Religious Education

Weekend Mass Times

Saturday   5pm (Quirindi)                6:30pm (Werris Creek)

Sunday      8am (Willow Tree)         9:30am (Quirindi)

Welcome to our new Parish Priest

The St Josephs' School community extends a warm welcome to our new Parish Priest, Father Kingsley Etoh.  Father Kingsley was born in Nigeria.  Bishop Michael Kennedy ordained him a deacon in March 2016, and in December the same year, he was ordained a priest. Following his ordination, Father worked as an assistant priest at the cathedral in Armidale for six months. He worked in Glenn Innes as an assistant priest for another six months, before his next posting in Moree, where he stayed as an  assistant priest for three years. 

This Friday, 6th May at 9:30am, the St Joseph's School community invites families and friends to join us for a special Mass to celebrate mothers.  It will be our first Mass with Fr Kingsley as our new Parish Priest and we hope to see as many of our families and friends there to welcome him.

Please take some time to read the following article from Australian Catholics on 'Our debt to mothers.'

Lent & Project Compassion 2022

Thank you for your generosity in supporting Project Compassion during Term 1.  If you haven't already, please return your donation box to the front office by the end of this week.

Sacramental Programs 2022

First Holy Communion is next in our Sacramental Program for 2022.  If your child has been baptised into the Catholic church, and has received the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to 2022, they may be eligible to prepare for First Holy Communion.  

Candidates are usually from Year 3 or above.  Information will be sent home with those whom we know are eligible to prepare for the sacrament this week and next.  If we have overlooked your child, kindly contact the school office (6746 1033) or our Parish Secretary, Ms Bern Press (6746 1133) for details.

Lessons commence in Week 4 of this term and will be held in the Fr Stan Campbell Church Hall.  Lessons start at 3:50pm and conclude at approximately 5pm.  Each candidate is required to have a suitable support person who can be available throughout the lessons.

Lesson 1 - Wednesday 18th May, 2022 at 3:50pm

Lesson 2 - Wednesday  25thMay, 2022 at 3:50pm

Lesson 3 - Wednesday  1st   June, 2022 at 3:50pm

Lesson 4 - Wednesday  8th  June,  2022 at 3:50pm

Lesson 5 - Wednesday  15thJune,  2022 at 3:50pm

Reflection Day - Friday   17th June, 2022 (during school hours)

Sacrament of First Holy Communion

Sunday 19th June, 2022 at 9:30am (Solemnity of Corpus Christi - Body & Blood of Christ)

Please keep the children and their families in your prayers as they prepare for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.

Pope Francis' Prayer to Mary - during the Coronavirus Pandemic

O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and hope.  We entrust ourselves to you , Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm.  You, Patroness of our Diocese of Armidale, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.  Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection.  Amen.

Please join with us in prayer as we continue to pray for the people of the Ukraine:

Wishing all the mothers, grandmothers, aunties & all women who have answered the call to be caregiver, a wonderful day this Sunday.

God bless,

Mrs Wendy Rheinberger

Religious Education Coordinator