Our Catholic Identity
Holy Week
This coming Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week with Palm Sunday. As a family, you might like to watch this 3 minute video as you begin to journey through Holy Week.
Students will acknowledge the significant events of Holy Week each day next week as a whole school community and in class during Religious Education lessons.
Lent 2021
Fifth Week of Lent
Halima is raising her two children in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, while caring for her mother who has a disability. Widowed at 21, Halima fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, arriving at the camp with nothing.
Caritas Australia, through Caritas Bangladesh, helped Halima with shelter, cooking equipment, hygiene and sanitation training. She took on the role of community trainer herself, organising the cleaning of washrooms, wells and toilets.
Halima aspired to “Be More” and is proud that she is able to earn a small income, while maintaining the health of her family and the cleanliness of the camp community.
In the Cox’s Bazar district, women and children make up 78% of the total refugee population where 52% of children are aged 0-17. (UNHCR)
Watch a short film about Halima’s storyhere.
“Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” Please support Project Compassion: lent.caritas.org.au
2021 Sacramental Dates
For your convenience, the following dates are now confirmed for the various Sacramental Programs this year. Further information will be provided at a later date.
Term 2 Week 4
Wednesday 12 May 7:00 pm Parent Sacramental Prayer Evening in the Church
Year 6 Confirmation
Term 2 Week 10 Thursday 24 and Friday 25 June at 7:30 pm
Year 3 Reconciliation - TBC
Year 3 Holy Communion - 12 Masses over 6 Sundays (approx. 5 students at each mass)
- Sunday 12 September 8:30 am and 5:30 pm
- Sunday 19 September 8:30 am and 5:30 pm (School Holidays)
- Sunday 24 October 8:30 am and 5:30 pm
- Sunday 31 October 8:30 am and 5:30 pm
- Sunday 14 November 8:30 am and 5:30 pm
- Sunday 28 November 8:30 am and 5:30 pm
Diocese of Wollongong Catholic Radio (Week9)
"a dying grain moment to gain a new personal dimension "MOTHER HILDAThis week on the Journey (Ep 398)On the Journey this week: Mons Graham Schmitzer says Jesus sets the ground rules–anyone who loves life loses it – God cannot be in us if we are full of ourselves. Mother Hilda’s story of her personal dying grain moment to gain a new dimension of herself, and Michelle Vass asks are we like the psalmist–distressed, still attached to things that rob life? Or, refocused on the Lord at my side? Plus, Darren McDowell, Sr Susanna Edmunds and Sr Katherine Atkens, and great music for Lent! Visit www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can listen anytime and subscribe to weekly shows by email. Got friends or family who you’d like to hear this show ever week? All you’ve got to do is send them this email and they can subscribe by clicking here. The Journey is a weekly program developed by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and is the only Catholic radio program in Australia aired on general Christian radio. Listen to this week's presenter inputsGospel Reflection—Mons Graham Schmitzer–Setting the Ground Rules Wisdom from The Abbey–Mother Hilda–Dying to Claim A Rich Harvest Lenten Comfort–Sr Susanna Edmunds OP – Son But Also Servant Lenten Comfort—Darren McDowell–Success in Life Lenten Comfort—Michelle Vass–Lenten Commitment Lenten Comfort—Sr Katherine Atkens MGL–Fulfilling Our Potential Listen to the full showListen to past showsYou can listen to all our past shows and presenter inputs at www.jcr.org.au You can also subsribe to the Journey Catholic Radio Podcast on iTunes and have it automatically downloaded onto your iOS Podcast app or your iTunes Store: |