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Prayer

Father,

We thank you for the opportunity to begin this new school year, and we ask that you bless the students, staff, and student families that make our school a great place. We pray that you will guide us in all ways, so that we will seek your will in everything that we do. 

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

Upcoming Events

Ash Wednesday and Opening School Mass 

Wednesday 5th March - 12pm at Sacred Heart Church, Boggabri.

Sacrament of Confirmation (Year 6)

Sunday 6th April - 9am at St Joseph’s Church, Gunnedah

Parent Information Night for Confirmation candidates: Thursday 27th February, 6pm, at St Joseph’s Church (Week 5, Term 1)

Rite of Enrolment Mass: Saturday 1st March (6pm) OR Sunday 2nd March (8:30am), at St Joseph’s Church Gunnedah OR Saturday 1st March (4pm) at Sacred Heart Church, Boggabri

Rite 2 Reconciliation for Confirmation Candidates: Thursday, 3rd April (11:40am), at St Joseph’s Church during Retreat Day activities

Retreat Day for Confirmation Candidates: Thursday, 3rd April, St Xavier’s Primary School (Week 10, Term 1). Further details to be provided.

Confirmation Candidates to meet with Fr Abmar at 11:40am. 

BBQ lunch - shortly after 12:30pm.

Jubilee Year 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope

This year, 2025, we follow Year C in our Church readings, focusing on Luke’s gospel.

“The Gospel of Luke begins with the message of hope for those who were among the least in this world: those who were barren, the poor and outcast, and all who were hungry or sick. Then, at the close of the Gospel, even when all seems lost, hope returns in the appearance of the risen Lord, who once again feeds his people with the hope of the kingdom and the nourishment they most need in teaching and sharing a meal in his presence.”

2025 is also a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church. A Jubilee Year is celebrated every 25 years as a time to reflect on our faith and focus on our spiritual life.

This year, we have been invited by Pope Francis to become ‘Pilgrims of Hope,” - to embark on a journey filled with hope that is felt by us, recognised by others and spreads throughout our world.