Request for Year Six Graduation Mass Photos

It is that time of year where we put a call out to all Year Six parents to submit school related photos of your child from throughout their schooling. We are looking for approximately 12-14 photos in total. Among those photos, or in addition to, we would also like you to provide us with a photo of your child in Kindergarten and Year Six, to contribute to a display at the Graduation Mass. We require all photos by Monday the 27^th of November. Feel free to email them directly to me or save them to a USB. Thank you for your time and assistance!

Class Mass Dates

Please note in your diaries the following Mass dates:

• Year 2/3/4 Class Mass – 29^th November

(now a Liturgy of the Word due to priest unavailability)

• Year 6 Graduation Mass – 13^th December

We welcome everyone to attend these very special events at St Joseph’s Church. 

School Christmas Food Drive - Grenfell Food Hall

With the festive season drawing closer, and in the spirit of Christmas, we are asking all families to provide generous support to provide hope for many locals who face an uncertain Christmas. The aim is to bring relief to those who need it most through a food drive.

Below is a list of the categories/ items we will be collecting on a weekly basis to donate. For all items, please check the expiry dates extend into 2024. Thank you for your generosity.

At the conclusion of the food drive, all donated items will be delivered to our local Food Hall.

If you have any questions, please let us know. We thank you in advance for your support!

Sunday Gospel Reflection (November 19)

Gospel             Matthew 25:14-30

“Come and share your master’s happiness!” This parable gives us an opportunity to reflect on the invitation God provides us. What is the invitation? It’s the same invitation the rich man gives to his servants - come and share your master’s happiness. For each of us, this happiness is the love and the mercy of God. What an invitation to receive! So how do we share in this happiness of God’s love and mercy? By doing as the servants did, opening ourselves to receive more and more of the master’s happiness, “for whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance”. God’s love and mercy is given to be shared, this was shown to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The invitation is put to us now, to continue to witness to this by sharing this same love and mercy abundantly, in all that we do, to all whom we meet.

Lord,

Open our hearts and minds to the invitation you have placed before us.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, help us to accept your love and mercy

and to grow and share it abundantly with those we serve

through our vocations and ministries every day

so that they too may share in your happiness!

Amen. 

Source: Formed in Prayer, CSYMI

Socktober Thank You

As you are aware, Socktober is a program initiated by Catholic Mission which raises funds for programs benefiting children around the world. Each year, they choose a focus country to represent how the funds raised will benefit children overseas. In 2023, their focus projects are in Timor-Leste (more information about their work is listed the Catholic Mission website). 

Further to our previous newsletter messages regarding our Socktober Mission Day activities, we have tallied all donations made towards this and the amount raised totalled $235.65!

This is an excellent outcome and we once again thank everyone for your generous support. 

Student Prayer of the Week

Condolences

We would like to extend our condolences to Peter Mason and his family on the loss of Peter’s Mother, Lorraine.

We are thinking of you all and keeping you in our hearts and prayers at this difficult time.

Yours in Faith,

Danielle McFarlane

Religious Education Coordinator

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St Joseph’s Church, Grenfell

Please note that a Mass will be held on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. There is a Celebration of the Word with Holy Communion, not a Mass, on the first and third (and any fifth) Sunday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend!

If you wish to visit St Joseph’s Church, it is open daily from 10.00am – 4.00pm and following Mass on Sundays.