Our Faith - Religious Education

Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion

Catholic students in Year 3 have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance for the first time and to make their First Holy Communion.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be on Wednesday 21st August

and First Holy Communion will be held on Sunday 15 September.

Sacraments 2024:  First Reconciliation & First Eucharist

Below are the dates for First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation (Year 3 students) next term.   

• Wednesday 31/7/24 (Week 2 Term 3) - First Holy Communion and Reconciliation Enrolment Evening @ OLA 5:00pm. 
• Sunday 4/8/24 - First Reconciliation Lesson 1 
• Sunday 11/8/24 - First Reconciliation Lesson 2
• Sunday 18/8/24 - First Reconciliation Lesson 3
• Wednesday 21/8/24 (Week 5 Term 3) - Students make their First Reconciliation @ OLA 5:00pm. 
• Sunday 25/8/24  - First Holy Communion Lesson 1 
• Sunday 1/9/24  - First Holy Communion Lesson 2
• Sunday 8/9/24  - First Holy Communion Lesson 3
• Sunday 15/9/24  - First Holy Communion Celebrated @ 10am

If you have a Baptised child in Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 that would like to make their First Reconciliation or First Holy Communion, they are very welcome to be part of this program. 

Mary MacKillop - 8th August Feast Day 

Mary MacKillop is Australia's first and only saint. Mary MacKillop died in Sydney on August 8, 1909. She was canonised as Saint Mary of the Cross on October 17, 2010. Together with Julian Tenison-Woods, she founded Australia's first religious order, the Sisters of St Joseph (the Josephites). The Josephites were a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools  and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education. 

Feast of the Assumption 15th August

On August 15th, we celebrated our belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was assumed body and soul into heaven. This feast invites us to reflect on the virtues of faith, hope, and devotion that Mary personifies. 

The Feast of the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation and I thank the Mini Vinnies students who represented our school at the Mass on Thursday in the OLA Chapel. 

Parish Masses at OLA Chapel - Friday at 9:15 am  

Please join the children at the Parish Mass on a Friday in the Our Lady of Angels Chapel.

16th August 9:15 am Parish Mass - Year 5

30th August 9:15 am Parish Mass - Year 1

6th September 9:15 am Parish Mass - Year 3 

13th September 9:15 am Parish Mass - Year 4

20th September 9:15 am Parish Mass - Kindergarten

Diocesan Prayer Card

CATHEDRAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY & JOSEPH ARMIDALE 

Administrator Father Damien Locke

Assistant Priest Father Anthony Koppman

armidaleparish@armiddddale.catholic.org.au

 phone 67722218 

Masses

OLA - Our Lady of the Angels Chapel  131 Barney Street

DLS - De La Salle Chapel O'Connor College 39 Kirkwood Street

APH - Armidale Public Hospital Chapel 226 Rusden Street Armidale