World Day of Prayer for Creation (Month of September)

Caritas Australia Art Competition (optional)

Students have the opportunity to be involved in an optional art competition (it MUST be the work of the student). Please see Ms Malady or Mrs Hennessey if you would like to enter. 

Entry Guidelines

Important:
All entries will be shared via our website with the student's first name, last initial and name of school. By submitting an artwork, you agree that the artwork can be used for promotional purposes Caritas Australia may have that may include but is not limited to the website, print materials, newsletters, video and social media platforms.

Artwork can be any size and any still visual medium (e.g. photograph, painting, sculpture, digital image). It must be submitted individually in an image format (JPEG, PNG or PDF) and it must explore the theme: ‘Peace with Creation’. No people can be in the photo for it to be a valid entry. Open to Australian Schools only.

All entries must be emailed to catholicearthcare@caritas.org.au

Entries must be emailed by a teacher and include:

• Student's name
• Student's year level
• Name of school and suburb

Entries close 5 pm (AEST) Wednesday 10 September 2025.

Each entry will be automatically submitted to both the Bishop's Choice and People's Choice awards in the relevant age category (i.e. Primary of Secondary)

Entries will be posted to our website for judging, with the People's Choice Awards to be decided based on the number of votes cast via an online voting form.

Jeans and Sneakers Day to Celebrate the First Millenial Saint Carlo Acutis

Monday 8 September, 2025

Students and staff are invited to wear their jeans and sneakers to school to celebrate the canonisation of Carlos Acutis which will take place on 7 September in Italy. The first saint in jeans and sneakers!

Carlo Acutis is known for being the "Apostle of the Eucharist" and is on track to become the first millennial saint. He is recognized for using his computer programming skills to create a website documenting Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions, combining his love for technology and his deep Catholic faith. Despite being a typical teenager who enjoyed soccer and video games, he dedicated his short life to spreading devotion to the Eucharist and offering his suffering for the Church before his death from leukemia at age 15.