Catholic Identity

PRAYER

Last Sunday at Mass the readings focused on the transformative power of faith, the challenges it presents, and the need to persevere in spite of opposition.  With so many parts of our world currently in conflict, God’s Transformative love is in great need.   A powerful Catholic prayer for world peace is the Prayer for Peace attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi. This prayer asks for God to make us instruments of His peace, transforming hatred into love, discord into harmony and darkness into light.  

Below is the Prayer for Peace by St. Francis of Assisi:

Lord, 

Make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is discord, union.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek 

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION INFORMATION

The celebration of our 2025 Sacrament of Confirmation will take place next week on Friday 29th August.  Please keep the Confirmation Candidates in your prayers.  The details are below for families who wish to mark the occasion in their family calendars:

Sacrament of Confirmation 

 Friday 29th August 

7:00pm @ St Andrew’s Church Werribee

COMMUNITY MASSES 2025

Our next Community Mass will be at the St Andrew’s Church on Saturday 23rd August.  Our Year 6 students are invited to attend this Mass with their families.  During the Mass those students preparing to celebrate their Confirmation will be presented to the Parish and will then distribute cards asking for Prayers.  If your child would like to read a Prayer of the Faithful or be part of the Offertory Procession, please contact the school office to let Mrs Milkovic know.  

Below is a list of the remaining Community Mass dates for the year, we look forward to seeing many of our families at these celebrations: 

Saturday 23rd August

Saturday 25th October

Saturday 22nd November

PARISH TAKE HOME SHEET 

To view the parish take home sheet please select the link below:

Parish Fair Sponsorship Opportunity