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Opening Mass to welcome new students and staff
In our Opening Mass, the College community welcomed all new students and staff to OLSH. The blessings of our new Year 7 students, new students in Years 8 to 12 and our new staff are always highlights of our first College mass for the year.
Our Year 7s were presented with their House badges by their Year 12 Big Sisters. The College House badges tell the stories of our four House patrons – Jules Chevalier, Marie Louise Hartzer, Margaret Sweeney and Marie Ryan Xavier. After pinning the House badges onto lapels, the Year 12s then prayed a special prayer for the Year 7s as they were welcomed into the school community.
After communion, the 2025 Student Leaders were presented with their leadership badges and then commissioned for their year of service to the school community.
Thank you to our OLSH Sisters, College Board members and the many parents and friends who joined us for this special mass. Thank you too to Fr. Peter Matheson who celebrated Mass for us.
Australian Catholics
A reminder to all parents and caregivers that we have a whole school online subscription to the Australian Catholics magazine. Please use these details to access Australian Catholics:
email: parents@olsh.vic.edu.au
Password: acparents
In the current edition, there are interesting and informative articles including Catholicism and world religions and an article by Fr. Andrew Hamiton sj which encourages us to take time to reflect on the: Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
Ms Megan Donohue
Deputy Principal Faith and Mission
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Our first two groups of Year 12s have been at Hartzer Park enjoying their time on retreat. Taking time to step aside from the busy-ness of life and purposefully slowing down to listen to the stirrings of our hearts, times of retreat help us to be in touch with the heart of God and there discover God’s deepest desire for us. We pray for our Year 12s at this time.
Jubilee 2025
On Christmas Eve at the end of last year, Pope Francis proclaimed 2025 a year of Jubilee for the worldwide Catholic Church. He opened the first of 5 Holy Doors in Rome to signify the beginning of the Jubilee year.
So what is a jubilee year?
Jubilee years celebrate a time of newness. Whilst they have been celebrated in the Church since 1300, their beginnings actually go back to the Old Testament, when the Israelites were commanded to celebrate a jubilee every 50 years.
The Jubilee 2025 logo depicts pilgrims from the four corners of the world, tossed by the sea, clinging to the cross which forms both a sturdy anchor and also bends towards humanity.
To find more about Jubilee 2025 and how the Melbourne Catholic community will be celebrating, click here: https://melbournecatholic.org/connect/jubilee
Watch this space for
Outreach opportunities: sign ups for muffin baking, food van and Baptcare will be out soon.
Lenten Reflections: Lent begins on Wednesday 5th March (Ash Wednesday)
Ms Megan Donohue
Deputy Principal Faith and Mission
