Faith & Religious Education News
Beginning School Mass
We thank all those who were able to celebrate our Beginning of School Mass with us last Tuesday.
We officially farewelled Father Quinlan and wished him well in his retirement and we welcomed Father Jamie Collins and Deacon BJ Perrett. The theme of our Mass was “We are a community” - the first of our Lourdes Way Values.
Year 6 Retreat
Last Monday the Year 6 students participated in a “Community Retreat”. The Year 6 children did some thinking and group activities about how they can work on developing our “We are a Community” value. –It was wonderful to see the children’s willingness to think and share their thoughts about how they can encourage others in our community.
Leadership Assembly
Tomorrow, Thursday (20th February), our Year 6 students will be presented with their Leadership Badges and senior shirts at our Year 6 Leadership Assembly starting at 1:45 pm in the OLOL School hall. These children have been aspiring leaders since Prep and are committed to being the best leaders they can be. Year 6 and their parents are invited to come for afternoon tea in the staffroom after the assembly.
Confirmation and 1st Eucharist Sacramental Preparation Programme
The preparation for the Confirmation and 1st Eucharist Sacramental programme for children in Year 4 and up - begins with the first parent meeting at 10:45 am this Sunday 23rd February in the OLOL Church. The Parish co-ordinates the program. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the parish ourladyoflourdesparish@twb.catholic.org.au or call them between 9:00am – 1:00pm weekdays on 07 46341453.
Week 5 Assembly
Next week 4T leads the School Assembly at 2:15pm.
Shrove Tuesday
On Tuesday 4th March we will celebrate “Shrove Tuesday” with our pancake breakfast at 7:30am. Shrove Tuesday is a tradition which began with people using up all their eggs, butter and milk before the strict restrictions of Lent begins. We invite everyone to come along to buy a pancake for $1. We continue to ask for donations of pancake mix, maple syrup, bamboo forks, serviettes, and paper plates. Please send to your child’s classroom. This will be the first job of the Year 6 children’s “Community Leadership” quest for 2025. The money raised from the pancake breakfast will be donated to the Caritas Project Compassion Appeal. Each class will have a project Compassion box in their classroom for children to put in a donation each week. We will send our donations to Caritas so they can keep up their good work of helping others less fortunate than ourselves. 50c each Friday would be a great way to fill the Project Compassion boxes!
Ash Wednesday
The season of Lent will start on Wednesday 5th March with our Ash Wednesday Prayer at 2 pm in the hall. Lent is a time of reflection, opportunities to make improvements in our lives by preparing to be better people – this is also preparation for the wonderful season of Easter. Lent goes for 6 weeks and the colour in the church changes from green to purple.
Dates for your Diary:
Monday 17th March- St Patrick’s Day Green Coloured Clothes day. Wear something sunsafe green and please bring a gold coin for our Caritas Lenten Mission Appeal.
Friday 4th April – Holy Week Assembly 11 am in school hall.
God Bless and have a great week!
Janice
Janice Moore
Assistant Principal Mission and Identity (APMI)
