Mission and Religious Education

Mission and Religious Education

First Eucharist

Please keep Alice, Thea, Kahlani, Evie, Hannah, Oliver, Poppy, Arthur, Alex and Yolanda in your prayers as they prepare for their First Holy Communion on Saturday 28 June. 

School Mass

Primary classes will be going to Mass on Friday 27 June, the Feast of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

C2S (Called to Shine) Committee News

Our C2S Committee is a team of volunteer students in Years 2-6 who work with Assistant Principals Cathy Shepherd and myself for ecological justice in our world. The Committee meets at the start of lunch each Monday and gives an authentic student voice to addressing social and ecological issues in our school and world. The C2S Committee leads charitable works and ecological initiatives at St Michael’s.

Week 8 Meeting - Monday 16 June

We reviewed the Give and Gather event and discussed other fundraising ideas and charitable works..

Vinnies Winter Appeal - Friday 13 June

The students love coming to school in mufti. We raised $102.00. Thank you for supporting our Vinnies Winter Appeal. 

Environmental Legends and Little Doves

Our Environmental Legends are a team of volunteer students in Years 3-6 who work with the Little Doves, a team of volunteer students in K-2 and myself to lead environmental and sustainability initiatives within our school. Our work in this area is in response to Pope Francis’ call to action in Laudato Si’ to Care for the Earth Our Common Home and to hear and respond to the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor.

Fruit Trees

We are very excited about how much our fruit trees are growing. One of our mandarin trees has done especially well and we can’t wait for the delicious mandarins to ripen.

Legends of the Light Shine

Our Legends of the Light Shine Program is a program that runs across our school, led by students in Stage 3. This program focuses on Christian living, recognising and promoting Christian virtues and positive attributes.

This Fortnight’s Legends of the Light Shine Focus

Today we introduced our new Legends of the Light Shine focus for Weeks 7 and 8 of Term 2, ‘Inclusivity’. Inclusivity is the outcome when we live the second of our School Rules For Living - I am valued, respected and cared for and I value, respect and care for others. When we do this we ensure everyone is included.

Connecting With Our Parish

Weekend Mass Times

We encourage all of our families to celebrate Sunday Mass with our parish.

Manilla Parish Mass Times 

1st Sunday of the month - Sunday 8.30am

2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month - Saturday 5.00pm (5.30pm DST)

 Attunga Mass Times 

2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday of the month - Sunday 12 noon

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday 27 June we celebrate the Sacred heart of Jesus. We are reminded of Jesus’ everlasting love for all people.

Living Well, Learning Well 

Living Well Learning Well is a student support framework for Catholic Schools in the Armidale Diocese. The framework is based on a universal and unconditional positive regard for children and young people and supports faith, learning, wellbeing and positive behaviour domains.

Parents As Partners

St Michael’s works in partnership with the families in our school to achieve a high standard of education for the students in our care. Please be aware that the SchoolTV tab on our St Michael’s School Website provides parents and families with lots of wellbeing resources to support you with many of the challenging aspects of parenting.

Armidale Catholic Schools also work with Realtalk to offer families free premium access to resources to help navigate difficult areas children face, particularly in the digital world, from a catholic perspective in an increasingly complex world. SIGN UP FOR FREE ACCESS HERE

“Let Your Light Shine” support others to let their light shine and remember “We Shine Brighter Together”

Jacquelene Cronin

Assistant Principal - Mission