Religious Education
St Finbar Feast Day
The 25th of September marks the Feast Day of our Patron Saint, St Finbar. As this important day falls in the spring school holidays, we will be celebrating as a school next Friday 8th September. This day will also be a day of celerbating 175 years for our Parish and school.
Here is some information you may not know about St Finbar!
- Saint Finbar was a remarkable person who lived many centuries ago in Ireland.
- He was a devout Christian, like a religious teacher, and he wanted to share the message of love and goodness with everyone.
- Saint Finbar decided to create a special place called a monastery in a town called Cork. This was a peaceful place where people could learn about their faith and how to live good and kind lives.
- His teachings and leadership were so inspiring that he eventually became the very first bishop of Cork, which is like being the leader of the church in that area.
- People admired Saint Finbar so much for his kindness and wisdom that they made him a saint after he passed away. A saint is someone who is considered very holy and close to God.
- To honor him, every year on September 25th, we celebrate Saint Finbar's Day. It's a special time to remember all the wonderful things he did for their city and for spreading goodness and faith.
Sacrament of Confirmation - Year 6
All Year 6 families have been emailed an important letter regarding the upcoming Sacrament of Confirmation. Please ensure you have read it carefully. Bookings are now open for the Confirmation Ceremonies via this link
https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/5mvh3
Please make note of these important dates:
Saturday 7th October (5:30pm) - Confirmation Commitment Mass #1
Sunday 8th October (9am or 11am) - Confirmation Commitment Mass #2 & #3
Tuesday 10th October (5:30pm) - Confirmation Family Faith Night
Friday 13th October (All Day) - Confirmation Reflection Day
Tuesday 17th October (5pm or 7pm) - Sacrament of Confirmation Ceremonies
Gospel Reflection - Sunday 10th September
Gospel Reading
Jesus teaches his disciples how to settle disputes in the Church.
Family Connection
Conflict and disagreements are a natural part of family life. Yet, within our family, we have an important opportunity to learn how to resolve disagreements fairly by treating people with love and respect.
As you gather as a family this week, discuss the procedures for resolving disputes in your family. What kinds of things produce disagreements in your family? Do children frequently request the assistance of the adults when a disagreement arises? How do the adults respond? In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his disciples the way in which they are to handle conflict within the Christian community of the Church. Read together this Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20. Invite family members to summarize the steps that Jesus proposes for resolving conflict. How might today’s Gospel inform your family’s handling of disagreements? If you have time, your family might choose to role play how Jesus’ teaching about conflict resolution might be applied to a disagreement that sometimes occurs in your household.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus also promises that he will help those who pray to him with their needs. Pray together that each member of your family will learn to handle conflict in a Christian manner. Pray together the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis.
Steele Anderson
Deputy Principal / RE Leader