Catholic Identity

PRAYER 

At St John’s our students begin each day spending a few moments in prayer.  This gives everyone an opportunity to give thanks to God for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us and allows us the opportunity to pray for the things closest to our hearts.  Each class begins their prayer by reflecting on the life of one of the many saints recognised by the church.  

St Teresa of Avila was a Spanish nun in the 1500s.  Her writings continue to be studied by theologians today and many people still use her contemplative form of prayer.  This quote from St Teresa of Avila, is at the heart of what all Catholics are invited to do and that is to be the hands, the feet, the eyes and the ears of Christ in all our interactions with others.

SACRAMENTAL DATES 2025

Below are our Sacramental Dates for this year.  These dates are particularly important for Baptised Catholic students in Years 3, 4 & 6.  Families need to be aware the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in March.

COMMUNITY MASSES 2025

Throughout the year we will be holding a number of Community Masses here in our school hall.  These Masses are generally celebrated on the fourth Saturday of the month (excluding school holidays or where the weekend is next to a public holiday).  Below is a list of this year’s dates, we look forward to seeing many of our families there.

Saturday 22nd February

Saturday 22nd March

Saturday 24th May

Saturday 28th June

Saturday 26th July

Saturday 23rd August

Saturday 25th October

Saturday 22nd November

PARISH NEWS

Farewell Fr. Anton

We farewell Fr Anton Punithakumar Aseervathampiilai and wish him all the best as he begins his work in Doncaster.  We thank Fr Anton for his hard work and dedication during his time in Werribee and we especially thank him for the many Masses and Sacraments he has celebrated with us here at St John’s.

Welcome to Fr An Hoang Le

We warmly welcome  Fr An Hoang Le who has joined St Andrew’s Parish Werribee and will be a new Assistant Priest.  Fr An has been working at St Macartan's, Mornington and will be a fantastic support in our Parish.

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