Assembly

Please note School Assembly will start at 2.15pm tomorrow. Maria Fracalossi - Student and Youth Engagement Officer from Catholic Mission will be visiting & will be sharing a brief presentation at Assembly.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Mark 10:35-45 (shorter form Mark 10:42-45)
Jesus teaches that those who wish to be great must be the servant of all.

In next Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus talks about leaders. He speaks about what it means to be a leader in the Kingdom of God. Jesus came to teach us about God’s love and forgiveness and to save us from sin. He shows us how to be a Christian leader by being helpful and loving to others. We can be leaders too. When we put others’ needs before our own and look for small ways to be helpful each day and to get along with others, we are being leaders.

Mission Month                                                                                                                                                                

World Mission Day is on Sunday 20th October.  Let's take this wonderful opportunity together to reflect on our shared mission and the incredible impact we can make together. World Mission Day is a time to celebrate the global impact of our collective efforts. By participating in Socktober, our students are learning about empathy, compassion, and the importance of helping others.

Pope Francis' World Mission Day message invites us to “Go and invite everyone to the banquet”. This call to action highlights the importance of inclusion, union, and compassion. By participating in your child’s fundraiser during the month of October you are uniting with other schools all over the country to bring opportunities to children around the world.

The students in our School will be participating in fundraising efforts as outlined in the schedule attached below. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Thursday 24th October Special Morning Tea and Grandparents Mass

The morning schedule is outlined below. Families with grandparents can attend some or all the events.  Invitations have been prepared and sent home with students.

WHEN: Thursday, 24th October - 10.45am - 11.15am - Morning Tea in the Lomas Gym

• 11.30 - 12.15 Mass celebration in the Allen Hall
• 12.20 - 12.40pm  Time in Classrooms                                         

Photos of grandparents and families can be sent to lprivitera@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au A PowerPoint presentation will be created and presented during the mass. All photos must be in by COB 21/10/24.  Look for your special invitation which was sent home recently.   Any parents who would like to assist with helping out at the morning tea please see our friendly Office staff. 

INVITATION FROM FR MICHAEL, Parish Priest OLHC Narre Warren

Pope Francis has dedicated 2024 as the Year of Prayer, in anticipation of the Jubilee Year of 2025.  To celebrate the Year of Prayer, I would like to invite all families from Mary MacKillop Primary school to pray the Rosary together with your Parish family on the 23rd of October 2024 from 7pm to 7:30pm.

The Parish Rosary is prayed every Wednesday night online via Zoom and you are invited to join in from the comfort of your own homes. My hope is that this will encourage many of our school families to pray together in the month of the Rosary in a way that could lead to regular family prayer, which always bears much fruit in those relationships.

If anyone participating has a particular intention that they would like to be prayed for, please feel free to put them in the chat room once logged in.  Families interested in participating are asked to send an email to Lize Privitera at lprivitera@marymacnarre.catholic.edu.au.  In compliance with safeguarding procedures, a response email will contain the Parish Zoom link. Families are requested not to share the link with others.

Thank-you for considering this request.

Fr Michael