Our St Joseph Charism

Our week 1 focus is:

Sacrament of Confirmation

Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation commenced before the school holidays as a home based program. Our Confirmation Masses will be held on the 1st November at 2.00pm and 3.00pm. Nominating a Mass preference for Confirmation candidate families can be done at https://bit.ly/sjoconfirmation2020

Please keep these children in your prayers as they prepare for this important milestone in their faith journey.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

Our students have been busy writing letters to their grandparents and special people which we will post this Friday. Please help us with this surprise by sending in addressed envelopes with your children. We will celebrate our Grandparents and Special Friends Day this year with a Prayer Celebration shared with our grandparents and special people shared online. Class teachers have asked for photos of grandparents and special people to add to the slideshow. More information with a link to the Prayer Celebration will be shared next week via Szapp and Seesaw.

Archbishop's Pastoral Visit

Archbishop Christopher Prowse has started the process of conducting pastoral visits to parishes, schools and other communities within the Archdiocese. Archbishop Prowse will be visiting St Joseph's Parish for Holy Hour and to meet with parishioners in the Parish Centre on Thursday 15 October 2020 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

In order to adhere with COVID-19 requirements, please register for the Holy Hour and the catch-up at:

https://www.stjosephsoconnor.org.au/s/events?utm_source=St+Joseph%27s+Parish+O%27Connor&utm_campaign=cb3b4e499a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_20_04_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4764bb60b5-cb3b4e499a-359757567

10 Year Anniversary of the Canonisation of St Mary MacKillop

Mary of the Cross MacKillop was canonised in Rome, the first canonised saint for Australia and a saint for the universal Church, on October 17, 2010. A significant requirement for a canonisation is the attribution of a miracle to the intercession of the person to be canonised. Saint Mary of the Cross was beatified by Pope John Paul II at Randwick Racecourse on January 19, 1995. She was, by that proclamation, a saint for Australia. The next step was to seek her canonisation, a step that would recognise her as a saint for the universal church. This process required proof of her intercession by the recognition of another miracle which was needed to take place after the beatification. This miracle was confirmed through the extraordinary cure of Mrs Kathleen Evans through the intercession of Mary on December 19, 2009.

As we commemorate Mary’s Canonisation, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart have created the free prayer booklet titled 'Encountering St Mary MacKillop in Prayer'. You are invited to join in ten days of prayer in preparation for the anniversary of St Mary of the Cross’s canonisation available at:

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/372439/

Social Justice Mission Market Day

Our usual fundraising has not taken place this year as we have navigated life under Covid restrictions. However, we are pleased to be able to hold our annual Mission Market Day to raise much needed funds for our Global Partner School Riamabana. Our Market Day will be held on Friday 30th October. All classes will run a stall in the Hall, with classes coming through one at a time to ensure that we are Covid compliant. Each class will decide on the product or service they will be offering at the Market Stall. Your class teachers will be requesting donations relevant to the class stall over the coming weeks. We look forward to being able to share more about our fundraising ideas with you soon.