Religious Education

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal - Thank you

We thank the St Finbar's community for their generosity in supporting the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Your contributions have made a significant impact on those in need during the colder months. We would like to extend a special thank you to Cathy from St Vincent de Paul for her dedication and support. Our partnership with St Vincent de Paul is invaluable, and we are proud to work alongside such a compassionate organisation.

Additionally, we thank Narelle, our school librarian, and Ann, our Learning Support Officer, for their efforts in organising the teddy bear sleepover. This event brought joy to our students and played a crucial role in collecting goods from families. Your hard work and commitment have made a difference.

Lastly, thank you to our incredible Year 6 Social Justice Leaders; Maddy, Alexa, Harper & Maisy for their hard work organising the appeal.

Thank you once again to everyone involved for your kindness and support. Together, we have made a positive impact on our community, embodying the true spirit of generosity and compassion.

End of Term Mass

We will be holding our End of Term Mass this Friday 28th June @ 9:30 am in the Church. Thank you to Father Clem who will host the Mass. The Mass will celebrate the Term and will be an opportunity to donate the goods collected to St Vincent de Paul.

All welcome.

Gospel Reflection - Sunday 30th June

Gospel Reading

Mark 5:21-43 ( shorter form, Mark 5:21-24,35b-43)

Jesus heals a woman afflicted with a hemorrhage and raises Jairus’s daughter from death.

Family Connection

There are many ways in which we can compare the request for healing made by Jairus and the request of the woman with the hemorrhage. One comparison helps us think about prayer. Jairus asked Jesus for healing on his daughter’s behalf; the woman with the hemorrhage had no one to speak for her and bravely approached Jesus on her own initiative. In our prayers, we do both. We intercede for others’ needs, and we also courageously express our own needs to God. We find hope in Jesus’ response to both of these people, who sought him out in their hour of need.

As you gather as a family, talk about some of the things you have prayed for this week. Notice that some of your prayers may have been for other people, and some of your prayers may have been for your own needs. In today’s Gospel we find encouragement for both kinds of prayer. Read together today’s Gospel, Mark 5:21-43. Talk about the similarities and differences between the two people who presented their needs to Jesus in this Gospel. Notice that both people received the healing they sought from Jesus. We want to pray for the needs of others and for our own needs with as much faith and hope as Jairus and the woman with the hemorrhage did. 

Pray together in thanks and praise to God, who hears our needs and answers them, by praying today’s psalm, Psalm 30.

Steele Anderson

Deputy Principal / RE Leader