Religious Education News
Jessica Earle
Religious Education Leader
Reconciliation
Family Faith Night
On Thursday 5th October at 6pm our Year 3 students and their families will gather in the year 3 and 4 classrooms to have our Family Faith Night - Father Jerome will come and visit us to speak about the Sacrament and we will have the opportunity to explore the beginnings of how amazing it is to receive love and mercy from God. We look forward to a night filled with prayer and reflection.
Reconciliation Preparation Mass
The year 3 students and their families are invited to join us on Sunday 8th October at 5:30pm in St Mary’s Church for Mass in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Term 4 Dates
At St Mary’s we have some important liturgical dates coming up - please note these down for your calendar in the beginning of Term 4:
Thursday 5th October - Reconciliation Faith Night (Year 3) 6:00pm
Sunday 8th October - Reconciliation Preparation Mass 5:30pm
Thursday 19th October - Sacrament of Reconciliation (Year 3) 6:00pm
Wednesday 1st November - All Saints Day Mass 9.15am (Whole School)
As the primary sharers of faith in your family we strongly encourage you to come along and support the students and community in prayer at these services.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Jesus speaks to us in many ways - one of the ways Jesus teaches us is through Parables - you might be familiar with the Parable of the Good Samaritan, or the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
The parable of the Lost Sheep teaches us the love of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, and how God always seeks to be in relationship with us!
The Lost Sheep - Luke 15:1-7
15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
You might like to listen to some parables as a family via Fr Mike Schmitz’s podcast Bible in a Year each day Fr Mike records a section of the bible and gives a brief explanation - after a year you complete the Bible in full!
October the Month of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
We are in the month of October - the Month of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary! This is a great time to spend reflecting on the beautiful gift given to us by Mary - Mother of God!
Our school has some very beautiful rosary beads from Fatima - there is a large set with soil in it from Fatima.
Learn about the Fatima Story Here
Tips for praying the Rosary through the day!
