Religious Life of the School
Welcome Community Hospitality
Opening School Mass
It was wonderful to have our opening School Mass in the Church and celebrate with Father Joby. Students who hold captain positions and all student leaders read their pledges to our school community and received their badges. We are looking forward to their leadership during 2021. Congratulations to all students in Year 6 for a wonderful start to the year.
Father Hilary’s Farewell
Last Wednesday, Father Hilary came back to St Clare’s for a picnic lunch with staff and students. Our School Captains gave a farewell speech and presented him with a gift from the school community. We all gave him a special blessing and we all loved helping him eat his delicious farewell cake.
Altar Servers
We are seeking students who wish to serve at the weekend masses in Tully and Mission Beach during 2021. To be eligible to serve, students need to have made the sacrament of First Eucharist. Students will receive training from Father Joby and they will be rostered on to serve approximately once a month at the weekend mass.
If your child would like to be part of the Altar Server Roster, please email Helen Andrewsto advice which service you child is available for at handrews@cns.catholic.edu.au
The mass times are as follows:
TULLY SATURDAY 6pm
SUNDAY 9am
MISSION BEACH – SUNDAY 7am
Shrove Tuesday
The day before Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday, the word ‘Shrove’ meaning ‘to be sorry’. The students enjoyed making and eating pancakes before school in support of Project Compassion. Thank you to the Year 6 students and staff who helped cook and serve over 200 pancakes and also to everyone who supported the morning with purchasing pancakes. Amazing effort with the funds raised going towards Project Compassion.
Ash Wednesday
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday that marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts for six weeks. We will be having a school liturgy for staff and students at 12pm. We call it Ash Wednesday because many Christians around the world usually receive a cross of ashes on their foreheads. However, due to COVID, it will be done a little different this year and Father Joby will bless us using ashes without any contact. Ash Wednesday also reminds us that we are followers of Jesus and our main job is to serve others just as he did. With God’s help we can try to reach out to others with more love and kindness especially in our own families, our school and in our world and think about how we can be servants to God’s people.
Project Compassion Launch
Last Friday, Year 6 spoke about how the beginning of Lent also marks the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Funds raised allow Caritas Australia, to work with local communities around the world to alleviate poverty, hunger, oppression and injustice. During the Ash Wednesday Mass, Project Compassion boxes will be handed out to classes for distribution to families. Students are invited to bring their boxes from home each Thursday to contribute to their classroom box, which will then be taken to assembly each Friday during Lent to contribute to the school Project Compassion box. This will then be given to the Parish to pass on to Caritas.
You can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: lent.caritas.org.au
Students will engage in different inspirational stories each week during Lent to show the power of hope and the work of Caritas Australia in different countries around the world.
