t 

want us to be self-absorbed, worried 

about what people think of us or how 

we look or what social group we’re in: 

then we forget about others—particularly 

those less fortunate. It is up to God to 

exalt us. What can we do to be more 

humble? At school? At home? 

Prayer 

Jesus, help me be a good guest at your 

banquet, where I shall wait for your 

loving call. Jesus, let me learn by your 

example; let me be a gracious host at 

my own table. Let those come to my 

table that need me, not those 

I think I need. 

Amen. 



week one 

Monday 02 September 

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P3 

P4 

Tuesday 03 

QCS Exam 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 04 

Year 10 ACTS Camp, QCS Exam 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 05 

PC Mass, Year 10 ACTS Camp 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 06 

Year 10 ACTS Camp, House Assembly 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 07 


Sunday 08



23rd Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 14:25-33 

Now large crowds were traveling with 

him; Jesus said to them, “Whoever 

comes to me and does not hate father 

and mother, wife and children, brothers 

and sisters, yes, and even life itself, 

cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not 

carry the cross and follow me cannot be 

my disciple. For which of you, intending 

to build a tower, does not first sit down 

and estimate the cost, to see whether he 

has enough to complete it? Otherwise, 

when he has laid a foundation and is not 

able to finish, all who see it will begin to 

ridicule him, saying, This fellow began 

to build and was not able to finish. Or 

what king, going out to wage war against 

another king, will not sit down first and 

consider whether he is able with ten 

thousand to oppose the one who comes 

against him with twenty thousand? If he 

cannot, then, while the other is still far 

away, he sends a delegation and asks 

for the terms of peace. So therefore, none 

of you can become my disciple if you do 

not give up all your possessions.” 

Reflection 

The language of Jesus’ time used stark 

contrasts when comparing things: to 

‘love’ one thing meant to ‘hate’ the other, 

where we would say that one is more 

important than the other. Many families 

of the early Christians would have been 

against their children following Jesus, 

wanting them to stick with the old ways. 

Jesus needed to test the commitment 

of the ‘large crowds’: he was gaining a 

celebrity status. He needed to explain 

that being a Christian is not easy: God 

comes first. He didn’t want ‘fair-weather 

fans’, because he knew about the 

trouble ahead. Has your faith in Jesus 

ever been tested? How? And how did 

you respond? 

Prayer 

Jesus, you endured so much for us, 

you were crucified so that we might 

be redeemed. Give us the strength to 

endure suffering, to hold firm in our faith 

when we are tested. Help me let go of 

those worldly things that matter not, and 

carry your cross with you. 

Amen. 

september 


week two 


P1 

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Tuesday 10 

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P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 11 

Combined Residential BBQ, Lunchtime Concert/Battle of the Bands 

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P2 

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Thursday 12 

PC Mass 

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Friday 13 


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P3 

Saturday 14 

School Rugby League Finals 

Sunday 15




Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 15:1-32 

Jesus said, “Which one of you, having 

a hundred sheep and losing one of 

them, does not leave the ninety-nine in 

the wilderness and go after the one that 

is lost until he finds it? When he has 

found it, he lays it on his shoulders and 

rejoices. And when he comes home, he 

calls together his friends and neighbors, 

saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for 

I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 

Just so, I tell you, there will be more 

joy in heaven over one sinner who 

repents than over ninety-nine righteous 

persons who need no repentance. Or 

what woman having ten silver coins, if 

she loses one of them, does not light 

a lamp, sweep the house, and search 

carefully until she finds it? When she 

has found it, she calls together her 

friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice 

with me, for I have found the coin that 

I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is 

joy in the presence of the angels of God 

over one sinner who repents.” 

Reflection 

Just like with the story of the Prodigal 

Son, Jesus is trying to give us a sense 

of how it is for God when we stray 

away from him, do the wrong thing, 

but then find it in our hearts to repent 

and return. That feeling when you find 

that missing iPhone behind the bed, 

or that USB back up of the important 

assignment due tomorrow, or that 

necklace you were given on your 

birthday by your grandmother. That rush 

of joy! Remember the feeling? Did you 

tell all your friends? Did you share your 

joy and relief, in person? On Facebook? 

Via SMS? Think about how much more 

important your soul is for all eternity, 

and magnify that feeling accordingly… 

What must that be like for the hosts of 

Heaven? 

Prayer 

Loving Jesus, we thank you for our 

chance at repentance. Help us not to 

stray away from you, but when we do, 

give us the courage and the insight to 

realise what we have done, and return 

to God. 

Amen. 

september 


week one 


Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 9 Camp 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 17 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 9 Camp 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 18 

Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 9 Camp, Japan Trip, Immunisations - Year 8 Boys & Girls, Year 10 Boys 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 19 

PC Mass, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 9 Camp, Japan Trip 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 20 

Term 3 Ends, Years 11 and 12 Block Exams, Year 9 Camp 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 21 Japan Trip 

St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist, Sony Camp 

Queensland School Champtionship Regatta - Bundaberg 

Sunday 22 Japan Trip, Sony Camp 

Queensland School Champtionship Regatta - Bundaberg




Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 16: 1-13 

Jesus said, “There was a rich man who 

had a manager, who was squandering 

his property. So he asked to see the 

accounts, and said he would fire the 

manager. The manager decided to 

reduce the amounts of money all the 

rich man’s debtors owed, so that they 

would look more favourably upon him 

once he was out of work. When the 

rich man found out, he commended 

the dishonest manager because he 

had acted shrewdly; for the children of 

this age are more shrewd in dealing 

with their own generation than are the 

children of light. And I tell you, make 

friends for yourselves by means of 

dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, 

they may welcome you into the eternal 

homes. Whoever is faithful in a very little 

is faithful also in much; and whoever 

is dishonest in a very little is dishonest 

also in much. If then you have not been 

faithful with the dishonest wealth, who 

will entrust to you the true riches? And 

if you have not been faithful with what 

belongs to another, who will give you 

what is your own? No slave can serve 

two masters; for a slave will either hate 

the one and love the other, or be devoted 

to the one and despise the other. You 

cannot serve God and wealth.” 

Reflection 

Sometimes, Jesus used humour and 

irony to engage his audience before 

he got to the real message. This story 

makes a joke out of commercial 

practices of the time period, but Jesus 

quickly brings us to a point that is as 

valid today as it was then: if you try to 

be the servant of, and be faithful to, both 

money AND God, you will eventually 

fail. Are their ways that you could reduce 

your need for more possessions and put 

more energy into God’s work? What do 

you really need? 

Prayer 

Teach me, O Lord, how to live more 

simply: make me strong in the face of 

greed; make me wise in the face of desire; 

show me the path in the face of doubt. 

Amen. 

september 


week one 

Monday 07 October Labour Day Holiday 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 08 

Term 4 Commences, Welcome Liturgy of the Word 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 09 

All Schools Touch Carnival, Combined Residentials’ BBQ 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 10 

PC Mass, All Schools Touch Carnival 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 11 

College Assembly, All Schools Touch Carnival 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 12 

Rowing Come and Try Day 

Sunday 13


Ordinary Time 

October 13, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Luke 17:11-19 

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was 

going through the region between 

Samäria and Galilee. As he entered a 

village, ten lepers approached him. 

Keeping their distance, they called out, 

saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy 

on us!” When he saw them, he said to 

them, “Go and show yourselves to the 

priests.” And as they went, they were 

made clean. Then one of them, when 

he saw that he was healed, turned 

back, praising God with a loud voice. 

He prostrated himself at Jesus‘ feet and 

thanked him. And he was a Samäritan. 

Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made 

clean? But the other nine, where are 

they? Was none of them found to return 

and give praise to God except this 

foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Get 

up and go on your way; your faith has 

made you well.” 

Reflection 

Have you ever been approached by a 

leper? Maybe not in a literal sense, but 

someone who is shunned by most of the 

people in your society? Someone with 

social leprosy? What did you do? The 

Samaritan leper had both kinds. He was 

healed of the physical disease, but the 

wider community around him would still 

shun him as a Samaritan, someone to 

be viewed with disgust and suspicion in 

a social sense. And yet, he is the only 

one who went out of his way to thank 

God, while the other nine perhaps felt, 

as ‘proper’ members of society, that 

they were entitled to be healed. They 

all called out for mercy, and Jesus 

had them healed through God’s love, 

but nine were unable to learn the real 

lesson. They only allowed God to touch 

them skin-deep, superficially; whereas 

the Samaritan allowed himself to be 

touched right to the heart. 



Prayer 

Jesus, when we call out to you for mercy, 

for our load to be lifted, grant mercy to 

us. Through the love of God: though we 

are not entitled, you grant us title; though 

we are undeserved, yet we deserve. 

Amen 

october 


week two 

Monday 14 October 

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P4 

Tuesday 15 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 16 

Year 11 Leadership Camp 

P1 

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P3 

P4 

Thursday 17 

PC Mass, Year 11 Leadership Camp 

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P3 

P4 

Friday 18 

Year 11 Leadership Camp, St Luke, Evangelist, House Asssembly 

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P3 

Saturday 19 


Sunday 20 

Mission Sunday




Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 18:1-8 

Then Jesus told them a parable about 

their need to pray always and not to lose 

heart. He said, “In a certain city there 

was a judge who neither feared God nor 

had respect for people. In that city there 

was a widow who kept coming to him 

and saying, Grant me justice against 

my opponent. For a while he refused; 

but later he said to himself, Though I 

have no fear of God and no respect for 

anyone, yet because this widow keeps 

bothering me, I will grant her justice, 

so that she may not wear me out by 

continually coming.” And the Lord said, 

“Listen to what the unjust judge says. 

And will not God grant justice to his 

chosen ones who cry to him day and 

night? Will he delay long in helping 

them? I tell you, he will quickly grant 

justice to them. And yet, when the Son of 

Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” 

Reflection 

Why would the writer tell us what 

this story is about before it starts? 

Sometimes, Jesus likes to ‘warm up’ his 

audience, like a comedian. The original 

words translated into modern English 

as ‘bothering me’ and ‘wear me out’ 

have martial meanings too. The idea 

that a widow (a woman without a man 

in this society had very little power) 

could be giving an all-powerful and 

corrupt judge such trouble for his lack 

of respect for people would have been 

an attractive and humorous image for 

Jesus’ audience, and certainly would 

have got their attention. Persistence 

is important, and God is a just judge, 

unlike this earthly one. When we come 

to God, we get justice; but read the last 

sentence. What will we do when Jesus 

comes to us? 

Prayer 

God, you are my judge, a merciful one, 

the designer and the maker of justice so 

that we are all in your hands. I think you 

for your love. Grant me my prayers, and 

help me to want only what I need from 

you, and give to you everything I can. 

Amen. 

october 


week one 

Monday 21 October St Simon & Jude, Apostles 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 22 

Cultural Awards Evening, Learn to Row Commences (5 Weeks) 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 23 

Combined Residentials’ BBQ 

P1 

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P3 

P4 

Thursday 24 

PC Mass 

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P4 

Friday 25 

College Assembly 

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P3 

Saturday 26 

Sunday 27 

Sts Simon & Jude Apostles




Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 18:9-14 

He also told this parable to some who 

trusted in themselves that they were 

righteous and regarded others with 

contempt: “Two men went up to the 

temple to pray, one a Pharisee and 

the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, 

standing by himself, was praying thus, 

God, I thank you that I am not like other 

people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or 

even like this tax collector. I fast twice a 

week; I give a tenth of all my income. 

But the tax collector, standing far off, 

would not even look up to heaven, but 

was beating his breast and saying, 

God, be merciful to me, a sinner! I tell 

you, this man went down to his home 

justified rather than the other; for all who 

exalt themselves will be humbled, but all 

who humble themselves will be exalted.” 

Reflection 

In this Sunday’s Gospel we met a tax 

collector (like we do next week) and in 

both cases they are people who have a 

grounding in what it means to be human. 

In this week’s parable, he is contrasted 

with the Pharisee. It can be easy to think 

that the Pharisee’s life describes what 

we refer to as being a “holy person”, 

someone who does the “religious stuff” 

in a big way which in turn gives us a 

perception of how we should be. But 

the tax collector gives a different version 

of holiness. He identifies how we get 

it wrong at times. We don’t do the 

religious in a big way maybe not even in 

a small way. Yet here is someone who 

acknowledges his sinfulness and comes 

humbly before God. To be holy requires 

one to accept God into their life and this 

requires an acknowledgement that we 

need God to help us through the mess of 

life. The Beatitudes of Matthew’s Gospel 

refers to a way of holiness, “Blessed are 

the poor in Spirit.” 

Prayer 

Loving God, help me to find you in my 

daily life. May I know of your love in not 

just the good times but in the difficult. 

We make this prayer through Christ 

our Lord. 

Amen. 

october 


week two 

Monday 28 October 

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P3 

P4 

Tuesday 29 

Sports Awards Evening 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 30 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 31 

PC Mass 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 01 

All Saints Day, Awards Evening, Seniors Final House Assembly 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 02 All Souls Day 

Girls’ Night In Fundraiser - Girls’ Residential 

Sunday 03



31st Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 

November 3, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Luke 19: 1-10 

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing 

through it. A man was there named 

Zacchaëus; he was a chief tax collector 

and was rich. He was trying to see 

who Jesus was, but on account of the 

crowd he could not, because he was 

short in stature. So he ran ahead and 

climbed a sycamore tree to see him. 

When Jesus came to the place, he 

looked up and said to him, “Zacchaëus, 

hurry and come down; for I must stay 

at your house today.” So he hurried 

down and was happy to welcome him. 

All who saw it began to grumble and 

said, “He has gone to be the guest of 

one who is a sinner.” Zacchaëus stood 

there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of 

my possessions, Lord, I will give to the 

poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of 

anything, I will pay back four times as 

much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today 

salvation has come to this house, 

because he too is a son of Abraham. 

For the Son of Man came to seek out 

and to save the lost.” 

Reflection 

This is a story of reconciliation of the 

sinner. Zacchaeus was wealthy, but he 

was unpopular because of the way he 

had obtained his wealth. Unable to see 

Jesus, he climbs a Sycamore tree, a 

symbol of strength and divinity in Israel. 

In what ways are our lives similar? Are 

we searching for happiness in ways that 

fail to satisfy our spiritual core? Faith 

in Jesus is an invitation to step back 

from material happiness and towards 

a way of life that brings fulfilment. But, 

like Zacchaeus, we often cannot find 

Jesus on our own. The Church is our 

sycamore tree. It is the pathway to 

encountering a fulfilment in life that only 

Jesus can provide. 

Prayer 

Lord God, help me to renounce the 

ways of life which take me away from 

you. Bless all those who find strength 

in the Church. May all people find their 

spiritual core. We make this prayer 

through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

october 


week one 

Monday 04 November 

TCC Music Evening, RSCS Combined Concert (incl Yr 12 awards), Residential Melbourne Cup dinner 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 05 

Melbourne Cup 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 06 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 07 

PC Mass, Year 12 Block Exams 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 08 

Year 12 Block Exams 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 09 

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 

Year 11 Residential Leadership Day 

Sunday 10



32nd Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 20:27-38 

Some Sadducees asked, “Teacher, 

Moses wrote for us that if a mans brother 

dies, leaving a wife but no children, the 

man shall marry the widow and raise up 

children for his brother. Now there were 

seven brothers; the first married, and 

died childless; then the second and the 

third married her, and so in the same 

way all seven died childless. Finally the 

woman also died. In the resurrection, 

therefore, whose wife will the woman be? 

For the seven had married her.” Jesus 

said to them, “Those who belong to this 

age marry and are given in marriage; but 

those who are considered worthy of a 

place in that age and in the resurrection 

from the dead neither marry nor are 

given in marriage. Indeed they cannot 

die anymore, because they are like 

angels and are children of God, being 

children of the resurrection. And the fact 

that the dead are raised Moses himself 

showed, in the story about the bush, 

where he speaks of the Lord as the God 

of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 

God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the 

dead, but of the living; for to him all of 

them are alive.” 

Reflection 

The Sadducees was a group who did not 

believe in resurrection, so they presented 

a story of the afterlife using worldly 

ideas in order to disprove it. However, 

resurrection involves transformation. We 

don’t know what our resurrected ‘bodies’ 

will be like, but the scriptures tell us that 

we will be transformed in ways that we 

can barely imagine or comprehend. That 

is Jesus’ point to the Sadducees. God 

is a God of the living. Let us be mindful 

of those who have gone before us. May 

their lives inspire us to be transformed 

into people of love. 

Prayer 

In silence, let us pray for those we love 

whom have died. For the innocent who 

lost their lives years before their time. 

For those who through serious illness 

are close to death. 

Amen. 

november 


week two 



P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 12 


P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 13 

Year 12 Block Exams, Residential Farewell Liturgy of the Word and Dinner 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 14 

Year 12 Graduation Mass and morning tea, Year 12 Formal 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 15 

Backstage Crew Training 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 16 

Sunday 17



33rd Sunday of 

Ordinary Time 


CUT HERE 

Luke 21:5-19 

Some people were admiring the temple, 

and Jesus told them that one day it would 

all be destroyed. They wanted to know 

more, so Jesus said, “Beware that you 

are not led astray; for many will come 

in my name and say, I am he! and, The 

time is near! Do not go after them. When 

you hear of wars and insurrections, do 

not be terrified; for these things must take 

place first, but the end will not follow 

immediately.Nation will rise against 

nation, and kingdom against kingdom; 

there will be great earthquakes, and in 

various places famines and plagues; 

and there will be dreadful portents and 

great signs from heaven. But before 

all this occurs, they will arrest you and 

persecute you; they will hand you over 

to synagogues and prisons, and you will 

be brought before kings and governors 

because of my name. This will give you 

an opportunity to testify. So make up 

your minds not to prepare your defense 

in advance; for I will give you words and 

a wisdom that none of your opponents 

will be able to withstand or contradict. 

You will be betrayed even by parents and 

brothers, by relatives and friends; and 

they will put some of you to death. You 

will be hated by all because of my name. 

But not a hair of your head will perish. By 

your endurance you will gain your souls.” 

Reflection 

In this gospel reading, Jesus does 

not paint a pleasant vision of the 

future. The temple was destroyed by 

the Romans soon after his death. The 

church communities established by Paul 

also were under threat of persecution. 

Jesus urges all to keep the faith. We are 

hopeful our world will be at peace. Yet 

our faith will be challenged. Secularism, 

consumerism, greed and hate will 

attempt to undermine our faith in 

Jesus. Likewise we should heed Jesus’ 

message: to keep the faith. 

Prayer 

Strengthen my faith O God, so that I may 

face the challenges which confront me. 

Lead me not into temptation. Our Father 

who art in heaven … 

november 


week one 


Arts Night 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Tuesday 19 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 20 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 21 

PC Mass 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 22 


P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 23 

Sunday 24 

Christ the King

Christ the King 


CUT HERE 

Luke 23:35-43 

And the people stood by, watching; but 

the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He 

saved others; let him save himself if 

he is the Messiah of God, his chosen 

one!” The soldiers also mocked him, 

coming up and offering him sour wine, 

and saying, “If you are the King of the 

Jews, save yourself!” There was also an 

inscription over him, “This is the King 

of the Jews.” One of the criminals who 

were hanged there kept deriding him 

and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? 

Save yourself and us!” But the other 

rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear 

God, since you are under the same 

sentence of condemnation? And we 

indeed have been condemned justly, for 

we are getting what we deserve for our 

deeds, but this man has done nothing 

wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember 

me when you come into your kingdom.” 

He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you 

will be with me in Paradise.” 

Reflection 

At the top of a crucifix are the letters INRI. 

They translate to Jesus of Nazareth King 

of the Jews. This Sunday we recognise 

the Kingship of Jesus, however not in 

earthly terms. The kingdom of Jesus 

is not about power but truth and life. 

It focuses upon holiness and grace. It 

strives to bring justice, love and peace to 

the world. In our world there are people 

who continue to build the kingdom in 

their daily lives. Are you one? 

Prayer 

God, we pray that our actions may 

further bring about justice, love and 

peace. We pray for organisations like St 

Vincent de Paul Society, Caritas, Catholic 

Missions and other aid organisations. 

May their work continue to transform our 

world. We pray that people will foster a 

greater sense of charity. We make this 

prayer through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 



november 


week two 



P1 

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P3 

P4 

Tuesday 26 


P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Wednesday 27 

Year 11 Block Exams, Year 10 Block Exams 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Thursday 28 

PC Mass, Year 11 Block Exams, Year 10 Block Exams 

P1 

P2 

P3 

P4 

Friday 29 

Year 11 Block Exams, Year 10 Block Exams, Years 10, 11 and Boarders Finish 

P1 

P2 

P3 

Saturday 30 

St Andrew 

Sunday 01 

First Sunday of Advent

1st Sunday of Advent 

December 1, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Matthew 24:37-44 

For as the days of Noah were, so will 

be the coming of the Son of Man. For 

as in those days before the flood they 

were eating and drinking, marrying and 

giving in marriage, until the day Noah 

entered the ark, and they knew nothing 

until the flood came and swept them 

all away, so too will be the coming of 

the Son of Man. Then two will be in the 

field; one will be taken and one will 

be left. Two women will be grinding 

meal together; one will be taken and 

one will be left. Keep awake therefore, 

for you do not know on what day your 

Lord is coming. But understand this: 

if the owner of the house had known 

in what part of the night the thief was 

coming, he would have stayed awake 

and would not have let his house be 

broken into. Therefore you also must be 

ready, for the Son of Man is coming at 

an unexpected hour. 

Reflection 

We have now entered the season of 

Advent. The readings of the next 4 weeks 

have a dual theme. They assist us to 

prepare for the birth of Jesus as well as 

acknowledge that he will return at the 

end of time. This week’s gospel focuses 

on being alert. How alert are you to the 

ways of Jesus? If we are to welcome 

Jesus into our lives at Christmas we 

must be awake to the opportunities of 

living the Gospel everyday. 

Prayer 

Father you gave us Jesus, your Son to 

be our companion and guide. Help us to 

be willing to accept Jesus into our lives, 

just as Mary did. Hail Mary full 

of grace... 

Amen. 



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week one 

Monday 02 December 

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Tuesday 03 

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Wednesday 04 

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P2 

P3 

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Thursday 05 

PC Mass 

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P4 

Friday 06 

Term 4 Ends 

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Saturday 07 

Sunday 08 

Second Sunday of Advent



2nd Sunday of Advent 

December 8, 2013 

CUT HERE 

Matthew 3:1-12 

In those days John the Baptist appeared 

in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven 

has come near.” This is the one of 

whom the prophet Ïsäi ah spoke when 

he said, ‘The voice of one crying out 

in the wilderness: Prepare the way of 

the Lord, make his paths straight.’ The 

people were baptized by him in the river 

Jordan, confessing their sins. But when 

he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees 

coming for baptism, he said to them, 

“You brood of vipers! Who warned you 

to flee from the wrath to come? Bear 

fruit worthy of repentance. Do not 

presume to say to yourselves, ‘We Have 

Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, 

God is able from these stones to raise 

up children to Abraham. Every tree that 

does not bear good fruit will be cut 

down and thrown into the fire. I baptize 

you with water for repentance, but one 

who is more powerful than I is coming 

after me; I am not worthy to carry his 

sandals. He will baptize you with the 

Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork 

is in his hand, and he will clear his 

threshing floor and will gather his wheat 

into the granary; but the chaff he will 

burn with unquenchable fire.” 

Reflection 

Our Advent season reminds us that 

Christmas is about the presence not 

presents. John the Baptist was aware 

of the coming presence of Jesus and 

the need for all to repent so he could be 

received. How are we preparing for the 

coming of Jesus? Do we give people our 

full presence or do we detach ourselves 

by holding onto other matters (Social 

Media and mobile phones, to name 

two). Would you be prepared to set 

aside these for some time each day 

so that you may be present to yourself 

and others? 

Prayer 

Loving God, Elijah found you in the 

gentleness of a breeze. Teach me to 

be still and know of your presence in 

my life. I make this prayer through the 

intercession of Jesus Christ. 

Amen. 

december 


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