Family and Faith

Father’s Day Family Event at Bunnings

Thank you to the families who celebrated fathers and father figures at the recent Bunnings event. It was a great night with a petting zoo, sausage sizzle, putt putt, craft activity, face painting just to name a few of the free activities. There were 30 OLF families and here are a few photos to share.

Ignite Our Faith with Year 6 Volunteers

Group 2 of theYear 6  Ignite Our Faith program enjoyed sharing their ideas and opinions on faith conversation starters last week with Father Julian, Father Anderson, Father Zeljko, Mrs Ross and myself. Questions like “What does an honest person look like?” “What qualities do you admire in a person?” and “What sparks your curiosity?” captured everyone’s attention and inspired serious and honest answers. We then celebrated with a pizza lunch!

Family Mass                                      

Thank you to the families who joined us at last week’s Family Mass with Year 4 families leading us in prayer. It was a beautiful Mass. Thank you to the Year 4 families for volunteering for important roles and for contributing to the  morning tea. The next Family Mass is on 3rd November with Year 5 students invited to be active participants and welcome our Kindergarten 2025 students.

Please Pray for Year 12 students 

Please keep the Year 12 students in your prayers as they continue to study hard for the HSC exams and assessments. Family Educators will soon be busy assembling prayer packs which include the prayer cards you wrote together with a 2024 cross keyring and before and after exam prayers.

Friday Fatima Friends

Last week we participated in developmental play with the lunch club toys in the library and sporting activities on Fatima Forum. Check out the happy snaps of our Fatima Friends with some of our Year 5 students and the schedule for the rest of the term.

Week 8: 13th September - We are visiting the chickens and having sporty fun on Burns Paddock and ourl friends from the OLF Preschool will be joining us too.

Week 9: 20th September - Last session for the term. We are visiting some teachers and students in the classrooms to see what they are up to! 

Table Talk with CathFamily

In our culture of busyness family meals are often a casualty. And with loss of these traditions we also lose connection and important relationship time. 

The benefits of family meals are not just due to the superior nutritional intake, which does tend to deteriorate in the ‘eat on the run’ alternative. The social interaction that occurs around the family dinner table provides a sense of belonging and helps family members to develop social skills and build self confidence.

Of course the presence of the TV at dinner time negates many of these benefits. Television dominates conversation and destroys personal interaction. It’s one thing to have this visitor take up residence in the lounge room, it’s another altogether to invite him to dinner!! So if you want to capture the benefits of shared meals for your family, turn off the box!

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Wishing you and your family a beautiful week celebrating Spring!

Tracey Bowler | Family Educator

tracey.bowler@syd.catholic.edu.au