Mission & Religious Education News

Easter

The ACSO Mission Team hopes everyone had a very happy and holy Easter. May the risen Christ fill our hearts with joy, bring new hope, and bless us with peace.

Feast of St Joseph Around Our Diocese

Tuesday the 19th of March marked the feast of St Joseph. Many schools in our diocese were founded by Josephites. 10 of our diocesan schools are named after St Joseph, and many celebrated his feast day!

Barraba celebrated mass outdoors:

Glen Innes also celebrated 140 years as a school, and played old fashioned games:

Sr Neisha and Sr Dora joined the students at Mungindi for morning tea:

Quirindi celebrated with their local parish:

West Tamworth celebrated a whole school liturgy:

Uralla played fun games to remember St Joseph:

Warialda decorated cupcakes:

FAQs: The Easter Season

Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, is the climax of the Church calendar, marking Christ's victory over sin and death. The season of Easter extends for 50 days after Easter Sunday, finishing with Pentecost Sunday. In the early church thus period was a time for catechesis for the newly baptised. Called mystagogy (reflection on the mysteries), this catechesis led the baptised to a deeper understanding of what it meant to bear the light of Christ to the world. The Gospels of the Easter season reflect this theme and is an opportune time for all Christians to ponder the missionary significance of their baptism.

Upcoming Important Church Calendar Days

April:

Tue 2 EASTER TUESDAY

Wed 3 EASTER WEDNESDAY

Thu 4 EASTER THURSDAY

Fri 5 EASTER FRIDAY

Sat 6 EASTER SATURDAY

Sun 7 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

Mon 8 THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

Thu 11 Saint Stanislaus

Sat 13 Saint Martin I

Sun 14 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sun 21 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Tue 23 Saint George and Saint Adalbert of Prague

Wed 24 Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Thu 25 SAINT MARK

Sun 28 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Mon 29 Saint Catherine of Siena

Tue 30 Saint Pius V