Confirmation

If your child is in Year 6 or older and you are planning to bring them forward to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation, you will have already enrolled your child. This weekend, at all of the masses, books for workshops will be distributed to all candidates. Workshops commence on Tuesday, 27 May and they will be held in the Year 6 rooms. Remember, your child must bring the booklet to all workshops, only complete the ‘Home Activity’ before the workshop and to remain with your child throughout the workshop so that you can complete the activities together. It is an important time to share memories and experiences with your child relating to their upcoming Confirmation.

Laudato Si Anniversary

The global Catholic community is celebrating Laudato Si’ Week, marking the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’ which Pope Francis signed on the day of Pentecost, 24 May, 2015.

This special week commemorates Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on climate change and care for our common home—rooted in centuries of Church teaching on creation. With this year’s theme "Raising Hope", we come together in faith and action, continuing the legacy of Pope Francis and renewing our commitment to ecological justice and a sustainable future for all.

Wednesday Faith & Learning 

This week there will be no Faith and Learning visits due to the whole school mass on Friday. Next week, in Week 5, students from Year 1 will have their Faith and Learning visit. All family and friends of Year 1 students are warmly invited to attend mass with their children and we look forward to seeing as many family and friends as possible. The children really get a buzz out of sharing their learning experiences with family.

Whole School Mass

This Friday, 23 May we will be celebrating the feast of Mary, Help of Christians. All families are warmly invited to attend mass with their children. The celebration of the feast day of Our Lady Help of Christians in Australia traces its roots back to 1821, yet actually stretches as far back as the 1500s. 

The establishment of the feast has an interesting history, and a unique place in the Catholic history of Australia. Australia was the first country to choose Mary as its patron under this title. 

During Napoleon Bonaparte’s tumultuous reign, Pius VI was unjustly imprisoned and died in captivity in France. Several years later his successor, Pope Pius VII, was captured and facing the same fate. In a pledge to God, Pope Pius VII vowed to establish a special feast in honour of Mary, should he be restored to the papal seat. He asked all Christendom to pray the rosary to Our Lady Help of Christians for this intention, a task the Irish willingly obliged.

Eventually, military pressure compelled Bonaparte to release the pope. He returned triumphantly to Rome on 24 May 1814 and officially decreed the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians to be observed on this date a year later. Mary Help of Christians is the Patroness of Australia. The feast focuses on Mary’s help to those in need through her intercession to confront sin and to stand against anti-Christian forces.