Sacraments
On Saturday afternoon many of our Year 3 students made the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. We congratulate these students on this significant milestone in their faith journey.

Season of Lent

Gospel Reading Luke 22:14—23:56
From the cross, Jesus speaks words of forgiveness and promises that the remorseful will be with him in paradise.

This Sunday, called Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday are called the Triduum, three days that are the highlight of the Church year. There are two Gospels proclaimed at today's Mass. The first Gospel, proclaimed before the procession with

palms, tells of Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they shouted blessings and praise to God. This event is reported in each of the four Gospels.
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Lord Jesus,

You feed our bodies and nourish our souls.

Give us faith to follow you.

Year 5/6 Holy Week Liturgy
Thank you to our Year 5/6 students for their reflective retelling of the significant events of Easter. It was a wonderful community gathering of prayer.

Year 3/4 Blue Mass
Thank you to Year 3/4 Blue for leading our school in celebrating Mass last Friday. It was a lovely celebration focused on how we can nourish ourselves spirituality during this season of Lent. Thank you also to our school choir for bringing a warm energy to the Mass, and to our families who provided a delicious morning tea.

Project Compassion
Please return all Project Compassion donation boxes to the Front Office by Friday morning (12^th April).

Chocolate this Easter
Are you buying ethically made chocolate?
It is easy to get swept away in all the delicious varieties of chocolate eggs at Easter time. But there is a darker side to chocolate involving human trafficking and child labour. To learn more about this social justice issue and to see where you can buy chocolate that uses 100% certified slave-free cocoa beans please visit http://stopthetraffik.com.au/chocolate

This website also includes a fascinating report called ‘A Matter of Taste’ which examines what the six biggest chocolate companies are doing to prevent human trafficking and child labour in the cocoa farms of West Africa.

Term 2 Week 1 Liturgies and Mass

Easter Liturgy Tuesday 30^th April 10.30am- 3/4 Gold

ANZAC Liturgy Wednesday 1^st May 9.15am- 1/2 Blue and Defence families

School Mass Friday 3rd May 10am- 5/6 Gold

Community Meals Program
The Community Meals freezer is one way we can assist families who are experiencing hardship. If you are able to cook a meal, please use disposable containers and label with ingredients and date. All meal donations can be brought to the Front Office. If your family requires temporary meal assistance, you can speak in confidence to any of our staff members.