Faith News

Faith News

Term Three

• Whole School Mass for Saint Mary MacKillop and Mary the Mother of Jesus (Assumption) Thursday, August 10th- St Brendan’s Church at 11:30 am.  Mass leaders:Year One and Two staff and students (Not Foundation as previously advised)  All are welcome.
• Whole School Mass for Fathers and Special Men in the Lives of our Children. 
• Thursday, August 31st- St Brendan’s Church at 11:30 am. Mass leaders: Year Three & Four staff and students. All are welcome. 

Term Four

• Whole School Mass: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Those in Need (Creation & Mission)  Thursday, October 19th- St Brendan’s Church at 11:30 am Mass leaders: Year One & Two staff and students. All are welcome. 
• Whole School Mass: The End of the 2022 School year & Advent Week 1: Hope 
• Thursday, December 7- St Brendan’s Church at 11:30 am Mass leaders: Foundation staff and students. All are welcome. 
• Year Six Graduation Mass. Tuesday, December 12th- St Brendan’s Church at 5:00 pm Mass leaders: Year Six staff and students. 

First Communion

Congratulations to the following students who received the sacrament of First Eucharist last Saturday, July 29 at St Brendan’s Church 

First Eucharist Choir thank you

Special thanks to Eirene Von Dincklage, Molly Bright and Lexie Brown and their families for honouring their commitment to singing in the First Eucharist Choir too. This small but dedicated choir did a fabulous job and certainly held their own although they made up a very small choir. You all looked and sounded beautiful. Thank you so much!

Past St Brendans Students Representing our local Catholic Community 

at World Youth Day in Portugal. 

Past St Brendan’s students, and now present Padua College students, Yasmine McCoy and Bella Walsh embarked on the World Youth Day pilgrimage to Lisbon, Portugal last Saturday. We wish them every blessing and joy as they participate in this wonderful youth celebration of the global Catholic Church. The girls received a special gift from the Westernport Parish at the Mass on July 22nd. We are so proud of the girls and so pleased to see them representing the youth alumni of St Brendan’s in their continuing faith and life journey. We can't wait to hear all about their adventures on their return. Good luck and God bless you, Yasmine and Bella. Facebook users may wish to follow the World Youth Day page via the Melbourne Archdiocese page to see the highlights of this wonderful gathering of young Catholics. 

Social Justice Action Team News

The SJAT are working in partnership with the Mini Vinnies teams from St Brendan’s, St Joseph’s and St Mary’s to support families within our school communities. They will organise the preparation of food items to be stored at each school for those in immediate need in times of challenge, eg an illness in the family. Please watch this space for updates on this exciting project. 

Caritas Water For All Project

This term, contributions made by staff on Staff Dress Code days (Thursdays) will be directed to the Caritas Water for All project.  Find out more about this wonderful project here. Can you guess what the Staff Dress Code will be this week?

Catholic Care

For further information about the services offered by Catholic Care, please visit: https://www.ccam.org.au/

Catholic Baptism

For families considering The Sacrament of Catholic Baptism for their child/ren, please contact the Western Port Parish Centre on (03) 5979 4374. Should you make Baptism arrangements with the Parish, please inform me so that this special milestone for your child can be acknowledged within the school community. Please also forward a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate to the school so that this can be reflected in the school records.

Families who wish for their children to receive any sacrament or The Rite of Reception through the parish, have been requested by Fr Shymon to make timely arrangements, as adequate preparation is required. This is especially important when families wish to enroll in school sacramental preparation programs, such as First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. 

Christian Initiation for Adults: RCIA

Have you ever considered becoming a Catholic or continuing the Catholic sacramental journey which you commenced as a child or younger adult? 

Adults who wish to begin or continue their faith journey through the reception of the Catholic sacraments are invited to contact the Western Port Parish Centre on (03) 5979 4374.

Western Port Parish News

Please follow this link to the Western Port Parish web page, and to find out more about parish happenings.

Access to Australian Catholics Online Magazine

Families, please remember that you have FREE access to the Australian Catholics online resource. To access this fabulous resource, please click here  and use the following login details to gain access:

Email: parents@sbsomerville.catholic.edu.au 

Password: parents1

Yours in faith & harmony.

Emma Chapple

-Religious Education Leader

-Performing Arts Classroom Specialist Teacher

echapple@sbsomerville.catholic.edu.au