Faith News
Emma Chapple
Faith News
Dear God,
We pray for our new Holy Father, Pope Leo, that he will lead the universal Church with wisdom and integrity, and have the support of all people of goodwill as he takes on his new responsibilities. Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
Important Dates- Term Two
National Reconciliation Week: Sorry Day Whole School Prayer Service.
THIS Thursday, May 29th, 2:30 pm- St Brendan's Church, Somerville.Leaders: Year One & Two Staff & Students. All are welcome.
Parish Commitment Mass 2 for students who enrol to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist Saturday, May 31st, 6:00 pm at St Brendan’s Church, Somerville
*Parents, carers, and students enrolled to receive The Sacrament of First Eucharist (Communion) are expected to attend.
St Brendan’s School 30th Anniversary Whole School Mass
Thursday, June 5th, 2:00 pm- St Brendan’s Church, Somerville
Leaders: Staff Leadership Team All are welcome.
Students to wear a house coloured t-shirt and hair ties/ribbon (optional)
Confirmation Preparation Workshop Evening
Wednesday, June 11th, 5:30-6:30 pm, St Brendan’s Church, Somerville..
*Students who enrol to receive The Sacrament of Confirmation and their parents or carers are expected to attend. **Confirmation enrolment information will be sent to families in the coming weeks.
First Eucharist Sacramental Mass (Year Four Children and older students who have enroled) Saturday, June 21st, St Brendan’s Church at 6:00 pm.
Parish Commitment Mass 1 for students who enrol to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation
Saturday, June 28th, 6:00 pm at St Brendan’s Church, Somerville
*Parents, carers, and students who enrol to receive The Sacrament of Confirmation are expected to attend. Enrolment details to be communicated in Term Two
Term Three
Confirmation Sacramental Mass
(Year Six Children who enrol) Enrollment details to be communicated in Term Two Saturday, August 9th, St Brendan’s Church at 6:00 pm.
First Eucharist News
Thank you to the First Communicants and their families who attended the Parish Commitment Mass last Saturday night. The children distributed ‘Please Pray for Me’ cards to the parishioners as they are preparing to receive the sacraments. Families of First Communicants are reminded to please attend a second parish commitment Mass this weekend at St Brendan’s at 6:00 pm, too, at which the first communicants will be presented with a commemorative bookmark to keep. Please continue to pray for these children as they prepare to receive the sacrament of First Eucharist (Communion) on Saturday, June 21st at 6 pm at St Brendan’s Church:
| Massimo A | Eternity D | Joshua N |
| Matteo B | Jackson R | Gigi P |
| Nate B | Josie GH | Lachlan R |
| Ella B | Maxwell J | Lucas S |
| Jax D | Hudson Ms | Jack T |
| Destiny D | Ava Mc | Steele Y |
| Harry M |
Thank you
Thank you to the amazing Year Five and Six staff and students for their fabulous Feast of St Brendan prayer service on May 16th. You did an amazing job of leading the celebration and dramatizing the story of St Brendan’s famous voyage. For those who missed this spectacle, the Year Five and Six students will reprise their drama at the 30th Anniversary Mass on Thursday, June 5th, 2:00 pm.
Student Leadership News- Social Justice Action Team
Student leadership is another way that student voice is expressed here at St Brendan’s. The SJAT members, Hudson, Zoe, Mia, Alyssa, Molly & Charles met with our Western Parish Schools friends from St Joseph's and St Mary’s on Thursday, May 22nd. They made plans to lead the St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal this term. More information about this appeal is to come.
Access to the Australian Catholics Online Magazine
Hard copies of the Australian Catholic Magazine will be distributed throughout the year to all families whose eldest children are in Years 3-6 this year. ALL families have FREE access to the Australian Catholics online resource here, and by using the following login details to gain access:
Email: parents@sbsomerville.catholic.edu.au Password: acparents
Western Port Parish News
Christian Initiation for Adults: RCIA
RCIA stands for the “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults”. Our RCIA team is ready to welcome any participants who would like to enquire about becoming a Catholic. Adults who wish to begin or continue their faith journey through the reception of the Catholic sacraments are invited to contact the Western Port Parish Centre on (03) 5979 4374.
Yours in faith & harmony.
Emma Chapple
-Religious Education Leader
-Performing Arts Classroom Specialist Teacher
-Director: Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’