Religious Education
Marylene Douglas
All students attending St Louis de Montfort's Aspendale have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school.
On Wednesday, students at St Louis' celebrated Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
Fr Andrew led us in prayer and reminded us the importance of making an effort to be the best person we can be, especially during Lent. Some students promised to help more at home, some promised to not fight with their siblings, some promised to give money to the poor. Whatever our promises are this Lent, we are called to try and be a better person after Lent than we were before. It shouldn't be a sacrifice that just lasts for 40 days but one that is long lasting and brings us closer to God through our thoughts and actions.
Lent is a time for us to turn back to God. It is a time to reflect on the choices we make and the way we live our lives, to seek forgiveness for where we have gone wrong, and to draw closer to God. It is a time to pray, to fast, and to share what we have with others.
In this Jubilee Year, the call to renew our faith and live differently is even stronger. The Church has dedicated a whole year to considering how we can start anew and restore the balance in our society, so that all people may flourish. It can be tricky to know where to begin, and all too easy to put things off. Perhaps it will be easier in an hour, a day, or a week’s time? But as St Paul reminds the Corinthians: “Now is the favourable time.”So, let us commit to not putting off until tomorrow what we can do today. In the knowledge of God’s love and mercy, we open our hearts this Lent to be transformed in prayer and inspired to take action. We know that a better world needs all of us, and we seek to play our part.
Important Dates.
(** All Dates subject to change!)
Sun 9th March- First Sunday Of Lent
Sat 15/Sun 16th March- Yr 4 Eucharist Commitment Masses
Wed 19th March- Andrew Chinn Incursion and Concert 2.15pm
Fri 18th April- Good Friday
Sun 20th April- Easter Sunday
Thurs 24th April- St Louis' Feast Day Mass- 9.15am in the school hall
Thurs 1st May- Yr 4 Eucharist Family Night
Tues 6th/Tues 13th May- Yr 4 Eucharist Journey Masses
Thurs 8th May- Mother's day Mass-9.15am in the school hall
Sun 18th May- First Eucharist Masses to be held at St Brigid's Church 1pm/2.30pm
Sat 30/ Sun 1st June- Yr 6 Confirmation Commitment Masses
Sat 14/Sun 15th June- Yr 5 Family Masses
Thurs 26th June- Feast of the Sacred Heart- Whole School Mass-9.15am in the hall
Tues 22/Thurs 24 July- Yr 6 Confirmation Journey Masses
Sun 3 Aug- Yr 6 Confirmation to be held at St Brigid's Church 1pm/3.00pm
Fri 8th Aug- Feast of St Mary of the Cross
Fri 15th Aug- Feast of the Assumption- Whole School Mass-9.15am in the hall
Sat 16/Sun 17th Aug- Year 1 Level Masses
Sat 23/Sun 24th Aug- Year 3 Reconciliation Commitment Masses
Thurs 18th Sept- Yr 3 Reconciliation Journey Mass
Wed Oct 15th -Yr 3 Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sat 25th/Sun 26th Oct - Year 2 Family Level Masses
Sun 1st Dec- Advent Begins
Tues 16th Dec- End of Year Mass-Whole School Mass-9.15am in the hall