Engaging in our Faith

Do you want a say in what happens in our Parish and how to change things going forward? "Church" is all of us as a community. Speak and listen in small sharing groups at the Parish/School Synodal gathering on Sunday 9 March. 

Lunch and Childcare provided. After 10.15 Mass from 11.15 - 1.15 pm.

To register click on this link https://lindfieldkillara.chmeetings.com/forms/930B2F95C68E46A8

Come join us with your toddler every Friday. Coffee and tea available. A great way to make new connections for both you and your child. We are in the upstairs Parish Hall from 9 am. 

 Next SPAR or Stop Pray And Reflect is on Friday 7 March from 8.45 - 9 am. 

I received this email from a parent about SPAR recently: -

" Thank you for sharing such a beautiful (and powerful) message during the prayer time, it was exactly what I needed and that made me feel so grateful."

 Our next session will be reflecting on the meaning of the Catholic season of Lent and how we can bring it into our homes. All parents invited.

Parish/School Connection?

You are invited to the following weekend Family Masses for a chance celebrate Mass with your children and their friends as a community. Non-Catholics especially welcome! It's always nicer to celebrate Mass with friends. F/T working parents - this is a time for you to meet with other parents within the context of our Catholic community.

 Please diarise the following for this year: 

Sunday 23 March @10.15 am for Kinder and Senior Families with morning tea.

Sunday 18 May @6 pm Year 3 & 4 followed by a free Sunday night "Potluck" dinner!

Sunday 24 August @10.15 am Family Mass with Year 1 & 2 and morning tea.

Save the date!!  We will catch the train together into the city and return in time for pick up. We go to St Mary's Cathedral to start our prayer walk to the Art Gallery of NSW. We get stools to sit on in front of selected artworks. It is prayer in the style of St Ignatius, contemplative and seeing God in our everyday life. It lasts for about 2 hours. We then have lunch and return to school. RSVP ASAP as numbers limited. Email me on anne.gray1@dbb.catholic.edu.au

YOUTH MINISTRY

2025 is a Jubilee Year of Hope. The year calls Christians to action. Pope Francis calls for “signs of hope” in this Jubilee Year. It’s a time for us to grow spiritually, through prayer and participation in the life of the Church.  

Today, our senior students engaged in prayer and discerned how they can be disciples of Jesus. We referred to Sacred Scripture and highlighted verses that call us to outreach. Students responded through engaging in Biblical Micrography. 

Our senior students' mission, as youth ministers, is to accompany our younger students to a greater understanding of why we do what we do on Rice Day here at Holy Family. We will be supporting Caritas through their Project Compassion initiative to raise funds for our brothers and sisters in need. Next Thursday, 6 March we are inviting our students to “walk in the shoes” of those less fortunate than ourselves by giving up their snack for a day by having a bowl of rice to eat instead. There are many children around the world who don’t have enough food to eat. Sadly, many children survive with less than a cup of rice each day. 

What can we do here at Holy Family? We can encourage our children to participate in Rice Day to raise awareness.  How can your child participate?

Please have a discussion with your child about Rice Day and ask them to:

1. Leave their snack at home.

2. Stand in the queue at the Canteen for their rice at snack time

3. Bring in a donation equal to the price of their lunch (approx. $3.00 to $5.00). All proceeds will go to the Caritas Project Compassion Lenten Appeal.

Thank you in anticipation for supporting us to build the Kingdom of God at Holy Family.

Kind regards

Liana Stella

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