Education in Faith

Project Compassion

At Monday morning's assembly, Gwen Michener - the Community Engagement Animator ‑ VIC & TAS from Caritas Australia was our special guest. She thanked the OHR community for our efforts to raise over $3,500 for Project Compassion this year. Gwen also shared with us the history of Caritas, their goals and plans as well explaining how the money we raised might be put to use.

A snapshot of RE Learning in 3/4PK

This term we have been looking at the people in our lives who guide us spiritually or encourage us to live our lives with the Gospel values at its core.  Through the Pentecost story we are reminded of how the presence of the Holy Spirit changed the life of Jesus’ followers.  The values shared by the followers of Jesus are the ones we have adapted at our school and we recognise in other people.

Have a read through the insights the students shared.  

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 Mark

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was sacrificed, his disciples said to Jesus, ‘Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the passover?’ So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the city and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him, and say to the owner of the house which he enters, “The Master says: Where is my dining room in which I can eat the passover with my disciples?” He will show you a large upper room furnished with couches, all prepared. Make the preparations for us there.’ The disciples set out and went to the city and found everything as he had told them, and prepared the Passover.

And as they were eating he took some bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to them. ‘Take it,’ he said ‘this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and when he had returned thanks he gave it to them, and all drank from it, and he said to them, ‘This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, which is to be poured out for many. I tell you solemnly, I shall not drink any more wine until the day I drink the new wine in the kingdom of God.’

After psalms had been sung they left for the Mount of Olives.

Discussion Questions

1. Who do you invite when you share a meal?

2. Who does Jesus invite to share in his sacred meal?

3. What are some of the things we do at this sacred meal the Mass? (e.g. listen to God’s Word, bring forward gifts, sing, pray, join in processions etc)

4. Eucharist means ‘thanksgiving’. What can we thank God for in the Eucharist today?