Baptism Preparation Meetings

Baptisms Dates for 2025

Thurs 25 Sep

Sat 18 Oct

Sun 19 Oct

Thurs 30 Oct

Sat 15 Nov

Sun 16 Nov

Thurs 27 Nov

Sat 20 Dec

Sun 21 Dec

Year 5 

The Path Of The Lord

Aria G

I chose the Scripture Prepare The Way, because it was nice and simple, not too long. I also wanted mine to be different from the others, no one wanted to do Prepare the Way. It was perfect. I just had to plan the artwork. I thought of when I was bushwalking, and the path was so well-worn that it looked almost artificial! Many people must have walked that track, I thought, so I added a dirt track to the artwork to symbolise the journey ahead. White symbolises purity, but the clouds aren’t completely white, because we can’t be perfect, we can just try to be like God as much as possible. The path doesn’t intercept the river because we shouldn’t ruin God’s Creation. When I was (and still am) trying to raise awareness about the kākāpō, it was difficult because no one knew what it was. It must have been like that for Mary and Joseph when they tried to prepare for Jesus with only a stable as shelter. I added the rainbow lorikeet because I wanted to prepare for the Lord right here, Australia 2025. 

The Night Of The Lord

Everett W

I decided to choose Luke 2:9-14, ‘The birth of Jesus and the Visit of the Shepherds.’ I chose this scripture because it's the scripture that means the most to me. I personally think that this scripture is one of, if not the most important scripture. In my art work I used a series of different acrylic paints. I chose to use white and gold for the star and black, dark blue, blue and light blue for the star. I mixed yellow, gold and brown to make an almost sandstone colour for the buildings. Mary and Joseph are not in my art work nor are the three wise men as I wanted to focus more on the birth of Jesus. I believe that Luke 2:9-14 is a message of hope and love. My artwork symbolises how important the birth of Jesus is by only focusing on baby Jesus. I spent about 4 weeks and 1 month on my artwork. I used a few different types of brushes. I use a thick brush for the background and a thin brush for all the buildings and the stable.

The Journey to Jesus

Summer D

I based my artwork on the scripture (Matthew 2:9-12) ‘The Visit of the Magi’ because I could portray the journey of this scripture passage through a variety of artistic techniques. The part of this scripture when they saw the star reminded me of when I was young. At night I would find the brightest star and go to sleep wondering where it would lead to, just as the three wise men followed the star to the newborn king. 

Firstly, I used a mirror for the canvas of my posca painted star to show that we are all stars in the Christmas story. When you open the door, the journey continues with the three wise men walking towards the stable on a sunset of beautiful colours. The trio of purple, white and gold represent the wise men preparing for Jesus, the Christmas savour being born and the wealth and luxury of the wise men’s gifts. In the nativity scene the clay sculptures prove that simplicity can be the purest form of art. I put three candles in the corners of the scene being the Holy Trinity giving light to the world in Jesus.

Year 6

The Good News Spreads the Light.

Oska M

My artwork is inspired by the scripture passage “The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)”. I chose it because it shows the moment that God’s great plan begins, and because this moment in time is one of the most important events. “And I trust that God has great plans for all of us.”

In my artwork, it shows Angel Gabriel giving the good news to Mary, my background is black, but around Angel Gabriel, the light is starting to spread like the good news changing the dark times into a new life. There is also a white dove beside Angel Gabriel to show that peace is entering the world showing that it will be okay. I used acrylic paint to make the background and also water colour pencils to portray the news tuning into the light over the dark world by blending the colours.

There is no dove in the passage, but I believe it belongs there because I feel like this is where peace starts to spread.

A field of Lilies 

Talita W

I have chosen the Journey of the Magi (Matthew 9:9-12). I chose this scripture because the three wise men journeyed so far to see baby Jesus and this reminds me of when I traveled all the way to Brazil to see my new baby cousin. 

I have used acrylic paint to create my artwork.

In my painting, Mary is pregnant and she’s standing in a field of lilies. Angel Gabriel gave a lily to Mary at the Annunciation.The lilies are a symbol of purity and innocence just like Mary. Next to Mary the angels are celebrating that the king is going to be born. Inside of Mary, the three  wise men are on their way to see Jesus with their presents. I believe we should all be like the three  wise men because they were willing to sacrifice time, effort and money for someone they didn’t know but they followed the star and trusted God just like we can.

The Birth of Christ 

Maia V

I have chosen the scripture; Matthew 1:18-25, The Birth of Jesus. I chose this scripture passage because it is a very important part of the Bible because it was when Jesus, our king was born. The mediums I used were acrylic paint, gold aluminium flakes, glue, a black paint pen and transfer paper. The star above the stable is the star of Bethlehem. This star is very special because it guided the Magi to the stable to bring the gifts to the newborn king, just like Jesus and God guiding us through our lives every day. The gold flakes in my artwork represent the gift of gold that was brought to Jesus once he was born. The different shades of hills in the background represent the hills near and far showing how long Joseph and Mary’s journey was and how much they did for Jesus like our parents did for us.

Saturday 4th of October at 9:30 AM

Mass for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi

Monday, 6 October at 09:30 AM

Blessing of Animals