Reflections on Faith
From the desk of the Religious Education Coordinator - Miss McMeniman
Opening School Mass
Thank you everyone who attended our Opening School Mass last Tuesday. It was a beautiful celebration, inducting our new leadership team prior to the swimming carnival. it was extra special having our parents and family members presenting our new leaders with their badges.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Students in Year 3 are invited to complete their Sacrament of Reconciliation this term! Notes have gone home. If one didn't make it home please contact me through the school office. First Holy Communion will be held next term.
Our first parent information session had to be postponed. Please find further information below:
2025 1st RECONCILIATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Dear ______________________________________
Thank you for enrolling and bringing your child forward for preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Sacraments are Parish celebrations and the preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will primarily take place through the Parish preparation programme, which involves you as the parents and first teachers in the faith leading your child to complete their 1st Reconciliation Preparation workbook. The 1st Reconciliation preparation will take place during the season of Lent - a time when we are all called to reflect on and look at our faith life and our relationship with God and each other. The home preparation programme will be supported and supplemented through the Religious Education lessons in the school. The Home Preparation Workbook will follow the themes or topics: 1) Making Choices; 2) Jesus Shows Us How To Live; 3) Forgiving and Being Forgiven and 4) The Sacrament of Reconciliation (structure and celebration ritual of the Sacrament)
It is important that each child completes their preparation book before their First Reconciliation.
1st Reconciliation Date : Fr. Thaddeus will celebrate the Sacrament of First Reconciliation (Confession) with the students on the evening of Friday, 28th March at 5.30pm in the Church.
Please find below the 1st Reconciliation preparation schedule for 2025
Key Dates and schedule
DATE: | EVENT: |
| 20th February | First Reconciliation Enrolment and parent meeting - 5.30pm in the Church. POSTPONED Preparation period begins - Please return Parish Information and Enrolment forms to school or Presbytery |
| Catechesis 1 | Being part of the Church and Making Choices |
| Catechesis 2 | Jesus Shows Us How To Live |
| Catechesis 3 | Forgiving and Being forgiven |
| Catechesis 4 | The Sacrament of Reconciliation (structure and celebration ritual of the Sacrament) |
| 27th March | First Reconciliation Home preparation workbook to be completed and returned to school |
| 28th March(Friday) | First Reconciliation Liturgy in the Church 5.30pm – Parents to bring their child to the Priests for Reconciliation |
Fr Thaddeus Ike
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Parish Priest - St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish Glen Innes
Ash Wednesday
We invite families and community members to join us for Ash Wednesday, in the under croft, at 12:15pm on the 5th March. Stage 2 will be leading the Mass.