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.
CATHOLIC IDENTITY NEWS INCLUDED BELOW:
- OCTOBER - CRAZY SOCKS DAY.
- OCTOBER - MONTH OF THE ROSARY.
- ST. VINNIE’S CHRISTMAS APPEAL - GIVING TREE.
- SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION NEWS.
- ALONG THE TRACK - NEW REFLECTION FOR THIS WEEK.
Reminder NEWS!
October - Mission Month!
Thank you to those families who were able to send in a gold coin for our annual Catholic Mission fundraiser last Friday - Crazy Socks Day!
We raised a total of $306.90,
which is more than our total of $241.00 in 2023!
Reminder NEWS!
October - Month of the Rosary.
Catholics traditionally observe October as the month of the Holy Rosary, with the Feast of the Holy Rosary being celebrated on October 7th.
The Rosary is a series of prayers including the Apostle’s Creed, the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be.
There are four mysteries of the Rosary, which are traditionally prayed on particular days of the week.
The Mysteries of the Rosary are meditations on the life and death of Jesus and Mary, from the Annunciation to the Ascension. These include the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries and the Luminous Mysteries.
NEW NEWS!
Each year, St. Mary’s School supports the St. Vinnie’s Christmas Giving Tree.
To raise funds for gifts, the Grade Six Social Justice Team will be selling Zooper Doopers each Thursday in:
Week 6 (November 14th),
Week 7 (November 21st)
Week 8 (November 28th) at 50 cents each.
The money collected will be divided amongst the Social Justice Team members, who will then shop for gifts to go under our tree.
Donations of gifts for the St. Vinnie’s Giving Tree will be called for at the beginning of December so if you are able to support this appeal, please keep this in mind when Christmas shopping!
NEW NEWS - CHANGE OF DATE.
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on the weekends of Saturday, November 30th at 6.30pm and Sunday, December 1st at 10am.
We have a number of past and current students who will celebrate this Sacrament of Initiation this term. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Willow Dean; Dominic Lawless; Mikhail Maksacheff; Nikolai Maksacheff; Grace Sibio; Mitchell Tenace; Zar Thomas; Ethan Ulrich; Zac Vanderdonk; Oscar Weis; Shai Woodman
NEW NEWS
Along the Track
The latest edition of “Along the Track” entitled “Divide and Conquer? Really??” talks about how differences between people make us unique and should make divisions between us.
“Jesus told us to love one another as he loved us. We are all called to ask ourselves: given what is happening today, what is love asking of me now? As Mahatma Gandhi said: If you want to change the world, start with yourself.”
This interesting article is well worth a read and a reflection and may be found here.
St. Mary’s Sunday Mass Invitation!
We welcome all families, especially the families of students preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation in 2024, to Mass each weekend!
Our Parish Mass times are:
Saturdays at 6.30pm.
Sundays at 10am.
Thanking You,
Michelle Hicks