Mission & Religious Education News
Catholic Schools Week 2024
Catholic Schools Week is Week 5 this Term (26 May- 1 June).
Deanery Masses 11am
- Mary Help of Christians Tamworth Tuesday 28 May
- St Philomena's Moree Wednesday 29 May
- De La Salle Chapel Armidale Thursday 30 May
We are using our 2024 theme 'Pray with Hope'. Please use these hashtags when posting #PrayWithHope2024 #CatholicSchoolsWeek2024
We thank UniSuper for their continued support of CSW this year.
Please contact Kate Frazier (Mon-Wed) if you have any questions or queries.
Date Saver - Retreat Week
Retreat week is a great opportunity for staff to get their RE accreditation hours. There will be a day available for each staff member to attend in Term 3, Week 6 this year, the 26th - 30th August.
Cornerstones
To sign up for this term's Cornerstones sessions please fill out this form.
Pentecost - This Sunday!
Why do we celebrate Pentecost?
At Pentecost we remember the Holy Spirit descending upon the Apostles. Pentecost in Greek means 50th day. The Apostles were gathered to celebrate the Jewish Feast of weeks which fell 50 days after the passover. This feast celebrated the first fruits of the harvest offered to God and also the giving of the law to Moses. The early Church gave it Christian significance with the "new law" heralded by Christ's resurrection. Today we celebrate Pentecost at the conclusion of the Easter season, you guessed it, 50 days after Easter Sunday. The Apostles now had a purpose that united them as one body, to go and proclaim the Good News. This is why you will often hear that Pentecost is the birth of the Church. Theologians, when reflecting on Pentecost, like to think not so much that the Church now had a mission, but moreso, that God's Mission now had a Church. That is definitely worth remembering and celebrating!
Upcoming Important Church Calendar Days
May:
Tue 14 SAINT MATTHIAS
Sat 18 Saint John I,
Sun 19 PENTECOST
Mon 20 Mary, Mother of the Church
Tue 21 Saint Christopher Magallanes and his Companions
Wed 22 Saint Rita of Cascia
Sat 25 Saint Gregory VII, Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Saint Bede the Venerable, Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sun 26 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Mon 27 Saint Augustine of
Wed 29 Saint Paul VI, Pope
Thu 30 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Fri 31 THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY