Catholic Identity
Religious Education, Sacramental and Faith Celebration News
Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School
In this newsletter...
RE Dates for your diary
Casual Clothes Day
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Sacrament of First Eucharist
Community Masses 2026
RE Dates for your diary...
Wednesday 25th Mar. -Sacrament of First Reconciliation, 6:30pm
Tuesday 31st Mar. - Stations of the Cross, 9am
Sunday 5th Apr. Easter Sunday - Community Mass, 11am
Sunday 19th Apr. - Community Mass, 10am
Casual Clothes Day
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Next Wednesday evening students in Year 3 will celebrate the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. This represents an important step in their continuing faith development. Through the celebration of God's mercy and love, they draw closer to God and to the Church. Please keep in your prayers all of the students who will celebrate this sacrament.
Aaren T | Aaron M | Anessa E | Angel A | Aria W |
Ben V | Caleb M | Charlie U | Charlotte H | Chelsea M |
Dunya A | Eli W | Hudson P | Isaac M | Isla A |
Isla B | Jackson R | Kaio Q | Kendrick A | Kenyang L |
Kimi C | Lebron M | Lily F | Lily M | Lizzy S |
Maria T | Matthew H | Nyanadong M | Olivia B | Olivia C |
Oscar J | Owen P | Rosetta L | Saint L | Sebastian S |
Serena F | Sienna W | Talia P | Vivian U | Brigid LVF |
Sacrament on First Eucharist
Next term, students from Year 4 (plus a few others) will celebrate the Sacrament of First Eucharist, or First Holy Communion. Children are preparing for the Sacrament as part of their Religious Education studies. An important part of this preparation is the participation in a Family Sacramental Evening. This will take place Wednesday 29th April in the Knock Centre (OLSC Sports Hall), from 6.30-7.30pm. Attendance at this evening is compulsory for families and students, as the program is designed to deepen the faith and understanding of all within the family, to allow the Sacrament to be celebrated with reverence and understanding. Wednesday 29th April will also be the First Eucharist Spirituality Day, during which students will prepare for the Sacrament in an extra special way with the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is important that students are present on that day.
A reminder, also, that our First Eucharist celebrations will be in the Knock Centre (OLSC Sports Hall) as part of the Community Mass. The following students have indicated that they will celebrate the Sacrament on the following date:
Sunday 17th May at 10am | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron G | Arlo O | Athena V | Audrey S | Boston P |
Cephas F | Danindu D | Ethan J | Finn M | Flynn S |
Franco V | Josephine P | Paolo M | Phillip J | Yar M |
Sunday 21st June at 10am | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abby P | Alexander C | Annabelle Z | Dion D | Fritha S |
Hayden E | Kristian D | Lebron M | Liam A | Sienna B |
If you have not yet indicated which Community Mass you would like your child to celebrate the sacrament, please return the form sent home earlier this term, or email/message me directly.
Community Masses in 2026
This year, Community Masses will be run all the way through the year on every third sunday of the month. The dates are below - we invite everyone to join us during 2026 for these Masses, as we continue to build up this faith community.
We encourage you to spread the word of our Community Masses and invite as many family, friends, neighbours and others to these celebrations.
Follow and like the Wyndham Vale Catholic Community Facebook page to get updates and further information about Community Masses and other events.
John Dini
Deputy Principal
Catholic Identity Leader