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16 Apr 2025
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It was a full house at the Parramatta PRC meeting last week as families from across our 80 Catholic schools came together to connect and learn. 🙌 AFP Officer Dane Stephens from @thinkuknowaustralia shared expert advice on how we can help keep our kids safe online. 💻✨ Huge thanks to @stjohnxxiiicatholiccollege and Principal Frank Chiment for hosting, and to our PRC leaders - President George Giovas and Senior Secretary Sharon Hader - for their amazing work behind the scenes 💙 For more safety tips visit 👉 www.thinkuknow.org.au #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #ParramattaPRC #ThinkUKnow #OnlineSafety #CatholicSchoolsParra #ParentPower
15 Apr 2025
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"Lent is a sacred season of reflection, sacrifice and renewal in the Christian faith, and Catholic schools play a vital role in guiding students through this journey. 😇🙏 More than just a personal time of growth, Lent is an opportunity for families, schools and the wider community to come together in faith, love and service." 🥰⛪ As we approach Holy Thursday and the end of Lent, Frank Chiment, Acting Principal of St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens, shares his thoughts about the meaning and importance of this holy time for our schools. 🛐🏫 Read the full Catholic Outlook article here: https://catholicoutlook.org/nurturing-students-during-lent-a-journey-of-faith-love-and-community/
15 Apr 2025
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Such an exciting opportunity! 😲🤩💥 Year 12 Penola Catholic College Emu Plains student, Cyrena, got the chance to interview Federal Member for Macquarie, The Hon. Susan Templeman MP, as part of her Personal Interest Project, which explores the evolving landscape of social media and its impact on bullying among Australian students. 🎤📱📰😢 As well as sharing her thoughts on this important topic, the Minister went on a guided tour of the College, getting a glimpse into this vibrant learning community. 💭🔀🙌❤️ To learn more about Penola Catholic College, visit their website: 📲💻 #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #emuplains @penolaemuplains @susantemplemanmp #macquarie
14 Apr 2025
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A huge thank you to the many parents and carers from across our 80 Catholic schools who joined us for the Parramatta PRC meeting last week! 👏 We were honoured to hear from AFP Officer Dane Stephens from ThinkUKnow Australia, who shared vital tips on keeping our kids safe online. 🌐👨👩👧👦 A special thank you to St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens and Principal Frank Chiment for hosting the event, and to PRC President George Giovas and Senior Secretary Sharon Hader for their leadership and support. Looking for more online safety resources? Visit 👉 https://www.thinkuknow.org.au #ThinkUKnow #ParramattaPRC #OnlineSafety #CatholicSchoolsParra
14 Apr 2025
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Imagine having to walk 6km every day😓🥵 to access water.💦 That's the reality for so many women and children around the world🌎 and it was so heartwarming😇🥰 to see hundreds of our students and staff showing solidarity with them by taking part in two amazing Walk With Water🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️🚶🏻 events in support of Caritas Australia's Project Compassion.💞🤲 Students from Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, St Clare's Catholic High School Hassall Grove, St John's Primary, Riverstone, St Agnes CHS Rooty Hill and Nagle College, Blacktown South walked with buckets of water around a beautiful circuit including crossing the Yandhai Nepean Crossing while a later event saw students from St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley, Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill, St Paul the Apostle Primary Winston Hills, St Andrews College, Marayong (Official) and St Andrew's Primary School Marayong did a similar walk around Parramatta Park.💧💟 So exciting to see 10 News First Sydney📺, The Western Weekender 📰 and Parra News🗞 cover these events. Through solidarity, awareness, and fundraising, the event highlighted the global need for clean water and the importance of living out faith through action. #CaritasAustralia #ProjectCompassion #WalkWithWater #bigwaterwalk Diocese of Parramatta @penolaemuplains @gilroy_sport @stclareshassallgrove @sacmarayong @stpaultheapostles @stagnesrootyhill @stbernadettespandf @naglecollege #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney @caritasaust @10newsfirst @westernweekender @theparranews Be sure to keep an eye on Catholic Outlook for a full story and lots more photos
13 Apr 2025
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They're already man's best friend 💙but did you know that dogs 🐶also make great listeners? 👂😍 Students at St Matthew's Catholic Primary, Windsor have been taking part in Guide Dogs Australia's Paws to Pages Program 🐾📖each week. 🐕💕 This impawtant initiative helps reluctant readers build confidence by reading aloud 🗣to some cute four-legged listeners 🐶, improving their fluency, comprehension, and most importantly, their love of reading! 📚📖
13 Apr 2025
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A beautiful combination of art and culture 🎨❤️💛🖤 The Xavier College Llandilo community recently came together for an inspiring First Nations Art Exhibition in the St Robert Bellarmine Gallery. 😲🫶🎨 The exhibition featured incredible works from Year 7 students, First Nations Group participants, that powerfully express culture, storytelling and connection. 🔥🗣🌿✨ This wonderful initiative was supported by CSPD's Jarara team. 😇😍🙏 #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #llandilo @xavierllandilo #aboriginalart #studentartists
12 Apr 2025
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Imagine having to walk 6km every day😓🥵 to access water.💦 That's the reality for so many women and children around the world🌎 and it was so heartwarming😇🥰 to see hundreds of our students and staff showing solidarity with them by taking part in two amazing Walk With Water🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️🚶🏻 events in support of Caritas Australia's Project Compassion.💞🤲 Students from Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, St Clare's Catholic High School Hassall Grove, St John's Primary, Riverstone, St Agnes CHS Rooty Hill and Nagle College, Blacktown South walked with buckets of water around a beautiful circuit including crossing the Yandhai Nepean Crossing while a later event saw students from St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley, Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill, St Paul the Apostle Primary Winston Hills, St Andrews College, Marayong (Official) and St Andrew's Primary School Marayong did a similar walk around Parramatta Park.💧💟 So exciting to see 10 News First Sydney📺, The Western Weekender 📰 and @Parra News🗞 cover these events. Through solidarity, awareness, and fundraising, the event highlighted the global need for clean water and the importance of living out faith through action. #CaritasAustralia #ProjectCompassion #WalkWithWater #bigwaterwalk Diocese of Parramatta Be sure to keep an eye on Catholic Outlook for a full story and lots more photos https://catholicoutlook.org/
12 Apr 2025
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🥳WHAT A TERM IT'S BEEN! Our schools have been busy with sporting and swimming carnivals, NAPLAN, Year 12 Half Yearly Exams, Peer Mentoring, camps and excursions and so much more. 🏊📚🏕🏃♀️ One of the BIG highlights has been the involvement of schools across the diocese in fundraising for Caritas Australia's Project Compassion. It has been inspiring to see the creative ways our school communities have worked together this Lent to raise vital funds for those less fortunate - from bake sales and pancake stalls to jersey days, Easter raffles and Walks for Water. 🥞🐰🪣 A special shoutout to St Angela's Primary Castle Hill where the community has raised an incredible $46,000! 🤯👏 Caritas tells us that $1,000 can go toward a 5000 L water tank 💦 for a Samoan community to have access to clean drinking water. Imagine what these funds from just one school can do! 😮💪 📢STAY TUNED over the school holidays for photos 📸 from around our schools of their Easter celebrations and liturgies and the Big Water Walks at Parramatta and Penrith. @caritasaust @stangelasprimary @chisholmcp @penolaemuplains @stpaulscollegegreystanes @catherinemcauleywestmead @ourladyofthewayemuplains #stjohnsprimaryriverstone #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #lent #fundriaisng #socialjustice #projectcompassion2025