We hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and well during this time
of isolation, made necessary by the COVID-19 virus.

Our Sacrament Enrolment process for 2020 was put on ‘hold’ in mid-March. As State Government restrictions are eased, it is our hope that there may be an opportunity to schedule new dates for the celebrations of Sacraments later this year.

However, the celebration of Sacraments attended by large numbers
of children and families remains highly uncertain, since any hopes that we may have will be totally reliant on those hopes being in
accord with the COVID-19 restrictions to which we are all subject.

 
With schools soon resuming with a degree normality in the near future, there is potential for the sacramental preparation of the children to continue in earnest in Term 3. However, until approval is granted to allow for large gatherings in the Church, any actual plans to celebrate in the usual way remain just that - plans! Consideration also needs to be given
to the schedule for other school events, plus a backlog of Weddings and Baptisms and (hopefully) the resumption of the normal Mass schedule.

If the current restrictions are eased to a degree which makes the following dates possible, we would hope that the Sacramental “calendar” might look like this:

• Sacrament Registration: forms and money to be handed in at the School office by Fri July 24 or, if you are an ASRE student, please return your completed form to Rosetta.

• First Reconciliation: (remains same) Wed Oct 14 at 5.30pm or 7.30pm

• Confirmation:  Fri Oct 16 at 5.30pm or Sat Oct 17 at 2.00pm

• First Communion: Sat Nov 7 at 2.00pm or 6.00pm, or Sun Nov 8 at 9.30am 
  or 11.00am.

So, with these possible dates in mind, we ask that you complete the an Enrolment Form and return it to the School Office by Friday July 24 (if you haven’t already done so).
 
Once specific dates for the receptions of Sacraments are able to be made definite, we will ask you to indicate your preference for each child via Care Monkey. We will endeavour to accommodate, as much as possible, each family’s request.

Once both the Sacrament Enrolment is complete and the State Regulations allow, we will finalise the process and specific information as required, and forwarded to families.
   
          Marialisa Mandarino                                              Fr. Kevin Dillon
       Sacramental Co-ordinator                                             Parish Priest