Principal Report

Pedestrian Crossing on Bradshaw Street

As the area of Latrobe grows, the roads are becoming very busy. A number of children and parents/carers from St Patrick’s cross Bradshaw Street each day on the pedestrian crossing. As this is an unmanned crossing, please remind your children to wait for vehicles to stop before stepping out to cross the road. 

Homework Survey / Uniform Survey

As a school, it is time to update some of our school policies. Recently a survey for homework and the current school uniform had been sent to parents/carers and staff. Students in years 3-6 also have an opportunity to provide feedback on the current school uniform. To have your say, please respond to both surveys, which were sent via SMS message in COMPASS, by Friday 5th May.

Homework Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SVDW5MQ 

Uniform Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WLYNPNC 

Sacramental Preparation

Baptism, Confirmation and the First Eucharist combine to form the Sacraments of Christian Initiation. Through them, one enters fully into the life of the Church. It is customary to baptise infants; but Confirmation and Eucharist are delayed until later.

Rite of Reconciliation

Penance is a sacrament of forgiveness and is about acknowledging and naming those times when we know we have done wrong, and then making peace and restoring relationships with those who have been affected by our poor choices. The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated through the Rites of Reconciliation. A person can receive this sacrament as often as they wish.

Confirmation

Confirmation completes Baptism, by which, in the laying of the hands and the anointing of Chrism Oil, which happened first at Baptism, we are confirmed with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. We are reminded of our participation in the ministry and mission of Jesus and strengthened to follow Jesus more closely. The Bishop presides over this sacrament.

First Eucharist

Eucharist is the sacrament that completes the process of initiation and is when one can fully participate in the Eucharist by receiving Holy Communion. Eucharist is unique among the sacraments, as it is at the heart of our faith. For Catholics, the Eucharist is a powerful way we encounter the real presence of Jesus Christ. At Mass, Catholics gather to celebrate the Eucharist, the ritual in which, by the power of the Holy Spirit, bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ.

Students from St Patrick’s will join other students in the Mersey Leven Parish to complete the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday 20th May at 6.00 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. We congratulate our students in completing their upcoming Confirmation.

Have a great week

Carmen Aylott

Principal