Beginning of School Liturgy & Induction of Leaders 

Blessings of Hope

All students from Kindergarten to Year 6 were involved in the Beginning School Year Liturgy via Zoom on Friday 25th February at 9:30am. The Liturgy was led by Father Ken in the school hall. Father Ken blessed the Year 6 students and presented them with their badges. Thank you to the student Inspired By Christ team for their contributions to our liturgy. 

Last week the season of Lent began with Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allows Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity. 

The theme of Project Compassion 2022 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through your prayer, fasting and almsgiving by supporting Project Compassion. Each family will receive a Project Compassion box and/or a set of envelopes for their donations or you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: lent.caritas.org.au

This year our Caritas: Project Compassion fundraiser will focus on the theme... ‘FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS’.

This year in linking with the theme ‘For Future Generations’ our Caritas: Project Compassion Fundraiser for the students is - come dressed up in “What you want to be when you grow up.” This will be held on Friday the 8th April (Last day of Term One).

Ash Wednesday - Classrooms Liturgies 

On Wednesday 2nd March at 9:15 am, representatives from the Year 6 ‘Inspired by Christ’ team attended the Ash Wednesday Mass in our Parish Church with Mrs Hughes and Father Ken. After Mass, the Year 6 students visited each of the classrooms (K-5) and held an Ash Wednesday prayer service. 

Ash Wednesday begins the Season of Lent - time to prepare ourselves for Easter. Ashes on our forehead mark us as Christians, as people who carry Christ’s message in the actions of our lives. It is a time for refocusing and renewing our lives so that we more closely reflect our Baptismal promises. 

Catholic Schools Week

Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week, a week where the students could celebrate their love for learning at our wonderful school St Michael’s. The students  participated in a range of in class activities from mindfulness, gratitude games, Shrove Tuesday, in class Liturgies and the creation of a  lovely whole school display “200 reasons why we love our school.”

St Joseph Liturgy - Thursday 17th March 

Year Five will host the St Joseph Liturgy  on the 17th March at 2.30pm in our school hall.  All parents and caregivers are welcome.

Harmony Day

On March 21st St Michael’s will celebrate Harmony Day with in class activities and a creation of a whole school display. Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 

Over the next few weekends, students from St Michael’s will receive the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. These children are joining the faith community at the table of God’s family. We wish these students and their parents the strength to continue to share with each other their beliefs and love in Jesus Christ.

Save the date - Andrew Chinn Easter Concert 

- Friday 6th of May (Term Two)

Andrew Chinn is a composer of liturgical music for children. Our children sing Andrew's songs in our Masses and Liturgies and also in class. On Friday 6th of May Andrew will be visiting our school to conduct fun singing workshops with all of our students during the day. All parents, friends and members of our school community are then invited to join us for a concert from 2.05pm -3.05pm in the school hall. Andrew will host the concert which will involve every one of our students performing one of his songs with fun, energy, singing and movement.

Mrs Stephanie Brown - Religious Education Co ordinator