Catholic Identity

Mercy Prayer

We pray for the Sisters of Mercy, who established our school and for the priests who have  served at St. Mary’s.  

It is through their vision,  determination and strong faith that we enjoy the benefits of a Catholic Education here in Mooroopna.

We are proud to be a Mercy School, where the values of love and justice are taught and lived every day.

CATHOLIC IDENTITY NEWS INCLUDED BELOW

• NEW ANDREW CHINN SONG STARRING SOME OF OUR OWN STUDENTS!
• ST. VINNIE’S CHRISTMAS APPEAL - GIVING TREE AND ZOOPER DOOPER FUNDRAISERS EACH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER.
• SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION NEWS.
• ALONG THE TRACK - NEW REFLECTION FOR THIS WEEK.

New NEWS!

New Andrew Chinn Song starring two of our own students!

Congratulations to Rosie Dow (Grade 3/4JC) and one of our past students, Erin McKenzie (St. Anne’s student) who will star in a new Andrew Chinn song being released this week! The song is called “Pilgrims of Hope” and will be used by hundreds of schools next year. Pope Francis has declared 2025 a “Year of Jubilee” and the theme for the year is “Pilgrims of Hope!” 

Rosie and Erin also feature in the video which accompanies the song! 

I hope to play the song at Assembly next Monday!!

Reminder NEWS!

Zooper Dooper Thursdays for St. Vinnie’s

Each year, St. Mary’s School supports the St. Vinnie’s Christmas Giving Tree. 

To raise funds for gifts, the Grade Six Social Justice Team will be selling Zooper Doopers each Thursday in:

Week 6 (November 14th), 

Week 7 (November 21st)

Week 8 (November 28th) at 50 cents each. 

The money collected will be divided amongst the Social Justice Team members, who will then shop for gifts to go under our tree.

Donations of gifts for the St. Vinnie’s Giving Tree will be called for at the beginning of December so if you are able to support this appeal, please keep this in mind when Christmas shopping! 

Check out this great advertisement created by the Social Justice Team 

to promote this event -  HERE.

Reminder NEWS - CHANGE OF DATE

Sacrament of Confirmation

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on the weekends of Saturday, November 30th at 6.30pm and Sunday, December 1st at 10am.

We have a number of past and current students who will celebrate this Sacrament of Initiation this term. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Willow Dean

Dominic Lawless 

Mikhail Maksacheff

Nikolai Maksacheff 

Grace Sibio

Mitchell Tenace

Zar Thomas

Ethan Ulrich

Zac Vanderdonk  

Oscar Weis

Shai Woodman

Reminder News

Sacramental program for 2025

Enrolments for the 2025 Sacramental program will be advertised at the beginning of December.

Dates for the 2025 celebrations of the sacraments of First Reconciliation (Term Two), First Eucharist (Term Three) and the Sacrament of Confirmation (Term Four) will also be advertised at this time. 

Sacramental enrolment forms will be available in Term One, 2025, and no enrolments will be accepted after the end of Term One, 2025, for any of the sacraments.

NEW NEWS 

“Along the Track” article.

The latest edition of “Along the Track” entitled “Saying Goodbye” is attached to today;’s newsletter.

“What happens after death is something we really don’t know all that much about, so we speculate. For some death is the end of it all. For others, reincarnation allows us to live on. For others, heaven provides us with hope, an answer.”

This interesting article is well worth a read and may be found below.

St. Mary’s Sunday Mass Invitation!

We welcome all families to Mass each weekend!

Our Parish Mass times are:

Saturdays at 6.30pm.

Sundays at 10am.

Thanking You,

Michelle Hicks