Catholic Identity

                                     Mercy Prayer

We pray for the Sisters of Mercy, who established our school and for the priests who have served at St. Mary’s.  

It is through their vision,  determination and strong faith that we enjoy the benefits of a Catholic Education here in Mooroopna.

We are proud to be a Mercy School, where the values of love and justice are taught and lived every day.

Staff Prayer

The staff gathered together on Wednesday, 27th January to begin our school year. We began the day with prayer, based around the gospel reading of the day - The Parable of the Sower and the Seeds. 

Staff reflected on the importance of recognising that we are all different, we all come from a variety of ‘soils’ (backgrounds) and we all require individualised care to help us grow and develop. 

Source of Life

All students at St. Mary’s Primary School are encouraged to “live life to the fullest” - and this is the current Catholic Identity display in the Admin Area. As teachers, we follow the “Source of Life” Sandhurst Catholic Identity document to teach religious education in our school. The scriptural quote that forms the basis of this document is “I have come that you may have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10).

The Religious Education topics currently being taught throughout the school are:

Prep - I am special, so are you!

Grade 1/2 - What is baptism?

Grade 3/4 - Jesus models forgiveness.

Grade 5/6 - The Church in Australia.

The topics we teach relate to our Inquiry units of work, as well as the events occurring in our parish and school community.

Important dates

Prep Liturgy - Week 3 - Wednesday, 10th February - 5pm in the Marian Centre. 

Shrove Tuesday - Week 4 - Tuesday, 16th February.

Ash Wednesday - Week 4 - Wednesday, 17th February.

Opening School Mass - Week 5 - Friday, 26th February at 10am. TBC.

Sacrament of Reconcilliation - March - date to be confirmed.

Whole School Easter Liturgies - Week 10 - Thursday, 1st April at 9.30am. 

Assembly Prayers - Will begin Term Two - Grade 5/6 first up and working down the grades each week. 

An Australian Blessing