The Most Holy Trinity

This weekends masses remind us of the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Every time we bless ourselves or begin prayer with the sign of the cross, we reaffirm our belief in the Trinity. That seemingly simple prayer, ‘In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,’ is, in fact, a confirmation of our belief in a triune God – three in one. The earliest use of the sign of the cross only involved tracing a small cross with the thumb or finger on the forehead as it is still done in baptisms or blessings today. Later, describing the shape of the cross on forehead, abdomen and shoulders became the common practice.

Parish School Community Mass

This Sunday 4th June at 9.30am we celebrate our Parish School Community Mass. Our school band 'The Cobras' will be providing the music, which we are very much looking forward to. A number of our Confirmation candidates will be attending and it is the first of our children's liturgy mornings. At the conclusion of Mass there will be morning tea and the children's playground next to the parish centre will be opened for families to enjoy. Please bring a plate to share and we look forward to sharing this day with all members of our faith community.

Feast of St Columba

On Friday 9th June our school community will celebrate our patron saints feast day, St Columba Day. Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 will join together for a liturgy in the hall and Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 will attend Mass with Father Patrick. Both celebrations begin at 12 noon. At the afternnon assembly our St Columbkille's awards will be handed out. The following Friday 16th June we will be enjoying a fun-filled day with activities and games in further celebrating St Columba.  

Reconciliation Week

Today our community celebrated the end of Reconciliation Week with a liturgy before assembly. Thank you to our Aboriginal students who took on a leading role, and to Mrs McLeod and Mrs Lattimore for organising this event. 

Our Prayer: God of the Dreaming, the journey towards full respect and participation of Aboriginal people in the process of fair recognition has been long and difficult. We pray today for justice and forgiveness that we hope will promote healing and trust. God of mercy, love and peace, be with us as we pray the prayer which unites us as one family.

We sang a lovely song titled "Come Together". This song is about unity for all and to continue on together for a better future. It is a collaboration between Australian country singer, Lee Kernagan, Yorta Yorta (yaw – tuh) and Gunditjmara (goon – ditchi- mara) man, Isaiah Firebrace and Gamilaraay (Ga- mil- a- roy) man, Mitch Tambo. If you recognise the names it is because Isaiah won X Factor Australia in 2016 and Mitch was a grand finalist on Australia’s Got Talent in 2019. In this song, you will hear Mitch Tambo sing a verse in indigenous language.

World Environment Day

We will acknowledge World Environment Day on Monday 5th June at morning assembly. Prayers will be offered and students who are passionate about the environment will receive their class award.

Confirmation

The Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Brian will be held at St Columbkille's on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June at 7pm. Our retreat day will be held on Thursday 8 June from 9-3 in the school hall and church. Please pray for all our candidates that have been preparing for this sacrament.

Our candidates for Reconciliation have now received their workbooks and log in details, to begin their preparations. This sacrament will be held in St Columbkille's Church on Thursday 29 June. 

Religious Education Coordinator - Mrs Joanne Herring