Hello Everyone

I hope that you are keeping warm and being kind to yourself.

Next Tuesday we have our Family Prayer Afternoon from 2.55pm, it would be wonderful to see as many families visit your child’s/children’s classroom to see how the teachers and students pray together. 

Monday 8th August is the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, who is Australia’s first saint. Mary MacKillop faced many challenges in her life but her faith in God and a strong belief that a Catholic education should be for everyone, not just those who could afford it which lead to many schools being established across Australia and her order, the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Today there are over 600 Sisters of Saint Joseph living in communities in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Ireland, Peru, Timor-Leste and Brazil. The sisters are engaged in pastoral work as well as in professional roles which include teaching, administration, social services, law, psychology, nursing, aged care, community development, adult education and support for new arrivals in Australia and New Zealand. To mark St Mary of the Cross MacKillop’s feast day each year level will plan a liturgy which will include prayer, music and scripture. Student’s will have the opportunity to learn more about Mary’s life and legacy through engaging tasks. Below is a prayer to St. Mary MacKillop which you might like to pray as a family. 

Just a reminder that bookings for our First Communion Masses opened last Monday July 18th at 9am. The masses are across the first 4 weekends in October. If you have not booked in a day and time for First Communion for your child, could you please do so as soon as possible. Information about how to book can be found in your enrolment pack or by phoning St Michael’s Parish Centre on 97071355. 

Yours in Faith

Nerida Byrden

Catholic Identity and Religious Education Leader

Ever-generous God, 

You inspired St Mary MacKillop to live her life faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and constant in bringing hope and encouragement to those who were disheartened, lonely, or needy. 

We ask that our faith and hope be fired afresh by the Holy Spirit so that we too, like Mary MacKillop, may live with courage, trust, and openness. 

Ever-generous God, hear our prayer. 

We ask this through Jesus Christ. Amen.