At 8pm on Thursday September 18, the official announcement came from the Apostolic Nuncio in Australia, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, indicating that Sydney has a new Archbishop. The statement read in part: "His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed as Archbishop of Sydney the Most Reverend Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., who has been until now the Bishop … Continue reading New Archbishop for Sydney

During Term Three, Years 4, 5 and 6 implemented the ‘Design Thinking Process’ into the teaching of a Unit of work in Religious Education incorporating Immersion, Synthesis, Ideation, Prototyping, Feedback and Feedforward. Students and teachers participated in active discussions, purposeful research, exploration and rich learning experiences. The construction of each grade’s Learning Wall was developmental, … Continue reading Design Thinking in Religious Education at St Felix Catholic Primary School Bankstown

Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy AC Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella 7th Archbishop of Sydney (1983-2001) Edward Bede Clancy was born in Lithgow on 13 December 1923. He was educated at Holy Camp Public School (Grenfell), St Monica's Primary School and Good Samaritan School, Richmond and Marist Brothers' College, Parramatta. He was ordained a … Continue reading Vale Cardinal Clancy

A prayer service for peace in our world

‘Into the Desert’- Holy Land Pilgrimage On January 11 2014, 43 Pilgrims from the Sydney Archdiocese began a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Dr. Dan White and Bishop Comensoli led the group together with Harvest Pilgrimages. Our group was a mixture of beginning teachers and experienced teachers, along with RECs, APs and principles and some … Continue reading ‘Into The Desert” Holy Land Pilgrimage