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13 May 2025
From CSPD Instagram
It's the special day of the year that's all about showing our mums, grandmothers, carers and mother figures in our lives how much we love and appreciate them.😍❤️🥰😇🫶🌹🌺 Our schools certainly did that in the lead-up to the big day on Sunday, with Mother's Day stalls, liturgies, picnics, morning teas and open classroom visits across the Diocese. 🙏🙌🧁🍪🫂 Check out your school's socials for more great pics of the lovely celebrations. ➡📱 #MothersDay #mothersdayspecial #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountains
12 May 2025
Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post
Mother's Day is all about showing our mums😍, grandmothers🥰, carers 🫶 and mother figures 😇 in our lives how much we love and appreciate them.❤️🌹🌺 Our schools certainly did that in the lead-up to the big day on Sunday, with Mother's Day stalls, liturgies 🙏, picnics, morning teas 🧁🍪and open classroom visits across the Diocese. 🙌🫂 Check out your school's socials for more great pics of the lovely celebrations. ➡📱
11 May 2025
From CSPD Instagram
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY❗🥳🥰 These heartfelt words😇💞 from students at St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley and St Mary's Primary Rydalmere reflect the boundless love and appreciation we all have for the mums, grandmothers, carers and mother figures in our lives. Thank you for all the hugs and kisses... for being so caring and funny and every little thing in between. 💖 #MothersDay #mothersdayspecial #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #stbernadettesprimarydundasvalley @stmarysrydalmere
11 May 2025
From CSPD Instagram
🎓 St JXXIII grad returns to give back — and inspire the next generation. We’re so proud of Eilish A’Court (Class of 2019), now studying medicine at the University of Notre Dame and Co-Chair of PANDA (Paediatric Association of Notre Dame Australia), who came back to her former school St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens to lead the Teddy Bear Hospital program! 💛 👩⚕️🩹 With fellow med students, she taught the Kindy kids about health, nutrition, and doctor visits — all through caring for a few sick teddy bears! 🧸 A full-circle moment and an inspiring reminder of what our CSPD graduates go on to achieve. 🥰 🙏 St JohnXXIII students learn the importance of giving back to the community. Learn more about the College at their website or by following them on Instagram. @stjohnxxiiicatholiccollege @notredame #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #StJXXIIIAlumni #FutureDoctors #TeddyBearHospital #NotreDameAustralia #CatholicEducation #InspiringAlumni #GivingBack #stanhopegardens
10 May 2025
Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post
We can all use more kindness 😇in our lives. 🫂🙏 The students at St Michael's Baulkham Hills certainly agree, coming together for Do It For Dolly Day, a day to spread kindness 🤝, show compassion 😇and stand up against bullying. 🫶😍 Dressed in shades of blue 💙🩵, they took part in meaningful conversations 🗣️, wrote kind messages 🗒️and explored kindness lessons. 🌻💖 It was a reminder of how powerful a little kindness can be. 🫶😍 Be Kind, Be Brave, Do It For Dolly. 🥰🤝
10 May 2025
From CSPD Instagram
⛪✝️ WELCOMING POPE LEO XIV - our school communities join with the wider community throughout the Diocese of Parramatta and Sydney’s west in celebration of our new Pope. 🤲 It was with great joy today that we received the news that Cardinal Robert Prevost OSA has been named as the 267th successor to St Peter – with the name Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, welcomed the announcement with prayerful optimism. 🥰 “Pope Leo XIV brings a missionary heart, shaped by decades serving among the poor in Peru. As an Augustinian, he will gift the Church and the world with a deeply contemplative spirit,” Bishop Vincent said. 🕊️ “I have met him on several occasions, as have many of the Augustinians in our Diocese who know him well. He is a humble, prayerful man, dedicated to Christ and steeped in the mystical charism of the Augustinian tradition and I pray that he will guide our church with renewed hope and joy during this challenging time,” he said. 👀 Read more at Catholic Outlook online. Link in our bio above! ⬆️ @parracatholic #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #papalelection #conclave #popeleoxiv #bishopvincent #dioceseofparramatta
09 May 2025
From CSPD Facebook
⛪✝️ WELCOMING OUR NEW POPE - our school communities join with the wider community throughout the Diocese of Parramatta and Sydney’s west in celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV. 🤲 It was with great joy today that we received the news that Cardinal Robert Prevost OSA has been named as the 267th successor to St Peter – with the papal name Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, welcomed the announcement with prayerful optimism. 🥰 “Pope Leo XIV brings a missionary heart, shaped by decades serving among the poor in Peru. As an Augustinian, he will gift the Church and the world with a deeply contemplative spirit,” Bishop Vincent said. 🕊️ “I have met him on several occasions, as have many of the Augustinians in our Diocese who know him well. He is a humble, prayerful man, dedicated to Christ and steeped in the mystical charism of the Augustinian tradition and I pray that he will guide our church with renewed hope and joy during this challenging time,” he said. 👀 Read more in this Catholic Outlook story: ==>catholicoutlook.org/thrilled-and-in-awe-parramattas-augustinians-react-to-the-election-of-cardinal-prevost-osa-as-pope-leo-xiv Diocese of Parramatta
09 May 2025
From CSPD Instagram
Kindness: We can all use more of it in our lives. 🫂🙏😇 The students at St Michael's Primary Baulkham Hills certainly agree, coming together for Do It For Dolly Day, a day to spread kindness, show compassion and stand up against bullying. 🤝😇🫶😍 Dressed in shades of blue, they took part in meaningful conversations, wrote kind messages and explored kindness lessons. 💙🩵🗣️🗒️🌻💖 It was a reminder of how powerful a little kindness can be. 🫶😍 Be Kind, Be Brave, Do It For Dolly. 🥰🤝 See more pics on our Facebook page ➡️ #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountain #baulkhamhills @stmichaelsprimarybaulkhamhills #doitfordolly #doitfordollyday #kindnessmatters
08 May 2025