Catholic Identity 

First Reconciliation for Year 2 Students 

Our Catholic students in Year 2 will be receiving their First Reconciliation in Term 3. We had a date planned but Father O'Shea will now be away for September. We are trying to secure a priest from the Armidale Cathedral to come to help us celebrate this sacrament with our Year 2 students and their families. As soon as a date for a visiting priest has been set I will confirm this with our students taking this sacrament. 

Invitations for all eligible students are being sent out this week. 

Write a Prayer Competition 

The Armidale Catholic Schools are currently running a prayer writing competition. They invite any student or class of students to  write a prayer that everybody in all our Catholic Schools and CSO can use to celebrate our fabulous places of learning and worship. The winner of the poetry writing competition will win a $100 voucher and also another $100 voucher for their school.

Details for Armidale Catholic Schools “Write a Prayer” Competition.

Open to all students in the Armidale Diocese Catholic Schools.

All entries can be sent to Miss Martin by Friday 9th September 2022. 

Some Hints

How many words? Maximum 70.

The prayer must be addressed to God. Of course God has different titles by which God can be addressed.

The “kind” of prayer is up to you. You may wish to  praise God, thank God or ask God’s help. Or you  may wish to  do more than one of those. 

The prayer must make some reference to or hint at the prayer being said by people from our part of the world.

The prayer must be suitable to be said by students, families and staff-members.

Winner announced Friday 21 October 2022.

Prizes: $100 store voucher to student-writer of winning prayer. 

            $100 store voucher to winning student’s school.

Armidale Catholic Schools reserves the right to edit the winning entry before publication.

Some Hints

How many words? Maximum 70.

The prayer must be addressed to God. Of course God has different titles by which God can be addressed.

The “kind” of prayer is up to you. You may wish to  praise God, thank God or ask God’s help. Or you  may wish to  do more than one of those. 

The prayer must make some reference to or hint at the prayer being said by people from our part of the world.

The prayer must be suitable to be said by students, families and staff-members.

Upcoming School Masses for Term 3 

School Masses for Term 3 have been cancelled due to Father O'Shea's being on leave. We will instead be holding school liturgies planned by our teachers and their classes. These will be held on:

- Wednesday 7th September at 12:30pm 

- Wednesday 21st September at 12:30pm

You are all most welcome to join us in the Church at 12:30pm when we hold our liturgies.