Our Catholic Community

Opening School Mass and Prefect Induction ~ 10am Friday 14th February

The staff and students of St Philomena's invite you to join us for 2020 Opening Mass and Prefect Induction at 10 am in the School Hall. Parents are invited to share morning tea with staff and prefects following mass.

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, which is a time when people traditionally fast and avoid food containing eggs and dairy products. Families would have a feast on Shrove Tuesday, a time to eat food that contained these ingredients so that meals would not be wasted. Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday because they were a dish that could use up perishable food such as eggs, fats and milk.

Mini Vinnies will be selling pancakes during recess on Tuesday 25 February  for $2.50 per pancake, with funds raised going towards Caritas Australia.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.

Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the ashes are applied to a person's forehead, they speak the words: "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel."

Our Ash Wednesday Liturgy will be in the hall on Wednesday 26th February from 11:30am.