Religious Education and Life at St Anne's and in the Parish of OLMC.
Every Monday Morning we come together as a school community to share prayer. Each week a class leads the whole school in our prayer via a Google Meet. The prayer is recorded and sent home to that year levels’ families so that they are too able to share in prayer. Special thank-you to Year 3 Maroon for sharing prayer last week and look forward to the Year 2 and Year 1 Maroon classes who will lead us in prayer in the coming weeks.
LENT: WE ARE HOPE IN ACTION
Our school theme across this Lenten Season is “We Are Hope In Action - Working together for justice and dignity, Walking together in hope, Building together for a better future for all”
When thinking about Fasting and Working together for justice and dignity, we are asking you to think about what you can work on doing less of to promote a sense of dignity and justice for all people. Stop being quick to judge and being more patient. Stop ignoring things that challenge us or even stop following the crowd and to stand up for what is right
When thinking of Prayer and Walking Together in Hope - How will you build your relationship with God in order to walk with others so they bring hope, we are asking to reflect on what you are speaking to God about and even if you are speaking to God. Reflect on how your prayers can bring hope to those around you and around the world.
When thinking about Almsgiving and Building together a better future for all, we are asking you to think about what are the things that you can do more or to build people up so they can experience God. Giving compliments, giving time or even just letting people go ahead of you whether you are in a supermarket or in the car!
PROJECT COMPASSION
In each of the classes we will be collecting for Caritas’ Project Compassion. Collection boxes are in each of the classes and if you are able to spare some change for this cause which brings Hope to many and focuses on positive change and building a better future. You can just send the donation in with your child and they can place it in the Project Compassion Boxes in their classrooms.
SACRAMENTS AND THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM:
Information and dates regarding the Sacramental Preparation Program for Eucharist, Reconciliation and Confirmation went home with the students at the beginning of the term. Year 3, 4 and 6 teachers posted a copy of these dates on Seesaw also.
This year the Sacraments will be celebrated:
Sacrament of First Eucharist
24th, 30th & 31st July at St. Anne’s Church
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Thursday 20th October, 5pm & 7pm at St. Anne’s Church
Sacrament of Confirmation
Sunday 9th October, 2pm at St. Patrick's Cathedral
PREP FAMILY FAITH EVENING:
We will be beginning our Family Faith Evenings with the Prep Families on Tuesday 22nd March, 6:00pm - 7:00pm at school. We encourage all our Prep Families to join us. Prep Families will be required to book their attendance prior to the event using the TryBooking like that has been sent home
ENHANCING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IDENTITY - PARENT SURVEY:
We ask families to please complete the ECSI Parent Survey that was sent home via Operoo before the end of the school term. The feedback from this survey will help to build and develop the Catholic Identity of St Anne’s.
If you would find it more convenient to complete this survey at school, we are offering two time slots where you can come into school and use the school devices.
Tuesday 22nd March 9:00am - 10am
Please complete the TryBooking link that was sent home via Operoo to inform us if you will take advantage of these sessions.
