Our Lady's Newsletter

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‘Forming lives of faith, hope and love in the light of Jesus Christ’.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

A reminder for families in Years 3, 4, 5 or 6 wishing for their child/ren to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time this year please make sure you have filled in the enrolment form: https://forms.gle/dS3rXBgYZoZDaGrm6 or contact myself at: aiacopino@olps.vic.edu.au 

 

Enrolments will close on the 20th of February. Any families wishing to enrol for the Sacramen of Reconciliation after the 20th of February may be directed to wait until 2025.

SHROVE TUESDAY

Just before we began the season of Lent we were treated to some very well made pancakes cooked by Mr Pietryk, Mr Danny and Mr Cliff. They cooked over 700 pancakes over the course of 3 hours and for a brief moment classrooms around the school had a delicious smell!

 

We celebrate Shrove Tuesday as a day of preparation for the beginning of Lent where traditionally, foods that would not make the 40 days of fasting like eggs, milk and flour, would be used up and shared amongst the community.

Our chefs with their master pieces
Our chefs with their master pieces

We give thanks to Mr Pietryk, Mr Danny, Mr Cliff and all of our teachers and staff at OLPS for preparing this special celebration as we begin the Season of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS

It was a truely amazing sight and sound as we gathered together for our first whole school mass together. We send out a special THANKS to:

 - Our Year 6 students who read and served in our Mass

 - Our Choir for bringing our Mass to life with beautiful singing

 - Our teachers who distributed the ashes and communion

 - Our families who took some time from their day to be with us at Mass

2024 SACRAMENTAL DATES 

Important Dates for each Sacrament will be added closer to the times.

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Year 3

  • Family Faith Night: Thursday 22nd February 7pm
  • Student Retreat Day: Thursday 7th March 8.50am - 3pm
  • Sign up & Presentation Weekend: 9th or 10th of March 2024 - Attend any of the Parish Masses.
  • Reconciliation Night:  Tuesday 12th of March 7pm 

Sacrament of First Communion - Year 4

  • Sign up  and Presentation Weekend 18th or 19th of May 2024 - Attend any of the Parish Masses 
  • First Communion Celebration Sunday 2nd of  June 2024 at 2:00 pm

Sacrament of Confirmation - Year 6 

  • Sign up and Presentation Weekend 10th or 11th of August 2024- Attend any of the Parish Masses 
  • Confirmation Celebration: Sunday 18th of August 2024 at 1:00 pm

This week's Gospel puts Jesus in a tempting situation; become the Son of God for everyone to know and see or continue to slowly and humbly transform the lives of God people knowing that his time is coming to an end. Through his refusal of temptation, we are asked to think about the same during this season - Do we fall for temptation for the quick reward or are we willing to be like Jesus and refuse it in hopes of a greater more personal reward in the future?

 

 

Have a great week ahead and God Bless,

Mr Angelo Iacopino