Religious Education
Refugee Week
Refugee Week is Australia’s way of celebrating the diversity that different peoples and cultures have brought to our beautiful country. Ultimately the aim of Refugee Week is to create better understanding between different communities and enable refugees to live in safety and to continue making a valuable contribution to Australia.
Prayer for a Just Future
Creator God, you are the giver of life.
Saviour Jesus, you have shown us what it is to love.
Guiding Spirit, you awaken us to justice.
Show us how to build a just future, where all people have equal opportunity to belong and to flourish in your vitality and love.
We ask for mercy for people in limbo on temporary visas, for safety for those seeking permanent protection, for reunion for families who are separated by borders, and for relief for those losing hope within our detention systems.
We pray for First Nations Peoples fighting for justice on their own Lands, for survivors of domestic violence and for creation groaning under climate disruption.
Help us to live out your inclusive love. Help us to live into your Kingdom where all people have equal opportunity to belong and flourish. Work through us, towards a just future.
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with the Church celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Friday following the second Sunday after Pentecost.
Pope St John Paul II’s stated that -
the Heart of Christ must be recognized as the heart of the Church: it is He who calls us to conversion, to reconciliation. It is He who leads pure hearts and those hungering for justice along the way of the Beatitudes. It is He who achieves the warm communion of the members of the one Body. It is He who enables us to adhere to the Good News and to accept the promise of eternal life. It is He who sends us out on mission. The heart-to-heart with Jesus broadens the human heart on a global scale.’
Sunday Masses
While we are still unable to attend mass in large numbers, there are some options available. St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne have announced that the 11am Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral will continue to be televised free to air on C31 as well as live streamed on their website and YouTube channel.
The Oblate of Mary Immaculate are also continuing to serve their community during this time. Masses and Prayer Services are live-streamed from many of their churches/seminaries to cater for their communities.
Have a great week.
Claire Russo
Religious Education Leader