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Show your Colours for Remexio 

Next Friday we will celebrate Footy Colours Day. Students are invited to come dressed in their favourite footy team colours - jerseys, scarves, face paint and beanies - as we share in the excitement of the AFL Grand Final.

This year we are adding a special purpose to the fun. We are asking each child to bring along a gold coin donation to support our parish partnership with Remexio in East Timor. Through this connection we help provide much needed resources and opportunities for families in our neighbouring country.

It is a great chance for our students to back their team and back Remexio by showing their colours on the outside while showing care and generosity on the inside.

Sunday Gospel Connection

Gospel ReadingLuke 14:25-33

Jesus teaches about the demands of discipleship.

Family Connection

Provide your children with a list of things that they are responsible for interspersed with things that they like to do—for example, make their beds, take out the garbage, go to the park, do homework, watch television, have a snack, feed the cat. The list should reflect their responsibilities and favorite recreations. Tell them to pretend that company is coming and ask which of the things listed should be done first. Explain that this is called setting priorities.

Paraphrase the Gospel story for the children. Ask them what Jesus says is the most important thing for them to do. Jesus tells us that the number-one priority is to follow him. But just as it is not always easy to do the things we are supposed to do before doing the fun things, it is not always easy to be a follower of Jesus. Yet when we put Jesus first, we will be truly happy.

Wishing all the dads, grandfathers and special father figures in our community a wonderful day filled with love and gratitude. Thank you for all that you do!

Le míle beannacht,

(with a thousand blessings)

Bronagh Maloney

Religious Education Leader