RE News
National Reconciliation Week
The NAIDOC 2021 theme – Heal Country! – calls for all of us to continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and destruction. Country that is more than a place and inherent to our identity.
Country that we speak about like a person, sustaining our lives in every aspect - spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and culturally.
NAIDOC 2021 invites the nation to embrace First Nations’ cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage and equally respect the culture and values of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders as they do the cultures and values of all Australians.
St Joseph’s Sacramental Program
Sacrament of the Eucharist
Holy Communion is scheduled for Sunday 15 August. Enrolment in this Sacrament is for Year 4 students who have made their First Reconciliation, as well as any Year 5 or 6 students who were unable to make this Sacrament previously.
Date of Sacrament: Sunday 15 August
Time: 12:00pm
Registrations: Opening online at the end of Term 2 on the Parish website:
https://www.stjosephsoconnor.org.au
Sacrament Retreat Day:Tuesday 10 August (for all Year 4 students)
Please note registrations for this Sacrament will close on Sunday 4 July. If you have any questions regarding registration please feel free to email me.
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Wednesday 28 October. Enrolment for this Sacrament is offered to students in Year 6, who have made their Reconciliation and Holy Communion. Further information regarding enrolments and preparation for this Sacrament will be provided in Term 3.
Date of Sacrament: Thursday 28 October
Time: 5:30pm
Registrations: Opening online at the end of Term 3 on the Parish website:
https://www.stjosephsoconnor.org.au
Sacrament Retreat Day:TBA
All enrolments and payments must be done via the St Joseph’s Parish Website (not the school Qkr! account). Workbooks will be provided to each student enrolled and are to be completed at home, with their parents.
St Joseph’s Winter Appeal
Thank you for all the generous donations towards our St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Tomorrow morning during our NAIDOC Week Prayer Celebration we will be presenting the donation of food to a representative from St Vincent de Paul. If you would like to contribute, tomorrow morning before school will be the final opportunity to donate.
Important Term 2 Dates:
Important Term 3 Dates:
Religious Education Coordinator
michelle.vuli@cg.catholic.edu.au