Term 1 2021

• Wednesday 17th March - St Patricks Day - Year 2 Maubara Fundraiser.  
• Friday 19^th March – St Joseph’s Day
• Thursday 1^st April – Holy Thursday
• Friday 2^nd April – Good Friday (public holiday)

Hot Dog Day

What a wonderful way to start Week 8 with Hot Dogs for lunch. As a school we managed to raise much needed funds that will be used to help support people all over the world, including Australia, by CARITAS.

St Patrick’s Day

A big thank you to Year 2 for organising a fantastic fundraiser today. Everyone looked wonderful dressed all in green.

Year 2 raised $281.50. The money raised today will help support the Maubara Orphanage in East Timor.

St Joseph’s Day
“Saint Joseph is a man of great spirit. He is great in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all because he listens to the words of the Living God. He listens in silence and his heart ceaselessly perseveres in the readiness to accept the Truth contained in the word of the Living God,” Pope John Paul II had once said.

We can see from his actions in scripture that Joseph was a compassionate man, and obedient to the will of God. He also loved Mary and Jesus and wanted to protect and provide for them.

Since Joseph does not appear in Jesus' public life, at his death, or resurrection, many historians believe Joseph had probably died before Jesus entered public ministry.

Joseph is the patron of many things, including the universal Church, fathers, the dying and social justice. 

(https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker-471).

To celebrate this wonderful man, we will be having a Mass in the hall. Due to space limitation in regards to COVID restrictions, the Mass will just be the students and staff. It will be a wonderful event for our school to gather together and celebrate St Joseph.

Confirmation
Enrolment for the Sacrament of Confirmation has begun. If there are any children who are in Year 6 or older who would like to participate in the Sacrament of Confirmation program, please attend any of the weekend Masses to collect a registration form. 

Corpus Christi Parish Mittagong-Bowral News

Please remember that all Masses are currently celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, because of the social distancing requirements.

Please do not attend Mass if you have any coronavirus symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, shortness of breath, fever or fatigue. 

Liturgies of Holy Week
Registration for Holy Week Liturgies will be accessible from 9:00am Friday 19th March, following the booking guide above. 

Monday 29th March Mass 7:15am Marist Brothers, Mittagong
Tuesday 30th March Mass 8:00 am St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral
Wednesday 31st March Mass 7:30 am St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

Holy Thursday  1st April   No Morning Mass
                      1st April   Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

Holy Thursday – The washing of the feet (which is already optional) will be omitted. At the end of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper the procession is also omitted and the Blessed Sacrament is to be kept in the tabernacle.

Friday 2nd April Stations of the Cross  10am St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion  3pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

Good Friday: In the Universal Prayer, Bishops will arrange to have a special intention prepared for those who find themselves in distress, the sick, the deaf, (cf. Missale Romanum ). The adoration of the Cross by kissing it shall be limited solely to the celebrant. The faithful may approach the Cross and reverently bow at a distance from which they cannot touch the cross.

Saturday 3rd April Solemn Easter Vigil Mass 6pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

The Easter Vigil: The Vigil is to be celebrated only in the Cathedral and parish churches. For the “Baptismal Liturgy” only the “Renewal of Baptismal Promises” is maintained (cf. Missale Romanum). The sprinkling rite should be omitted.

Sunday 4th April Mass 8:00am St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral
Mass 9:30am St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral
Mass 5:00pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

Reconciliation
Saturday 20th March 4:00pm – 4:45pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral
Tuesday 23rd March 5:15pm – 6:00pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral
Saturday 27th March 4:00pm – 4:45pm St Thomas Aquinas, Bowral

First Prize is a HYUNDAI VENUE, valued at over $24,000 (supplied by Southern Highlands Motor Group). Tickets on sale now, $10.00 per ticket.

Raffle will be drawn on Friday the 30^th April, 2021

Ticket can be purchased online from the Parish website https://www.ccsh.org.au/

Thank you to all the parents who purchased tickets at last weeks “Meet and greet”. If you were unable to purchase a ticket on the night please visit the parish website or the school office.