St Joseph’s School’s Sacramental Program is a central expression of our Catholic identity and is grounded in a strong, living partnership with our parish community. Sacramental preparation is approached as a shared responsibility between the school, family, and parish, ensuring that students grow not only in knowledge of the sacraments but also in faith, belonging, and active participation in parish life. Through regular engagement with the parish priests and pastoral team, the program remains firmly aligned with parish expectations, liturgical practices, and diocesan guidelines.
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Catholic Sacramental Program
St Joseph’s offers a parish-led, school-supported sacramental program to support our Catholic families.
Ongoing collaboration with the parish-based PREP (Parish Religious Education Program), run by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, is a defining feature of our approach. This collaboration includes shared planning, communication, and key formation sessions, as well as joint celebrations and parent information meetings. By working together, the school and PREP create a unified pathway of faith formation that reflects the parish’s sacramental vision and pastoral priorities.
Families are actively supported throughout the sacramental journey and are encouraged to deepen their connection with the parish through Mass attendance, prayer, and parish involvement. Catechesis provided at school is reinforced by parish-led liturgies, retreats, and sacramental celebrations, helping students experience the sacraments as encounters with Christ within the wider Church community. Through this deep parish connection and ongoing partnership with PREP, the school’s Sacramental Program nurtures students as confident, faith-filled members of the Catholic Church, grounded in both learning and lived faith.
2026 Dates
Eucharist:
Commitment Mass: Sunday 3rd May 8am. All Hallows Church
Parent & Candidate Workshop: Thursday 28th May. Venue TBC.
Year 4 Retreat: Friday 29th May. Venue TBC.
Sacrament Date: Sunday 7th June 8am. All Hallows Church. Followed by morning tea.
Confirmation:
Commitment Mass: Sunday 28th June 8am. All Hallows Church.
Parent & Candidate Workshop: TBC
Year 6 Retreat: Combined with St Mary’s. Wednesday 22nd July. St Mary’s Parish Hall.
Date: Sunday 2nd August 8am. All Hallows Church. Followed by Morning Tea.
Reconciliation:
Commitment Mass: Sunday 18th October 8am. All Hallows Church.
Parent & Candidate Workshop: Thursday 5th November 3:15pm. Venue TBC
Year 3 Retreat: Friday 6th November. Venue TBC
Date: Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th November. 5-6pm. All Hallows Church
Celebration Mass: Sunday 15th November 8am. Followed by Morning Tea.
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