Education in Faith
Faith, Family, Friendship
At Holy Spirit, we respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri people and their Elders past and present, who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Holy Spirit Community School is located.
Welcome back to everyone for 2024. This year I am excited to be back working with teachers to deliver the Religious curriculum, ensuring it remains relevant, meaningful and inspiring for our students. I will work closely with Marianne Condon who will be our laison with the Parish and will co-ordinate our Parish based Sacramental program.
Our Opening School / Ash Wednesday mass will be on Wednesday 14th February at 11:40 am. We will also be commissioning our staff as we commit to, and celebrate the important work of educating young people.
A prayer for the week.
Dear God,
Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that this new school year brings.
Open our hearts and minds to new friends and new teachers.
Give us a generous and loving spirit to be enthusiastic with our learning and courage to accept new opportunities.
Help us to be attentive and kind to one another and let us experience Your presence in our classroom and on the playground.
Jesus, inspire us to do our best this year!
Don't forget that we all belong to the Holy Spirit Family, and praying to Jesus each day keeps us strong and deepens our friendship with God.
Amen.
Corinne Davis
Sacramental Program 2024
| Event | Date | Time | Who is attending and place |
| Reconciliation Workshops | TBC &
Wednesday 6th March | TBC | Year 3 student/parent
Holy Spirit Church |
Reconciliation Ceremony (Information of how to book into a Reconciliation Ceremony will be sent out soon) | Tuesday 19th March
or Wed 20th March | 7:00 - 8:00 pm
7:00 - 8:00 pm | Year 3 students and families
Holy Spirit Church |
| Commitment Masses for Confirmation | Saturday 20th April
Sunday 21st April | 6:00 pm or
9:00 am or 5:00 pm | Year 6 students and families Holy Spirit Church |
Confirmation Reflection Day | Friday 10th May | Rehearsal at Cathedral all day | Year 6 students only St. Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne |
Confirmation at St. Patrick’s Cathedral | Wednesday 15th May | 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Year 6 students and families
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne |
| Eucharist Commitment Masses | Saturday 27th July
Sunday 28th July | 6:00 pm or
9:00 am or 5:00 pm | Year 4 students and families Holy Spirit Church |
| Eucharist Workshops | Wednesday 31st July | TBC | Year 4 student/parent Holy Spirit Church |
Eucharist Ceremony dates (Information of how to book into a mass will be sent out soon) | Sat 10 August Sun 11 August Sat 17 August Sun 18 August | 6:00 pm 9:00 am, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 9:00 am | Year 4 students and families Holy Spirit Church |
PARISH NEWS
Parish News: Welcome back to a new school year. We especially welcome our Prep children and any new families to Holy Spirit. You are all most welcome and we look forward to working with you on the Sacramental programs over the coming years.
To those new to the school, the Parish House is NOT open on Mondays. We are always contactable via email to ringwoodnorth@cam.org.au and your emails will be answered as soon as possible.
Once again, welcome to 2024 and we wish you all a very happy and rewarding year ahead. Regards from the Parish House Team, Fr Arsenio (Parish Priest), Marianne Condon (Sacramental Program Co-ordinator), Ruth and Jenny (Parish Secretaries) and Mary (Parish Housekeeper).
Holy Spirit is a child safe Parish. We hold the care, safety and well being of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our Parish.