Education in Faith
Whole School Mass - Start of Term 4
We will be celebrating Mass as a whole school for the start of Term 4 on Friday 10th October at 9.00am in the Church - everybody is most welcome.
Sacrament of Confirmation
On Wednesday night (8th October), 25 of our Year 6 students received the Sacrament of Confirmation at St Patrick's Cathedral. They were joined by students from the other schools in the Our Lady of Pentecost Parish as well as children from the parish.
2025 Confirmation Candidates
Luca C, Thomas C, Henry C, Mia C, Zoe C, Kiara C, Lachlan G, Cynthia H, Winter H, Anna H, Orlando I, Ned K, Sophie L, Raf L, Amelia L, Kate M, Ariel M, Alexis P, Arlo P, Lakyn R, Ben S, Jack T, Zac T, Teddy T, A.J. Y
Thank you to our Year 6 teachers who helped prepare these students as well as their families.
Confirmation confirms and strengthens baptismal grace. It is called Chrismation in the Eastern Churches because the essential rite of the sacrament is anointing with the holy oil of chrism.
May we continue to pray for these children and their families that the Holy Spirit will give them strength and draw them closer into a life of faith where their love for God will empower them.
Family Led Sunday Mass
During 2025, the Parish in conjunction with the Parish Primary Schools, has planned Family led weekend Masses. These Masses will be celebrated once a term and be followed by hospitality. They will be a great opportunity for children and their families to be involved in a Mass within the parish community.
Family Masses will provide an opportunity for families to come together and to support each other in faith. They can particularly be important for families who are presenting their children for Sacraments throughout the year. There may be opportunities to reconnect with our own faith as adults. There may be opportunities to engage with parish life and learn more about the faith, for those who are not so familiar with our local worshiping community. All families are welcome at these family Masses no matter what your religious background or affiliation.
Family Masses scheduled for later this year are:
Saturday, 15 November at 6.00pm (OHR Church)
Prep, Year 1 & Year 2 and new families for 2026 are particularly invited to this Mass
RE Learning in P1/MH
Our Gospel value this term is Hope.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11
In P/1MH we are exploring what is means to be hopeful. We are learning that to be hopeful means to be optimistic about a future event.
We discussed our hopes and goals for this term and shared them with our classmates.
We are learning to find the messages in the stories of Jesus. We listened to the parable of the mustard seed. In this parable the kingdom of heaven is compared to a tiny mustard seed that is planted in the field. Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows to become a huge tree.
This parable helps us to undertand that even the smallest beginnings can lead to something magnificent. It provides hope by illustrating that God's kingdom starts small but will grow to become immense, much like the Christian faith has spread throughout the world.
In P/1MH we are hopeful that we can work together for peace in our world. We will be praying and hoping throughout the term.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes.”
‘Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil,” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat,” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.”
‘The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.
‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own?
‘No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.’
Discussion Questions
1. Who are the people you trust?
2. What does it mean when you trust someone?
3. Jesus trusts us and wants us to be honest and choose the right path. How do we show we are honest?
4. When can things stop us from choosing the way of Jesus?
5. What can we do?