Columba Catholic Primary School Bunyip
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28-38 Hope Street
Bunyip VIC 3815
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Email: principal@bunyip.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 03 5629 5933

Religious Education News

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Level Masses
All families and parishioners are invited to celebrate Mass
with Father Avinash and the students. 
Wednesday 2nd April - Junior level 
9:15 am in the Multi-purpose Room 

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Shrove Tuesday

Students ate pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. 

Many thanks to our parent helpers, Gen and Lisa, for cooking and condimenting!

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Ash Wednesday

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Grades 4, 5, & 6, boarded buses to attend Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Joseph's church in Iona. 

It was great to share this special occasion with many parishioners present.

For some students, this may have been the first time that they had received the Holy ashes on their forehead.

We are reminded that we are made from ashes and to ashes we shall return. We are reminded that we are human in nature and through abstinence we are tested in our faith. 

Students are learning about the Holy season of Lent in their classrooms. Ash Wednesday marks one of the Holiest of days on the Catholic calendar. 
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This Lent, we are called to Unite Against Poverty through Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion. Each family will be given a Project Compassion donation box, and by taking this into your home you’ll be answering the Gospels’ call to care for our global family and walk alongside the most vulnerable.

Your generous support this Lenten Season will enable Caritas Australia to provide life-changing support to communities facing poverty, food insecurity, lack of education, and water shortages, while building resilience against future challenges. Together, through faith and action, we can bring hope and opportunity to those most in need.

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Please donate today.

 You can support Project Compassion 2025 through the donation boxes  

Or online at: caritas.org.au/project-compassion
 Or by calling: 1800 024 413

We ask all Columba families to return any boxes with donations to school in the week before the school holidays, 31st March - 4th April. 

Thank you for standing with us, as we Unite Against Poverty this Lent.

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Sacrament of

First Holy Communion

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We ask all to pray for Ollie, Phoebe, River, Isla, George, Evie, Ted, Lyla, Maddison, and Elise as they prepare for their First Holy Communion. This week the candidates and their parents attended a Parent/Child workshop with our parish coordinator, Leonie Hester. It was a great opportunity for students and families to learn more about the importance of the Eucharist. 
First Eucharist Mass: Sunday 30th March, 11 am at Iona. 
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Religious Education and Sacramental Team

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- Religious Education Co-ordinator, Leadership Team, Columba.
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- Parish Sacramental Co-ordinator for Maryknoll-Iona.
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Rose Ahrens
- Spiritual Formation, Wellbeing & Education, Columba.
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Father Avinash George
- Parish Priest of Maryknoll-Iona.
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If your child wishes to celebrate a sacrament, contact Kelly Lucas or the school to express your interest. All inquiries are welcome!
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Other Sacrament dates
Confirmation
Commitment Mass: Sunday 4th May, 11 am at Iona 
Parent/Child Workshop: 14th May, 5:30 pm at Columba 
Sacrament celebrated with Bishop: Wed 4th June, 5 pm at Koo Wee Rup 
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Reconciliation 
Commitment Mass: Sunday 18th October, 11 am at Iona 
Parent/Child workshop: 29th October, 5:30 pm at Nar Nar Goon
Sacrament: Thur 13th Nov, 5:30 pm at Koo Wee Rup 

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