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
Easter Blessings
Sacrament of First Eucharist
OLSC St Andrew's Parish Mass
Community Masses 2026
RE Dates for your diary...
Wednesday 6th May - Mother's Day prayer, 9am
Friday 15th May -School Mass, 9am
Sunday 17th May - First Eucharist Group 1/Community Mass, 10am
Saturday 6th June - OLSC St Andrew's Parish Mass, 6pm
Friday 19th June - School Mass, 9am
Sunday 21st June - First Eucharist Group 2/Community Mass, 10am
Easter Greetings!
Easter 50 Days: More Than Just a Single Sunday
Jesus’ Resurrection is the greatest moment in history. Sin was defeated, death lost its power, and heaven was opened to us. One day isn’t enough to celebrate something that huge. That’s why the Church gives us a full Easter Season of 50 days to soak in the joy, the hope, and the life-changing power of the Resurrection.
Scripture Behind the 50-Day Celebration
After Jesus rose, He appeared to His disciples many times over 40 days, teaching, encouraging, and preparing them. Then He ascended into heaven… and 10 days later, the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost.
So... this Easter, and every Easter...
Don’t rush past it.
Let Easter stretch out. Let it breathe. Let it change you.
Because the joy of the Resurrection isn’t meant to last one day —it’s meant to shape your whole life.
Sacrament on First Eucharist
Please keep in your prayers the students from OLSC who will be celebrating the Sacrament of First Eucharist over the coming months. The celebrations will be part of the next two Community Masses. We invite our entire school community to join us for these very special celebrations.
We kindly request that our First Communicants arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start of Mass - this will ensure they can collect their sacramental stole and pin, direct their families to their seats, and participate in the opening procession.
A wonderful way to prepare to receive Jesus in the Eucharist is to arrive early and spend some moments in prayer. We encourage you to arrive early so that you can prepare your hearts for the special gift of Jesus.
The following students will celebrate the Sacrament on the following date:
Sunday 17th May at 10am | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron G | Arlo O | Athena V | Audrey S | Boston P |
Cephas F | Danindu D | Eric B | Finn M | Flynn S |
Franco V | Genelia A | Harper C | Jenetzen S | Josephine P |
Maria T | Miguel F | Paolo M | Phillip J | Veyron C |
Yar M | Zowie N | |||
Sunday 21st June at 10am | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abby P | Alexander C | Andre C | Andre P | Angel A |
Annabelle Z | Aria W | Dion D | Ethan J | Fritha S |
Hayden E | Hazel K | Isla A | Kristian D | Lebron M |
Liam A | Marquez J | Nina E | Noah A | Piper C |
Raphael E | Sienna B | Sophie O | ||
OLSC St Andrew's Mass
This year, the OLSC community is invited to attend the Mass at St Andrew's on the evening of Saturday 6th of June, at 6pm. This is an opportunity to be present together as a school community in our Parish church. If your child is interested in reading or bringing forward the offertory gifts at this Mass, please contact John.
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.
Follow and like the Wyndham Vale Catholic Community Facebook page to get updates and further information about Community Masses and other events.
John Dini
Deputy Principal
Catholic Identity Leader