Thank you to all grandparents and special friends for your attendance at the day’s activities and mass celebration held last Friday. We appreciate all of the parents and friends that shared pictures and/or videos.Your response was amazing! Bookmark the same time in 2024!

Catholic Mission Fundraisers

Each grade organised a fundraising effort supporting Catholic Mission through Socktober activities. Thank you for supporting the activities. The total amount raised for Catholic Mission $324.60

Parish Schools Parent Prayer Group                                                                                                          

We warmly invite parents and families to attend our Parent Prayer Group. In the busyness of our lives it can be a real challenge to take time to be present, to take time for prayer, faith and meditation. Let us take an opportunity to make a small change, a step towards prayerfulness, making space for God in our lives. The first session was held at Trinity Catholic P.S. and yesterday's session was held at Don Bosco School. We encourage parents to visit the different schools to get to know our wider Parish school community and engage in moments of prayer together. The next Parent Prayer Group will be held at Trinity School. We look forward to seeing you all!

Below is the planned roster of dates and locations for Term 4. The facilitation of the sessions will be shared among the clergy from the Parish, Fr Brendan, Fr Ajin, and the Schools RELs - Emily, Tahlia & Lize. 

Parish Schools Parent Prayer Group

We warmly invite parents and parishioners to gather in the school chapel at 9am Wednesday each week for prayer. 

Class and Whole School Mass schedule – please note the upcoming buddy mass and whole school mass schedule during the remaining weeks of Term 4. Parents and friends are welcome to attend.  See table below:

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Sunday, October 29, 2023

 In next Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus is asked which of the commandments was the greatest. His answer teaches us about how we are to love. Jesus said the greatest commandments are to love God and love your neighbor. Our neighbor isn’t just the person who lives next door. Who is our neighbor? 

Everyone who is affected by our actions is our neighbor; all people are our neighbors. Showing love for our neighbor is a way that we show our love for God.

During the next week choose two actions that you will do to show your love for God and for your neighbour.

Remembrance Day

The Berwick RSL have once again provided Remembrance Day poppies and associated stock to be offered for sale on their behalf. The Remembrance Appeal raises funds to support former and serving members of the Australian Defence Forces and dependents when in need. Most of the funds are raised through the sale of Poppies. Leading up to Remembrance Day our student leaders will be selling merchandise during recess on 2nd and 3rd November.  Items range from $1 to $5.

Our Welcome Garden will transform into a field of knitted poppies during this time. We also honour the memory of our friends and family members who have passed away. Families are invited to put a loved one's name on a card (provided at the school office) and attach it to a poppy as a gesture of remembrance. 

On Friday 10th November students will lead a Remembrance Day Service during Assembly. All parents and friends are welcome to attend at 2.30pm in Allen Hall.

World Teacher’s Day 

Australia will celebrate the teaching profession on World Teachers’ Day on Friday 27 October 2023.  

Let’s celebrate Australia’s teachers for their skilled work in educating, inspiring and supporting our students.Hats off to teachers this World Teachers’ Day!  A special thanks to all of our teachers and staff at Mary MacKillop school. We are so very blessed to have such inspiring teachers and staff.

View the video message from Mr Paul Velten, Director of Catholic Education for the Diocese of Sale.  Link: https://bit.ly/46MH0ej