Mass and Reconciliation celebrations

All parents, families and friends are invited to celebrate Mass and Reconciliation services during the year.  When attending a celebration please sign in on the provided device/folder. We do ask that all parents and visitors in our school that your mobile phones are either switched off, on silent and put away during prayer and liturgical celebrations. Photographs and video footage cannot be taken of students without parental permission. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

First Reconciliation Enrolment and Parent Only Workshop

Parents are invited to enrol their children for the 2023 Sacrament of Reconciliation. Your child should have received the Sacrament of Baptism before enrolling for their First Reconciliation. The enrolment and parent only workshop is held on Thursday 9th February and Wednesday 15th February at 7.00pm in the Church.  Parents are required to only attend one of the enrolment nights. Attendance is mandatory if you wish to prepare your child for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This is a parent only workshop and children are not required to attend.  If for any reason you miss the enrolment night, or cannot make it to any other meeting/workshop, we request you to wait until the following year, as the parish is unable to offer any catch-up workshops for those who are unable to attend.  An enrolment levy of $50 is payable via CDF Pay https://olhc.cdfpay.org.au

Please bring your receipt number to the enrolment night.  Bookings open from Tuesday, 16th January 2023 at 10.00am and closes on Friday 17th February at 10.00am 2023.  For more information, please refer to the Sacrament Program Booklet 2023 on the parish website www.olhc.org.au or contact the Parish Office.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Matthew 5:13-16

Jesus teaches that his disciples are to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

In Jesus’ time, people used salt to make things taste better. But, if we have salt on our table and we never use it, will it do any good for the taste of our food?

Read or listen to this week’s Gospel and hear what Jesus said about salt.

How might we make life better for others just as salt makes food taste better?

When we do these things, we show ourselves to be disciples of Jesus.

OLHC Parish

Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Information

Mary MacKillop Primary School is one of the three Parish Primary Schools belonging to the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren within the Diocese of Sale. Fr Brendan Hogan is our Parish Priest and Fr Ajin Albarnas is our Assistant Priest. We are grateful for their ongoing prayers, involvement and support of the students, families and staff of Mary MacKillop School. 

2023 Parish Sacramental Program:  Click on the link to access a copy of the 2023 Sacrament Program Booklet (updated edition Feb 2023)

https://www.olhc.org.au/parish-sacrament-program/

Parish Bulletin: Click on the link below to download the weekly newsletter.

https://www.olhc.org.au/parish-bulletin/

New playground installations

A number of playground pathway markings and custom buddy benches have been installed during the holidays. Lots of students have taken up the opportunity to play and learn while having fun.