Religious Education News 

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you for your support with the Feast of the Sacred Heart drive we had on 24th June 2022. The children raised $203.85 which is a tremendous effort. This money will be distributed to the families in our community who are in need.

Weekly Reflection

Gospel: Luke 12: 13 - 21

A man in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.’ ‘My friend,’ he replied, ‘who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?’ Then he said to them, ‘Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.’

Then he told them a parable: ‘There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, “What am I to do? I have not enough room to store my crops.” Then he said, “This is what I will do; I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them, and I will say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many years to come; take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time.” But God said to him, “Fool! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?” So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God.’

What does the Gospel mean for us?

The Gospel  led to reflection on the importance of focusing on heavenly things rather than earthly things. Obviously we can't ignore earthly things but we have to guard against becoming too absorbed in them and excluding God.

We talked about the rich man who built bigger and bigger barns to store his belongings, but when he died it was all for nought. We encouraged the children to think about how easy it is to get caught up in the desire for more and more possessions. We asked them if they could think of one way in which they can be more sharing this week.

Centuries later St. Gregory the Great taught that when we care for the needs of the poor, we are giving them what is theirs, not ours. We are not just performing works of mercy; we are paying a debt of justice. Life does not consist in possessions but in sharing what we possess with others. The goods of the earth have been given to everyone.

God Bless!

Carmel Vozzo

Education in Faith Leader