On Wednesday 20th June St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary had our Term 2 Social Justice activity that supported the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal and Penrith Community Kitchen.
The community support of this social justice activity was amazing and I would like to thank every student and their family for their amazing generosity.
Overall your donations amounted to:
- 34 bags full of beanies, scarves, gloves, socks and blankets
- $300 for the St Vincent DePaul Winter Appeal
- 75 bags of non-perishable groceries for Penrith Community Kitchen.
This food will go towards making many meals to feed the needy and homeless this winter.
Congratulations St Mary MacKillop, every one of you helped to make this winter better for a lot of needy people.
St Mary MacKillop Primary Penrith South
www.mackilloppenrith.catholic.edu.au
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21 Aug 2026
From Facebook
We hope you are able to join us to celebrate all the wonderful Father's & Father figures in our students lives 💙 With thanks to the P&F for once again organising our BBQ breakfast and Father's Day stall. Please RSVP using the below link https://forms.gle/6cUknU3z1UtCNU4t9
20 Aug 2026
From Facebook
They are the lifeblood of our community and we are forever thankful for everything they do for us 🫶🏼 Our wonderful P&F spent the morning wrapping Father's Day presents so that our students don't have to worry too much about having to hide their presents from Dad before his special day! Thank you to our wonderful Mums who gave up their morning. We appreciate you all so very much 💐 Our P&F team are always in need of extra helpers. If you are looking for a way to meet other parents from our community, to be involved and belong to something beautiful, please reach out the team at any time. You will be paid in endless supplies of tea, coffee, biccies and happy smiles from our beautiful students always ❤️
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21 Aug 2026
From Facebook
We hope you are able to join us to celebrate all the wonderful Father's & Father figures in our students lives 💙 With thanks to the P&F for once again organising our BBQ breakfast and Father's Day stall. Please RSVP using the below link https://forms.gle/6cUknU3z1UtCNU4t9
20 Aug 2026
From Facebook
They are the lifeblood of our community and we are forever thankful for everything they do for us 🫶🏼 Our wonderful P&F spent the morning wrapping Father's Day presents so that our students don't have to worry too much about having to hide their presents from Dad before his special day! Thank you to our wonderful Mums who gave up their morning. We appreciate you all so very much 💐 Our P&F team are always in need of extra helpers. If you are looking for a way to meet other parents from our community, to be involved and belong to something beautiful, please reach out the team at any time. You will be paid in endless supplies of tea, coffee, biccies and happy smiles from our beautiful students always ❤️
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17 Aug 2026
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16 Aug 2026
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13 Aug 2026
From Facebook
Today is the day we celebrate as a school the Feast of St Mary MacKillop 📿 Thank you to our friends at Signarama Penrith for our beautiful new Feast Day Sign welcoming us as we entered our gates this morning 🥳 💚💛
13 Aug 2026
From Facebook
'Find happiness in making others happy' - St Mary MacKillop of the Cross These smiles say it all 😁 We thanked God for our abundant blessings which was led by the wonderful Fr Rojan - our Parish Priest from St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Penrith NSW We hope everyone who joined us at our first ever Feast Day Market had a magnificent time. Thank you to the wonderful Claire from Beans & Mash Photography for capturing these special moments for us. These events don’t happen by themselves, our P&F put a call out desperately seeking more volunteers and our community answered the call. From 4 volunteers to 24 basically overnight. To those who put their hands up and helped bring this event to life, it’s thanks to you that this very special event went ahead and was such a success. This community truly lives by 'Never see a need without doing something about it' Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
12 Aug 2026
From Facebook
Whilst St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith are in well deserved recovery mode and photos are still being edited, after a sensational day of celebrations yesterday, thank you to our community who came along and became part of our history books! Thank you doesn't seem like quite enough but it's a start. ❤️ Father Rojan who came and blessed us all for this very special and wonderful occasion St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Penrith NSW ❤️ To Kathy R & Chanelle V the incredible powerhouse who organised and facilitated the whole event from start to finish ❤️ Mr Brown, Mrs Lenihan & Jamie our Musical Masterminds who planned and entertained us for hours. Including the incredible Mr Darren W - you brought the whole house down and gave us all the feels with your incredible gifts. You know how to pull a crowd and fill a dancefloor! ❤️ Our incredible Community Choir who wow us again and again. Not only the voices of angels but inspiring all of our students to give anything a go and doing it with such enthusiasm and passion! You are one of our schools greatest blessings. ❤️ Our gorgeous Irish Dancers: Lucy L, Olivia S, Olive S, Sadie S & Ava S - you had everyone at a standstill clapping and cheering. The smile you bring to our faces is unmatched! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us girls. We are always in awe of your magic! ❤️ To our beautiful friends at Nepean Men's Shed. You are our biggest supporters and are always willing to give up your time for us - thank you. For everything. We are so proud to have you as part of our community ❤️ To our vendors and stallholders who put faith in us for our first ever Market Night - we thank you for your patience, understanding and kindness. You made our night spectacular. ❤️ To the wonderful school staff and Mr Buchan who believe that anything is possible and hand in hand with our community, we continue to build something truly special - we thank you for giving up your time and your support always. ❤️ To our parent volunteers who always show up when the call out is made. This event is a testament to the love you have for your children, and families and the events you want to create for them. We thank you. ❤️ Did we say Mr Brown? Because we cannot truly express the gratitude and love we feel for all the greatness you bring to our school community.
11 Aug 2026
From Facebook
A beautiful article on our wonderful Parish Priest, Father Rojan 📿 'The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace'. Psalm 29:11
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