Our Catholic Community
Sacrament of First Holy Communion
Sacrament of First Holy Communion: will be held over two special Masses on Saturday 6th November at 4pm and Sunday 7th November at 11:30am.
First Holy Communion is for all eligible students in Year 3 and above. Please find Letter and Enrolment form below.
Please contact Janine at St Francis Xavier Parish Centre on 6752 2886 for any additional information.
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
On Tuesday 19th October there was a beautiful celebration with students from St Philomena's and Moree Public School. Students completed their First Reconciliation and there was smiles all round.
A Special thank you to Mrs Drogemuller, Miss Lenton, Miss Johnson and Mr O'Donnell for preparing their students and supporting them with their presence on Tuesday. Thank you to Mrs Carrigan and Mrs Wong for creating a keepsake for the occasion. A super special thank you to Fr Vic and Fr Damien for being so welcoming and caring during the student's confession.
Catholic Mission Month - October "SOCKtober"
St Philomena's is participating in SOCKtober again in 2021. Please visit our fundraising page to register your child and link them to our school page to help us kick some goals for World Mission Month!
COVID restrictions have prohibited us from doing many things over the past month - fortunately with this platform, students can register and raise money for Catholic Missions.
If you'd rather just make a donation instead of signing your children up, click on a house below and make a donation directly to the page.
Let's kick some goals for Catholic Mission this October!
Mini Vinnies
Students in Stages 2-5 are invited to take part in some exciting Mini Vinnies Initiatives. These initiatives are designed so students can have an opportunity to live our Catholic Principles and Values as Stewards of Gods Creation and reaching out to others through the Common Good, with a Preferential Option for the Poor.
The Crochet Crew meets in the MacKillop Room during lunchtime on Wednesdays and Thursdays to crochet granny squares. These granny squares will be joined together, making unique and cosy rugs which we will donate to Vinnies for their winter appeal. No crochet experience is necessary and all material will be supplied. Crochet Crew is ideal for students in Stage 2 and above.
The Green Team have a focus on caring for our immediate environment. Green Team meet during lunch time, every Tuesday, and focus our energy and attention on one area of the school grounds, removing rubbish which may have blown into the garden beds. The Green Team is made up of students in Stage 2.
This fortnights focus was the garden beds near the quad and the gardens in front of the art and music buildings. What a fantastic commitment to our environment these Green Teamers are making!
Waste Warriors was a response to the amount of rubbish we generate as a school. Most of this rubbish ends up in general landfill and a quick lunchtime audit identified that we could be recycling up to 95% of our waste! How exciting!!
An impassioned bunch of Stage 3 students are working together to make sure that our rubbish is sorted correctly and sent to be recycled.
Our aim is to have scrunchy, or soft, plastic collected and recycled - this is called RedCycle and you can recycle this at home by returning scrunchy plastics to Coles or Woolworths. We will take the 10c recyclable bottles, cans and containers and donate the money to Vinnies and hard plastics and paper will be recycled as well. Green waste will be sent to the Waste Management Facility for composting. Living as Stewards of Creation will help to ensure our environment thrives. The Green Team will have planning meetings during lunchtime on Monday and will follow a roster for the week.
Moree Vinnies Care and Support NEEDS your help
St Francis Xavier Parish church bulletin
Click here for a link to the latest Parish church bulletin.