St Joseph’s Sacramental Program

The Sacrament of First Eucharist:

Date of Sacrament:               Tuesday 9 November

Time:                                   5:15pm

Unfortunately, due to capacity restrictions in the church, the numbers are strictly restricted to the sacramental candidate and two family members. There will be allocated seating with the students' names.

The Sacrament of Confirmation:

Date:             Saturday 4 December

Location:       St Joseph’s Catholic Church

Attendees:    Candidate, two family members and one sponsor

Attire:           Smart casual (It is not mandated that students need to wear white)

Time:            2:00pm and 3:00pm (Please note the additional Mass time)

Please note due to the quick time frame, the registrations will only be open for ONE WEEK.

Registration Link:                https://www.stjosephsoconnor.org.au/s/events

Registrations Closing Date: Friday 5 November

All enrolments and payments must be done via the St Joseph’s Parish Website (not the school Qkr! account). Workbooks will be provided to each student enrolled and are to be completed at home, with their parents.         

Due to capacity restrictions in the church, the numbers are limited to the sacramental candidate, two family members and one sponsor. There will be allocated seating with the students' names. To enable the candidate’s sponsor to attend, we will be holding the sacrament over two separate masses. This means each candidate will be allocated a time. Further information regarding your mass time will be provided to families next week.

Year 6 Graduation Mass

Date of Mass:                          Thursday 9 December

Time:                                      12:00pm

Unfortunately, due to capacity restrictions in the church, the numbers are strictly restricted to the Year 6 students and two family members. There will be allocated seating with the students' names. If restrictions ease over the coming weeks, families will be notified with an update.

Advent Prayer Celebrations

Advent is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. Advent is celebrated over 4 weeks, each week holding a significant focus. Each of these focuses represent the virtues that Jesus brought us; hope, love, joy and peace.

This year, our Advent Prayer Celebrations will take place outside under the trees. These prayers will be an opportunity for us to acknowledge one of the most important times in our Catholic lives.

Advent Prayer Details:

Week 8 - Friday 26 November                       Hope - lead by 5 Blue

Week 9 - Friday 3 December                         Love - lead by 4 Gold

Week 10 - Friday 10 December                     Joy - lead by 5 Orange

Week 11 - Thursday 16 December                Peace - lead by 4 Green

Parents are invited to attend the prayer celebration their child is involved in. Please be mindful that COVID protocols will be in place. Even outside, social distancing is still required.

For further information or any questions regarding Religious Education and events, please feel free to contact me via email: michelle.vuli@cg.catholic.edu.au