Liturgy
Community Mass
Next Friday, 3 September is a special event.
Our celebration of the Eucharist will take place in the St Louis Sports Centre and will commence at the earlier time of 7:30 am. This is a combined Secondary and Primary liturgy dedicated to all fathers, grandfathers and father figures. Everyone is welcome.
Friday 3 September – special event, commencing at 7:30 am in the St Louis Sport Centre. Join us for a Mass dedicated to fathers and father-figures. Secondary & Primary families all welcome.
Community Mass details
- College Chapel
- Fridays in term time
- Starts: 8:00am and concludes 8:30am
- Exception: Friday 3 September – see above.
Good News for Social Justice Sunday
Social Justice Sunday is celebrated annually in Australian Catholic parishes on the last Sunday of August – this Sunday!
‘In their Social Justice Statement for 2021–22, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, the Australian Catholic Bishops say, “the signs of the times are clear - we know that we human beings need a change of heart, mind, and behaviour”. The Statement provides theological foundations to ground and inspire our efforts to care for creation while responding to the needs of the disadvantaged and excluded.
The Bishops invite us to join them in responding to Pope Francis’ invitation to take a seven year journey towards total ecological sustainability guided by seven Laudato Si’ Goals. The Goals are: response to the cry of the earth; response to the cry of the poor; ecological economics; sustainable lifestyles; ecological spirituality; ecological education; and community engagement and participatory action.
Scripture, the theological tradition, Catholic social justice teaching, and the wisdom of the world - including insights of the First Nations - are all placed in dialogue with human experience. Four theological foundations for a genuinely Christian response to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor emerge from this dialogue. They are: creation in and through the Trinity; the sacramentality of all created things; the wonder and beauty available to the contemplative eye; and the need for conversion and change of life.
Catholic families, communities and organisations are encouraged to: listen to the First Nations; reflect on the theological foundations offered by the Bishops, and plan their next steps towards the Laudato Si’ Goals.’