Prayer

Lord Jesus, you are my joy and my treasure.

Make me rich in the things of heaven and give me a generous heart

that I may freely share with others the spiritual and

material treasures You have given to me

Upcoming Dates:


3/3/24	K-2 Family Mass
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	10am followed by morning tea
4/3/24	Playgroup for babies, toddlers and preschoolers
	St Martha's School Library
	8:50am to 8:50am
	Lenten Program
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	10:30am
	Rosary
	Meeting room inside St Martha's Catholic Primary School front office
	2:35pm
11/3/24	Lenten Program
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	10:30am
	Rosary
	Meeting room inside St Martha's Catholic Primary School front office
	2:35pm
16/3/24	Women Lenten Retreat
	St Mary's Cathedral Hall
	10am - 4pm (see flyer below)
18/3/24	Playgroup for babies, toddlers and preschoolers
	St Martha's Parish Hall
	8:50am - 9:50am
	Lenten Program
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	10:30am
	Rosary
	St Martha's Catholic Primary School front office
	2:35pm
25/3/24	Volunteering - Making Lunches @ St Merkorious Charity
	St Merkorious South Strathfield
	9:15am
	Rosary
	St Martha's Catholic Primary School front office
	2:35pm
7/4/24	Years 3-6 Family Mass
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	10am
21/6/24	Confirmation
	St Martha's Catholic Church
	6pm

Monday Rosary

On Monday's 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th March 2024 you are all warmly invited to meet at 2:35pm in the meeting room inside St Martha's Catholic School office to pray the rosary for all of St Martha's intentions. As always, babies, toddlers and preschoolers are also most welcome to join in praying the Rosary.

Playgroup

On Mondays 4th & 18th March, 8:50 - 10am. All parents who have babies, toddlers and preschoolers are warmly invited to email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au by Saturday 2nd March to confirm their attendance to playgroup. Feel free to invite your relatives and friends.

Lenten Program

On Mondays from 10:30am to 11:30am. You are all warmly invited to our weekly Lenten Program at 10:30am at St Martha’s Catholic Church. The program will run every Monday during Lent. Please feel free to invite any friends and relatives.

Prayer Requests

If you have any special intentions that you’d like the St Martha’s Community to pray for, please email me (elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au) your prayer requests and we will pray for them. If you’d like, we are also happy to place your prayer requests in our next school newsletter.

Volunteering @ St Merkorious Charity

On Monday, 25 March 2024 (Monday of Holy Week) you are all kindly invited to volunteer at St Merkorious Charity in South Strathfield. We will volunteer in the kitchen from 9:15am to 1:30pm. Of course, even if you're free to just come and help out in the kitchen for one hour, it would be wonderful to have you join us even for a short time. Many thanks in advance for your kindness and generosity. It is always a beautiful, very rewarding experience.

If it is your first time volunteering at St Merkorious Charity, here below are the links to the two forms that will please need to be completed prior to volunteering:

https://stmerkorious.org.au/confidentiality-policy/

https://stmerkorious.org.au/volunteer-application-form/

If you'd like to volunteer at St Merkorious Charity on Monday 25 March 2024, please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au by Friday 8 March 2024.

Women Lenten Retreat

On Saturday 16 March at St Mary’s Cathedral Hall, Sydney. All mothers, grandmothers, aunties and female friends are warmly invited to attend the Lenten retreat at St Mary’s Cathedral Hall, Sydney. Please email elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au at your earliest convenience if you would like to attend the Women Lenten Retreat. Also, please Reserve your ticket here. Cost: $20 per person (includes morning tea and lunch).

Please don’t hesitate to email me (elena.razzoli@syd.catholic.edu.au) at any time if you have any questions, comments or requests.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the 10am K-2 Family Mass this Sunday. If you are able to kindly bring a plate to share for the morning tea after Mass, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

God Bless

Elena Razzoli

Family Educator

Religious Education News

Mrs Cindy Ronzini (REC)

K-2 Family Mass

2024 Sacrament Dates