Religious Education Update
Jenna Smithson | Acting Religious Education Coordinator
CHRISTMAS LITURGY
St Aidan’s will come together as a community to celebrate the Christmas Story on Thursday 12 December at 2:00 pm in the Holy Family Church.
We warmly welcome all parents, families and friends to join us for this special occasion.
Students are asked to wear a simple costume. Please see details below
| Kindergarten | Grey, brown, black or white clothes. |
| Year 1 | White - Dressed as Angels, wings are optional. |
| Year 2 | Oversized white with Tea towel for the head or rope for the waist. |
| Year 3 | Either dark clothing with a tea towel on head or rope for the waist or white clothing and angel wings. |
| Year 4 | Dark clothes. |
| Year 5 | Dark clothing with a tea towel on head and rope for the waist. Selected students to dress as angels (white t-shirt and silver or gold tinsel on their heads) |
| Year 6 | Black clothes. |
We kindly ask that the costume is at school by Friday 6th December in a plastic bag with your child’s name clearly labelled.
CLASS MASS
Please find below the Class Masses for Term 4 2024. All family members are welcome to join us for the following dates to celebrate Mass together. All readers for class masses have been selected by the class teacher to ensure that everyone gets an opportunity to read. Morning tea will follow Mass in the school hall.
| Kindy | 6th December |
| Year 6 | 13th December - Year 6 Graduation Mass |
We look forward to welcoming you to Holy Family Parish.
POPE FRANCIS GRADUATION MASS
On Friday the 29th November we celebrated thoes students who successfully completed the Pope Francis Program!
We would like to congratulations these students. Your hard work and dedication have been truly inspiring, and we are so proud of all you’ve achieved. Thank you to our school and parish community for supporting these students on their journey.
THE SEASON OF ADVENT
Advent is the first season of the liturgical year. It is a four week season dedicated to the anticipation, preparation and arrival of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians from many backgrounds celebrate this time with reflections on hope, peace, love, and joy. Practices may look different, all focus on the hope-filled arrival of Jesus.
Advent wreaths are used during this season and include four candles - three purple and one pink. These candles symbolise hope, love, joy and peace. A candle is lit each Sunday during Advent.
You will be able to see a beautiful Advent wreath in the Holy Family Church at the start of Advent.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS APPEAL
Our community made the most generous Christmas hampers that were donated to St Vincent de Paul. They were bursting with festive goodness and treats. I hope that they bring much happiness to those experiencing difficulties.
Thank you for your donations.
FAMILY PARISH CONTACT DETAILS
Please find below the contact details for Family Parish
The parish contact details are: holyfamilymaroubra@outlook.com and 9349 1198
Jenna Smithson,
Religious Education Coordinator