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.
Term 4 Week 2 - Catholic Identity Newsletter
NEW NEWS!
October - Mission Month!
We support a number of Catholic fundraising organisations each year - Caritas Australia during Lent and Catholic Mission during October.
Catholic Mission is the Pope’s international mission agency that supports the gospel scripture: “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10).
Catholic Mission contributes funding and provides project support to church-run initiatives in Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America, as well as remote dioceses within Australia.
We will celebrate a Crazy Socks Day on Friday, 20th October to raise funds for Catholic Mission. Students are asked to wear their normal school uniform, with crazy socks!!!
A gold coin donation is asked to participate in this fundraiser.
We aim to raise $400 on this day!
NEW NEWS!
October - Month of the Rosary.
Catholics traditionally observe October as the month of the Holy Rosary.
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.
The whole school prayer at our first school Assembly in Week One was based on The Rosary.
NEWS REMINDER
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on the weekends of Saturday, November 25th at 6.30pm and Sunday, November 26th at 10.00am.
We have a number of past and current students who will celebrate this Sacrament of Initiation over this weekend. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Brandon Doherty
Louise Garcia
Zach Hardisty
Lucas Tripoli
Sienna Tripoli
Cherie Smith
Hayley Glover
Tyson Glover
Romily Macreadie
Nicholas Vigliaturo
Cooper Smith
Edward Nioa
Mitchell Tenace
Sacramental program for 2024.
Enrolments for the 2024 Sacramental program will be advertised later in Term Four.
Dates for the 2024 celebrations of the sacraments of First Reconciliation (Term Two), First Eucharist (Term Three) and the Sacrament of Confirmation (Term Four) will also be advertised at this time. Sacramental enrolment forms will be available in Term One, 2024, and no enrolments will be accepted after the end of Term One, 2024, for any of the sacraments.
Thanking you,
Michelle Hicks