Liturgical Calendar
John 14:15-21
I shall ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples that loving Him means trying to live the way He taught us. He promises that they will not be alone, and God will send the Holy Spirit to guide, comfort and strengthen them. Jesus reassures His followers that He will always be with them through God’s love.
We are reminded that we are called to show our love for Jesus through kindness, compassion and care for others each day. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can make choices that bring peace, hope and love to all, including our school and wider community.
REFLECTION PRAYER
Loving God,
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us to love one another and to follow
His way with kind and caring hearts. Help us, as the St Liborius school community,
to show kindness to everyone we meet.
Guide us to include others, speak gently,
forgive quickly and lend a helping hand when it is needed.
May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts with peace, courage and compassion
so that we can be shining examples of Your love each day.
May everyone work together with understanding and respect,
always remembering that Jesus is with us in all that we do.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
CHANGE IN DATES
Term 2 Dates: Sacramental Program/ First Holy Communion
Tuesday 19th May - Preparation for Holy Communion @6pm
Tuesday 26th May - Preparation for Holy Communion @6pm
Tuesday 2nd June - Preparation for Holy Communion @6pm
Tuesday 9th June - Preparation for Holy Communion @6pm
Saturday 13th June Holy Communion Celebration Mass (1)
Sunday 14th June Holy Communion Celebration Mass (2)
OUR LADY OF FATIMA STATUE
Our Lady of Fatima refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary appearing to three young shepherd children in Fátima in 1917. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto.
The children said that Mary appeared to them six times between May and October and shared messages about praying the Rosary, turning back to God, making sacrifices for peace, and showing kindness and love to others.
Mary asked people to pray for peace in the world, especially because World War I was happening at the time.
One famous part of the story is called the “Miracle of the Sun,” which many people witnessed on October 13, 1917. Crowds reported seeing the sun appear to move and shine in unusual ways.
FRIDAY MASS INVITATION
TERM 2 DATES FOR FRIDAY CLASS MASSES
*Note, Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 students invite family for morning tea in the MacKillop room after Mass
1st May – Year 6
8th May – Year 3 (After Mothers Day Morning Tea)
15th May – Year 4 Mass
22nd May – Year 1 Mass followed by morning tea in the MacKillop room
12th June – Year 2 Mass followed by morning tea in the MacKillop room
19th June – Foundation and Year 5 Buddy Mass. Followed by morning tea in the MacKillop room for Foundation Students and families.
TERM 2 STUDENT AWARDS
At St Liborius, we celebrate students who demonstrate the characteristics of our founders. These awards are not just about what students do, but also about who they are and how they treat others.
We are guided by our founders: Catherine McAuley, Mary MacKillop, and St Francis of Assisi, along with Henry Backhaus who helped build our local Catholic community. They showed kindness, courage, and care for others, and we try to follow their example every day at school.
The recipient of the term 2 awards demonstrated the attributes shown by St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
- Seeing a need and doing something about it.
- Persistence with something, not giving up when a task gets hard.
- Trying their best.
- Taking on challenges
- Love of learning
- Compassion.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
