Education in Faith News
Dara Blake REL
Welcome to 2023
Listed below are dates for your 2023 diary as well as some interesting information on all things Religious Education at Sacred Heart.
St Brigid's Day
Saint Brigid of Kildare is a well known Irish Saint, and the feast day of St. Brigid happens every year on February 1. This is a fun feast day to incorporate when living the liturgical year at home! You can read here about how to celebrate Saint feast days at home with your kids, and you can find more Saints to celebrate in February here. Please look at some ideas to Celebrate St. Brigid’s feast day!
Beginning of Year Liturgy
Shrove Tuesday
If any parents or friends are free on Pancake Tuesday 21stFebruary we will really appreciate some volunteers to help with a pancake fundraiser.
Ash Wednesday Mass
Ash Wednesday Mass will be celebrated by the whole school community on Wed, Feb 22, 2023 in our Sacred Heart Church. All community members welcomed.
Ash Wednesday did you know?
The ash has biblical significance
The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are meant to represent dust. When receiving ashes on their foreheads, parishioners hear the words: "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return." This is a reference what God says to Adam when exiling him from the Garden of Eden (in the Christian Bible, Adam is literally formed from dust). On Ash Wednesday, the saying is a reminder to be humble in the face of mortality.
Ashes are recycled from last Lent
The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are surprisingly eco-friendly. On Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, many churches pass out palm fronds like those used to welcome Jesus Christ to Jerusalem days before his crucifixion. Some churches save those palms to burn them and make the ashes that are applied to peoples' foreheads roughly 11 months later.
Dates to Remember: Liturgical Calendar 2023 |
Sacraments Term 1 Reconciliation Wednesday March 22rd at 9.15am (30 students) -Yr 3 Week 9 Term 2 Bishops Visit May 19th 11.am Confirmation week 5 May 25th at 7pm Term 3 Holy Communion August Thursday 17th at 6pm (42 students) -Year 4 week 6
Masses Ash Wednesday 22-02-23 9.15am Assumption of Mary 15-8-23 9.15am All Saints/Souls 1-11-23 9.15am End of School Year Mass 13-12-23 9.15am Graduation Paraliturgy 18-12-23 (no priest) 6pm
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| Weekend Family Masses |
Term 1 Year 5 and 6 Family Mass 4/3/23 Week 6 5pm Term 2 Year 3 and 4 Family Mass 3-6-23 Week 6 5pm Term 3 Year 1 and 2 Family Mass 26-8-23 5pm Term 4 Prep 18-11-23 5pm
School Run Liturgies Term 1 Being of Year School Liturgy Feb 3rd St Patrick’s Day liturgy 17-3-23 Term 2 Feast of the Sacred Heart Liturgy 23-6-23 Term 4 Remembrance Day 10-11-23 |
Dara Blake
Religious Education Leader