Religious Education & Pastoral Care 

Prayer

Lent

The Season of Lent commenced on Ash Wednesday (22nd February). Lent is a Catholic liturgical season consisting of forty days of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving (charity). The liturgical colour for Lent is purple. Lent is the time to prepare for Easter.

Caritas and Project Compassion

Every year, thousands of schools across Australia participate in Project Compassion during Lent.  This is a time when we are are particularly encouraged to help those less fortunate then ourselves. One way we are able to do this as a Catholic community is by supporting Project Compassion run by CARITAS Australia and over the next forty days of Lent we should be looking to make monetary contributions (big or small) to these boxes. Last Wednesday all families received a Project Compassion box to keep in their home during Lent.

For your information here is a link to the website that gives the background story of this organisation and the excellent work that they do. https://lent.caritas.org.au/students 

We are aware of many local families doing it tough given the current circumstances so prayers for those in need and random acts of kindness that don't cost money can be just as good as a monetary contribution!

St Patrick's Day

Next Friday the 17th March we will be celebrating St Patrick's Day, with a green themed mufti day. The children are asked to bring in a gold coin donation with all money raised going to Caritas. Thank you for your support with this worthwhile cause.

DATES FOR 2023 SACRAMENTS

First Reconciliation - Year 2 - 28th November @ 5:30pm

First Eucharist - Year 3 - 24th June @ 9.00am

Confirmation - Year 5/6 20th August @ 9.00am

****Please put these dates into your calendars****

Parish Mass Times

Please join our Parish to celebrate the Eucharist. Our Parish offers three Mass times every weekend.

Saturday - 5.30pm

Sunday - 9.00am and 5.30pm  

https://stpatrickswesttamworthparish.org/ 

Living Well, Learning Well

ARMIDALE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DIOCESAN PRAYER

At the Principal's Meeting last week a new Diocesan Prayer was launched. This prayer was composed by a group of students from St Mary’s College in Gunnedah.