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Shrove Tuesday - 21 February 2023

Shrove Tuesday takes place before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, which falls on the 21st of February this year.

In a tradition dating back to 1000 AD, Shrove Tuesday became a day that Catholics would feast on eggs, sugar and dairy, which were historically restricted during the Lenten fast. The day not only signalled a last chance to gorge on such foods, but with the addition of flour, the making of pancakes became a popular way to use up these ingredients before the feast began. 

I would like to thank the OLHC P&F Association and parent helpers that will serve pancakes  on Shrove Tuesday next week.

 Ash Wednesday – 22 February 2023

Next week, the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allow Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

The theme of Project Compassion 2023 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good we do today extends to impact the lives of generations to come. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long-term solutions to global issues.  We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through prayer, fasting and almsgiving in support of Project Compassion. Project Compassion boxes will be located in classrooms and in the main office.

Whole School Mass and Prayer Cloth Blessings

Last Friday we had our first whole school mass to mark the beginning of the school year.

It was lovely to celebrate the new teachers, teachers, staff and all students at OLHC. It was also lovely to celebrate and welcome the new families too to the school.

In the mass there was a commissioning section. This where teachers were welcomed to the school and the candles for the classroom were blessed too.

The prayer cloths, from each classroom, were also brought to the altar to be blessed. Children and classroom teachers have been busily preparing the prayer cloths and prayer spaces in the first two weeks of term.

Key Dates

Shrove Tuesday: 21st February Pancakes

Ash Wednesday Mass: 22nd February - everyone is welcome

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Monday 20th March 7pm at OLHC