This week, your child/children will bring home a bookmark from the Archdiocese. This bookmark captures Archbishop Prowse’s call to unite by ‘Walking Together’ in 2023.  

Please keep Fr John in your prayers as he recovers from surgery.

Opening School Mass

Fr Pat will be leading our Opening School Mass on Thursday 9th February at 12:00 noon, in the hall. All classes will be attending Mass, and all parents and carers are warmly invited to attend. 

Sunday Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

Such was said to your ancestors; but I am speaking to you.

In this week’s Gospel Jesus continues to instruct the disciples in the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Jesus wanted to draw their/our attention on the nature of true wisdom. It is this true wisdom which prompts us to choose the right course of action. It is true wisdom that directs us in our interpretation of the law.

The longer we live, the more we realise that life experiences open up for us a series of choices. With these choices we chart the path that we will take. Circumstances might be thrust on us, but we can still make choices about how we will deal with them. Obedient people do what they are told; wise people choose what good they will do. True wisdom calls us to choose life and whatever enhances life. If we are truly wise, we will come to realise that what was acceptable and life-enhancing in one situation may not be appropriate in another. Life is fluid, and our thinking and acting must be flexible enough to adapt when necessary.

True wisdom, which comes to us through the Spirit, will enrich us with insight into life in ways we never thought possible. We will realise where and how we fit into the vast and interrelated ecosystems of the universe, and we will be overawed with the majesty and intricacy of its workings. We will understand once and for all that the value of anything is determined by its capacity to enrich life, and we will commit ourselves to and cherish every manifestation of that life. (adapted from Dianne Bergant CSA)

Sacrament of Reconciliation 2023

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in the Parish of the Transfiguration, North Woden from Saturday 1st April at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Curtin. Please book in your preferred day and time. 

It was wonderful seeing so many people in the Zoom Parent Information Night yesterday. 

Dates for your Diary:

Week 2: Opening School Mass, Thursday 9th February 12:00 noon

Week 4: Parish Mass: Commissioning Staff for 2023, Saturday 18th February 6:00 pm 

 (Please note the date change)

Ash Wednesday Liturgy, Wednesday 22nd February 12:00 noon

Blessings for the week ahead,

Veronica Hall

Religious Education Coordinator