Catholic Identity
Mercy Prayer
We pray for the Sisters of Mercy, who established our school and for the priests who have served at St. Mary’s.
It is through their vision, determination and strong faith that we enjoy the benefits of a Catholic Education here in Mooroopna.
We are proud to be a Mercy School, where the values of love and justice are taught and lived every day.
Catholic Identity Newsletter - Term 3 Week 6
Feast of the Assumption of Mary
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated each year on the 15th August.
The Assumption is when, according to our faith, the Holy Mother, “having completed her course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”.
The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary’s body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son.
For this reason we use different words to describe each event. One is the Ascension of Christ and the other, the Assumption of Mary.
Sacrament of First Eucharist - Grade 3 and 4.
Thank you to all families who were able to attend the Parent Information Night last Monday night.
The First Eucharist Sacramental program begins this Friday, with weekly sessions here at school from 12.30 - 1.30pm.
We pray for the following students enrolled in the Sacrament of First Eucharist program this year:
Oscar Weis Louise Garcia
Desiree Gray Ayen Dang
Hayley Glover Dominic Lawless
Sienna Tripoli Ethan Ulrich
Lucas Tripoli Zachary Vanderdonk
Willow Dean Mikhail Maksacheff
Nikolai Maksacheff Romily Macreadie
Brandon Doherty Cooper Smith
Cherie Smith Ashton Foyster
Nicholas Vigliaturo Abel Huggard
Edward Nioa
The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated over two weekends this year:
Saturday, 11th September at 6.30pm mass.
Sunday, 12th September at 10am mass.
Saturday, 18th September at 6.30pm mass.
Sunday, 19th September at 10am mass.
Sacrament of Confirmation - Grade 6.
A Parent Information Night will be held on MONDAY, 23rd AUGUST at 7.00pm in the Marian Centre for this sacrament.
Please sign in when entering the Marian Centre and wear a mask indoors.
Students enrolled in the program will begin sessions at school on Friday, 20th August, from 9.00am - 10.00am for four weeks.
Any 2020 Grade Six students (now Year 7) who missed out on celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation will also be invited to celebrate this sacrament with our 2021 Grade Six candidates and need to contact mhicks@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au or the school office for an enrolment form if you would like your child to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated by Bishop Shane in our parish on the weekend of October 16/17th.
Mass at St. Mary’s Church.
With our sacramental children preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist, we encourage everyone to our weekend celebrations of the Mass at St. Mary’s Church!
Children’s Mass booklets will be available at the entrance of the Church for the students to follow along with the words of the mass and become familiar with the responses used in the liturgy.
The sacramental students are most welcome to wear a coloured sash when attending the masses, to signify to the parishioners their time of preparation. These will also be available in the narthex of the church.
Thanking you,
Michelle Hicks
