Catholic Identity

BLESSING THE ADVENT WREATHS

with Father Jackson Saunders

Friday 29th November, Father Jackson attended our Assembly to bless our class Advent Wreaths. The Advent wreaths are a special symbol of God’s unending circle of love for us as we prepare our hearts and take time to remember the importance of the birth of His Son, Jesus Christ.  Father Jackson shared some prayers and blessed the wreaths and candles with Holy Water. 

Each class will now incorporate the Advent Wreaths into their morning prayer ritual each day and take time to reflect and pray as a class community.

A big thank you to Father Jackson for attending this special assembly and assisting us in learning more about the Advent Season and blessing our wreaths and candles. 

ALTAR SERVERS CHRISTMAS PICNIC

Last Thursday our Altar Servers shared a lovely ‘hot chip and potato cake’ lunch with Father Jackson and Emma Christy our Parish Youth Worker to celebrate the end of the year together.  Some of the students shared some thoughtful words of thanks and a card was presented to Father Jackson on behalf of all the altar servers.

We are certainly very blessed to have such wonderful priests in our Church, always helpful and full of wonderful advice and assistance when training and modelling the correct procedures and responses for a Mass.  Many of our Altar Servers are now well versed in reverence and the order of the Mass, which also includes their assigned roles.

I am very proud of the students and their commitment to this wonderful ministry and also very grateful to Father Jackson for his involvement and assistance in training the students. Again, we are so blessed to have such a wonderful young priest within our Parish.

Thank you Father Jackson and God Bless.

Kind Regards,

Leanne Pellegrino (Catholic Identity Leader)