Religious Education in the Classroom
School Theme 2025 
Welcome to Week 4! Teachers and students have been exploring our school theme, Pilgrims of Hope, through different learning experiences.

Year 3 students went on their own pilgrimage around Mt Carmel School and St. Augustine’s grounds.

2 Blue and 4 Gold explored the theme through creating art.

2 Blue

4 Gold 

Religious Life of Mt Carmel School
Opening School Mass
Mt Carmel School celebrated the new school year with a Mass, focusing on our school theme Pilgrims of Hope, and a School Leadership Induction Ceremony. Congratulations to our new school leaders!

Lent Season

Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday was named after the custom of Christians to be "shriven" before the start of Lent. Mt Carmel School will be holding our annual pancake breakfast and students, parents and friends are invited. Please RSVP via the Compass invitation.

Ash Wednesday
Next Wednesday 5 March marks the start of the season of Lent and 3 Red will be leading our Ash Wednesday Prayer Service, at 9 am in the PAC. Parents and friends are invited to join us in this special celebration.

Ash Wednesday is a time for spiritual growth and change as Christians make a special effort to be the kind of people God wants them to be. During Lent, Christians give up luxuries to remember when Jesus went into the desert for forty days to fast and pray. 

Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolise the dust from which God made us. Traditionally, the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, and says: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." (https://www.catholic.org/lent/ashwed.php).


St Augustine’s Parish News

 

Enjoy your week!

Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator