OUR FAITH
PRAYER
Lord Jesus,
I give you my hands to do your work. I give you my feet to go your way. I give you my eyes to see as you do. I give you my tongue to speak your words. I give you my mind that you may think in me. I give you my spirit that you may pray in me. Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me your Father and all mankind. I give you my whole self that you may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who live and work and pray in me.
Amen
We pray ...
We pray for ......
our St Nicholas School students and families, especially our new Kindergarten children and those students and families who are new to our school; students who are starting or returning to university;
LITURGY NEWS
OPENING SCHOOL MASS FOR YEARS 3 - 6
Our first Mass for the year will be held tomorrow Friday, 11 February in the school Undercroft beginning at 9.30am. This Mass will be celebrated to pray for the year ahead. Traditionally our Year 6 School Captains and House Captains would be commissioned during this Mass but we have decided to postpone this commissioning until Friday, 4 March to hopefully enable a parent or parents of our school leaders to be present onsite (depending on restrictions). ALL STUDENTS IN YEARS 3 TO 6 ARE TO WEAR THEIR SPORTS UNIFORM TOMORROW AS NORMAL.
2022 FAMILY MASSES
Our Family Masses have become an important part of our school culture pre COVID. The last 2 years have seen many of our scheduled Family Masses cancelled due to restrictions. We would however like to recommence this opportunity, encouraging our school community to come together with the parish to celebrate Mass. Family Masses are usually held on the first Sunday of every month of the school term. Therefore our first two Family Masses for this term will be held on Sunday, 6th March (Kindergarten and Yr 6) and Sunday, 3rd April (Yr 1 and Yr 5) at St Nicholas Church at 9.30am.
DATES FOR 2022 SACRAMENTS
This year our Year 3 and Year 6 students will be involved in Sacramental Programs for Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation respectively. These are important events in the life of our students, School and Parish and we look forward to sharing these occasions with our children.
First Reconciliation - Year 3 - Wednesday 15th June 2022
First Eucharist - Year 3 - Weekend of 18th/19th June 2022
Confirmation - Year 6 - Weekend of 10th/11th September 2022
For new students who are baptised Catholic, are in Years 3 -6 and are beginning at St Nicholas in 2022, if there is a Sacrament that they have missed receiving please contact Mrs Dunst as soon as possible (rdunst@arm.catholic.edu.au).
PASTORAL CARE
As a school community, we often include the needs, sorrows and joys of our families in our prayers. This is done through class prayer, whole school prayer on assemblies and intentions mentioned in our weekly newsletter. If you experience the loss of a loved one, the anxiety of someone suffering ill-health or the joy of a new addition to your family, please let us know here at school so efforts can be made to include these intentions in our prayers.
Our Pastoral Care is vital in our commitment to show care, support and compassion for those families or individuals who may be experiencing difficulty or suffering through grief, loss or other personal issues. Simple support from others such as the cooking of meals, babysitting children and other chores such as ironing and shopping are some practical ways the load can be lightened. If you or your family are in need in any way throughout the year and would like support, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Dunst or Mrs Daley.
SCHOOL AGE BAPTISM
This year the School Age Baptisms (children from Kindergarten: 5yrs old – Year 6: 11yrs old) will be held on Saturday 11th March at 11.00am at St Nicholas Church. There is a baptism preparation session which parents (without exception) will need to attend on Saturday 4th March at 2pm at the Parish Meeting Room. Please make contact with St Nicholas Presbytery and express your interest (Presbytery phone number is 6766 2228).