Catholic Identity

Dear Families,

Let us Pray….

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

"I will follow you wherever you go.''

YEAR C Sunday 26 June green

Preparing to hear God's word

What does it really mean to follow Jesus?

We can pray, do good deeds, think of other people first and be the best person we can be.

How can you follow Jesus better this week?

The Gospel Story

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the people that they must put Jesus first, above everything else. Sometimes other things may seem very important, but Jesus says that nothing is more important than following him.

The Gospel

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 9:57-62

I will follow you wherever you go.

Along the way to Jerusalem someone said to Jesus, "I'll go anywhere with you!"

Jesus said, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own."

Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, "Lord, let me wait until I bury my father." Jesus answered, "Let the dead take care of the dead, while you go and tell about God's kingdom."

Then someone said to Jesus, "I want to go with you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home."

Jesus answered, "Anyone who starts plowing and keeps looking back isn't worth a thing in God's kingdom!"

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Reflecting on the Gospel Story......

Following Jesus isn’t always easy. When you have a problem, who do you ask for help?

Jesus helps us through other people.

Think of all the people who love you and help you grow.

Spend some quiet time in prayer, thanking God for these wonderful people.

We were blessed recently to welcome Eva Hernandez into our Parish Community. She was baptised by Fr. Joy at the 10am Mass (a couple of weeks ago).

CONGRATUALTIONS EVA!

Over the holiday break, Nate & Harlow Jones will be baptised at a 10am Mass and welcomed into our Parish Community. We wish you all the best for this special occasion Harlow & Nate.

DATES FOR TERM 2 & 3

This Week	Reconciliation Week
24th June, 9.15am 11:45am	Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass School - Founders Day Activities - Our Mercy Sisters
24th June	Winter Appeal Concludes
TERM 3 Week 1, Early notice for Reconciliation families	Wednesday 20th July 6:30pm Information & Formation Night for Reconciliation Sacramental Program - Parents only
Sunday 17th July, 10.30am	School - Parish Mass - cuppa after Mass
Friday 22nd July, 9.15am	Parish Mass - 3/4s attending - Reconciliation Candidates to remain afterwards to meet with Fr John.
Sunday 31st July, 10.30am	Reconciliation Children - Commitment Mass - Presentation of Sacramental booklets - cuppa after Mass

Sacramental Program 2022

We congratulate the candidates and their families on their Confirmation & First Communion at Mass on Sunday with Bishop Shane and Fr. John.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Alexia, Nicholas, Isabella, Amy, Marco, Summer, Grace, Eva, Hugh, Elisa, Kallen, Kane, Ingrid and Sienna

CANDIDATES WISH TO THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING THEM IN THEIR PRAYERS AND FOR SHARING THEIR SPECIAL MASS ON SUNDAY.

We also thank our Sacramental families for their fantastic support and work throughout the six week preparation period. The children were well prepared and this is a testament to your work with them.

Thank you also to the class teachers for their support of the program throughout the six weeks and to all those staff who helped to make the Mass run so smoothly.

On Monday we celebrated with CAKE! Sacramental students, siblings, choir and staff enjoyed a lovely cake(s) made by Sandra Dodd! It was delicious - thank you Sandra!!

TERM 3 - RECONCILIATION CANDIDATES & FAMILIES

STEPS IN FAITH - RECONCILIATION

This journey for mostly our year 3 children (there will be a few other children joining us - older children and those from other schools) will commence on Wednesday July 20th at 6.30pm with a Formation & Information session for Parents only in the Mercy Centre and conclude with their first Reconciliation held in the church with Fr. John.

For further information please contact Debbie Turvey at Sacred Heart school, either by phoning the school (58241841) or email (dturvey@shtatura.catholic.edu.au).

Winter Appeal - St Vincent de Paul

Our Appeal will conclude on Friday.

This Winter Appeal provides emergency relief and specialised services to families and individuals at-risk and experiencing homelessness. Your donation will help our frontline team rebuild lives.

A big thankyou to all families and staff for their support of this Appeal. All goods donated will be delivered to St Vincent DePaul on Friday 24th June. Our baskets are overflowing with the goods that represent your love and support of those at the centre of our Appeal. THANK YOU!

Our warm milos have been a huge success! The Catholic Identity team have been overwhelmed by student’s support of this - a warm milo hits the spot on a cold morning!

The last milo morning is tomorrow, Thursday.

All moneys raised will go to the St Vincent DePaul Winter Appeal. So far we have raised over $250.

Founders Week

This week we are celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart with Mass on Friday at 9.15am and following this students are working on activities around the Mercy Sisters that made significant contributions to our Mercy History here at Sacred Heart.

Each of our Sporting Houses are named after significant Sisters of Mercy:

They were named in 2012: McAuley (gold); Geary (red); & Frayne (blue) after Sr. Catherine McAuley, Sr. Ursula Frayne and Sr. Alphonsus Geary.

Why these ladies:

Sr Alphonsus was the first Principal of Sacred Heart School from 1913-1924. Born in Ireland and died and was buried at the Tatura Cemetery.

Catherine was the founder of the Sisters of Mercy. She was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1778 and died on 11 November 1841.

Ursula was the first Sister of Mercy to come to Australia. She was born on the 5 October 1816 in Dublin, Ireland and died on the 9 June 1885, Fitzroy, Victoria.