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Bonus for mid-year intake
Reception students who join a 2021 mid-year intake at a Catholic school will get free tuition in Terms 3 and 4.
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Reception students who join a 2021 mid-year intake at a Catholic school will get free tuition in Terms 3 and 4.
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Three South Australian Catholic school graduates with big plans for the future are off to a good start with their university studies after receiving scholarships from the Playford Trust.
Schools
When Scarlett Tonkin began making earrings to fill in time during lockdown last year she had no idea her fun designs would be such a hit.
Catholics in Australia are being encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, with the relevant Bishops Commission saying it is morally permissible to accept any vaccine.
Creating resources to raise awareness and ultimately change ecological practices will be just one of the ways the Archdiocese will recognise Laudato Si’ Week next month.
Confirmation that places of worship will be allowed larger attendances this Easter have been welcomed with “great joy” by Adelaide Archbishop Patrick O’Regan.
A unique education and community services ‘village’ in the northern suburbs is starting to take shape following the announcement that the first stage – a school for 17 to 24 year olds – will be called Compass Catholic Community.
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An enduring memory from Helena Sweeney’s time as a prison chaplain is watching a woman being escorted by officers on her way to freedom.
People
Sister Cecilia Nguyen’s own faith was nurtured under the dark cloud of Communism and has survived war, displacement and resettlement in a foreign land. But when the gentle 72-year-old Dominican Sister speaks of her 50 years as a vowed Religious, it is her role in passing on the faith to Vietnamese children and young people that is uppermost in her mind.
Events
The 49th Festa di San Giuseppe was a moment of “joy and friendship” as the Italian community gathered to give thanks for St Joseph and remember his example of generosity, fatherhood, and courage.
Former Jesuit and Catholic school teacher John Kelly has used his retirement to pursue a life-long interest in poetry and will this month launch his latest collection A Schoolbag Full.
With the Easter season upon us, one Catholic school community is honouring this significant time on the Christian calendar by helping those in need overseas.
Not many Catholics receive two papal blessings in their lifetime but there is no doubt that Esther Jordan has been a blessing to the Australian Church since leaving her family behind in Ireland as a 16-year-old girl to join the Presentation Sisters in Geraldton, WA.
St Augustine's Parish School at Salisbury celebrated the beginning of Holy Week with a visit from two special guests.
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