Catholic Identity
Mercy Prayer
We pray for the Sisters of Mercy, who established our school and for the priests who have served at St. Mary’s.
It is through their vision, determination and strong faith that we enjoy the benefits of a Catholic Education here in Mooroopna.
We are proud to be a Mercy School, where the values of love and justice are taught and lived every day.
Term 2 Week 2 - Catholic Identity Newsletter
New news!
Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The Sacrament of First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Tuesday, 30th May at 7pm at St. Mary’s Church, involving seven students in our Sacramental program.
Friends of the students celebrating their First Reconciliation on Tuesday, 30th May are most welcome to attend the Sacrament of First Reconciliation celebration with their families to support these students.
The following students have been preparing for this sacrament of forgiveness in class and our prayers are with them as they celebrate this important step in their faith journey:
- Olivia McCabe
- Dakota McCabe
- Will Ryan
- Ollie De Maria
- James Sibio
- Theo Natalizio
- Isabel Weis
The seven students will spend time together on Friday, 26th May as part of our Sacramental Reflection Day. We will attend Mass, reflect on the meaning of forgiveness and reconciliation in our lives and practise for the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.
All classes have been focussing on Religious Education “Source of Life” units of work that relate to forgiveness as part of a whole school focus on this sacrament in preparation for this wonderful celebration.
News reminder!
Andrew Chinn to visit St. Mary’s!!
On Friday, 19th May, Australian religious songwriter, singer and close friend, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our school to share his songs with our children!!
Andrew will take each grade level for a workshop session during the day and we will see our students performing in an afternoon concert.
Andrew’s songs, such as “These Hands,” “Rainbow,” “An African Blessing” and “Rise Up!” are used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada.
The whole school concert will take place in the Marian Centre from 2:15pm - 3:15pm.
Parents are most welcome, and encouraged, to attend the
Andrew Chinn and St. Mary’s students CONCERT
on FRIDAY, 19TH MAY
from 2:15 - 3:15pm.
News reminder!
St. Mary’s Sunday Mass Invitation!
We welcome all families, especially the families of students preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation in 2023, to Mass each weekend!
Our Parish Mass times are: Saturdays at 6.30pm. Sundays at 10am.
We invite all school families, especially our 2023 Sacramental families,
to our Parish Mass on Sunday, 28th May - Pentecost Sunday!
Wear red to this special mass!!
Mark it on your calendar now!
News reminder!
“Along the Track” article.
In today’s newsletter, you will find another article written by Jim Quillinan entitled, “Returning to Galilee.” These articles are included in our newsletter each fortnight to hopefully open up the Scripture for you and to help you “see” the message of Jesus in a modern light.
“During his Easter homily a couple of years ago, Pope Francis asked us all ‘to return to Galilee’, to return to where we first experienced the call to follow Jesus, to where God’s grace first touched us. That Galilee does not have to be a place; it could be an event, a situation, a frame of mind, or a choice made. It could be a challenging time, a time of sickness or pain. It could be a moment of joy, too – the birth of a child perhaps, or just a very happy event or set of circumstances. On the other hand it could be a time of disappointment, dashed hopes or dreams. Where is your Galilee?, Pope Francis asked.” Jim Quillinan, April, 2023.
News reminder!
Altar Servers
The altar servers will begin attending Friday masses from Term Two to serve during the mass. A roster for our new altar servers will be created shortly and sent home to all servers via an email to parents and a hard copy given to each student. Please contact Mrs. Hicks on mhicks@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au regarding any queries.
New news!!
Our next whole school Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 16th June. We will celebrate the Mass of Compassion (Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) on this day. The Mass of Compassion is a significant celebration, where we put our social justice values into action and bring food items for those in need in our local community.
This year, the theme for our Mass of Compassion will be “Bring a can, because you can!”
Families will be asked to donate canned food items, such as tuna, salmon, vegetables, spaghetti, fruit and desserts (such as creamed rice) in the coming weeks.
The Grade Six Social Justice Team will co-ordinate this act of solidarity and assist in the donations being delivered to the St. Vincent de Paul Society here in Mooroopna.
Important dates:
Friday, 19th May - Andrew Chinn visit and CONCERT at 2:15pm in the Marian Centre - ALL FAMILIES MOST WELCOME TO ATTEND!!!
Sunday, 28th May - Pentecost Sunday - All families invited to attend Mass at 10am at the Church. Wear red to celebrate Pentecost - the birthday of the Church!
Friday, 26th May - Reflection Day for the Sacrament of Reconciliation students - all day with Mrs. Hicks.
Tuesday, 30th May - Sacrament of First Reconciliation celebrated at 7pm in the Church.
Friday, 16th June - Whole school Mass of Compassion at 9.45am in the Marian Centre.
With thanks,
Michelle Hicks