DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - Lize Privitera
Masses and Reconciliation celebrations
Parents and friends are welcome to join students when celebrating mass or reconciliation celebrations. Please refer to the Term 3 schedule.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Before enrolling in the Sacrament of Confirmation, children must have been baptised in the Catholic Church and have received the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. PARENT FORMATION NIGHT (Parents only) Thursday, July 25th and Wednesday, July 31st, 2024. Arrive at 6.45pm for a 7pm start Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Centre A $50 levy is payable via CDF online at https:// olhc.cdfpay.org.au. Making a payment through CDF confirms your participation in the Parent Formation Night. CDF Payment is open and will close on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 10:00am, and Friday, July 2, 2024, at 10:00am. For all enquiries, please contact our Sacrament Coordinator, Vea, by phone (03) 9704 7935 or email sacrament@olhc.org.au
The Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Our Feast Day celebrations are fast approaching. A letter will be sent via PAM tomorrow to families outlining the forthcoming activities celebrating the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop.
A School Family Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at 6.00pm. Students and families are invited to take on special roles for this Parish Mass. Students and their families are welcome to take an active role in the mass by being part of the Offertory procession, reading a prayer of the faithful or joining in a school choir. If you are interested please email lprivitera@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au A few families have sent in their expression of interest – a few more students are needed to read, be part of the choir and the Offertory procession. Send an email to secure your role!
Our whole school Mass will be celebrated on Thursday 8th August beginning at 9.00am in Allen Hall. Students are invited to wear clothes of Mary MacKillop’s time in celebrating and remembering our founding Saint. A family is invited to be part of the Offertory Procession during our school mass on Thursday 8th August. Please email lprivitera@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au if your family will be attending the school mass on this day and would like to participate in the Offertory Procession.
Further Feast Day activities are listed on the letter going home tomorrow via PAM.
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Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Mark 6:30-34
Jesus invites his disciples to rest after their ministry, and Jesus is moved with pity for the crowds who pursue them.
In next Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus talks about an activity that is important to do. Jesus’ disciples had just returned from preaching and healing the sick. Jesus told them to come with him to do something. What did he want them to do? Jesus and the disciples went off in a boat together, but the crowds followed them! Everyone wanted to see Jesus. When Jesus saw the crowd, his heart is moved with pity. In the Gospel, we learn that Jesus wanted his disciples to rest and relax after their work. Jesus also wants us to make time in our lives for rest and relaxation. Part of this time might be spent in prayer. Just as we need to set aside time for other activities and to plan for other important times in our week, we also need to plan for prayer. In prayer, Jesus renews and strengthens us to live as his disciples. When we pray, we can talk with Jesus about our own needs and the concerns we have for others. Just as Jesus was moved with pity when he saw the crowds, Jesus will hear us and respond with love when we bring these concerns to him in prayer.