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Religious Education Dates for 2024

RE DATES:

 

Reconciliation

  • Wednesday 22nd May - Sacrament of Reconciliation - 6pm

Confirmation

  • Wednesday 5th June - Confirmation Information Night - 6pm
  • Saturday 15th June - Confirmation Commitment Mass - 6pm
  • Friday 14th June- Confirmation Reflection Day
  • Thursday 22nd August - Confirmation Reconciliation service - 11:40am
  • Bishop visit - Thursday 15th August at 2pm
  • Saturday 24th August - Sacrament of Confirmation – 1pm and 3pm 

Eucharist

  • Thursday 31st July - First Eucharist Parent/Child Information Night at 6pm
  • Saturday 10th August – First Eucharist Commitment Mass – 6pm
  • Wednesday 23rd October - Eucharist Reflection Day
  • Thursday 24th October -  Reconciliation at 11:40am and practise
  • Saturday 26th October - Sacrament of First Eucharist mass at 6pm
  • Sunday 27th October - Sacrament of First Eucharist mass at 9:30am

Whole School Mass/Events

  • Friday 17th May - Family Week assembly at 2:25pm
  • Friday 31st May - Reconciliation Week lassembly and activities
  • Friday 28th June - NAIDOC Week assembly (1pm)
  • Thursday 15th August - Feast of the Assumption Mass at 9am
  • Friday 25th October - St Francis Blessing of the animals service from 9am to 9:15am
  • Monday 11th November - Remembrance Day service at 10:55am
  • Thursday 12th December - Year 6 Graduation at 6pm 
  • Friday 13th December - End of School Mass at 9am 

50th Anniversary celebration activities

  • Photo of whole school - Wednesday 22nd May 9.30 a.m.

Junior Information Nights

  • Preps in Pyjamas – Wednesday 15th May at 6pm
  • Year 1/2 Good Shepherd Night – Wednesday 7th August (6pm)

Children’s Liturgy

The reintroduction of Children's Liturgy at St Mark's Church is up and running and looking for more volunteers! Training will be provided and the next session is due at the end of Term 2.

The Children's Liturgy provides a great opportunity for primary aged children to engage with the gospel in a way that is accessible and meaningful to them. It runs every Sunday at the St Mark's 9:30am mass during school terms. At the start of mass the Children’s Liturgy adult leaders take the primary school age children into the hall for a small lesson and activity about the gospel of the day. Parents are welcome to join the session if they would like. If any parents are interested in volunteering to help with the Sunday sessions, please email .

Andrew Davies - andrew@smdingley.catholic.edu.au

 

 

Gospel Reflection

 By Dianne Bergant CSA

The Feast of the Ascension is really a kind of liminal moment in the Easter season. It is a time between times; a moment when we have left one place in our journey, but have not yet arrived at a second. While the narratives that describe the Ascension fit well into the unfolding story of redemption, the feast itself celebrates one aspect of the resurrection itself, namely, the exaltation of Jesus. The readings help us through this paradox. They allow us to focus on this theological point while we commemorate a turning point in the life of the church. We do this by considering both the enthronement of Christ in the heavens and the new body of Christ on earth.

Today we stand awestruck, watching Jesus ascend into the clouds of heaven, there to be enthroned at God’s right hand. Today we are overwhelmed by the divinity of the one whom we have known in his humanity. Amidst shouts of joy and exaltation, Christ is enthroned in heaven in both his divinity and his glorified humanity. Now he is present with us in a new way, in a new body, in the church. He teaches through its apostles and evangelists; he ministers through its prophets and pastors. Through us he continues to heal and to comfort; to forgive and to include. We have his power, the same power with which he performed marvels when he walked the earth. We have each other; together we make up the new body of Christ.

 

 

Crazy Sock Day

On Tuesday 30th April our school raised over $400 for the "Make a Difference" Foundation - Dingley by having a Crazy Sock Day. It was wonderful to see so many children wearing crazy socks in creative ways. Thank you to the 2 members of the foundation for coming out to have a photo with the children and support our school.