Dear Families,

Next week, we celebrate Catholic Education Week with a combined Catholic Schools Mass. Representatives from the Catholic Schools in our district and the Early Learning Centre will gather to give thanks to God for his gifts of Faith, Hope and Love.

Catholic Education Week

Catholic Education Week (CEW) 2025 takes place from Sunday, July 27, to Saturday, August 2. The week provides an opportunity for all Catholic education communities around Queensland to celebrate and promote the distinctive mission of Catholic schooling.

This year, we again celebrate CEW with the theme' Communities of Faith, Hope & Love.' This theme captures the essence of what it means to be part of a Catholic school community and underpins the values-based education associated with Catholic schools.

During CEW, Queensland Catholic education communities are invited to celeb

rate and showcase how they embody the values of faith, hope and love.

Our Years 4-6 students, along with students from other Catholic schools in the district, will attend the District CEW School Mass at St. Patrick’s Church on Thursday, 31 July, at 9:30 am. Families are welcome to attend.

First Holy Communion

Sessions start the week of August 4 and will be held in Mercy Hall beside St Patrick’s Church, Ingham. They will take place on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. There will be five one-hour preparation sessions for First Holy Communion, including your child, one or both parents, and any other family members who wish to attend. As the students prepare for First Holy Communion, please keep them in your prayers as they embark on this significant step in their faith journey. 

The Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop

The next date for Prayer Across the Diocese is 8th August, the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Our Lady of Lourdes School will participate in Christian Meditation.  

Saint Mary MacKillop (also known as Saint Mary of the Cross) was a Catholic nun and the first Australian to be canonised by the Catholic Church. The church declared her a saint in October 2010. She was committed to helping the poor and would help those in need whenever possible. Mary was active throughout Australia in establishing schools and welfare institutions by founding the Josephites, Australia's first order of Nuns, also known as the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

Mary MacKillop Quotes

Never see a need without trying to do something about it.

We are but travellers here. 

God gives me strength for what is necessary. 

We must teach more by example than by word.

It doesn't matter how young or old we are. We can all take something away from these words.

God Bless

Moris Gori