RE News

In the words of Father Sijo last week in the digital Homily which I received:

CHURCHES ARE NOT BEING CLOSED.

BUILDINGS ARE BEING CLOSED.

WE ARE THE CHURCH.

WE ARE TO REMAIN OPEN.

As a community, we should be so very proud of the supportive, nurturing and very pastoral way in which our children, parents and staff have worked together to traverse this challenging terrain. Such remarkable resilience and dedication has been evident in so many ways online and at school. We have much to be proud of. The work of God is alive and present in this faith-filled community. We are definitely open to the working of the Holy Spirit.

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Adjustments to First Eucharist

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES, ESPECIALLY FOR YEAR 4

The Parent Formation meeting which was scheduled for next week is no longer going ahead.

The First Communion program will begin for Year 4 students next term.

An email with detailed information about the program and sacrament for 2021 will be emailed to Year 4 families by Monday. If you would like your child to be a part of the program and they are not currently a part of the Year 4 class, please contact Mrs Collins as soon as possible to ensure that you also receive the necessary information.

Important dates for the calendar:

*Parent Formation evening has been cancelled - a detailed email will be sent out in it’s place by Monday Week 8.

*Enrolment Masses have been postponed

*The Retreat Day is still scheduled for Wednesday November 3rd 9:10-3:20pm in St Joseph's hall (for all of Year 4)

*The Sacrament of First Eucharist is still scheduled for Thursday 4th November 6pm at Sacred Heart Church.

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Free Online Seminar 7.00-8.30pm Friday 3rd Sept

Hosted by the Archdiocesan Women’s Taskforce.

The Archdiocesan Women’s Task Force invites all to a free, online, interactive seminar entitled Mary Magdalene, Fake News and the Gospel. Dr Margaret Beirne RSC, a religious sister and Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies (St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney) will draw on her doctoral thesis Women and Men in the Fourth Gospel, a Genuine Discipleship of Equals to reflect on the important and much misrepresented role of Mary Magdalene, ‘apostle to the apostles’ in the early church.

All welcome. Registrations essential. Numbers limited.

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