OLPH Feast Day

Mother Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, after which our parish is named, is known for miracles and answers to prayers.  Next Thursday the 27th of June, we will celebrate the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Feast Day with a liturgy and activities in classes to deepen students’ knowledge of our patron saint. All families are warmly invited to attend the liturgy at 9:30am in the church.

Winter Woolies Day

On Friday the 5th of July,  we will be having a Winter Woollies Day in support of the Vinnies Winter Appeal. The students will participate in workshops run by the staff of Saint Vincent dePaul to help educate students on social justice. The day will be non-uniform; students can wear their own winter woollies. We are asking families to  support the day by bringing in a donation which will be distributed to those experiencing homelessness in our community. Students are asked to bring item/s from the list below:

Rough Sleeping Essentials

New adult sized: gloves, beanies, scarfs, socks and hats;

New/pre-loved: jackets, coats, blankets and sleeping bags.

NB Large sized neutral coloured clothing is preferable

Hygiene Essentials

New items including: toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, moisturiser, face wash etc

NB Travel sized items are recommended

If you would like more information about the donations, please see the Vinnies Appeal Kit attached.

First Eucharist

Last weekend, St Michael’s students received Jesus in the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. During mass, Fr Mick spoke to the candidates about the meaning of the word ‘remembrance’, reminding us that the way we remember Jesus is to be his ‘arms and legs’; to become part of Jesus’ body. Our Eucharist candidates accepted the challenge of continuing Jesus’ mission; becoming gifts of peace, kindness and love for our world. We congratulate Dante, Jack, Zara, Valentina, Sebastian, Peter, Leo, Lesina, Temalisi, Matteo, Lauren, Grace, Alana, Heloise and Ivy-Rose who have committed to being Eucharistic people.

Preparing candidates takes commitment, time and preparation. A big thank you to all involved including families, teachers Ms Blakey and Miss De Mattia, Sue Collins our Sacramental Coordinator and Fr Mick. All those involved helped ensure the candidates were aware of the importance of this event in their lives.