Education in Faith
Sacrament of First Eucharist
Last Saturday a number of our Year 4 students received the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time at the 6.00pm Mass in the OHR Church. These OHR students were joined by a number of children who do not attend OHR but are from the parish as well as some students from Our Lady's, Wattle Park. Congratulations to the following students.
3rd August - Mila-Rose B, Edward C, Harry C, Oliver D, Archie H, Emily H, Andy J, Millie M, Griffin M, Oliver M, Emily N, Aksel R, Chloe S, Lucy S, Finn S, Alessia V, Sophie W
11th August - Oliver F
31st August - Arabella B
Sunday Gospel
The liturgy of the Catholic Church provides a framework for reflection which is used by Catholics throughout the world. Each week in the Newsletter, you will find the Sunday Gospel as well as some discussion questions to have with your child/ren.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
The Jews were complaining to each other about Jesus, because he had said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ ‘Surely this is Jesus son of Joseph’ they said. ‘We know his father and mother. How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus said in reply, ‘Stop complaining to each other.
‘No one can come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God, and to hear the teaching of the Father, and learn from it, is to come to me. Not that anybody has seen the Father, except the one who comes from God: he has seen the Father. I tell you most solemnly, everybody who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the desert and they are dead; but this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a man may eat it and not die. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’
Discussion Questions
1. What happens to you when you become hungry?
2. How does it make you feel?
3. What happens if you have no food to eat?
4. What do you like about sharing a meal with others?
5. Jesus tells us that he is living Bread that brings us life. What happens to us if we are cut off from Jesus, the living bread?
Let us pray that Jesus, the living Bread, will be at the centre of our lives this week in all we say and do.
Nick Byrne
RE Leader
R.E. Learning in 1/2DE
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated by the Catholic Church every year on 15th August. It was first acknowledged in the 4th century and became an official feast day in the 8th century. We celebrate Mary going to heaven body and soul. In some countries it is a public holiday. Mary is the mother of our church.
Hail Mary,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is thy fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
In 1/2DE we viewed different images of Mary and discussed what characteristics she displayed.
Roy: Mary was resilient
Atticus: Mary was kind
Harvey A: She is Jesus Mother and cared for him.
Violet: Mary loves everyone
Josh: She was very respectful
My beloved spoke, and said to me, "Arise, my love, my beautiful one, come with me.
Song of Solomon 2:10