Catholic Identity

Introducing our Social Justice Team

We are the Social Justice Student Leadership Team.

We help to bring about social justice in our school community, and the world by helping to raise money for Vinnies, Caritas Australia, and Catholic Missions. We will also raise awareness in our community about social justice issues, and the Catholic Social Teaching principles.  To begin with, we will be working to support the Vinnies Winter appeal and raise our community's awareness of homelessness. 

Upcoming Social Justice Events

Laudato Si Week   - Student Leadership - Catholic Earthcare Team  May 16th - 24

SEEDS OF HOPE - is the theme for Laudato Si Week 2024.

To celebrate our Student Earthcare Team is leading the school in creating an Earthcare Garden as an act of solidarity displaying our school's commitment to ecological stewardship through the Laudato Si Goals.  

Vinnies Winter Appeal - Student Leadership -  Social Justice Team

The annual winter appeal for the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society focuses on supporting those in our communities experiencing homelessness. 

Students will participate in a Casual Clothes fundraiser and awareness-raising activities related to the work of Vinnies. 

Upcoming Masses

Mass for Mothers - Friday 10th May at 12.30 pm

The Foundation, Grade One, and Grade Two units would like to invite all mothers, Stepmothers, Grandmas, Nanas, Godmothers, Aunties, and other special people (including Dads) to a special mass to celebrate the gift of Mothers and those in mothering roles. 

Grade 3 Unit Mass - Friday 17th May at 9:15 am

The grade 3 unit would like to invite parents, carers, and all community members to celebrate the Eucharist with them on Friday the 17th of May.

Grade 5 Unit Mass - Thursday 23rd May at 9:15 am

The Grade 5 unit would like to invite all community members, parents, and carers to celebrate Mass with them on the morning of Thursday the 24th of May.

Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass - Friday the 7th of June at 9:15 am

All community members are invited to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart with us. On this day it is traditional for us to pray for the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. A member of the local chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be in attendance to speak with the school community about the work of the Society in our local community.

Weekly Gospel - 7th Sunday of Easter

Gospel Reading - John 15: 9-7

Jesus said to his disciples: 

"As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. 

"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.

 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. 

I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another."

Reflection

Love.

Love is what Christianity is all about. From the beginning of creation, through to the current day, it all comes back to love. 

God created us, his people out of sheer goodness and love, he created us for love. 

God sent us his only Son Jesus, so we can come to know and love God through knowing Jesus.  Jesus, in this week's Gospel, calls us to emulate his love in the way we love others. What a simple request, yet something we commonly fall short of.  The kind of love we are called to is a radical love, a love that does not waver in the face of challenge and uncertainty, a love that challenges the notion of 'other', a love that calls for sacrifice and forgiveness.  This week, consider the ways we respond to God's call to love one another as Jesus loves us.