Religious Education 

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

GOSPEL                           Matthew 28:1-10

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

He has risen from the dead and now he is going before you to Galilee

After the Sabbath, and towards dawn on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to visit the sepulchre. And all at once there was a violent earthquake, for the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. His face was like lightning, his robe white as snow. The guards were so shaken, so frightened of him, that they were like dead men. But the angel spoke; and he said to the women, ‘There is no need for you to be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said he would. Come and see the place where he lay, then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has risen from the dead and now he is going before you to Galilee; it is there you will see him.” Now I have told you.’ Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from the tomb and ran to tell the disciples.

And there, coming to meet them, was Jesus. ‘Greetings,’ he said. And the women came up to him and, falling down before him, clasped his feet. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers that they must leave for Galilee; they will see me there.’

A beginning point for discussion of this week's Gospel with children:

What do you have that is new?

How do you feel when you have something new?

Today, Easter Sunday, is exciting because we celebrate Jesus’ rising and living among us.

How can we show that Jesus lives within us in a new way?

How is your Caritas K’s Sponsorship going? 

Please continue to  collect sponsorship for your child/children’s participation in the Caritas K’s Walk/Run. 

These funds support Caritas Australia to provide Aid for the poorest people both here in Australia and overseas. Each year, during Lent, the students from our school undertake this fantastic fundraising effort called ‘Caritas K’s’. We walk in solidarity with the poor to demonstrate our understanding of their needs and raise much needed funds to support them. 

We will walk/run laps of Lake Weeroona tomorrow 6th April, which is the last day of term. We depart school at 9.00am and return by 11.00am. The length of the walk differs from year level to year level with grade Prep and Grade1 students are encouraged to do one lap and our senior Grade 5 & 6 students about 6 laps, although this is an estimate. 

Parents, younger siblings & friends are invited to walk with us to/from and around the lake to support this event. We ask that families respect that this is a Dog Free event.

This is our major social justice event each year so we’d love families to get on board, and help us to help the needy!  We ask that as a family you return the Sponsor Booklet and the money raised to the school office before the event on the last day of the term.

For more information: https://www.caritas.org.au/

Carolyn Maher

Catholic Identity Leader