Faith Education

Dates to remember

Term 2:

  • 21/5 - Father Chinua meeting with First Communion candidates
  • 30/5 - Whole School Mass for National Reconciliation Week (All welcome) 2:00 pm
  • 8/6 - PENTECOST SUNDAY
  • 12/6 - First Communion Retreat Day (Candidates only) @ SFX
  • 13/6 - Junior Class Mass 12:30 pm
  • 15/6 - First Communion 10:30 am @ SFX

“Habemus Papam” - We have a new Pope!

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the 267th Pope. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. Robert Prevost was born on September 14th 1955, in Chicago, Illinois.

 

Pope Leo has a special connection to our school patron saint, Saint Augustine! He became a friar in the Order of Saint Augustine as a young man and was ordained a priest in 1982. The Augustinian Order, officially the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA), is a mendicant religious order in the Catholic Church founded in 1244.

It's based on the Rule of St. Augustine, written by Augustine of Hippo (our school patron) in the 5th century. The order emphasises community, friendship, and service to God and all people. 

Sacrament Preparation

Last week, the students preparing to receive the Sacrament of First Communion gathered with their families to participate in some reflective activities to begin their preparations. They have now begun attending Mass weekly as they move towards this important step on their faith journey.