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LENT Most of this term has been spent in the Church season of Lent. The forty-day season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday evening with the celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. It is a time for Christians to commit to strengthening their faith through the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. SBC has raised vital funds regarding almsgiving via Project Compassion Boxes and the Easter Raffle. We are most grateful for the generosity of our College families, who supported and donated items for the raffle. All money raised will support projects coordinated by Caritas in Australia and neighbouring countries. We appreciate your support! Stations of the Cross We will conclude the term with a prayerful reflection on the Stations of the Cross led by our primary school students (live-streamed via Teams). We remember the path Jesus took on Good Friday. On the way to his death, Jesus showed us how to live and how to die. We cannot rise with Christ unless we walk the path with Him. “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.” [Luke 24:5] Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, in his Easter Message 2022, reminds us that the risen Jesus of Easter “…enables us to be the instruments of healing, of hope and of new beginnings which we, our families, our communities, our country and our world so desperately need.” Happy Easter to all SBC families!   Mr Adrian Martino Head of Faith & Mission

It was wonderful to celebrate Mass together with the secondary students and their grandparents on Friday, 12 November. We thank Fr Bill Ousley OMI for joining us. We have also celebrated Thanksgiving liturgies/Masses for our Year 6 classes, Year 2 classes and Year 11 students. In the coming weeks we finish the scholastic year with a Year 10 Mass and Kindy to Year 9 final Mass in the College gym (Friday, 3 December). This term we are collecting goods for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas hampers, ensuring all families in our community have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas even though they may be struggling financially. We thank you all for your generosity. The hampers will be put together by members of Young Mercies for Vinnies from St Brigid’s College and Mazenod Vinnies group next week in the Parish hall. Mr Adrian Martino Head of Faith & Mission

1st Holy Communion Congratulations to our Year 4 students who participated in the celebration of their first Holy Communion this term at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. Year 7 Mass Our Year 7 cohort celebrated Mass together with Father Michael McMahon this term. Year 10 Retreat Our Year 10 cohort participated in a Retreat Day directed by Youth Mission Team Australia. The students focussed on ‘Social Justice’ as part of the formation program for their MIA MAD. Mercy Day Mass On Thursday, 23 September we gathered as a College to celebrate Mercy Day Mass. We offered thanks to the Venerable Catherine McAuley and the Sisters of Mercy for their generosity and courage and remembered and celebrated the women who have followed them and all women and men who today continue the mission of Mercy. We also celebrate 3 major milestones: 1. 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia 2. 175 years since Ursula Frayne began Mercy Education in Perth 3. 50 years since the formation of Catholic Education WA We thank Fr Bill Ousley for saying Mass for us and Sister Joan Buckham RSM who provided a lovely reflection on the readings of the day. Adrian Martino Head of Faith and Mission

FINANCE 2021 Annual College Fees Reminder Annual School Fee invoices for 2021 were sent to families on 22 January this year. Refer to Schedule of Fees and Charges 2021 for payment options here. ACCOUNT PAYMENT OPTIONS St Brigid’s College offers families two options for paying their school fees. 1. OPTION ONE: ONE ANNUAL FEE PAYMENT One payment due on or before Friday 5 February 2021. 2. OPTION TWO: DIRECT DEBIT ‐ INSTALMENT PAYMENT PLAN or BPAY Ten equal payments payable monthly, February to November inclusive in order to settle account in full by 5 November 2021. On request and with approval from the Manager Finance, direct debits can be amended to weekly or fortnightly to suit your situation. PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS Payment of accounts may be made by the following methods: Cash In person at the College Accounts Office Cheque Made payable to St Brigid’s College and attached to the payment advice Credit Card At the College Administration or paid by telephone to 9290 4245. The College accepts payment by MasterCard and Visa Card Direct Debit Default payment method – monthly. fortnightly or weekly payments on request. Forms can be obtained from the College accounts department. Enquires to 9290 4245 BPay Biller Code: 127019 Reference: Refer payment advice on tax invoice Centrepay CRN: 555111033V http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/centrepay Edstart Edstart is another option that may assist families in managing education expenses. St Brigid’s College is registered with Edstart to enable family’s access to this service. Information can be found at https://edstart.com.au/stbrigids or by calling Edstart on 1300 139 445. In providing information about Edstart, St Brigid’s College does not provide any recommendations, brokering or advice services. St Brigid’s College does not receive referral fees, commissions or other remuneration from Edstart. Applications to Edstart are completely confidential and arrangements with Edstart are independent of St Brigid’s College. You can find out more by visiting the Edstart website https://edstart.com.au. For all enquiries please contact: 9290 4245 accounts@stbrigids.wa.edu.au