Schools across Australia attend the National Making Jesus Real Conference
On Thursday 4 May and Friday 5 May, 25 teachers from our CSO schools attended the National Making Jesus Real (MJR) Conference at St Kevin’s Catholic School in Benowa, QLD.
In the footsteps of a pilgrim
This year, CSO staff, principals and teachers from around our diocese stepped out in faith in the footsteps of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop and walked the ‘Aussie Camino’ from Portland to Penola.
We celebrate our mothers
On Friday 12 May, schools around our diocese celebrated Mother’s Day with barbecues, liturgies, homemade gifts, breakfasts and special performances.
St Mary’s take out the DaVinci Decathlon
On Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 May, two teams from Years 8 and 10 of St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead, competed in the first inaugural Hunter Region DaVinci Decathlon at Bishop Tyrell Anglican Collage, Fletcher.
Holy Name serve up breakfast
Every Monday morning, Year 6 students from the Mini Vinnies group of Holy Name Primary School, Forster run a weekly Breakfast Club for the school community.
St John the Baptist hold their annual Year 6 Retreat Day
On Friday 5 May, Year 6 students from St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland, gathered together for their annual retreat day.
St Joseph’s strike gold at Australian All Schools Triathlon
On Friday 21 April, the intermediate girl’s triathlon team from St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen, won gold at the Australian All Schools Triathlon Festival (ASTF) in Penrith.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Aboriginal Welcome to the Diocese
Last week a small group of staff spent two days with CSO Aboriginal Education Officer Mrs Louise Campbell and her husband Terry visiting sacred Aboriginal sites and meeting Aboriginal Elders in the Maitland Newcastle area.