I warmly welcome you back to the 2021 school year. We especially welcome Father Andrew Lotton to our school and parish. We are looking forward to working with both Father Andrew and Father Emil this year.

Last week the staff participated in our annual Spirituality Day. Helen Bramanathan presented the staff with the following visual to remind us about the ‘Essentials of Christian Meditation’.

We then spent time looking at our Scripture focus for the year-

 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God to them who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28 

It was wonderful to have Father Emil join us for our Spirituality day to help us reflect on what this scripture passage means for our community.

First Reconciliation

Enrolment will take place for those students who are interested in preparing for First Reconciliation after the 9:30am Mass on Sunday 14th of February. The celebration of the Sacrament will take place on Saturday 27th March at 11:00am.

Catholic Schools Youth Ministry International (CSYMI)

Our new Youth Minister Anh Tran will meet all of the classes on Friday. Later on this term, the Year 5 and 6 students will be part of a retreat called ‘Journey with Jesus’. From this retreat students will be invited to be part of the Youth Ministry team at St Thomas More’s led by Anh. 

Opening School Mass- Ash Wednesday

Our Ash Wednesday Opening School Mass will take place at 9:30 in the hall on the 17th of February. Due to COVID restrictions we are unable to invite members of the community to join us. A 5:30pm Ash Wednesday Parish Mass will also be held. 

Yours in Christ,

Samantha Mance
Religious Education Coordinator