Religious Education

Year 6 Sacrament of Confirmation

Our Year 6 students recently celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation through two special ceremonies on Tuesday evening. The candidates exhibited a profound sense of reverence, and it was heartwarming to witness the Year 6 community uniting with the Parish to mark this occasion.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Most Rev. Bishop Tony Ireland for presiding over the Sacrament. Bishop Ireland's rapport with the students is remarkable, and his homilies during both sessions were engaging and highly relevant to our young audience. Our gratitude also goes to Father Ian for his support of the Bishop and to past student Nicholas Cristiano, who served as an altar server for both ceremonies.

We congratulate our Year 6 students for reaching this significant milestone in their faith journey.

Year 2 & 5 Family Mass

This is a friendly reminder that the Year 2 Family Mass will be held this Saturday 21st October @ 5:30 pm. This Mass will be celebrated with Father Stephen, as Father Ian will be interstate. We are looking forward to celebrating our Faith together as a Year 2 group.

The following weekend will see the Year 5s celebrate their Family Mass - Saturday 28th October @ 5:30 pm

Gospel Reflection - Sunday 22nd October

Gospel Reading

Matthew 22:15-21

The Pharisees send their disciples to test Jesus with a question about taxes.

Family Connection

Payment of taxes is unlikely to be a disputed issue in your family. Yet families can still learn something from this Gospel reading. Jesus’ answer to the Herodians and Pharisees redirects their question to focus on the issue of greatest importance: loving and honoring God. Taking this perspective can help us make good judgments about the competing issues of importance in our lives. As your family gathers, make a list of the activities that your family spends time doing together, such as household tasks, jobs, academics, and recreational activities. Talk about the importance of each of these activities. Ask what would happen if there were an imbalance in our attention to these activities and we spent too much time on one activity at the expense of another.

In today’s Gospel Jesus reminds us of the necessity of giving things their proper importance. Read Matthew 22:15-21. The Herodians and Pharisees were giving too much importance to the issue of the payment of taxes. Jesus reminds them that loving and honoring God is of greater importance. In family life we do many important things, but we remember that God is of the greatest importance in our lives. Pray together that your family will learn to keep things in proper perspective, remembering to keep God first in your lives. 

Pray together today’s psalm, Psalm 96.

Steele Anderson

Deputy Principal / RE Leader