Catholic Identity
Religious Education, Sacramental and Faith Celebration News
Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School
In this newsletter...
RE Dates for your diary
Sacrament of First Eucharist
Sacrament of Confirmation
Community Masses 2026
RE Dates for your diary...
Wednesday 29th July - Confirmation Spirituality Day
Wednesday 29th July - Confirmation Family Evening, 6:30pm
Saturday 8th August - Sacrament of Confirmation, MacKillop College 1pm
Sacrament of Confirmation
This year, at the request of Bishop Martin, the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated with the other schools of our Parish. OLSC students will be Confirmed with students from St John the Apostle and Bethany Primary Schools. This will be held at MacKillop College, at 1pm on Saturday 8th August.
Your child is preparing for the Sacrament as part of their Religious Education studies this term and next. An important part of this preparation is the participation in a Family Sacramental Evening. This will take place Wednesday 29th July in the OLSC Sports Centre, from 6.30-7.30pm. Attendance at this evening is compulsory, as the program is designed to deepen the faith and understanding of all within the family to allow the Sacrament to be celebrated with reverence and understanding.
We also request that you attend the two Community Masses prior to Confirmation, 21st June and 19th July, as part of the preparation for your child’s Sacrament. The Community Masses are held in the OLSC Sports Centre at 10am.
As part of their preparation for the Sacrament, candidates will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation at school, on Wednesday 29th July as part of their Spirituality Day. We request that all candidates be present at school that day.
The following students have indicated they will be receiving the sacrament this year:
Aanya K | Alek D | Alicia L | Alliemay W | Alvina E |
Arach D | Aria W | Arjun K | Axel Q | Caitlyn L |
Daniel S | Emily-Rose M | Ethan M | Gavin S | Gia V |
Hannah L | Hudson N | Inari I | Isabelle P | Jaxon L |
Kayden F | Leah F | Liliana E | Lucilla LVF | Luke L* |
Meleena W | Mercy A | Michael L | Mothika M | Natalie S |
Naveen K | Nimna D | Nylah C | Reuben H | Samantha J |
Sanuk M | Sofie R | Xavier V | Zoie Y | Evan J |
Community Masses in 2026
This year, Community Masses will be run all the way through the year on every third Sunday of the month. The dates are below - we invite everyone to join us during 2026 for these Masses, as we continue to build up this faith community.
We encourage you to spread the word of our Community Masses and invite as many family, friends, neighbours and others to these celebrations.
John Dini
Deputy Principal
Catholic Identity Leader