The various ceremonies which take place over the Easter long weekend are known in liturgical texts as the Sacred Paschal Triduum. They form the centre point of our faith and focus on three elements of the one mystery; the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ. The Triduum, meaning three days, is measured from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Sunday. This respects the Hebrew origins of the paschal mystery, where a day begins at nightfall.  Read more on page 8

St Mary’s Primary School has a long, rich history in Warwick dating back to 1867. By the end of 2021, the school’s Lower and Upper Campuses will join together as part of the school’s vision, “One School, One Vision, One Community”. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year and used from Term 1, 2022.  Read more on page 24

On Saturday, 1 May, the Catholic community of Charleville celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of St Mary of the Assumption Church with Mass and supper afterwards.

On 19 April 1961, the church was blessed and opened by Bishop William Brennan, the then Bishop of Toowoomba. The occasion was well attended with four bishops, much of the diocese’s clergy, the building’s architect Ian Ferrier and builder Jack Kelly and many locals to celebrate.  Read more on page 33