Religious Education & Pastoral Care

Mrs Trish Mitchell
Assistant Principal & Religious Education Coordinator

Lord,
I give thanks for the people who are my home:
we share a place to shelter;
we share our food;
we share our times of work and play and rest;
we share our lives.
We make this prayer to You in the name of Jesus, the Lord.
Amen.

Advent

Advent is the season that precedes Christmas and begins on the 1st of December. It varies in length from 22-28 days. The word “Advent” derives from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming.” During this season Catholics enter a time of hopeful anticipation and joyful preparation for the celebration of Christmas. Advent and Christmas offer us the opportunity to prayerfully commemorate the birth of Jesus, to become more aware of God’s presence in our everyday lives and to reflect on the second coming of Jesus at the end of time.

Kindergarten Showcase

Kindergarten have been exploring the wonder and beauty of God’s creation. Their unit of work this term presents creation as God’s gift to God’s people and a reflection of God’s goodness. They have been writing prayers of praise for creation and commitment to care for it are introduced as ways of responding to this gift. The story of Noah and the Ark is presented. It tells of the renewal of creation and God’s promise of continued blessing on the whole of creation throughout time. We had Fr Sabu visit last week and the students sang a song about Noah and his ark to him.

Cathedral re-opening

Altar Servers

If anyone is interested in being trained to be an Altar Server at school and weekend Mass, please contact Mrs Trish Mitchell via email: tmitchell1@arm.catholic.edu.au

HOPe Outreach

HOPe Outreach are looking for additional volunteers to join their team to assist in HOPe’s ministry to the Rural Fire Service. HOPe, will use their food truck to provide meals to fire fighters, support staff, incident controllers & evacuees in fire emergencies around the Diocese. Training in food handling and the operation of the truck is provided free of charge to volunteers.

Can you assist as a volunteer? If you are interested in joining this amazing team, or to make an enquiry about the work of HOPe, please contact Deacon Paul Manvell.

Please follow the link for more information or contact Deacon Paul Manvell - 0418 667 329