Catholic Identity 

Mary MacKillop Winners

For the Feast of Mary MacKillop, the Social Justice leaders ran a colouring in competition. Many students from Prep-Year 6 entered. There were many great entries. Congratulations to the following winners:

Prep: Junaia                                  1/2: Zowie

3/4: Sanuk                                    5/6: Scarlett

Sacramental of Confirmation 2024

Last Friday, 16th August, students from Year 6 celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation. Congratulations to the following students:

We were honoured to have Bishop Martin Ashe and Fr. Huy celebrate the sacrament with us. Our Year 6 Confirmation Candidates looked very proud and confident as they approached Bishop Martin to be anointed. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who were involved in the celebration, and those who prepared our candidates. Thank you to Tina D, Imogen and Jamie for preparing the choir and the choir themselves for their wonderful singing. Thanks must also go to our musicians and altar servers (past and present students). We would also like to thanks the families of our candidates and especially their sponsors. Finally, thank you to the Year 5/6 team for preparing and journeying with our Confirmation Candidates. 

Prayer Warriors

The Parish of St Andrews and the Wyndham Vale Catholic Community is calling all Prayer Warriors to join in praying for the construction of a new church on the block next to OLSC, set aside by the parish for that purpose. As we are aware, plans are in motion for this to happen, and many initiatives will soon begin to help. One such initiative will be gathering as many people as possible to lift their hearts in prayer for the success of the project. So, we invite all our school community to join us in praying for the church building. As a family, you may choose to use this, or another prayer, in your daily prayers:

Yahweh, Divine Architect,

Creator of our Human Family;

Risen Jesus,

Cornerstone of our Faith,

Lover of us all;

Spirit of Wisdom,

Builder of community,

Our Inspiration and Guide;

You call us to build up Your Kingdom.

Bless us with 

generous hearts,

open minds, 

greater unity,

renewed vision,

as we seek to build a house

for celebration and worship.

May it be a home where all are

welcomed, nourished, and empowered

to be Christ for others.

Amen.

Our Lady of the Southern Cross, pray for us.

St Joseph, pray for us,

St Andrew, pray for us. 

Gospel Challenge

Each Friday morning, in place of our usual meditation and prayer, we have a 'Gospel Challenge'. During these challenges, we listen to the coming Sunday's Gospel reading and reflect on its meaning. You are invited to join your child's learning group at 8.50am for this time in prayer. The Gospel Challenge goes for roughly 5 minutes.

We would love to see as many parents and family members join us as possible!

School Masses

School Masses will take place twice a term this year.  Our celebrations are open to all of those in our school community, and we hope to see as many of our families join us for Mass.  Our next Mass is Friday, 13th September at 12pm in the Sports Centre.  Please find below times and dates of all of our school Masses for 2024. 

Community Mass in 2024

Community Masses have resumed and will take place every third Sunday of the month. Mass takes place in the OLSC Sports Centre at 10am. After each Mass there will also be the opportunity to join in Fellowship, so we invite to bring a plate of food to share. Spread the word!

2024 Community Masses will be as follows:

Follow and like the Wyndham Vale Catholic Community Facebook page to get updates and further information about Community Masses and other events. 

John Dini

Catholic Identity Leader