REC News

THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY

Loving God, 

You chose Mary to be the mother of your son, Jesus  because of her faithful heart.  May we be inspired by her trust in you and walk in her footsteps so that we may never forget that you are with us always.  

We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Amen. 

Last Week Year 3-6 travelled to James Sheahan Catholic High School (JSCHS) to participate in a combined schools' mass. Thank you to JSCHS for hosting us on this day. 

CONFIRMATION 2023

Please find attached information from Liss Ryan, the Parish Sacramental Coordinator, regarding information for students in Year 6 and above. 

All Confirmations will be celebrated during the normal Mass times on: 

● 26th & 27th August- Fr Greg will be celebrating these Confirmations. 

● 2nd & 3rd September- Fr Greg will be celebrating these Confirmations. 

● 9th & 10th September- Bishop Michael will be celebrating these Confirmations.

After the Assumption Mass Yr 6 stayed at James Sheahan to participate in a Confirmation retreat run by the Youth Mission Team. Yr 6 had a lot of fun and thank the students and Miss Lee for hosting our retreat. 

CHRISTMAS ART COMPETITION

The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition is an initiative of the Catholic Education Office of Sydney, designed to celebrate and explore children’s creative and artistic ability in illustrating the Christmas story.

This exhibition and competition provides the opportunity for Years 5 and 6 students to share with the wider community a greater awareness of the role of the arts in Religious Education. Children can develop deeper appreciation for their talents and recognise the value of the arts in expressing understandings of the Catholic faith.

We are proud to announce the Christmas Art finalists who will represent our school at the diocesan level of the Christmas Art competition. 

Year 5: Lillian Fuller Davis, Millie Bunting, Archie Haydon and Lila Bruem

Year 6: Jessica Adamson, Sienna Gosper, Coco Rowland, Jack Spagnolo and Wade Townsend

These artwork have been sent to Bathurst with other artworks from our diocese. From there the judging panel, including Bishop Michael, will select artwork to represent the Bathurst Diocese n Sydney. We wish all of the McAuley finalists good luck!

A huge thank you to our Yr 5 and 6 teachers, and especially to Mrs Worland for creating the 'McAuley Art Gallery' and for guiding our students in this process. 

EMMANUEL WORSHIP

Last week Year 3 and 4 went on an excursion to a Praise and Worship event with other schools in our diocese. What a wonderful (loud) day full of singing and fun!