Education in Faith

OHR Feast Day Mass - Friday 22nd November

Each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year - this year, that Sunday is on the 24th of November. This is also the feast day of Our Holy Redeemer Church and School. Therefore, we will be celebrating OHR's Feast Day with a whole school Mass. This will be at 9.00am on Friday 22 November in the Church. Everybody is most welcome to join us. 

Vinnies Christmas Appeal 2024

Here is a copy of the presentation made by our RE School Leaders at Week 4's assembly..

Good morning teachers and students. This year the RE Leaders would like the whole school to get involved in supporting the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. This is often just shortened to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.

This Christmas, more families are experiencing poverty and are on the brink of homelessness due to the relentless rising cost-of-living in Australia. The crisis has been an ongoing issue impacting Australians for over two years with no sign of reprieve. As the crisis deepens, so does the amount of people turning to Vinnies for support.

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has more than 60,000 members and volunteers, who work hard to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia. Internationally, the Society operates in 153 countries and has over 800,000 members.

There are two ways we will be supporting the work of Vinnies. 

The first option is to bring in non perishable food items, especially those with a Christmas theme. This will help provide food for a family to celebrate Christmas with a meal together. These can be left in your classroom and we will collect them before the end of term

Finally, for the rest of the year the RE/Social Justice Team will be selling Zooper Dooper icy poles for 50c after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 - 3:30pm at the tuckshop window.

 If anybody would like to donate a pack (or more) of Zooper Doopers please bring them to the office.

A snapshot of RE Learning in 5/6MB

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

WALA the Christian concept of dignity in relation to community issues.

REASONING AND RESPONDING

WALA  the Catholic teachings on human dignity 

PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL ENGAGEMENT

WALT reflect on our role and the role of others in building a just community

As part of our unit of work on “DIVERSITY, ” we have been discussing the Catholic Social Teachings of Human Dignity.

We started by investigating what we understood Dignity to mean.

The dictionary defines Dignity as the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

In our own words, we wrote this as the right to be respected, valued and honoured for who we are.

The children then investigated CINQUAIN POETRY and came up with their own poems about Dignity.

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

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In those days, after the time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will come falling from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he will send the angels to gather his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the world to the ends of heaven.

‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you, when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

‘But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.’

Discussion Questions

1. Today’s Gospel talks about the end of the world and sounds frightening, but it also tells us that the word of God will last forever, even longer than the earth and the sky will last. Have you ever felt God’s love?

2. How did that feel?

3. God wants us to be ready to meet him at any time. How can you do that?

Nick Byrne

RE Leader