OUR FAITH

PRAYER 

Loving God, 

we thank you for this glad time of year, this Advent season which reminds us of so much, and which reveals so wonderfully the extent of your love. For your coming and coming again in Christ, we thank you in the glory of your name. 

Amen 

We pray ... 

for ..... our Year 6 students who are in their final weeks of primary schooling, for our St Nicholas Community as we begin the journey through the season of Advent and for those undergoing and recovering from surgery.

LITURGY NEWS

Yesterday some of our Year 5 students will had the opportunity to attend Reconciliation. We thank Fr Chris and Fr Saji for their time and spiritual guidance.

THE SEASON OF ADVENT – Begins this Sunday

This coming Sunday (1st December) marks the first week of Advent. Advent comes from the Latin word for an "arrival" or a "coming". Advent is the season when we remember the anticipation of Christ's first coming, and we pray for the return of Christ again. With the beginning of the season of Advent, we begin a new liturgical year. The Advent wreath is part of our long-standing Catholic tradition. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent. Three candles are purple and one is rose. The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; This is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s first coming into the world and the anticipation of His second coming.

Click here for an Advent reflection from Mercy Partners 

FAMILY MASSES

Our last Family Mass for the year will be celebrated on Sunday 1st December (Yr2 and Yr 4 families) at St Nicholas Church at 9.30a.m. 

These Masses are an opportunity for our School community to come together with our Parish Community to celebrate and to share a ‘cuppa ‘and morning tea afterwards.

END OF YEAR MASS

St Nicholas End of Year Mass 

This year our End of Year Mass will be on Friday the 6th December. This Mass will be a Whole School Mass beginning at 9.30am in St Nicholas School Undercroft. All students are to be dressed in full summer uniform.  All parents, family members and friends are welcome to attend. At this Mass we will celebrate the feast of St Nicholas and also acknowledge and farewell our Year 6 students.