Caritas Fundraising

Next week to complete our fundraising for Project Compassion, the Faith Leaders will be selling raffle tickets for three Easter prizes, containing all things Easter! Tickets will be available for purchase at both the junior and senior recess times. Tickets will be $1 for 1 and $5 for 10. All money will be donated to Caritas and the winner will be drawn on Friday.  

Easter Liturgies at School

​Our Year 6 Faith Leaders have been busy preparing online prayer videos to celebrate Holy Week, which occurs in the first week od the school holidays. Each day, next week, classes will join in prayerful participation to commemorate:

• Palm Sunday
• The Last Supper 
• Agony in the Garden 
• Jesus' Trial Crucifixion Death and Burial 
• The Resurrection

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station. At each station, the individual recalls and meditates on a specific event from Christ's last day. Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete.

The Stations of the Cross are commonly found in churches as a series of 14 small icons or images. They can also appear in church yards arranged along paths. 

On Thursday next week, the teachers will lead their classes through a reflection on the Stations of the Cross, using our own SCA artworks which will be placed around the hall.

Confirmation

Confirmation enrolments are open for Catholic students in Year 6. This weekend is the second of two weekends of Commitment masses for families to attend at Holy Family Church Gowrie. Please refer to the Compass Confirmation Information message for details.