K-12 Religious theme for 2025
At the end of last year, our new school leaders from St Mary’s, St Bernard’s and Carroll College met to workshop the K-12 religious theme for 2025. The students decided that the theme would be:

"The Holy Spirit reminds us first and foremost that we are children loved by God – everyone equal in God’s love, and everyone different.”
(Pope Francis)

This will be central to everything we do across our K-12 schools this year and offers scope for developing a focus on the Holy Spirit. 

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Students in Year 3 are invited to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation this term. During Week 3, an enrolment letter will be sent home with students. Please also note the following key dates for the Sacrament of Reconciliation:

5pm, Thurs 13 Feb - Sacrament of Reconciliation enrolment meeting at Sacred Heart Parish Church

5pm, Sat 22 Feb - Commitment Mass for children making their Reconciliation, Sacred Heart Church 

Wednesday 26 March - Year 3 Reconciliation Retreat Day at Carroll College

5pm Thurs 10 April - Celebration of First Reconciliation, Sacred Heart Parish Church

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the sacrament of Reconciliation:

carla.durnan@cg.catholic.edu.au  

Opening School Mass
Please join us on Wednesday 19 February at 9.15am for our Opening School Mass. Our Year 6 students will receive their leadership badges and be blessed by Father George to take upon their leadership roles for 2025. 

A prayer for the new school year
God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body, and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school year. Bless them, their families, their teachers and staff. Give them the strength and grace as their bodies grow; wisdom and knowledge to their minds as they search for understanding;
and peace and zeal to their hearts.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Mrs Carla Durnan
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)