Mission & Religious Education News
ACYF
Australian Catholic Youth Festival November 30 - December 2. This is a fantastic opportunity for Diocesan Secondary Students to gather and pilgrimage to Melbourne. Information about it is here. It is aimed for students in Yr 10 and 11. The expression of interest form is here.
Year 6 RE Test
Students across the diocese will participate in the Year 6 RE Test within the window of August 11 to August 28. RECs and Principals have been sent the relevant links.
Retreat week
This year, retreat week is in week 6 term 3. Not only are these retreats a fantastic faith formation opportunity, but they contribute a significant amount of hours to your RE accreditation.
26/8 All Diocesan Staff
27/8 All Diocesan Staff
28/8 RECs/APs/LoPs
Please sign up using this google form
Mary Mackillop
August 8 is the Feast Day of Mary MacKillop, Australia's first Saint and the founder of the Josephites and many of our schools in the Diocese. How many St Joseph’s are there?
AC plus have some great resources that you can avail yourself of with the subscription that each school has. Check it out here.
Cornerstones
Registration for the upcoming Cornerstones unit is here. The choice of dates are August 22 and September 12. The registration form is here.
As this is a BBI-TAITE course not an ACS course, if you have any problems with the Zoom classes or the Blackboard site, please contact BBI directly.
Seasons for Life
To hear more about the Seasons for Growth program, the Seasons for Life initiative and the positive impact it has on young people in secondary schools, please view our video: Seasons for Life Story.
New Staff Induction
New Staff to our schools and system are required to attend an induction day in Armidale. There are 2 upcoming dates throughout the year to ease the burden for schools with a number of new staff and to cater for those that join the diocese later. To register for these days, please liaise with your leadership team and complete THIS REGISTRATION FORM.
The dates for 2025 are:
- September 4
- October 23
Upcoming Important Church Calendar Days
August
Wed 6 - The Transfiguration of the Lord
Thu 7 - Saints Sixtus II and his Companions and Saint Cajetan,
Fri 8 - Saint Mary of the Cross (MacKillop)
Sat 9 - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Mon 11 - Saint Clare
Tue 12 - Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Wed 13 - Saints Pontian and Hippolytus
Thu 14 - Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Fri 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sat 16 - Saint Stephen of Hungary
Tue 19 - Saint John Eudes
Wed 20 - Saint Bernard
Thu 21 - Saint Pius X
Fri 22 - Our Lady, Mother and Queen
Sat 23 - Saint Rose of Lima
Mon 25 - Saint Louis and Saint Joseph of Calasanz
Wed 27 - Saint Monica
Thu 28 - Saint Augustine
Fri 29 - The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist