Confirmation- Year 6 Students Term 2

The new date to celebrate the Sacrament will be Wednesday, 16th June 7pm

Confirmation Reflection Day- Thursday 27th May

On the 27th of May the Year  6 class went to the Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre.  First we had to go on a very long walk to the station. When we got to the station we had to look at which platform we had to go on.  Soon we figured it out and sort of knew where to go.  Once we got on the train we sat down and started to chat away. It was fun and we could sit after walking so much. Later on we were finally in the city and  it was very big.

 On our walk to the Mary Mackillop Heritage Center we passed St Patrick's Cathedral. It was a very big church in the city. Finally we arrived at the Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre. It seemed to be very, very big. We walked in and of course had to sanitise.  We walked around and went into this biggish room filled with chairs. We were told which row to sit in. Because we were a small class we only took up 2 rows.  After they gave us a piece of paper and told us to leave it on our seats and put our bags under the chairs because we were going outside to have some food. After a bit of walking we went back inside and started to have a tour in 2 groups. They talked a lot about it. We even got to see a chair that Mary Makillop would have been sitting in and had a cup of tea and a woman would come in and talk to her.

 Soon after we finished the tour and said a prayer, we went to the gift shop where we could buy souvenirs. I had brought $10 dollars just in case I wanted to buy something. What I ended up buying was a crystal angel. There were many different ones because all the wings were different colours. I would have chosen a blue one but this other one had seemed to stick out more for me which was one with a yellowish-orangish color bottom and a bluish-purplish colour  on.  It was only $10 so I decided to buy it.

 Then we crossed the street and went  to the Fitzroy Gardens. We had to find the 7 gifts of the holy spirit. It was  fun. We got to run around and find the particular things. After that we settled down in a little play area to eat our lunch. We sat around eating, talking and playing. After that we started heading over to the St Patrick's Cathedral, took some pictures and read some writing at the Mary Mackillop statue. We took more pictures and started to make our way back to the station.

 Once we had arrived at the station we got on for another very long trip but back to school and that was when it had started to rain . Once we arrived at the station we had to put on out raincoats and get umbrellas.  I had brought my own and we started to head back to school. Soon after it stopped raining and we put our umbrellas away and continued walking.  Once back at school we just sat down and chatted for a bit.

Report by Jasmine Lee

(Miss Armour’s umbrella flipped inside out and it was very,very funny)

Confirmation Reflection Day 

On Thursday the 27th last week, all the year sixes went out for a Reflection Day in the city. The day started with all of us meeting in the Learning Hub and seeing who was coming into the city (most of the year sixes came).After that we started walking to  Moorabbin Train Station! 

After a long walk in very gloomy weather to the train station, we finally made it. We were just on time to catch the train, which was perfect because we had to switch trains halfway into the city and that is when we found out that we would have to go into lookdown once again. After all that we finally made it to the Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre. We were introduced to the lovely ladies who were taking us around. We were split into two groups. wW learnt all about Mary Mackillop and how she helped children. We went to the chapel that was there and we were lucky enough to meet a sister of Saint Joseph and her name was Rita and she was very kind.

After the Heritage Centre we went to the Fitzroy Gardens which was a very beautiful place and we learnt about the gifts of the Holy Spirit while we were exploring the gardens. After the Heritage Center and the Fitzroy Gardens we were all starving so we found a park and ate our lunch. After eating and playing at the park we went to the Saint Patrick's Cathedral where we could have been doing our Confirmation but we are not any more. We went to the chapel to see the statues of all the Saints and we found a Mary Makillop statue. We stood around the statue and talked about what we learnt. We started walking back to the train station but while we were walking it started spitting so we started running and luckily it didn't rain too much. We got onto the train on time. The train stopped at our stop and we got off and started walking to school. We finally made it back to school. We were tired and we were very lucky it started pouring down rain just as we got to school. Overall it was a  fun day out with the Year sixes and of course our teacher Mrs Armour and Mrs Donlon.

Report by Lucy Bartleman

 SACRAMENT  OF RECONCILIATION   

'A Change of Heart'

Sunday, 20th June

St Catherine’s School & Church

The following students will make their First Reconciliation on the 20th June

Reconciliation- Sunday 20th June- Group 3

Sacrament of Eucharist 2021

Requirements for Eucharist 2021

Family Sacrament Workshop

Presentation to the Parish Community

Student Reflection Day

Celebration of the Sacrament

Preparation for the Sacraments of Initiation is celebrated within a partnership of the Family, Parish & School. Within the Holy Trinity Parish the Sacraments are Family Supported, Parish Based and School Supported. Students who are baptised Catholics that have celebrated the Sacraments of Baptism and Reconciliation are eligible to  receive the Sacrament of Eucharist  in Year 4 & 5.

An important focus in Religious Education for the children in Year 4 and 5  in the Holy Trinity Parish will be on the Sacrament of Eucharist. The Federated Schools of Holy Trinity Parish are very conscious of their responsibility to support parents in all areas of faith development, with a special program being taught during Sacramental preparation time and continuing throughout the year.

In 2021 the students will receive the Sacrament of Eucharist on:

If it is your wish your child to be involved in the Sacrament of Eucharist, then please attend to the following:

Family Sacramental Workshop 7pm Wednesday, 21st July 

Families will attend the Eucharist Workshop with their child.  

Venue: St. Catherine’s Primary School Learning Hub

As part of the preparation your child will also receive a Eucharist  workbook. Some of these activities will be completed in the classroom at school.  Other activities from this book are to be completed at home.  

Presentation to the Parish Community- Sunday 8th August

You are asked to attend Parish Mass on Sunday 8th August. At this special Mass, the students will be recognised and presented by the Parish Community. Family, relatives and friends are welcome as we publicly acknowledge their Eucharist year. 

Eucharist Reflection Day- Postponed due to COVID- TBA

All Eucharist Candidates & Year 4/5 students (even those not making their Eucharist) will participate in a Reflection Day. More details to follow over the next few weeks.

Celebration of the Sacrament- 10.30am Parish Mass

Celebration of Eucharist at St Catherine’s Church

 Sunday 15th August-10.30am

 Sunday 19th September- 10.30am

 Sunday 17th October- 10.30am

Eucharist Enrolment Form- Return by Friday 28th May

Please fill out the Eucharist Enrolment Form and return it to school.

A hard copy of the Enrolment Form and letter Has been  sent home to eligible students. Please return form to school once students are back onsite if you haven’t already done so.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me:

Carmel Donlon: carmel.donlon@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au

Carmel Donlon

Religious Education Leader

carmel.donlon@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au