Family and Faith

Year 6 Confirmation Reflection Day

Last Friday Year 6 reflected on what it means to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation through prayer, conversation, song, games and drama. Thanks to the Year 10 students from De La Salle and Our Lady of Mercy Burraneer for assisting the teachers on the day. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to learn more about the Catholic faith in a fun, meaningful and  engaging way.

Confirmation 

The Confirmation Masses last Sunday with Bishop Umbers, Frs Julian, Anderson and Zeljko were beautiful celebrations of faith, commitment, love and hope. May the Holy Spirit be a constant in the lives of the new confirmands.

Family Mass Invitation - Save the Date!

You are kindly invited to attend the next Family Mass hosted by Year 3 families to be held on Sunday 11th August at 9.30am. Next year many of the students will be preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Communion and this is a great opportunity for them to prepare and start thinking about their faith commitment. Volunteers from Year 2- 6 are invited to sing in the choir. Please save the date and come along and join in this  beautiful Parish celebration of the Eucharist and support our Year 3 families. 

Next term Year 3 families will receive an invitation asking for active participants for various roles in the Mass.

Prayer Cards for Year 12 students at St Aloysius College

One of the most crucial parts of the Family & Faith Program at Our Lady of Fatima School Caringbah is the building and strengthening of relationships within the community.  Once again it is our hope to extend those relationships into our nearby Senior High School of St Aloysius College, Cronulla through an initiative based on supporting all Year 12 students with their final HSC exams and assessments. 

Next term OLF families will be invited to write a prayer for one of the Yr 12 students. These prayer cards plus keyrings and Holy cards will be given to the students in a Prayer Pack on the day of their final Mass and at the commencement of their Stuvac. This has now become an established tradition at OLF to support the Yr 12 students many of whom attended here as primary school children.

Friday Fatima Friends

Next term is going to be busy again with some school events organised for some Fridays but I hope that Fatima Friends will join in and celebrate with the OLF students.

Week 1: 26th July- Mini Olympics for Fatima Friends! It will be a sports bonanza with some Year 5 students assisting with sporty events. 

Week 2: 2nd August- K - Yr 2 Fun and Fitness on the Oval. Fatima Friends are invited to join in the running races at the K - 2 Fun and Fitness day. Meet after Friday Prayer Assembly on the top playground and we will walk to the Oval and Fatima Friends can start off the races. Not a formal Fatima Friends session but lots of fun!

Week 3: 9th August - Grandparents Mass at 9.15am in the Church so no formal Fatima Friends session today.

Week 4: 16th August - Fatima Friends in the Library. It’s Tell A Joke Day so be prepared to laugh a lot!

Week 5: 23rd August- Book Week Celebration! The theme is “Reading is Magic.” Fatima Friends are invited to dress up as their favourite book character and be in the Book Week Parade - We are first on the red carpet! 

Friday Fatima Friends will then continue with normal sessions for the rest of the term.

Wishing you and your family the happiest of holidays!

Tracey Bowler | Family Educator

tracey.bowler@syd.catholic.edu.au