Catholic Identity
Religious Education, Sacramental and Faith Celebration News
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Prayer for the Holy Father's health
Pilgrim Image of Mary
Jubilee 2025 Ambassadors
Sacramental Program 2025
School Masses
Community Masses 2025
Prayer for the Holy Father's health
Pilgrim Image
During this Jubilee Year, we will once again be offering the opportunity to take home our 'Pilgrim Image' of Mary for a weekend during Semester 1.
During your chosen weekend you can place the image in a special place of honour in your home and use it as a focus for your family prayer. There will also be a booklet inside that has some prayers you may like to pray together as a family. There will also be blank pages on which you are invited to create a special family prayer to Mary. Other families may choose to pray your prayer also when they host the image in their homes.
Using the School Interviews link below, choose a Friday/Weekend that best suits you.
John, or your child's teacher, will give the carry bag, with the image and prayer booklet, to your child in the afternoon on the Friday of your booking. You will then take it home for the weekend.
Please return the carry bag, image and booklet to John or your child's teacher the following Monday morning.
BOOK AT:
https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/zzvgw
Jubilee 2025 Ambassadors
To help commemorate and promote the Jubilee of Hope this year, all MACS schools will have teacher and student Jubilee Ambassadors. At OLSC, the teacher ambassador will be Imogen, and our student ambassadors are our four Social Justice leaders. Their role will be to plan, promote and run events throughout the year to commemorate the Jubilee, and it's theme of hope!
Keep an eye and ear out for their initiatives.
Sacramental Program 2025
As we prepare for 2025 and the School-based Sacramental Program, a letter was sent home last year for families to indicate their intention for their child to celebrate a sacrament next year. Thank you to those families who have already returned this note.
If you wish for your child/ren to prepare for and celebrate a sacrament in 2025, and have not yet returned the note, please return it as soon as possible. If you no longer have a copy of the note, please use send a message to your child's teacher indicating which sacrament you would like them to celebrate this year. Alternatively, you can email me using the email at the bottom of this page.
If you have a child in any year level and you are interested in having the Baptised Catholic, please make contact with me via my email below.
First Reconciliation
The children below have indicated that they would like to receive the Sacrament of Penance, or First Reconciliation. If your child’s name is not on the list below and you believe it should be, please contact me as soon as possible. To receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, children must be baptised Catholic or have been welcomed into the Catholic Church.
Abby P | Alexander C | Andre C | Andre P | Annabelle Z |
Arlo O | Athena V | Aubriana M | Audrey S | Boston P |
Caleb O | Cephas F | Dau L | David E | Dicky B |
Dion D | Eric B | Finn M | Flynn S | Franco V |
Fritha S | Genelia A | Harper C | Hayden E | Hazel K L |
Jentezen S | Josephine P | Kristian D | Kuol K | Liam A |
Marquez J | Miguel F | Nina E | Noah A | Paolo M |
Paris A | Piper C | Seth B | Sophie O | Veyron C |
Yar M | Zowie N |
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Dates to remember for those celebrating First Reconciliation:
| Event | Who | When and Where |
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| Community Mass | Students and Families | Sun. 16th Feb, 10am, OLSC Hall |
| Spirituality Day | Students | Tues. 11th March |
| Family Sacramental Session | Students and Families | Tues. 11th March, 6:30pm, OLSC Hall |
| Community Mass | Students and Families | Sun. 16th March, 10am, OLSC Hall |
| Sacrament of First Reconciliation | Students and Families | Tues. 18th March, 6:30pm, OLSC Hall |
First Eucharist
The children below have indicated that they would like to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist, or First Holy Communion. If your child’s name is not on the list below and you believe it should be, please contact me as soon as possible. To receive the Sacrament of Eucharist, children must be baptised Catholic or have been welcomed into the Catholic Church, and celebrate First Reconciliation.
Aaron G | Aubriana M | Alice F | Amy C | Anthony F |
Chantelle L | Clarisse M | Dezzy U | Elvin L | Emmanuel C |
Erin M | Isaac G | Jeicob D | Katie C | Kgosi M |
Khloe S | Lauren P | Lucas U | Nina D | Romeo L |
Seth B | Sophia M | Toby R | Quinn L |
If you believe your child should be celebrating the Sacrament of First Eucharist and their name is not on the list above, please contact me.
Dates to remember for those celebrating First Eucharist:
| Event | Who | When and Where |
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| Community Mass | Students and Families | Sun. 16th March, 10am, OLSC Hall |
| Spirituality Day with Reconciliation | Students | Tues. 6th May |
| Family Sacramental Session | Students and Families | Tues. 6th May, 6:30pm, OLSC Hall |
| Sacrament of First Eucharist #1 | Students and Families | Sunday 18th May, 10am, OLSC Hall |
| Sacrament of First Eucharist #2 | Students and Families | Sunday 15th June, 10am, OLSC Hall |
Please see the note that was sent home today below:
School Masses
Please find below all of the scheduled school Masses for 2025. These will begin at 9am this year, so we are hoping many more families can join us at this earlier time. All are welcome!
Term 1 | |
| Friday 14th Mar. | |
Term 2 | |
| Friday 16th May | Friday 13th June (Feast of St. Anthony) |
Term 3 | |
| Friday 15th Aug. (Feast of the Assumption) | |
Term 4 | |
| Friday 17th Oct. (Grandparent's Day) | Friday 14th Nov. (School Feast Day) |
Community Masses in 2025
SAVE THE DATE - 2025 Community Mass Dates
Last Sunday, we had our first Community Mass of 2025. It was wonderful to have so many families attend. In addition, there were several people in attendance from the local community. We are hoping to see as many people, both from within the school community and beyond, in order to build up the congregation.
We encourage you to spread the word of our Community Masses and invite as many family, friends, neighbours and others to these celebrations.
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