Angela Read: Youth Minister:

We welcome Angela Read, our school and parish's resident Youth Minister for this year. This is a new program started by the diocese and the CSYMAA team. It will be wonderful to have a young adult to work with us, our students and the parish in the faith formation of our students. We will have two youth ministers based in Cootamundra and working with our youth in the local area. They will be living in the old Mercy convent. Angela be in and around Sacred Heart a great deal. She is very excited about to meeting students and families and becoming part of our community. 

We are on the lookout for a 2-3 seater sofa or lounge to go into the old convent, as it only has a couple of arm chairs at the moment. If you have one that you would like to offer or know of someone who may have one available, please do not hesitate to let me know. Patrece

Parish Weekend Mass:

Infants Weekend Mass 2^nd March. All families and students are welcome to attend. 

Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.

We prayer for our Yr 4 students who continue their preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist this Thursday night. We thank and prayer for parishioners and school staff who are leading and assisting with this very important faith journey of our students.

Ash Wednesday- Mercy Works Rice Day

Ash Wednesday Mass: 10:00am Wednesday 6^th March (Week 6)

Ash Wednesday at Lunch Time we will be holding our annual Rice Day lunch. This lunch serves a twofold purpose. Ash Wednesday is traditionally a day of penance where we do an act of self-denial and offer this up to God. We are asking our students to forgo their usual lunch and buy a bowl of rice. The money from this day is given to the Mercy Works Foundation who support the needs of children in some of the poorest parts of our world. The lunch also provides the students with a sense of walking in the shoes of a child from a developing country who only gets one bowl of rice to eat for a day. This exercise in empathy also allows our students to recognise how blessed we are to have what we do – plenty of food, an education, freedom and safety. In 2017 Sr Frances Fitzpatrick and Sr Angela Jordan came and spoke to the students about what Mercy Works does around the world. They spoke about how through “Ordinary Means, Extraordinary Results” can happen. That even our small donations can make a difference.

Please support our Rice Day – a bowl of rice for $2. The canteen will be closed at lunchtime and no lunch orders will be available. Drinks however, will be available. If your child is unable to eat rice, please notify his/her teacher in writing. If your child has particular nutritional needs, please follow their usual program. For our younger students – parents can use their discretion for their food intake.

Yours in Faith

Mrs Maxwell