St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish Primary School Warrawong
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95 Flagstaff Road
Warrawong NSW 2502
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Religious Education News

2023 Confirmation Program
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Congratulations to Jaxen, who was confirmed last week at St Therese, West Wollongong.  We pray that he will use the gifts he has received from the Holy Spirit to make a positive difference in the lives of those around him. We look forward to catching up with Jaxen when he returns from his holiday.

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Please continue to keep in your prayers the children in our school and parish who are preparing to be confirmed in the Catholic faith.  We are less than one week away!  Our candidates gathered this afternoon for their rehearsal.  Special thanks to Mrs Briscoe and Mrs Eady for leading the workshops for this sacrament. 
The candidates will be presenting their saint posters and receiving their medals at this weekend’s Masses.
Confirmation will be celebrated in our parish next Wednesday, 21 June.  Our gratitude is extended to Mrs Burns and the parish choir for generously offering their talents to enhance our celebration.

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Year Six Mass with the Bishop

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Last Friday, 9 June, our school hosted the Year Six Mass with Bishop Brian at St Francis of Assisi church.  This was an opportunity to gather with the Year Six students and staff from St Paul’s Albion Park, St Patrick’s Port Kembla, Ss Peter and Paul Kiama, St Michael’s Nowra, St Mary Star of the Sea Milton, Stella Maris Shellharbour, St John’s Dapto and Nazareth Shellharbour.  It is always wonderful to have Bishop Brian join us.  We also had a number of concelebrating priests, Deacon Mick, Alcino (one of our parish acolytes) and visitors from the Catholic Education Office. 
Our Year Six students were great ambassadors for our school in the way they welcomed our visitors and conducted themselves prayerfully in the church.  Some of our Year Five students also performed special leadership roles on Friday,  welcoming visitors and attending to the various jobs that our Year Six students normally do.  Great job, Year Five!  Special thanks also to Claudia from Year Four for assisting at Mass by altar serving.
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Following Mass, there was an opportunity for the students to socialise on the playground and the dance floor.  Gratitude is extended to all of the staff who contributed to the smooth running of the day, especially those who organised things behind the scenes.  A special mention must go out to Mr Gilmore for being a world class DJ!

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

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Today, our school community celebrated Pyjama Day as our way of supporting the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. 
In exchange for the luxury and comfort of being able to stay in pyjamas all day, many people brought in donations of food and winter accessories to help support those affected by poverty in our local area.  Thank you for supporting our Mini Vinnies initiative.  Thank you also to those who were able to bring in towels and blankets - these are in great demand in our local area.   Thank you for helping us bring the love of God to those in need.

Upcoming 9am Parish Masses - Whole School Attending 

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  • Friday 16 June - Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Thursday 29 June - Solemnity of Ss Peter & Paul

All are warmly invited to join us and our parish community.

Ms Marita Maloney
Religious Education Coordinator