Education in Faith

Sacramental News and Dates

Eucharist Family Workshop

Tuesday 6th June @6pm @SFS

 

First Eucharist

Saturday, 10th June - 5 pm Mass @ St. Kevin's Church

 

Confirmation Family Workshop

Tuesday, 29th August @6pm @SFS

 

Confirmation Reflection Day with (SFS & Parish Catechist Group)

 

Thursday, 31st August @ 2pm @ SFS
ConfirmationSaturday, Sep 2nd 12pm @ St. Kevin's Church

Sacrament Levy

There is a $25 Sacrament Levy to cover the cost for:

  •  a guest speaker to conduct a Parent and Child Workshop for each Sacrament.
  • professionally made stoles for ALL 3 Sacraments. 
  • a candle for children receiving reconciliation.
  • children receiving First Eucharist and Confirmation to travel to St. Kevin’s Church for Reconciliation, Eucharist practice by bus.

This levy needs to be paid in full to the school in an envelope clearly indicating your child’s name, Home Group and name of Sacrament being received at the start of the year, before or on the day of your Family Workshop Session.

 

Feast of the Most Holy Trinity - Year A

This week the church returns to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. This Sunday and next, are designated as solemnities - special days that call our attention to central mysteries of our faith. On Trinity Sunday we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons.

 

The Gospel is from the beginning of John’s Gospel. The passage we read follows Jesus’ conversation with a Pharisee, Nicodemus, about what it means to be born of both water and the spirit. Nicodemus approaches Jesus at night and acknowledges Jesus as a teacher from God. Jesus tells him that only those who are born from above will see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus misunderstands and questions how a person can be born more than once. Jesus tells Nicodemus that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. Jesus is essentially explaining Baptism, which we celebrate as a sacrament today. Yet Nicodemus, we are told, still does not understand what Jesus is saying. Jesus continues by testifying to the need to be born from above so that one might have eternal life.

 

After the dialogue with Nicodemus, the author of the Gospel offers his own explanation of Jesus’ words. In the context of today’s world, the Gospel focuses on the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the reading calls our attention to the action of God, who reveals himself in three persons: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God the Father, out of love for the world, sent his Son into the world in order to save it. Through the death and resurrection of the Son, we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. As three persons, God acts always as a God of love; he does not condemn the world but acts to save it.

 

The Gospel also calls attention to the response that is required of us. God’s love for us calls us to respond in faith by professing our belief in God’s son, Jesus, and the salvation that he has won for us. This profession of faith is a sign of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Discussion Starters

  • Think of all the wonderful things that God has made.
  • How can we praise God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for all that we have been given?
  • God sent his Son Jesus because he loves us.
  • How can we return that love?

God Bless

Rozeta Ambrose

rambrose@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

 

 

GRADE 5/6 SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM – MINI VINNIES

 

WINTER APPEAL

We are asking for your help! Could each student bring in a food or toiletry item? The food item must be:

  • Non-perishable
  • Before the used by date or best before date. Please don’t bring items that are expired as these cannot be handed out to people.
  • Unopened packets or bottles.

Wednesday lunchtime Mini Vinnies collected the first of the items brought in by students.

1st 

Bosco

36

2nd 

MacKillop

13

3rd 

Patrick

7

3rd 

Teresa

5

Well done Bosco!!! 

Next week Mini Vinnies will collect items on Wednesday lunchtime. Let’s see who is winning then.

 

Thank you to everyone who has donated grocery or toiletry items so far.

 

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD POINTS

A reminder to students that they can earn house points by demonstrating community spirit which includes our PBL values, especially this week’s focus: Responsibility – engage and persevere with all tasks.

 

The results so far are:

1st 

Patrick

2 500

2nd 

Teresa

2 422

3rd 

MacKillop

2 325

4th 

Bosco

1 838

Well done Patrick!! But it’s only early days, so come on MacKillop, Bosco and Teresa! Let’s see if you can catch up next week!

 

 

WONDER RECYCLING PROGRAM IS BACK!

We have a new competition to add to our Community Spirit Awards points. You ca bring in your empty bread bags and place in your House box in the hallway. Mini Vinnies will count the bags and give you an update in a couple of weeks about which house is winning this competition. The points will then be added to the Community Spirit Award points.

 

Giuliana & SFS Mini Vinnies