Religious Education
Marylene Douglas
All students attending St Louis de Montfort's Aspendale have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school.
In this week's Gospel we hear of the Parable of the Talents where a very wealthy master entrusts his assets to his servants to manage in his absence. The three servants were allocated money, ‘each in proportion to his ability’. The emphasis of the parable is on what each servant did with the funds they were allotted. They were charged with managing the money in the place of their master; acting in their master’s place to further develop his wealth.
Two of the servants were able to increase their master's wealth, however the third servant produced only what he was entrusted with and nothing more. Although the third servant has done nothing illegal or corrupt, he is very harshly dealt with. His crime is laziness! He was given a great opportunity to demonstrate his abilities and yet he shied away and returned to his master exactly what had been entrusted to him, unimproved.
This parable reminds us of real-life choices that Christians need to be making today. Living Christianity is not simply avoiding evil; there is the demand on us that we actually contribute, that we act in ways that promote Gospel values. Did we help out someone in need? Did we make a stand for justice; Did we put the gifts we have been given at the service of Jesus? What will the Master say to us when he returns?
This weekend our beautiful Year 2 families will be joining us at Mass. The Yr 2 students have explored this parable in class and came up with a very appropriate theme that we can all aspire to: Use your Talents to Serve Others and Be More!
One way we can take up this challenge is by caring for the homeless in our community.
The Year 6 Faith and Social Justice Team have been doing an awesome job organising our Backpack Drive for the homeless and needy in Melbourne.
We are would love as many donations as possible so that we can share our gifts, just as Jesus asks us too. We thank you for your support and generosity.
On a sad note, our Deputy Principal, Michelle Barron sadly lost her beloved mother after a difficult battle with cancer. We pray for Michelle and her family in their time of grief and that her dear mother 'Sue Kelly' is now at rest in the arms of our Lord.
