Prayer

Lord Jesus, Bless our family,

And help us to lead our children to You.

Give us light and strength,

And courage when our task is difficult.

Let Your Spirit fill us with love and peace during this Holy Advent,

So that we may help our children to love You everyday of their lives.

All glory and praise are Yours,

Lord Jesus,

For ever and ever.

Amen.

Advent Retreat

Thank-you to the mums who attended the Advent retreat last Saturday. We did pray also for the intentions of all the St Martha's families.

Wishing everyone a very blessed and fruitful Advent.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10am Family Mass this Sunday (3 December): First Sunday of Advent.

Upcoming Events

Quadre Cafe

We have just received a last-minute invite for all Parents to attend a coffee catch-up with Mrs Bridget Sakr ar Quadre Cafe Strathfield (7 Cave Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135) this coming Tuesday 5 December at 10am. SBS will be present too. Please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au at your earliest convenience if you’re going to the Parents’ Catch-up at Quatre Cafe, thank you.

Matt Fradd Women's Morning

As part of the Summer Series, we are delighted to be hosting Matt Fradd LIVE for a women's morning. It will be a morning or prayer, fellowship, brunch and presentation on the Blessed Mother by Matt Fradd with Q & A and a meet & greet.

Date: December 6th 9:30am - 12:30pm

Location: Novotel Sydney Olympic Park

Register: https://bit.ly/3ZONzKS

Cost: $35 per ticket or bundle of 3 tickets for $90

Women’s Day Retreat

Date: Saturday December 9th, 10am - 4.30pm

Location: St Catherine Laboure Church, Gymea

Register here: https://form.jotform.com/233070400693852

Jason Evert Famiy Event

Parents don't you wish you had someone who could give you clear direction on how to talk about love, relationships and gender with your young ones? At Jason Evert's Family Event you will have just that!

Date: December 9th, 9am - 1.30pm

Location: Patrician Brothers College Hall, Fairfield

Register: https://www.sydneycatholic.orgsummer-series/

Christmas at the Cathedral

People of Sydney and Beyond are invited to the annual 'Christmas at the Cathedral' from 14th - 25th December. Festivities begin at 5:30pm with Christmas market stalls, food, fun activities for the kids and live entertainment.

The Cathedral and Cathedral Store will also be open most evenings.

We look forward to your presence during the Advent season as we prepare for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For more information, visit the Christmas at the Cathedral Event Page and the official Christmas at the Cathedral

Date: 14th - 25th December starting at 5:30pm

Location: St Mary's Cathedral

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/620069013650111

https://christmasatthecathedral.org.au/

Women's Lenten Day Retreat

Save the date! Join us for a one day Lenten Retreat in beautiful St Mary's Cathedral. Led by the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia, this day will be an opportunity for prayer, sacraments and the fellowship in the Lenten season. Stay tuned for more details to come.

Date: Saturday 16 March, all day

Location: St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

Magnify90 Program in 2024

It is a 90-day-journey with Our Blessed Mother from 1 January 2024 until Easter Sunday.

Date: 1st Jan 2021 - Easter Sunday

More Info & Registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWtDbTcIJUVnvWg4VJsM528-NRg06H-a7UMIQYz3_A5oszEw/viewform

Advent Program

If you’re interested in attending a Parents’ Weekly Advent Program, could you please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au by this Sunday (3 December) stating what your preferred day and time is, and whether you would prefer to attend the weekly Advent Program online or in person.

Thank you!

A huge thank-you to our exceptional P&F and to all our parent volunteers for their constant, huge hard work in organising and running wonderful initiatives for our school, including:

The school disco
The Christmas raffle
The Cultural Day: what a joy-filled, fun celebration!! A big thank-you to Ms Berghofer, Mrs Ilievski and our wonderful SRC students for organising such an outstanding day! Congratulations to Mrs Parsell, Ms Touma, Ms Tawk and all the wonderful mums who danced so beautifully yesterday!!

Wishing everyone a very blessed and fruitful Advent. All students will bring home an Advent Calendar with activities to undertake during Advent.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10am Family Mass this Sunday (3 December): First Sunday of Advent,

Mrs Elena Razzoli

Family Educator

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