Religious Education

Year 3 Reconciliation Family Faith Night

Thank you to all the Year 3 families who attended the Reconciliation Faith Night on Wednesday. It was fantastic to see our community together, preparing our students for their First Reconciliation. Thank you to Miss Sophie Chow & Mrs Jo Howell, our amazing Year 3 teachers, for all their work in preparing the evening. Thank you also to Father Ian for celebrating this special occasion with us.

Bookings for the Sacrament of Reconciliation are now open. 

Please go to the website: http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/home 

Simply enter the school code 2v9f7 and press "Go". Select a session to attend, follow the steps and then you will receive a confirmation email.

CARITAS - Project Compassion 2021 

Once again this year, St Finbar's Primary School will be fundraising for CARITAS and their Project Compassion appeal. The theme for Project Compassion this year is "BE MORE". During Lent, we kindly ask families to donate any spare change they have to Project Compassion. Each family will be given a fundraising box to collect money or you are welcome to bring in a dollar or two and donate it in the big collection boxes in each classroom. During Lent, the students will be learning about how their money is assisting those in need. Updates on our fundraising progress will be displayed on the window facing the Mary Clare Playground.

Each week we will post a story about how the Project Compassion money is helping those in need. Please find Jamila's story here https://lent.caritas.org.au/week-1

Gospel - Sunday 14th February 

Gospel Reading

Mark 1:40-45 Jesus cures a person with leprosy, who reports his cure to everyone.

Family Connection

Today’s Gospel invites us to think about the choices we make as individuals and as a family. Jesus was faced with a choice in today’s Gospel. By choosing to heal the man with leprosy, Jesus showed God’s compassion for the sick and the outcast. The man knew that Jesus had a choice and that Jesus could reject his request. He may have expected that Jesus would not help him. The social taboos regarding leprosy certainly gave him little on which to base his hope. In the person of the man with leprosy, we see an image of all those in need. The sick and the outcast of our world are watching us, to see if we as Christians will choose to extend ourselves to others in need of healing and compassion.

Gather with your family and talk about some of the choices you have made as a family. (where to go on vacation, what activities to do together, how to spend our evenings, and so on) How does your family go about making these decisions? What do your choices communicate to others about your family’s values? In today’s Gospel, Jesus was faced with a choice. In choosing to heal the man with leprosy, Jesus chose to show God’s compassion and mercy. All our choices reflect our faith, and others are watching. Conclude in prayer together, asking God to help your family show compassion to others in your family decisions.

God Bless,

Steele Anderson 

Religious Education Leader