RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
First Eucharist
The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Church in Curtin, on Saturday 20 September and Sunday 21 September 2025.
Thank you to those of you who attended the Parent Information Night for First Eucharist via Microsoft Teams last week.
If you were unable to attend and are interested in your child participating in the Sacrament, please contact me directly at andrea.mcquirk@cg.catholic.edu.au so that I can provide you with all the necessary information.
Please make sure you have registered via QKR, and have selected a home group and Sacramental Mass.
Home groups:
2025 First Eucharist Home Groups
Sacramental Mass:
I look forward to supporting your child through their faith journey.
Timetable for First Eucharist
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WEEKEND PRESENTATION MASSES |
Each family to attend either 6.00pm Saturday 23 August Or 9.30am Sunday 24 August 2025 OR 5.30pm Sunday 24 August |
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RECONCILIATION |
As part of the program of preparation please take your child to the Sacrament of Reconciliation before First Eucharist, 5-5.30pm any Saturday, Holy Trinity Church. |
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RETREAT DAY (incl. practice for the children): |
9.15am-2.15pm Friday 12 September 2025 Holy Trinity Primary School |
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CELEBRATION OF FIRST EUCHARIST: |
Please nominate a weekend Parish Mass to celebrate your child’s First Eucharist using the ‘google documents’ link available early September from the school and Parish Office Saturday 20 September 6pm Sunday 21 September 9:30am Sunday 21 September 5:30pm |
Transfiguration Feast Day
Today the whole school is travelling over to Holy Trinity Primary to celebrate our shared Feast Day as a Parish community. We are looking forward to this community event and will share more next week from the day.
Catholic Inquiry program – An Invitation …
Sometimes people wonder about what Catholics believe and how they live their faith. Sometimes they feel shy about asking these questions. At Holy Trinity Church we are starting an inquiry group for people who are not Catholic but who are searching for answers. This inquiry group will start on Tuesday 19th August 7.30pm in the Parish Centre and will go for 4 weeks. This opportunity may be for you, or someone you know, and may pave the way to the Rite of Christian Initiation Adults (RCIA) program. For further information, please contact Peter at the Parish Office 0459 394 813
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 12:32-48
In the Gospel. Jesus tells the disciples to seek security not in the realities of this world but in the treasures of God's kingdom. He exhorts them to be steadfast in their faith, staying ready and prepared even when the fulfillment of that faith is a long time coming. Jesus then gives an illustration of servants who are entrusted with the management of the household. No one knows exactly when the master will return. A wise servant, therefore, will always be vigilant since the master may return at any moment and will expect to find everything in order.
This Gospel illustrates for us the importance of being ready and prepared for the many ways our God visits us in our lives. We are often beset with hardships and failures, pain and anguish, tragedy and disappointment; our dreams, hopes, and plans are frequently thwarted. How do we prepare for such circumstances? What are we to do in dark moments when God seems to be far away, and we grope for some evidence of God's presence?
Let us continue hoping in God's love even though we may not feel it, and keep on waiting in patient trust. Life on earth is a journey in faith and a pilgrimage of hope. For this journey we are given enough light to take the next step. As Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman prayed ‘Lead, kindly Light… Lead thou me on! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene - one step enough for me.’
From God’s Word, Daily Reflections, 2025
Yours in Christ,
Andrea McQuirk
Religious Education Coordinator