Mission and Religious Education

Mission and Religious Education

Mission 

Caritas Australia Project Compassion Fundraiser

On St Patrick’s Day Friday 17 March, St Michael’s went GREEN! It was wonderful to see everyone get into the spirit of the day wearing a wonderful array of green and giving generously. Together we raised $145.20 for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Campaign. The aim of their work is to address world poverty through education and equipping the poor and vulnerable with resources to help them live with dignity. You can continue to support this campaign by continuing to put money into the Project Compassion Boxes that were sent home to each family on Ash Wednesday and returning these to school at the end of this term or in the first week of Term 2. Thank you for supporting this worthwhile cause and working towards ending poverty in our world.

Feast of the Annunciation

Today at Mass we celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation which is tomorrow 25 March. On this day we remember and celebrate the Archangel Gabriel visiting Mary to announce that she had been chosen to be the mother of Jesus.

Paul Burton Visit

NSW State President of St Vincent de Paul, Paul Burton will visit St Michael’s on Thursday 30 March to talk with students about the work of St Vincent de Paul and Mini Vinnies. We welcome Paul and look forward to finding out more about the great work that St Vincent de Paul does in our community.

Holy Week

The final week of Term 1 is Holy Week, the most important week of the year for Christians. Sunday 2 April is Palm Sunday when we remember and celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem when people waved palm leaves and welcomed him as a king. The last day of Term 1 Thursday 6 April is Holy Thursday. On Holy Thursday we remember Jesus’ last supper with his friends. On this night Jesus washed his disciples' feet as a sign of love and service and that they and we should live lives of love and service to one another. After supper Jesus went into the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and his disciples kept falling asleep. Here Jesus was arrested and taken away by the soldiers. On Good Friday 7 April, we remember that Jesus gave his life for us. Jesus was put to trial, tortured, crucified and died on the Cross. Holy Saturday 8 April, is a time of waiting. Jesus’ body is in the tomb. On Easter Sunday 9 April, we celebrate Jesus rising to new life. As we all enjoy our Easter Eggs on Easter Sunday, let us take some time to remember that the egg is a sign of new life and on Easter Sunday we celebrate Jesus rising to new life.

Holy Week and Easter Liturgies

We will celebrate Holy Week with a special Holy Week Liturgy where each class will reflect on one of the events of Holy Week on Thursday 6 April at 10am and our Easter Sunday liturgy will be celebrated after we return in Term 2 on Friday 28 April at 11.00am. 

The Liturgies will be celebrated outside under the COLA and parents/carers are welcome to join us as we prayerfully celebrate these important days 

Holy Week Liturgies

Thursday 6 April 10am

Kinder: Palm Sunday

Year 3 and 4: Holy Thursday

Year 5 and 6: Good Friday

Term 2 Friday 28 April 11.00am

Year 1 and 2: Easter Sunday (Term 2)

Whole School Mass

Our next whole school Mass is 9.30am Friday 5 May. Everyone welcome.

Connecting with St Michael’s Parish 

Sunday Mass Times

Manilla: Mass is celebrated at 8.30am Sunday on the weekends of the 1st and 5th Sundays of the month and at 5.30pm Saturday on the weekends of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month.

Attunga: Mass is celebrated at 12pm Sunday on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month.

Parish Lenten Groups

Parents, carers and friends are invited to attend the Parish Lenten groups held in the Presbytery at 5.00pm each Monday during the Lenten Season commencing Monday 27 February. Lenten groups are a time to gather and pray together. Everyone is welcome. Please contact Father Curran for further information.

Stations of the Cross

During the season of Lent the Stations of the Cross are prayed in St Michael’s Church at 6.00pm on a Friday evening. Everyone is welcome. 

Living Well, Learning Well - Pastoral Care and Wellbeing 

Bunnings Visit

On Thursday 30 March garden experts from Bunnings are coming to speak with students from St Michael’s to help us improve our gardens, compost and worm farm, as we strive to care for the earth - our common home and  to live more sustainably.

“Let Your Light Shine” support others to let their light shine and remember “We Shine Brighter Together”

Jacquelene Cronin

Assistant Principal - Mission