OUR FAITH
PRAYER
Loving God,
speak to each one of us in your still small voice,
and grant us your peace which passes understanding,
that quiet confidence which only you can bring,
and so may our burdens be lifted and our souls refreshed.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray ...
for ..... all of St Nicholas School community members, for all recently confirmed Confirmation candidates and for all Year 12 students in particular the McCarthy Catholic College students as they embark on completing their final days of schooling.
LITURGY NEWS
Reconciliation
Yesterday, some of our Year 3 students had the opportunity to attend Reconciliation. Next Wednesday some of our Year 4 students will have the opportunity to attend Reconciliation.
Infants Liturgy - St Nicholas Church - Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2
On Wednesday 24th September there will be an Infants Liturgy held at St Nicholas Church beginning at 9.30am. We invite all of our parents, carers, families and friends to attend. Please ensure you have consented to the event on Compass.
Mini Vinnies
Today a dedicated group of students began planning for a few different things the group would like to implement next term. Currently in the planning phases are a visit to an aged care facility and to engage students in a card making venture to then give to the elderly members of our community.
REAL TALK
This free site offers a variety of resources, including quick reference guides, conversation starters, short videos, in-depth seminars, printable materials, and curated links, all focused on parenting around challenging topics related to relationships and eSafety.
FAMILY MASS
A big thank you to all the families who supported Family Mass and the Parish Picnic at the Miniature Trains the weekend before last. It was a beautiful day filled with a yummy BBQ, train rides, games and music.
FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONS
A big thank you to everyone who supported our Father's Day celebrations last Friday. Thank you also to our new Assistant Parish Preist Fr Clarence for celebrating our Father's Day liturgy.
The students always enjoy your company at school and many take pride in having the opportunity to play, pray and celebrate together. We hope that our Fathers had an enjoyable Father’s Day and were spoilt in one way or another by their families.
SAINT CARLO ACUTIS
Last Sunday, 7 September, Carlo Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV. Saint Carlo is known as the "Saint in Sneakers" and the first millennial Saint. Carlo Acutis was born in London and raised in Milan. Carlo’s parents were not particularly religious but upon receiving his First Communion at age seven, Carlo became a frequent communicant, making a point of praying before the tabernacle before or after every Mass.
Carlo spent four years creating a website dedicated to cataloguing every reported Eucharistic miracle around the world. He also enjoyed films, comics, soccer, and playing popular video games.
Diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo offered his sufferings to God for the intentions of the sitting pope—Benedict XVI—and the entire Church. His longtime desire to visit as many sites of Eucharistic miracles as possible was cut short by his illness. Carlo died in 2006 and was beatified in 2020.
As he had wished, Carlo was buried in Assisi at St. Maria Maggiore, where Saint Francis had returned his clothes to his father and began following the Gospel.
Presiding at the beatification service, Cardinal Agostino Vallini praised Carlo as an example of how young people can use technology to spread the Gospel, “to reach as many people as possible and help them know the beauty of friendship with the Lord”.
Saint Carlo Acutis' Liturgical Feast is celebrated on October 12.
