Religious Education 

Sacraments 2025

If you wish for your child to make a sacrament this year please complete this form Sacraments 2025.  

Reconciliation 2025

The date for the First Reconciliation has been confirmed by the parish and will take place on Tuesday 25th March at 1:00pm.  Due to a clash with NAPLAN,candidates will be now presented to the community at the parish Mass on Friday 7th March.

As these events will be part of their school day, Reconciliation candidates will sit together,  joined and supported by their Year 3 and 4 peers.  Parents are welcome to attend this celebration, although we understand that you may not be available. Families may sit in the pews directly behind the children.

Shrove Tuesday

This week students will be learning about Shrove Tuesday as Lent begins.

Why Do We Eat Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?

Shrove is the past tense of the English verb “Shrive” which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by way of confession and by doing penance.  Shrove Tuesday is the last day of what traditionally was called "Shrovetide," the week preceding the beginning of Lent. With Shrove Tuesday taking place before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, it was the day when Christians were encouraged to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season that would end 40 days and 40 nights later with Easter Sunday. Dating back to 1000 AD, over the years Shrove Tuesday not only became a day for Confession but a time for Catholics to feast on eggs, sugar and dairy which are traditionally restricted during the Lenten fast. Not only was Shrove Tuesday a last chance to gorge on such foods but it was also a way to use them up before the fast began. Lent then would become a time for penance and renewal of faith.

As we prepare to begin Lent, perhaps after a hearty meal of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, may we take time for extra prayer, particularly the Stations of the Cross, and various penances to overcome our weaknesses and to atone for our sins.

Sarah, Religious Education Leader