Mission
Catholic Education Week
Catholic Education Week was held last week with the theme of ‘Communities of Faith, Hope & Love’. As in past years we joined the Bundaberg Catholic Schools for a combined Parish Mass at Holy Rosary to launch the week. Many students and staff attended, and contributed their gifts, to this event. Our prayers and other appropriate routines during the school week also reflected our joy in being part of the greater Catholic Education community.
Students from St Patrick’s shared their special messages for Catholic Education Week with us in the form of glitter, cardboard and colourful pens. We were delighted to receive these and a Year 12 class was invited to respond in kind. They had great fun creating joyous and thoughtful messages to the younger students at St Pat’s.
Year 11 Retreat
Information about this event has gone out to families of Year 11 students. Please go into Parent Lounge to update medical and dietary information and accept the event. The cost is included in school fees.
Masses
Gathering as a community to participate in Mass is central to being Catholic. As a Catholic School, we provide opportunities for students and staff to participate in Masses, regardless of their own faith background or none. Therefore, each House will join with another, to celebrate a House Mass during one of their timetabled Assembly times in Term 2 or Term 3.
Each Religious Education class will also cohost a Wednesday morning Mass at 8am in our chapel. This Mass occurs during term time and is a Parish Mass, so it is open to all. The Mass finishes before the 8.40am bell. Religious Education teachers will email a notice to families prior to their allocated Mass, and we encourage attendance. Upcoming Masses will be hosted by our Year 8, 9 and 10 students.
Wednesday 31 July Ms Glasspool's RE 9A, B + J
Wednesday 7 August Mr Richardson's RE 10M, 9G + 9H
Wednesday 14 August Mrs Nicole Anderson's RE 8.0 + 8.5
Also, if you would like to join in other Parish services, the Catholic Parish of Bundaberg advertises Mass times at https://www.bundabergcatholic.net.au/mass-prayer/
Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@shalomcollege.com