Religious Education Update

PENTECOST 

Pentecost commemorates the descending of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the church, also known as the birthday of the church. We celebrated Pentecost at a whole school assembly on Monday. The Holy Spirit is referred to as the Lord and Giver of Life in the Nicene creed. He is the Creator Spirit, present before the creation of the universe and through his power everything was made in Jesus Christ, by God the Father.

Dear Lord,

As we celebrate the joyous time of Pentecost, 

may we see it as a reminder of the transformative power of God's  love. Help us to remember the mission entrusted to us as the followers of Christ. May we embrace the values of compassion, understanding and empathy, seeking to foster a spirit of inclusivity and respect within our school, our families, our communities sand ultimately the world around us. Amen 

Thank you for all those who joined us or the Pentecost Liturgy. Year 4 did a wonderful job leading us through this celebration.

FAMILY PARISH MASS 

Thank you to all those who attended our Family Parish Mass on Saturday 18th of May. It was a beautiful evening and the children sang so beautifully!

CLASS MASS ON FRIDAY

Please find the timetable for your child’s class. If your child has been given a reading it will be sent home prior to their class mass for them to practice.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL WINTER APPEAL

This term St Aidan’s will be running two fundraising initiatives for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Let’s help end the homelessness crisis together. 

The focus for the 2024 Vinnies Winter Appeal women and children experiencing homelessness. Our school’s contributions to the Winter Appeal will allow Vinnies to continue supporting older women who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to have access to the support they need to get back on their feet and to be safe and well. 

Fundraiser One - St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

St Aidan’s has a long standing tradition of participating in the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Please see the table below for what each class is responsible for donating. To uphold the dignity of those receiving goods, please ensure that all food items are not due to expire for at least the next 6 months.

Students can bring donations to school with them and in the main corridor of the school there will be labelled containers for them to place the donations. 

Fundraiser Two - Pyjama Day

Towards the end of Term Two (Thursday 13 June), St Aidan’s will be having a Pyjama Day. All students are invited to wear their pyjamas and dressing gowns to school. Every student who wears their pyjamas is asked to donate a “winter woolie” that will be donated to the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Please ensure “winter woolies” are in new and clean condition. 

We will be collecting:

• Socks
• Scarves
• Beanies
• Fuzzy slippers
• Gloves

YEAR 2 STORY TELLING

Year 2 have explored the story of Jesus and the Tax Collector.  Through this story we introduce Year 2 learnt about repentance and ‘beginning again’. Zacchaeus was not a popular man because he was a tax collector and he took more of the people’s money than he should. However, when Jesus came along, he reached out to Zacchaeus and even offered to eat in his home. This was a mark of great respect and from this Zacchaeus changed. 

The students explored this story through Lego, Playdough and creating drama reanactments of the story.

ALTAR SERVING 

The children in Years 5 and 6 were given the opportunity to undergo altar serving training under the guidance of Fr Rafael. Congratulations to Clara Walis, Francesca Russo-McGee, Erin Laird and Amelia Daley on completing this training. 

CATECHESIS FOR ADULTS

We have an exciting opportunity taking place in our Parish Hall beginning today at 7:30pm.

HOLY FAMILY PARISH CONTACT DETAILS

Please find below the contact details for Family Parish 

The parish contact details are: holyfamilymaroubra@outlook.com and 9349 1198

Jenna Smithson,

Religious Education Coordinator