St Kilian's School Newsletter

Religious Education 

CARITAS K'S  

        

A Caritas K’s Sponsor Booklet has been sent home to each family, for you to collect sponsorship for your child/children’s participation in the Caritas K’s Walk/Run on the last day of term.

 

At St Kilian’s School, we raise money for Project Compassion each Lenten season. These funds support Caritas Australia to provide Aid for the poorest people both here in Australia and overseas. Each year, during Lent, the students from our school undertake this fantastic fundraising effort called ‘Caritas K’s’. We walk in solidarity with the poor to demonstrate our understanding of their needs and raise much needed funds to support them. 

 

This is our main social justice event each year so we’d love families to get on board, and help us to help the needy! We ask that as a family you return both the Sponsor Booklet and the money raised to the school office before the end of term. 

 

We will walk/run laps of Lake Weeroona on Thursday 28th March, which is the last day of term. We depart school at 9.00am and return by 11.00am. The length of the walk differs from year level to year level with grade Prep and Grade1 students are encouraged to do one lap and our senior Grade 5 & 6 students about 6 laps, although this is an estimate. Parents, younger siblings & friends are invited to walk with us to/from the lake to support this event. 

 

For more information: https://www.caritas.org.au/

 

Carolyn Maher

Catholic Identity Leader

WEEKEND GOSPEL 

GOSPEL       Mk 9:2-10

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him.

 

Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. ‘Rabbi,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say; they were so frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came a voice from the cloud, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’ Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.

As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what ‘rising from the dead’ could mean.

 

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

 

  • What are some of the things that you hope for this year?
  • Can you think of a time when you hoped for something but it did not turn out the way you wanted?

In today’s gospel Jesus’ friends were surprised to see Jesus change before their eyes.

  •  How did they react?

Although they were frightened and did not understand what was going on they knew that Jesus was with them.

  • Have there been times when you have been disappointed or did not understand what was going on around you?

We believe that God is always with us.

During Lent let us build a better world by making time to speak to God in prayer and help those in need.