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Real Talk Australia return to St Philomena's in 2019

Save the date!

Real Talk Australia is coming back in 2019. Students in years 4, 6, 7 and 9 will attend a student seminar which has been designed to impact students in their decision making on the topics of sex, relationships and personal identity.

Parents are invited to and strongly encouraged to attend with the session aiming to educate, encourage and equip. Real Talk believe that parents and guardians are the primary educators and motivators and should be supported in this role by what is taught at school. The parent information session is crucial when empowering parents, those who are most present in teenagers day-to-day lives to feel confident in dealing with today's issues. Real Talk provide strategies, tools and language for the important conversations and lessons on a range of topics.

 Primary and Secondary Parent Information Session

Monday 6 May 2019 at 6pm  (venue TBC)

Sacramental Programs

This year enrolment for sacramental programs will continue to be through the Parish, however, students in year 2, 3 and 6 will complete their formation sessions at school as part of their Religious Education. Proposed dates for the sacramental programs are as follows:

First Reconciliation (eligible students in year 2 and year 3) Tuesday 24 September

Enrolment and formation session: Sunday 18 August at 10:30am (repeated Monday 19 August, 3:30pm)

Rehearsal: Sunday 22 September at 10:30am (repeated Monday 23 September at 2pm)

First Eucharist (eligible students in year 3) Sunday 17 November at 9:30am

Enrolment and formation session: Sunday 13 October at 10:30am (repeated Monday 14 October at 2pm)

Rehearsal: Sunday 10 November at 10:30am (repeated Monday 11 November at 3:30pm)

Confirmation (eligible students in year 6) Sunday 1 September at 9:30am

Enrolment and formation session: Sunday 28 July at 10:30am (repeated Monday 29 July at 3:30pm)

Rehearsal: Sunday 25 August at 10:30am (repeated Monday 26 August at 2pm)

Confirmation candidates meet Bishop Kennedy: Friday 30 August at 4pm