During this time of Lent the students at OLMC have been thinking of those less fortunate than themselves.
As part of the Lenten preparation the students have been involved with Project compassion.
This year the students have been collecting money to supply fishing nets to a South Sudanese village. Each fishing net costs $30.00. To give our fundraising a helping hand the students participated in a Pink Mufti Day on Friday 28th March.
Each child brought a gold coin that will go towards Project Compassion. We are wearing pink because it is half way through Lent and it is Pink or Rose Sunday (Laetare Sunday).
Laetare Sunday is the popular name for the Fourth Sunday in Lent. Laetare means "Rejoice" in Latin.
Because the midpoint of Lent is the Thursday of the third week of Lent, Laetare Sunday has traditionally been viewed as a day of celebration. The passage from Isaiah continues, "rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow," Flowers, which are normally forbidden during Lent, may be placed on the altar.
Laetare Sunday is also known as Rose Sunday or Refreshment Sunday, and it has a counterpart in Advent: Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, when purple vestments are exchanged for rose ones. The point of both days is to provide us encouragement as we progress toward the end of each respective season.
For each $30.00 raised by a grade they get a fish for the display.
Thank you to all the students who participated and raise money for Porject compassion, so far the students at OLMC have raised over $1,000.00.
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30 Jul 2026
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π Celebrating Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Day & Grandparents Day π What a wonderful day of faith, family and community! Last Friday, we gathered to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while honouring our grandparents and the special people who nurture, guide and love us each day. Our students led a beautiful Mass with reverence and joy before families came together to share a picnic across our school grounds. It was heartwarming to see generations celebrating together, reminding us that our school is truly a community where everyone belongs. A heartfelt thank you to our parish, staff, students, families and grandparents for making the day such a memorable celebration. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. π Saints Anne and Joachim, pray for us. π
28 Jul 2026
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Congratulations to all of our students who received Merit Awards and Star Cards this week β our first award recipients for the term! βπ We are so proud of the positive choices, effort and learning you demonstrate each day. A special thank you to our SRC and Fr Janu for leading our school community in a beautiful time of prayer as we farewelled Mrs Murphy ahead of her retirement. Tomorrow marks her final day at OLMC, and we thank her for her many years of dedicated service, care and commitment to our school community. We wish her every blessing and happiness as she begins this exciting new chapter. π
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30 Jul 2026
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π Celebrating Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Day & Grandparents Day π What a wonderful day of faith, family and community! Last Friday, we gathered to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while honouring our grandparents and the special people who nurture, guide and love us each day. Our students led a beautiful Mass with reverence and joy before families came together to share a picnic across our school grounds. It was heartwarming to see generations celebrating together, reminding us that our school is truly a community where everyone belongs. A heartfelt thank you to our parish, staff, students, families and grandparents for making the day such a memorable celebration. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. π Saints Anne and Joachim, pray for us. π
28 Jul 2026
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Congratulations to all of our students who received Merit Awards and Star Cards this week β our first award recipients for the term! βπ We are so proud of the positive choices, effort and learning you demonstrate each day. A special thank you to our SRC and Fr Janu for leading our school community in a beautiful time of prayer as we farewelled Mrs Murphy ahead of her retirement. Tomorrow marks her final day at OLMC, and we thank her for her many years of dedicated service, care and commitment to our school community. We wish her every blessing and happiness as she begins this exciting new chapter. π
17 Jul 2026
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Join the OLMC Parish this weekend as we celebrate our Feast Day. Our Principal Mass will be this Sunday 19 July at 10:00 am. This will be preceded by a procession in the school grounds from 9:30 am, and refreshments and celebrations after Mass.
17 Jul 2026
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CSPD students recognised in Refugee Week Creative Competition
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05 Jul 2026
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Today we sent Mrs Azar and Ms Dooley off on their next big adventure of motherhood. They take with them our prayers and well wishes as we all eagerly await their news.
02 Jul 2026
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This week Year 3 had two special visitors β Rufus and Ola, two playful desert dingo pups. The children have been reading the book Wandi and this visit brought their learning to life. Students loved meeting Rufus and Ola and learning more about dingo conservation and care. The pups were full of energy and quickly won everyone over with their friendly nature, playful personalities, and plenty of enthusiastic licks! The children enjoyed interacting with the dingoes up close and were fascinated to see firsthand the unique features and behaviours they had been learning about in class. This memorable experience provided a wonderful opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of Australia's native animals while creating some very special memories with our dingo cubs along the way.
29 Jun 2026
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The OLMC Junior and Concert Bands are ready to showcase their skills at The Primary Band Exhibition Day.
29 Jun 2026
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Year 5 had an amazing reward day celebrating their cultures. They came dressed in cultural clothes and shared cultural artefacts. All of the children created a travel brochure promoting their heritage. Their final immersive experience was to make sushi for lunch.
