Hello Everyone

Tomorrow we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena which will be a wonderful time to reflect on who she was and her great achievements. 

St Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347 and died on 29 April 1380. She was an amazing person, her devotion to her faith was very strong and she never wavered from her love of God. 

We will begin the day with a Courtyard assembly where we will launch the day, the students will participate in a liturgy to celebrate Saint Catherine’s life followed by organised activities where students will learn more about Saint Catherine.  We are looking forward to a fantastic day celebrating the special saint that our school is named after!

Just a reminder that the Sacrament of Reconciliation begins this week with Year 4S3 celebrating the sacrament on Thursday at 12:00pm. Next week the students of Years 4S7 will make their sacrament on Wednesday 5th May and 4S8 on Thursday 6th May and finally Year 4S4 and four Year 5 students on Wednesday 12th May. All of the ceremonies will begin at 12:00pm and finish at approximately 1:00pm. Please keep these students and their families in your prayers as they continue their sacramental journey.

Students in Year 4 and Year 5 who will be making their First Holy Communion, as well as family members need to book into ceremonies via Trybooking. A notice outlining the relevant information was sent to families last week via Operoo. 

The dates for the ceremonies are as follows: 

• Friday May 28 at 7:30pm
• Friday June 4 at 7:30pm
• Friday June 11 at 7:30pm
• Saturday May 29 at 11:00am and 1:00pm
• Saturday June 5 at 11:00am and 1:00pm
• Saturday June 12 at 11:00am and 1:00pm

Ceremonies will be held in St Michael’s Primary School Stadium. Families can book ONE ticket for up to 6 attendees only (the child plus 5 guests). If you have any questions regarding this information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours in Faith

Nerida Byrden 

Leader of Catholic Identity Religious Education