JUSTICE and SERVICE at St Mary’s

ALL SAINTS DAY - 1 November

The Catholic Church celebrates ALL SAINTS’ on Friday. We will be hosting a mass at 9:30am and warmly welcome you to join us.

What is a SAINT?  The Church does not CREATE saints. Human beings make the conscious choice to do that for themselves. Catholics believe everyone is called to try to be saintly each day; to live lives according to God’s commandments to love God and love one another. Mary, Jesus mother and Patron Saint of our school, was the first saint. Mary Mackillop – our very own Australian saint – is another great example for us to follow. She led her life striving to be like Jesus – her motto was: ‘Never see a need without trying to do something about it.’

November 1 became the official day to give thanks for all the SAINTS after Christianity became legalised in A.D. 313. On this day, we give thanks for the many men, women and even children who chose to live lives of faith, hope, and love, and bring others closer to God.

Christians today ask the Saints to pray for them and their loved ones.

ALL SOULS DAY – 2 November

Throughout the year, the Church prays for and remembers all those who have died. However, All Souls Day on November 2, is the official day of commemoration when the Church remembers, prays for, and offers special masses for the faithfully departed. We pray that our loved ones and all of those who have died enter into the loving presence of God in Heaven.

Marian Procession

On Sunday 27 October, we had 6 students who participated in the Marian Procession in Goulburn. What an incredible day! With hundreds in attendance, the Archdiocese wrapped up this year’s ‘Assembly Festival’ with our beloved annual Marian Procession. It was a beautiful, ecumenical, intergenerational, and multicultural celebration as we all came together to move through the streets of Goulburn. Our students then attended the ‘Youth Rally’ which saw them enjoy music, guest speakers and a delicious lunch. Thank you to the students, staff and families that attended this beautiful celebration, we greatly appreciate you.

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox

We have been blown away by the generosity of our families for the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal. Each class has a shoebox that will be filled with goodies donated by students, and then sent to children overseas as a Christmas gift box to bring some joy to those less fortunate. Your child’s class teacher should have shared with students and families the gender and age of the student they are filling their box for. All shoeboxes will be collected on Friday 1^st November, thank you for your amazing support of this project!

St Mary's Mission Day

This will be held on Friday 22nd November (WEEK 6).

Class roles for the day are as follows:

Please clean out your cupboards and send items in for our hugely popular White Elephant Stall, as well as any donations for Lucky Dip prizes.