Caritas - Project Compassion Fundraising

Thank you for participating in and donating to our fundraising efforts!

Congratulation to the staff and 5/6's who organised and ran fundraising activities including; lego and drawing competitions, cornhole and guess the lollies in the jar, it was a great way to engage our school community while raising money for a very important cause.

We have raised over $880 so far and will continue collecting until the end of the week.

If you would still like to donate, there are collection boxes in each classroom.

Lego Competition Winners:

Junior Unit

1st Leo E

2nd Adalyn C

3rd Soph B

Senior Unit

1st George S

2nd Archer R, Harry G, Jaxon M, Fletcher A

3rd Dom B

Drawing Competition Winners:

Junior Unit

1st Janna L

2nd Blake M

3rd Lachy F

Senior Unit

1st Lucas N

2nd Hamish O

3rd Shaun V

Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation

Apologies for the typo in the last newsletter regarding the date for the Sacrament information session. Please note this has been corrected to the 24th April (not March)

Children will begin their preparation to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist at the beginning of Term Two. These Sacraments will be celebrated on Sunday June 2nd at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Bishop Shane McKinlay as the celebrant.

If your child has received the Sacrament of Reconciliation and wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and Eucharist please email Cassie at cpolonowita@smkangarooflat.catholic.edu.au to let us know by the end of this term.

Preparation for these Sacraments will involve a whole group meeting at school and then classroom sessions. (listed below) Parents are welcome to attend all or as many classroom sessions as their work/ life schedule can allow. There will also be set homework activities which parents need to work through with their child.

Throughout the school, all classes are teaching about the Sacraments as part of their Religious Education work.

Class Masses and Celebrations - Term 2, 2024

Class masses are held most Fridays at 9.30am at St Monica's church.

Families are invited to join. Please see calendar below.


Date	Celebration	Time	Location
Thursday 28th March	Holy Week - Easter Liturgy	9.30am	Jaara Centre
Friday 19th April	3/4 Unit	9.30am	St Monica’s Church
Wednesday 24th April	Sacrament Information Evening Session 1	6pm	Jaara Centre
Thursday 2nd May	Sacrament Session 2	2.30pm
Thursday 9th May	Sacrament Session 3	2.30pm
Thursday 16th May	Sacrament Session 4	2.30pm
Thursday 23rd May	Sacrament Session 5	2.30pm
Sat 25th/Sun 26th May	Commitment Mass	6pm 0r 9am	St Monica's Church
Thursday 30th May	Sacrament Session 6	2.30pm
Thursday 30th May	Mass rehearsal	5pm	Cathedral
Sunday 2nd June	Confirmation/Eucharist Celebration	11am	Cathedral

Altar Servers Ministry

Our Cluster Parishes are looking for new altar servers. Recruitment is open for those who have received their Confirmation and First Eucharist and are willing to serve in the Church. Expressions of interest are most welcome. Please contact Fr DJ via email (dj.suguitan@sandhurst.catholic.org.au) or phone the Parish Office at 5443 4400.

Mass Times - St Monica's, Kangaroo Flat

St Monica’s, Kangaroo Flat | Fri: 9:30am; Sat: 6pm; Sun: 9am

Click below for more information about our cluster of parishes mass times and events.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC) who Have Reached Catechetical Age

The Sacred Heart Cathedral Cluster of Parishes invites children aged 7+ and are interested in becoming Catholic to enrol in our RCIC Program. This program is “intended for children, not baptised as infants, who have attained the use of reason and are of catechetical age (7 years old and over). They seek Christian initiation either at the direction of their parents or guardians or, with parental permission, on their own initiative.” (RCIA, 306)

St Joseph’s Church, Quarry Hill, Sat 6pm;
St Monica’s Church, Kangaroo Flat, Sat 6pm, Sun 9am;
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sun 11am.

If you are interested, please ring the Parish Office at 03 5443 4400 or email the Cathedral Office: cathedral@cdos.org.au or Fr DJ: dj.suguitan@sandhurst.catholic.org.au.

Community

News and Upcoming Events in our community

Year 7, 2025 Enrolment Information

Catherine McAuley College Bendigo

Dom is an ambassador for the Good Friday Appeal

Employment Opportunities