Prayer

Lord

Thank You for the gift of being able to rise each day with the assurance

that You walk with us.

Thank You for all the beautiful gifts You give us daily.

Make us always ready, attentive and available to hear You.

May all that we are today, all that we try to do today,

may all our encounters and interactions be placed in Your hands.

We ask this through Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Dear St Martha’s Families,

Thanks a lot for your constant, great support. It was wonderful to receive so many prayer intentions for yesterday's decade of the Rosary, thank you! They were all such thoughtful and caring intentions.

It has been truly beautiful to pray the Rosary with Parents, carers and Grandparents on Mondays and Thursdays at 2:35pm on the school playground, and to pray it with families on Zoom last week on Wednesday night, and with the whole school and One Million Children from all over the world yesterday during Assembly https://aidtochurch.org/one-million-children.

Upcoming Family & Faith Initiatives

Thursday 19th October: Novena to St Jude starts - please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au if you’d like to receive daily Novena reminders
Monday 23rd Octobeer: Parents’, Carers’ and Grandparents’ Rosary on the school playground (at the Churchill Hill school gate, on the right hand side of the Church) from 2:35pm
Thursday 26th October: Storytime in the St Martha’s School Library 9am to 10am
Thursday 26th October: Parents, Carers and Grandparents Rosary on the school playground (at the Churchill Hill school gate, on the right hand side of the Church) from 2:35pm
Saturday 28th October: Oremus: Foundations in Prayer Day Retreat at St Martha’s Home, Leichhardt, 9am to 4pm
Wednesday 1st November: Parents, Carers & Grandparents’ All Saints’ Mass at 9:10am at St Martha’s Church
Thursday 2nd November: Parents, Carers & Grandparents’ All Souls’ Mass at 9:10am at St Martha’s Church
Sunday 5th November: K-2 Family Mass at 10am followed by morning tea
Wednesday 22nd November: Parents, Carers & Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Mary MacKillop’s Place
Sunday 3rd December: 3-6 Family Mass at 10am followed by morning tea
Wednesday 6th December: Women’s Event with Matt Fradd at Novotel Sydney 9:30am to 12:30pm
Saturday 9th December: Family Event with Jason Evert 9am to 1:30pm
21st -26th January 2024: Love & Responsibility Immersion Course with Christopher West.

St Teresa of Avila

Last Sunday we celebrated St Teresa of Avila.

Novena to St Jude Starting Today

Oremus: Foundations in Prayer Day Retreat

The Parish Renewal Team, within the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation, warmly invites you to join us for the Oremus Day Retreat, which we are hosting at their lovely new premises and chapel.

This retreat will be an opportunity to deepen our relationship with Christ, taking a moment to pause and renew our prayer life and grow in confidence to pray with others. The day will include talks, Mass, confession, adoration and more! Details are as follows:

Date: Saturday 28 October

Time: 10am - 4pm

Venue: St Martha's, Leichhardt

Address: 38 Renwick Street, Leichhardt

Cost: $28.50 (+booking fees) includes morning tea and lunch

RSVP: Monday 23 October 2023

Register at https://gomakedisciples.org.au/cas-events/

Pilgrimage to Mary MacKillop Place - Postponed

Due to a change in the schedule of Mary MacKillop’s Place (a religious order is now staying at Mary MacKillop’s Place from 6th to 10th November so the Mary MacKillop’s Museum and the Chapel will not be accessible during that week), our Parents, Carers & Grandparents’ Day Pilgrimage to Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney has been postponed to Wednesday 22 November 2023.

We will leave from St Martha’s after school drop-off, and we’ll be back to St Martha’s in time for pick-up.

If you’re interested in attending the pilgrimage to St Mary MacKillop’s place please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholci.edu.au by Monday 23 October 2023, thank you.

Summer Events

The Archdiocese of Sydney has organised some outstanding events for this summer:

https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/summer-series-brings-big-names-to-sydney/

Women’s Morning with Matt Fradd

Catholic Women’s Network presents Matt Fradd LIVE!

A special women’s event on Wednesday, 6 December, at Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park from 9:30am – 12:30pm. The morning event will include brunch, fellowship, and a presentation on the Blessed Mother by Matt Fradd with Q&A and meet and greet.

Tickets are available at $35 per adult or $90 for a group of three adults.

Purchase your tickets here https://www.trybooking.com/CMDPP

For any questions or further information please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au, thank you.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to meet Matt Fradd in Sydney for one day only!

To find out more about the Summer series click here

To find out more about the Maximus Men’s Ministry event with Matt Fradd see the TryBooking link and read more about them here.

Love & Responsibility Immersion Course

In partnership with the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation and the Theology of the Body Institute, the Archdiocese of Sydney is proud to announce that they will be hosting a 5-day immersion course with Dr. Christopher West on the Theology of the Body with a special focus on St John-Paul’s classic work “Love & Responsibility”.

Date: 21-26 January 2024

Location: Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville

Cost: $1,900 AUD. Partial subsidies available for approved students.

Inclusion: Immersion Course with all materials, 5 nights’ accommodation (single room) and all meals

Learn more and find out how to register your spot by clicking on https://tobi.sydneycatholic.org/tob-love-responsibility/.

Prayer Intentions

If your family has any prayer requests, please don’t hesitate to email me at elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au at any time. If you’d like to, your prayer intentions can also be placed in our next school newsletter and the whole St Martha’s community can pray for your intentions.

Wishing you all a beautiful and restful weekend,

Mrs Elena Razzoli

Family Educator elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au

Book Club Issue 7 Term 4

Ms Rachel Phillips