Dear Trinity families,

Shrove Tuesday fundraising kicks off our Lenten Appeal.

Thank you to the students from our Year 10 CSYMA (Youth Ministry) class for organising the selling of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Traditionally on this day, families used up all the sugar and fats in their cupboards in preparation for the fasting of Lent which would begin the following day on Ash Wednesday. We continued this tradition this year,  by holding our annual pancake sale where we raised $100 for our Caritas Lenten Appeal. Thank you to all who supported this event.

Ash Wednesday Liturgy

Father Jim joined our College community on 5th March to lead our Ash Wednesday Liturgy marking the beginning of Lent. As in many Christian traditions students and staff received the ashes, made from the palms used on Palm Sunday in 2024,  in the shape of a cross of their forehead. Students were encouraged to use the forty days leading up to Easter, as a time to reflect on their lives, to ask for forgiveness, to spend time in prayer and where possible, to give to others.

 

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

Like many Catholic schools around the country, Trinity commits to raise monies for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion during Lent. 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.  Students will learn about the Project Compassion stories and the work of Caritas Australia in their RE classes during the next few weeks.

Please use this QR code to link directly to Trinity’s Project Compassion fundraising page to make your donation.

Save the date - All School’s Mass - All Welcome

Once a Term, families from our local primary and secondary schools are invited to come together to celebrate Mass. The first of these will be held on Saturday 29th March at 5:30pm in St Carthage’s Cathedral.  The Mass and music will see students from all schools involved. Mass will be followed by a sausage sizzle in the grounds of the Church. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring the family to Mass and meet other families from our local parish schools.

Please mark the following All School’s Mass dates in your calendar.

Term 2 - Saturday May 24 - 5:30pm

Term 3 - Saturday August 16 - 5:30pm

Term 4 - Saturday November 8 - 5:30pm

Primary Schools & Nursing Home Visits

Our Year 9 and Year10 CSYMA classes have commenced their weekly visits to both Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School to assist with the infants reading program and Mary’s Grange Aged Care Facility to spend some time with the residents. These invaluable partnerships provide our students opportunities to live out their faith and hopefully see the benefit of serving others, long after their school years. Our students, the residents of Mary’s Grange and the infants students at OLHC enjoy this wonderful community initiative.