Catholic Identity
PRAYER
At St John’s our students begin each day spending a few moments in prayer. This gives everyone an opportunity to give thanks to God for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us and allows us the opportunity to pray for the things closest to our hearts. Each class begins their prayer by reflecting on the life of one of the many saints recognised by the church.
St Carlos Acutis was canonised a saint last year. He was born in 1991 and passed away at the age of 15 in 2006. His family did not go regularly to Mass, but as a teenager Carlos developed a strong relationship with God by going to Mass each day. The internet was a relatively new medium at the time and before his death, St Carlos created a website so people could find information out about Eucharistic Miracles that have occurred throughout the world. Below is a prayer that families may like to say together:
Saint Carlo Acutis,
You loved Jesus in the Holy Eucharist
and used your gifts for God's glory.
Help us to be pure, truthful, and kind
To study well and use technology for good.
Guide us to love Jesus more each day
and walk the road to heaven with joy.
Amen.
COMMUNITY MASSES 2026
Throughout the year we will be holding a number of Community Masses here in our School hall @ 5:00pm or at St Andrew’s our Parish Church @ 6:00pm . These Masses are generally celebrated on the fourth Saturday of the month (excluding school holidays or where the weekend is next to a public holiday). A reminder that our first Community Mass of the year will be held at St John’s School Hall @ 5:00pm on Saturday 28th February.
Below is a list of this year’s dates, we look forward to seeing many of our families there.
Saturday 28th February
Saturday 28th March
Saturday 23rd May
Saturday 25th July
Saturday 22nd August
Saturday 24th October
Saturday 28th November
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2026
Below are our Sacramental Dates for this year. These dates are particularly important for Baptised Catholic students in Years 3, 4 & 6. Families need to be aware the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in March.
PARISH NEWS
Farewell Fr An Hoang Le
Fr An has been appointed as the Hospital Chaplin for the hospitals in the City of Melbourne. We thank Fr An for his hard work and dedication during his time in Werribee and we especially thank him for the many Masses and Sacraments he has celebrated with us here at St John’s.
Welcome To Fr Martin
We warmly welcome Fr Martin who has joined St Andrew’s Parish Werribee and will be a new Assistant Priest. Fr Martin has previously worked with Fr Albert and will be a fantastic support in our Parish.
PARISH NEWSLETTER