John XXIII College Newsletter

Liturgy

Community Mass

Thank you to Year 10 students for their beautiful preparation of this morning’s Community Mass. Next week it will be the Year 9 students who prepare the liturgy. 

 

The College is grateful to the Redemptorist community in North Perth for being available to celebrate the sacraments with us and support the faith life of our community. We look forward to building connections with Fr Mark, Fr Timothy, Fr Edmond and other Redemptorists.

 

It is wonderful seeing families across the College return to celebrate Mass with students and staff. Always a joyful and ‘user-friendly’ celebration, all are welcome: whether new to the College or not; whether Catholic or not.  The bell rings about 7:50am to remind people they have a few minutes to get to the Chapel. After Mass families are welcome to stay for coffee in the Circle of Friends café. 

 

Community Mass details:

  • College Chapel
  • Fridays in term time
  • Starts: 8:00am and concludes 8:30am 

SACRAMENT PROGRAM

‘Family-focused, parish-based, Catholic school supported’

 

Parents of students in Years 3, 4 and 6

A reminder that students need to be enrolled in the parish sacrament program for the respective sacrament. Parishes need to plan for these events, so enrolment is essential.

 

In preparing for the celebration of sacraments, there is likely to be some variations from parish to parish. In general, parents need to complete the enrolment form in advance, and will need to show the child’s Baptism certificate. There is likely to be a parish commitment Mass, possibly a session for parents and, in some cases, a mini-retreat for students. Parishes will usually organise a rehearsal ahead of the celebration of the sacrament. 

 

To make arrangements for your child to celebrate the sacraments this year, contact the Parish Priest or Sacrament Coordinator in your own home parish at the earliest.

 

Enrolment details for parishes of City Beach, Doubleview, Subiaco and Cottesloe/Mosman Park, may be found here.  Cottesloe/Mosman Park parishadvises that enrolments for the Sacrament of Confirmation will close on 1 August. 

 

If you would like further information contact:

GOOD NEWS for the Feast of Ascension

 

The Scripture passage proclaimed so beautifully by our Year 10 students at Community Mass this morning is the reading for Sunday’s feast of the Ascension of the Lord. No commentary does justice to this prayer; the Apostle prayed it for first-century Christians in Ephesus, and today the Spirit empowers us to pray it for ourselves and each other. 

 

“I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 

may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation 

as you come to know him, 

so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, 

you may know what is the hope to which God has called you, 

what are the riches of God’s glorious inheritance among the saints, and 

what is the immeasurable greatness of God’s power for us who believe, 

according to the working of his great power. 

 

God put this power to work in Christ 

when he raised him from the dead 

and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 

far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, 

and above every name that is named, 

not only in this age but also in the age to come.”

 

Ephesians 1:17-21  NRSV translation

 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+1&version=NRSVCE