Religious Education News - Week 8 Term 1

Religious Education Dates for 2025

Confirmation

Saturday 16th August- Sacrament of Confirmation – 1pm and 3pm
Wednesday 4th June - Confirmation Information Night - 6pm
Saturday 24th May - Confirmation Commitment Mass - 5pm
Wednesday 18th June- Confirmation Reflection Day
Thursday 14th August - Confirmation Reconciliation service - 11:40am

Reconciliation

Wednesday 28th May - Sacrament of Reconciliation - 6pm

Eucharist

Wednesday 30th July - First Eucharist Parent/Child Information Night at 6pm
Saturday 9th August – First Eucharist Commitment Mass – 5pm
Thursday 23rd October - Eucharist Reflection Day
Thursday 23rd October - Reconciliation at 11:40am and practise
Saturday 25th October - Sacrament of First Eucharist mass at 5pm
Sunday 26th October - Sacrament of First Eucharist mass at 9:30am

Whole School Mass/Events

Friday 21st March- Year 6 leaders attending the Catholic Ed Week mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral
Friday 21st March - Harmony Day
Friday 4th April - Easter paraliturgy at 12:45pm
Thursday 24th April - St Mark’s Feast Day mass at 2:10pm & activities 11.40 & 1.30
Friday 16th May - Family Week mass at 2:10pm and activities during the day
Friday 6th June - Reconciliation Week liturgy (assembly) and activities in own class
Friday 4th July - Naidoc Week assembly (1pm)
Friday 15th August - Feast of the Assumption Mass at 9am
Friday 7th November - St Francis Blessing of the animals service from 9am to 9:15am
Tuesday 11th November - Remembrance Day service at 10:55am
Thursday 11th December - Year 6 Graduation at 6pm
Monday 15th December - End of School Mass at 9am - TBC

Junior Information Night

Preps in Pyjamas – Wednesday 11th June at 6pm

Project Compassion

Third Sunday of Lent

22nd and 23rd of March 2025

Lam is 27 years old from a small village in rural Vietnam who faced significant challenges due to his short stature. Growing up, Lam often felt isolated due to limited job opportunities and difficulty moving around his community. While his friends started jobs after high school, Lam stayed home with his parents, unsure if he could ever achieve his dream of becoming a graphic designer.

Everything changed when Lam joined the I-SHINE program, supported by Caritas Australia. Through this initiative Lam completed a six-month course developing his graphic design skills. Along the way, he built confidence, made friends and gained a sense of connection.

Today, Lam runs a successful freelance graphic design business from home, serving clients worldwide and earning a steady income. Lam hopes his story will encourage other young people with disabilities to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.

Lam’s journey shows how your support of Project Compassion empowers individuals to break barriers and transform their lives. Will you walk alongside people like Lam this Lent?

The Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,

may the faith you have given us

in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,

and the flame of charity enkindled

in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,

reawaken in us the blessed hope

for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us

into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.

May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos

in the sure expectation

of a new heaven and a new earth,

when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,

your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee

reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,

a yearning for the treasures of heaven.

May that same grace spread

the joy and peace of our Redeemer

throughout the earth.

To you our God, eternally blessed,

be glory and praise for ever.

Amen

Children’s Liturgy

The reintroduction of Children's Liturgy at St Mark's Church is up and running and looking for more volunteers!

The Children's Liturgy provides a great opportunity for primary aged children to

engage with the gospel in a way that is accessible and meaningful to them. It runs every Sunday at the St Mark's 9:30am mass during school terms. At the start of mass the Children’s Liturgy adult leaders take the primary school age children into the hall for a small lesson and activity about the gospel of the day. Parents are welcome to join the session if they would like. If any parents are interested in volunteering to help with the Sunday sessions, please email Andrew Davies - andrew@smdingley.catholic.edu.au

Parent's Assocation