Laudato Si Week

Laudato Si’ Week is a celebration held annually in May to mark the anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on caring for creation. This global celebration unites Catholics to listen and respond together to the cry of creation, rejoice in the progress we have made in bringing Laudato Si’ to life, and intensify our efforts through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform as well as other opportunities for education and action.

PRAYER

God of all creation,

Thank you for the gift of our lives and for the world in which we live.

We thank you for the warmth of the sun in winter, and a cool breeze in summer.

We thank you for the great diversity of life, which fills us with wonder and reminds us that we too are creatures.

We pray that we will grow in respect for all life, and for the Earth itself. That we will use your gifts with gentleness and wisdom, not with greed and selfishness.

We pray that our minds and hearts will lead us to an active hope, as we respond to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor in our time.

May our hope transform humanity, to take bold action to protect our world.

At this time of Pentecost may we call on the Holy Spirit to kindle in us the fire of God’s love and renew the face of the Earth.

May we all be part of that renewal.

We ask this in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Godly Play

This week in Grade 3 and Foundation, Colleen Hampson from Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd, led the students in a Godly Play session.

Godly Play is a way of sharing the stories from the Bible in a creative way. The storytelling scripts and materials used stimulate creative and cognitive thinking and feelings and develop spiritual and faith development.

SACRAMENTS PROGRAM

PLEASE NOTE:

THESE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN ST KILIAN'S CHURCH

2nd Session: Wednesday 22nd May @ 6:30pm

3rd Session: Wednesday 29th May @ 6:30pm

Sacramental Masses: Saturday 1st June @ 6:30pm or Sunday 2nd June @ 10:00am

WEEKEND GOSPEL

PENTECOST SUNDAY

GOSPEL Jn 20:19-23

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

As the Father sent me, so I send you: Receive the Holy Spirit.

In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.

‘As the Father sent me,

so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said:

‘Receive the Holy Spirit.

For those whose sins you forgive,

they are forgiven;

for those whose sins you retain,

they are retained.’

A beginning point for discussion of this week's Gospel with children

Today we celebrate the coming of the Spirit.

Who do you know who is a Spirit-filled person?
What sort of things show that a person is Spirit-filled?

Let us ask the Holy Spirit to come into our hearts so that we may be Spirit filled.

Kelly Sports