Shrove Tuesday

Last Tuesday our Mini Vinnies team led a school prayer service to acknowledge Shrove Tuesday and to share information about this significant day in the Liturgical Calendar.

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

The word 'Shrove'comes from the old word "shrive" which means to confess.

Confess means to admit you have done something wrong.

Shrove Tuesday is the day we traditionally make pancakes to get rid of any indulgences and fatty foods in the house before the beginning of Lent. In some places it is called ‘Pancake Tuesday’.

The entire school enjoyed pancakes after the prayer service.

We thank our RE Minister, Jemima Mergard, for organising pancakes to be made for the Trinity staff and Mrs Helen Stevenson for her time devoted to making the pancakes for all the Trinity students.

Ash Wednesday

This week Miss Albert and Year 3/4 led Trinity in a whole school mass to celebrate Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of the season of Lent, which is 40 days, not counting Sundays, of fasting and repentance prior to the celebration of Easter. Ash Wednesday occurs 46 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting.

“Repent and believe in the Gospel”

Wearing ashes on our foreheads is a tradition of repentance that comes from the Old Testament.  Ashes were a way for people to be humble before God and show they were willing to make a big change in their lives. We are marked with ashes for the same reason: to show we are willing to change. The physical symbol—ashes—is for our benefit. God knows what is in our hearts; the ashes remind us to turn our hearts toward God.  Lent is a time to change, to become a better version of ourselves, and to become more like Jesus. The ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday remind us of our call to repent and believe in the Gospel. The disciplines of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—help us prepare for Easter. https://www.catholic.org/lent/ashwed.php

Project Compassion

Project Compassion is Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal. Every year, countless people turn Lent into a demonstration of faith, hope and love through generosity. This week every class received a large Compassion Box for their Altar Table to raise funds for those in need. Each child has also received a family box so that we can all support Caritas in the great work that they do. We ask that you contribute any loose change you have and return your box at the end of the term. Extra boxes are available at the school office. Whatever you choose to do to help those in need this Lent will be contributing towards a more just and compassionate world.

This year’s theme is:

BE MORE   

“Aspire not to have more, but to be more,”

(Saint Oscar Romero)

During the first week of Lent we hear the story of twenty-two-year-old, Jamila - a single mother, living in the world’s largest refugee camp in in Bangladesh. Visit the Caritas site to read about Jamila https://lent.caritas.org.au/week-1

Making Jesus Real (MJR)

Our Minister of Religion, Jemima Mergard came up with a wonderful initiative to make cookies with 'MJR' in-printed on them and to hand out to the MJR award recipients each week. What a lovely way to celebrate these students achievements and I'm sure the recipients will appreciate Jem's homemade cookies! Thank you Jemima.

Altar Server Roster for St. Anthony’s Sunday Masses

First Eucharist and Reconciliation

We continue to keep our First Eucharist and Reconciliation candidates in our prayers. These children have been preparing to receive these Sacraments this term:

Sacrament of Reconciliation – Wednesday 17^th March at 6pm

Sacrament of First Eucharist - Sunday 21^st March at 9am

Please pray for these candidates:

Thought of the Week