Dear Trinity families,

Welcome to the 2025 school year.  This Jubilee Year promises to be one of hope and compassion and for students, a year full of opportunities in the Mission and Youth Ministry areas.

Year 7 Connect Day & Parent Evening  

On Wednesday 12 February, Year 7 spent the day connecting with each other, while learning about the College and Parish communities. Leader of Year 7 Mrs Yopp and her team of Year 7 Tutors facilitated a fun morning of activities focussing on belonging and getting to know others in classes and House groups. The afternoon was spent at St Carthage's Cathedral learning about Trinity’s history as part of the local parish and sharing in a special liturgy together. That same evening, we welcomed parents of new students to the College by meeting new families at afternoon tea followed by an information Q & A session.  It was wonderful to see so many families wanting to be part of this event.

Commencement Mass

Friday 14 February was the first time the entire College gathered together to celebrate Mass. Fr Bing Monteguado led us in a special celebration full of symbolism while inspiring us to be people of hope in this special Jubilee year. At the beginning of Mass, the name of each student and staff member was placed in our College heart as a symbol of belonging to our community while at the same time we asked Mary to watch over us for the next twelve months. Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, used to do this at the Hermitage in France and we continue this tradition to this day signifying each person's special part in our Trinity family.  Special thanks to our choir, musicians, student leaders, readers and all students and staff for making this significant day so memorable.

This Term our Year 11, 12 and 7 students have the opportunity to be part of the Diocesan Youth Ministry  programs Transitus and LEAD.  Our College Youth Ministry Coordinator Mrs O’Reilly has been emailing Expression of Interests for these events. Students are reminded to read their emails so they do not miss out on these opportunities as numbers for each event are limited.  For Year 7 students, this is a wonderful way to continue the youth ministry journey commenced in primary schools. Please contact Ms O’Reilly with any questions regarding these events.

Trinity Lenten Appeal - We are Uniting Against Poverty as part of project Compassion

Next Wednesday 5 March marks Ash Wednesday and the commencement of the Season of Lent. Like many Catholic schools around the country, Trinity commits to raise monies for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion during Lent. Part of preparing for Easter in the six weeks of Lent, is examining our relationships, seeking forgiveness, fasting and almsgiving. As a Catholic community committed to serving others, may we find it in our hearts to support Project Compassion this year and raise some much needed funds for our brothers and sisters in our global family.  Please use this QR code to link directly to Trinity’s Project Compassion fundraising page.

 Term 1 Mission Events

• Ash Wednesday Liturgy - 5 March
• Uncle Gilbert Laurie shares Bundjalung stories from the College Mural - 14th March
• LEAD youth ministry - 20 March
• Transitus youth ministry- 25 March
• Easter Liturgy - 7 April
• Year 12 Retreat commences 8-11 April

Annette White - Director of Mission