Religious news Term 3 Week 7

Sacrament of Confirmation

Let us pray.

Dear God,
We pray for our Year 6 students
as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this Sunday.

Send your Holy Spirit upon them
and fill them with your gifts of wisdom, courage, understanding and love.

Help them to be confident in their faith,
to make good choices,
and to use their gifts to care for others.

May they always remember
that they are loved by you
and that your Spirit is with them,
guiding them each day.

Bless our Confirmation candidates,
their families, sponsors and teachers
as they celebrate this special moment in their faith journey.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Father’s Day Mass

Year 3 families, fathers, grandfathers and special ‘father figures’ are invited to join us in celebrating a special Father’s Day mass on Thursday 3rd September at 9.30 am in St. Bernard’s church.

St. Bernard’s Day Celebrations 

What a wonderful day of festivities we enjoyed last Friday as we celebrated St Bernard’s Day!

Our celebrations began with a beautiful Whole School Mass at St Bernard’s Church, where we gathered to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint and reflect on how we can continue to shine our light through our words and actions.

The excitement continued with our annual Lap-a-thon for Mannya. It was wonderful to see all our students enthusiastically getting involved, running, walking and cheering each other on as we raised funds for our sister school, St Aloysius Primary School in Mannya, Uganda. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make the Lap-a-thon such a success.

Throughout the day, students also took part in a range of fun activities connected to our ‘Shining Our Light’ theme. Our classrooms and learning spaces were buzzing with creativity as students created ‘Bee’ displays, celebrating the ways we can all bee like St Bernard – being kind, helpful, caring and friendly.

Students who were spotted bee-ing like St Bernard were given a special token, with seven lucky students then drawn to receive a beautiful hand-crocheted bee. A very special thank you to our Performing Arts teacher, Sarah Ferguson, for generously creating these gorgeous bees for our students!

Our year levels were also busy designing and creating new stickers for our Touchstones. We loved seeing the creativity and thought that went into each design. The winning designs will be announced in the coming days, so stay tuned!

Don't Forget Our Lap-a-thon Sponsorship

Most importantly, our Lap-a-thon doesn’t finish with the running! We now need to follow up on sponsorships and collect donations so that we can continue to support the children and families of Mannya.

Donations can be made online through School 24 → Events → Lapathon for Mannya until Friday 28 August.

Thank you to our wonderful Clairvaux community for helping our students shine their light and make a difference to the children of Mannya. A special thank you to Cyndie Mumford and our Year 4 CSC representatives for their organisation and support in making this special day possible.