Advent

On Sunday we marked the beginning of Advent which starts this Sunday in the Catholic Church. We learnt at Year One’s Centred in Faith Gathering earlier in the term, the word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming”. Advent is the season of new beginnings and covers the four Sundays before Christmas Day.

Week by week, candles are lit on the Advent wreath signifying our longing for the light of Christ, as the time of his birth draws near.

The first candle lit on the first week of Advent is a purple candle, this candle represents hope. This candle was lit at our Kindergarten Nativity Performance on Friday. In the first week of Advent, we recall that the Prophet Isaiah anticipated the birth of Jesus. This first candle also represents the anticipation of the arrival of Jesus our Saviour.

End of Year Mass

On Friday 8th December at 9:30am we will celebrate our end of year Mass. We would like to extend the invitation to all members of our community to attend. At the end of the Mass, we will present to a member of St Vincent de Paul, the Christmas Hampers that have been put together by our Mini Vinnie’s team. Over the last few weeks, we have been collecting items for these hampers. Each year we love helping out those in our community by doing something as simple as bringing in some food. We thank Vinnies for all they do and hope that this small gesture helps them in their work.