Corpus Christi School Newsletter 

Religious Education and Social Justice

Feast of Corpus Christi

On Sunday, 22nd June, the Church will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi. The feast day is also known as the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. On this day we celebrate and commemorate the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper. 

 

Our faith teaches us that when we gather to celebrate Mass, Jesus is present to us. The bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Christ. This is what we mean by the word transubstantiation: Jesus makes himself present to all who receive the Body and Blood of Christ.

 

This Friday, 20th June, we will be attending Mass at 9:15 to celebrate our feast day. Families are welcome to join us.

Prayer for the 

Feast of Corpus Christi

O Lord Jesus Christ, 

we come before You today, 

we thank You for the gift 

of Your Holy Body and Blood 

through which we get strengthened 

body, soul and mind. 

We solemnly pledge that we will offer You 

our undivided love 

and also service to our brothers and sisters 

as it is Your Holy will. 

We pray this 

in the name of the Father, 

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen

Food Drive for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

As the cold months of winter have arrived, we invite our school community to support our Social Justice initiative by donating to the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Winter Appeal. 

 

We invite all the students in our school to donate some food or hygiene items from the suggestions below:

  • pasta

  • pasta sauce

  • rice

  • lentils

  • chickpeas

  • canned tuna 

  • canned vegetables 

  • canned fruit

  • cans and packets of soup

  • noodles

  • baked beans

  • snack foods eg. muesli bars, dried fruit, chips

  • breakfast cereals

  • Vegemite, honey, jam

  • long life milk

  • sugar

  • tea, coffee, Milo

  • biscuits: sweet/savoury

  • tooth paste

  • tooth brushes

  • soap

  • washing liquid/powder

Donation baskets will be available in each Learning Community until Wednesday, 25th June. The donated items will be collected by the local St. Vincent de Paul representative, who will ensure that the food is distributed to those in need within the local community. Please check that the cans and packets of food are not past the use-by date.

 

In supporting this cause, we are living out the Catholic Social Teachings of Human Dignity and Preferential Option for the Poor.

 

Holliday and Ben

Social Justice Leaders