PALM SUNDAY / HOLY WEEK

This Sunday the Church commemorates Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday. It marks the start of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. As Jesus entered the city, crowds greeted him by waving palm branches, which is where the name Palm Sunday originated from. The event, recorded in all four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — marked the beginning of the end of Jesus' time on Earth.

On Monday 25th March at 1.30pm, all students in each grade will reenact Holy Week on our front cement area (renamed Balawarri). The students will present the important events of Jesus' life and death. An invitation is extended to all family members and friends of St Columbkille's to join us. Please bring along a chair.

We are extremely grateful to those businesses and families who have provided a donation towards this event. Thank you to the South Coast Cladding company and the Hammet and Park families.

Below are the dates and times for Holy Week within St Columbkille's Church:

ST COLUMBKILLE'S HOLY WEEK 2024

* 2nd Rite of Reconciliation: Thursday 21st March @ 6.30pm

* MASS of the Lord's Supper: Thursday 28th March @ 6.30pm (Adoration until 8.30pm)    Year 6 students especially invited

*Good Friday: Friday 29th March @ 10am Stations of the Cross

                                                 @ 3pm The Passion of the Lord

* Holy Saturday 30th March: THE GREAT EASTER VIGIL MASS @ 7pm

* EASTER SUNDAY 31st March @ 9.30am - The Resurrection of the Lord

HARMONY WEEK & DAY

This week St Columbkille's has acknowledged Harmony Week, with Harmony Day being celebrated yesterday. The theme for 2024 is 'Everyone Belongs'. It's a celebration that recognises Australia's diversity and brings people together from many different backgrounds. It's about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. The students have designed their own logos, which are displayed in our entrance foyer, and were asked to wear "a splash of orange" yesterday. Thank you to Mrs Barrett, Mrs Page and Mrs Lattimore for organising our classwork and special project/event.

Wollongong Environmental Network (WEN) Day 

On Wednesday the 20th of March Miss Lauren Ah Tong (Wollongong Environment Network Teacher) and five year six students (Nate Elliot, Ariah Blue Channer, Khloe Jorgenson, Madison Stone and Chloe Copson) attended a ‘Primary Student WEN Day’ at St Paul’s Catholic Primary School Albion Park. The purpose of the day was to help young people connect their ecological/social justice actions with their prayer and worship – broadening their understanding of what their relationship with God means – it is within the context of community. The day also focused on providing a formation for students, giving them strategies and building their capacity so that they can be leaders of ecological actions in their schools. Before the day students made their own recycled name tags which they wore on the day, alongside their “No Sew Shirt Bag’’ made from an old t-shirt. At the end of the day, students were commissioned as Eco-Ambassadors and were presented with their WEN badges.

Miss Lauren Ah Tong