PENTECOST SUNDAY- this Sunday  - 9 June

At the feast of Pentecost, we welcome the coming of the Holy Spirit- the fulfilment of Jesus’ promise that He would not leave his apostles alone.  Pentecost Sunday is one of the most ancient feasts of the Church, celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (20:16) and St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians (16:8). It is the 50th day after Easter including Pentecost. On Pentecost Sunday, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles, they were granted the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Those gifts helped them to fulfil their mission to preach the Gospel to all nations.

We pray:

“Come Holy Spirit,

Fill the hearts of your faithful,

Kindle in them the fire of Your Love.

Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created,

and You shall renew the face of the earth.

Amen”

Grandparents Day

We look forward to welcoming all our special visitors tomorrow. Many thanks to all those who have made a special effort to travel distances to be with us. We appreciate your generosity.

 The timetable for the day is as follows:

 9:15am- 9:45am: Welcome and Liturgy in St Monica’s School Hall.

Please feel free to drop your Grandchildren at their classrooms however we would then like you to make your way to the Hall to be seated. As there are a lot of children and adults to move into the hall it will be very congested.  Seating will be on the left of the Hall as you enter from the rear.

9:45am-10:15am: Morning Tea for guests in St Monica’s School Hall.

10:15am- 11:00am: Class Visits

11:00: Home Time!

Thank you to all who have offered to help with morning tea. If you are bringing food for morning tea could you please drop it off at the hall- there will be tables inside the back doors for you to place it on. Please label any plates you wish to be returned.

A HUGE thank you to those who have offered to assist with morning tea preparations and pack up. I will be in the hall from 8:30am.

Sacrament of Eucharist

A reminder that tonight’s Parent and Child gathering will be held in the Year ¾ area- The Hub, commencing at 6:00pm. Students will be asked to move and sit at the 3L end of the space and parents please stand towards the back during Prayer – then you will be asked to move into designated classrooms. We thank you in advance for your attendance. There will be a sign in sheet for all attendees. We will need confirmation of the Mass date and time for the First Communion Masses.

The cost of the First Eucharist program is $30. Payment can be made via Qkr! or cash in an envelope labelled with your child’s name and ‘First Communion Program’.