Whole School Mass

This week Mrs Lucas and Year K-2 led Trinity in a whole school mass focussing on the theme of Creation. We thank K-2 students for a beautiful mass, highlighting the beauty of God’s creation and our responsibility to take good care of such a gift.

Prayer in Our Classrooms

Prayer is an important part of our daily lives. At Trinity, each class starts their day with a morning prayer. This is a time to stop, think, reflect and pray. This week, as I walked into the classrooms, I noticed these beautiful prayer spaces.

Take some time out to pray.

Click on the link below for a 3-minute Retreat through Prayer.

https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/

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

Altar Server Roster for St. Anthony’s Sunday Masses

The Year of St. Joseph

In a new Apostolic Letter entitled ‘Patris corde’ (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150^th anniversary of the Declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, Pope Francis has proclaimed 2021 as ‘The Year of St. Joseph.’

In the Apostolic Letter, Patris corde, Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father, a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in the shadows.

Pope Francis wrote Patris corde against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, he says, has helped us see more clearly the importance of “ordinary” people who, though far from the limelight, exercise patience and offer hope every day. In this, they resemble Saint Joseph, “the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence,” who nonetheless played “an incomparable role in the history of salvation.”

Each week, our newsletter will contain a ‘snippet’ of information to unveil the person of Joseph.

Second Sunday of Lent – 28^th February

During Week 2 of Lent we meet Margret. Margret is a teacher at a vocational school for deaf students in the Solomon Islands that suffered long-term water shortages and damage from Tropical Cyclone Harold. With Caritas Australia’s support, Margret’s school installed water tanks, repaired cyclone damage and implemented COVID-19 prevention measures and is now planning to boost food security.

Listen to Margret’s story here.

https://lent.caritas.org.au/week-2

Please donate to Project Compassion 2021 and help people living with disabilities in the Solomon Islands gain access to education and clean water, empowering them with skills to protect our common home.

You can donate through Parish boxes and envelopes, by visiting www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or phoning 1800 024 413.

 FOR THE HEART......
“But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything will reward you.” (Matthew 6:3-4)

Thought of the Week

Wishing everybody a wonderful week.

God bless,

Donna Wade