Religious Education

End of Term Mass

This Friday we will be celebrating the end of the term with a special Mass. This Mass will be held in the St Finbar's Church at 12 pm. Parents and Friends are welcome to attend. Our students have been busy preparing for the Mass, thank you in advance to all the readers and students with special roles. 

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

Today our Social Justice Leaders began moving the donated items to the St Vincent de Paul pantry at the Church. We are very proud of what we have achieved this year in helping those in need in our community. 

Year Level Family Masses

We are pleased to have locked in our Year Level Family Mass for Semester 2.

Year 2 -  Saturday 6th August @ 5:30 pm

Prep - Saturday 20th August @ 5:30 pm (NEW DATE)

Year 3 - Saturday 15th October @ 5:30 pm

Year 5 - Saturday 22nd October @ 5:30 pm

Year 4 - Saturday 12th November @ 5:30 pm (NEW DATE)

Each of these Masses will have a cake stall, with funds raised being donated to the classes for resources in the classroom! 

Family Gospel Reflection

Gospel Reading

Luke 1:57-66,80

John the Baptist is born and all wonder what the child will be.

Family Connection

Names have special meanings. In our families, some people are named after parents or other relatives and ancestors. Sometimes peoples' names are symbolic, suggesting something unique about the person or recalling an event or experience related to that person's birth.

In this Sunday's Gospel, we learn that Elizabeth gives her son the name John, which means “God has been gracious.” This name sets John apart in a special way: it was normally the father's responsibility to name a child, and the name was usually a family name. The unusual nature of John's naming suggests to everyone that this is a special child.

Spend some time as a family focusing on one another's names as well as on the names of other relatives. Point out the significance of each name and how the naming took place.

Read aloud Luke 1:57-66,80. Review the parts of the story that describe how John received his name. Talk about how important names are and how we are all called to honour the name of God. Pray together the Sign of the Cross, emphasizing how we honour God's name and promise to live our lives in God's name.

Steele Anderson

Religious Education Leader