Mission & Identity

• MISSION & IDENTITY

              -    Feast of the Assumption and Mass Times for OLD and surrounding parishes

              -   Congratulations Fr Jim McKeon

• YOUTH MINISTRY-   Recognition for SPX Youth Ministry Coordinator
• SOCIAL JUSTICE -   Social Justice Through The Arts
•     -   Celebration of International Youth Day at Willowood Nursing Home
• Next Mercy College & St Pius X College Youth Mass at OLD Church - Sunday 25 August

Feast of the Assumption

Thursday 15 August the Universal Catholic Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady when according to our faith, the Holy Mother, “having completed her course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”.

Although defined as an article of faith by Pope Pius XII just over half a century ago, the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven has been accepted from back to the earliest of Christian times.  The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus.  This Holy Day of Obligation calls Catholics to attend Mass and so here at St Pius a number of classes will be attending Our Lady of Dolours Church, both the 9.00am and 12.15pm Masses.

The Feast of the Assumption Mass Times times for surrounding parishes are listed below.

• Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood 7am, 9am, 12.15pm, 7pm
• St Thomas’, Willoughby 9.00am
• St Leonard’s Naremburn 9.00am
• Our Lady of Good Counsel, Forestville 9.15am, 7.00pm
• St Martin de Porres, Davidson 9.15am
• St Anthony’s in the Field, Terry Hills 10.30am
• Holy Family, Lindfield 9.15am
• Corpus Christi, St Ives 9.15am
• Our Lady Help of Christians, Epping 12.15pm
• St Gerard Majella, Carlingford 9.30am
• St Michael’s, Lane Cove 9.15am
• Holy Spirit, North Ryde 8.30am
• Sacred Heart, Pymble 9.00am
• The Chapel of Royal North Shore Hospital – 1.00pm

Mr Nathan Mulheron - Assistant Principal Mission & Identity

Congratulations Fr Jim McKeon

The St Pius community would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Fr Jim on the 20th anniversary of his ordination. Fr Jim has been a great supporter of our community, serving and guiding students in their faith journey. We look forward to many more years of our great working relationship and are truly grateful for the energy that he brings to liturgical celebrations for the College.

Mr Nathan Mulheron - Assistant Principal Mission & Identity

Recognition for SPX Youth Ministry Coordinator

Congratulations to Mr Adrian Brannan

Alpha Australia is celebrating its 500,000th guest having participated in and completed the Alpha Course in Australia. Alpha is a relevant and contemporary course on faith in Jesus today.  To mark this milestone they are recognising individuals around the country who have made a significant contribution in responding to Jesus’ Great Commissioning.

On Tuesday afternoon Lorraine McCarthy of ‘Alpha Australia in a Catholic Context’ attended Chatswood Parish to recognise and acknowledge our St Pius X College Youth Ministry Coordinator, Mr Adrian Brannan.  Having run several Alpha courses in the community over the last five years, including twice for our own students, and for large groups of young adults through the parish, Adrian was congratulated and thanked for his efforts.

Lorraine presented Adrian with a certificate to to recognise  the contribution of the Chatswood parish along with recorded thank-you messages from National Director of Alpha Australia Melinda Dwight, National Ministry Director John Lamerton, International Youth Coordinator and Alpha presenter Ben Woodman as well as a message from the originator and founder of Alpha, Nicky Gumbel from the United Kingdom.

Congratulations Adrian on this recognition received through your faith and hard work.

Fide et Labore.

Social Justice Through The Arts

On Sunday 4 August students from Years 8, 9 and 10 were treated to a songwriting and composition workshop from Luke Byrne of Gondwana Voices and the Belvoir Theatre. The boys were tasked with writing a song for Edmund Rice Education Australia’s ‘Social Justice Through the Arts’ symposium, intended as a means for students to increase awareness of social justice issues through artistic means.

This will be an ongoing project for the students involved, with the final song to be composed, refined and recorded, before being presented to the school as part of our Founder’s Day festivities later this year.   

Celebration of International Youth Day at 

Willowood Nursing Home

In celebration of the International Day for Youth, residents from Willowood Nursing Home hosted CIP volunteers from Year 10 and 11 for a lively gathering. This involved the residents presenting prayers and poems that they had made in honour of the boys’ companionship and service over the year.  Many thanks to Mr Alexander Listo for facilitating and taking students to the nursing home each week.

Mercy College & St Pius X College Youth Mass

Next Mass:  Sunday 25 August

The next Student Mass is on Sunday 25 August at 5.30pm, followed by a BBQ and Social Activities from 6:30 – 8:00pm. If you would like to be involved see Mr Adrian Brannan - the parish would love to welcome you and help you participate in and celebrate your faith with your mates.

Mr Adrian Brannan - Youth Ministry Coordinator

Phone:  0414 826 326 or email: abrannan@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au