St Mary's Bulletin

I’d like to wish all our Mothers’ a very Happy Mother’s Day for Sunday. It was wonderful to see so many Mums and Grandmothers at our Mother’s Day Mass this morning. Once again, thank you to Mrs Mac for organising the Mass and our amazing staff who contributed baked items for the event.

Special thanks to Mrs Silver and the Liturgical dance group who had their first performance at Mass this morning. 

A reminder our Confirmation meeting is next Thursday at 3.15pm.

Our P&F held their first meeting for the term on Monday evening. The P&F continues to provide incredible support to our students. Currently, they are generously providing breakfast for our Cross Country training sessions on Thursday mornings before school.

It has been wonderful to see so many students and parents enjoying the new, extremely comfortable outdoor tables purchased by the P&F. A special mention must also be made of the sold-out Mother’s Day raffle held this morning.

All funds raised by the P&F go directly towards enriching the lives of our students.

We would like to make special mention of the support and guidance provided by the Shire of Merredin in the resurfacing of the car park. Work is about to commence, which will be very welcome news, as the surface has deteriorated significantly—our cars will certainly appreciate the upgrade!

Parenting in a Digital World : Parent workshop - 26 May, 2026

CEWA Digital Learning Catholic Family and Justice Support Services are holding a workshop for parents to better understand the online world their children are growing up in. Here is the registration link accessible through the QR code on the flyer.

"There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." — Jill Churchill

God Bless!!

Mr H

Thank you to Merredin Harvest Fresh for sponsoring Round 8. Congratulations to Thomas Settineri for winning with a perfect score of 9/9 and exact margin. Round 9 is kindly sponsored by Merredin Freightlines. Happy tipping! 

I've started collecting items to send to the beautiful people in Tanzania with the help of the Retuno E Maa Foundation I will send a sea container when I have enough items to send. If you have anything you would like to donate that would be amazing. Second hand or new, everything can be used.

Some items that will be loved are:

• Clothes in good condition (no underwear except bras)
• Socks matching with no holes
• Linen
• Shoes in good condition
• School supplies
• Bikes & scooters in any form as they can be fixed
• Balls - netball, soccer, football, basketball, tennis
• Bread & Cake tins
• Craft items like wool, crochet & knitting needles, beads, sewing supplies

Items can be dropped off to Cockies Ag

Jasmin 0427823357

Cockies Ag

Mitchell Street

Merredin

St Mary's School is part of the "Containers for Change" program. Please see the poster below for all the details. If you require a green bag to collect your cans, these are available from Mrs Riethmuller at the school.

Westonia is a small town based in the heart of the wheatbelt, built on mining, young and old farming families and people from all walks of life. This little country town is full of community spirit. In recent years, we have seen a big growth in young children and babies in our shire. Whether they've grown up here or are new to our town, we want to do our best to support them. One way we can do that is by providing a safe area for them to come together with friends and family to play, grow and learn.

We’re holding this fundraiser to help raise funds and support our vision of a brand-new playground that will help our children thrive. For just $100 you could be in the chance to win a brand new 2026 Hilux SR as first prize and a brand new 2026 Polaris Ranger 1000 Premium as second prize.

Click on the following link or scan the QR code below to purchase your tickets:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C9ynHWYja/ 

Kidsafe WA have recently released A Parent’s Guide to Child Car Restraints to help families choose, install, and use child car restraints correctly. Choosing and Using Child Car Restraints is a free webinar that will be held on the 8 May 2026 providing practical, evidence-based information for parents and caregivers on finding the right car seat and how to use it correctly.