Prayer

Acknowledgment of Country

We turn our hearts and minds to the people of the Yorta Yorta nation, who have occupied this country for thousands of years. 

We pay respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging, and commit to walking alongside Aboriginal Australians in truth and justice. 

Welcome to a new term. We have many exciting things happening within our Religious Education lessons this term and events around the school. We look forward to the following events;    

• Sacramental candidates preparing for the Sacrament of Eucharist (Holy Communion)
• The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
• World Youth Day (Lisbon, Portugal)

NAIDOC Week

2 – 9 July 2023

This week throughout the classrooms we have recalled NAIDOC Week which was celebrated last week in Australia. NAIDOC week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about and celebrate Indigenous Australian culture. As you walk down the corridors of St Luke’s there are many beautiful displays that act as a visual reminder for us all as we continue to learn and celebrate Indigenous Australian culture. 

Ordinary Time 

Ordinary Time began on the Monday after Pentecost and continues until the First Sunday of Advent. 

As we have entered ‘Ordinary Time’ in our Liturgical calendar our classroom prayer cloths have changed to ‘green’ to signify the change in season. 

Green is the colour of ongoing life and hope, despite us being in ‘Ordinary Time’ Jesus’ time on earth was anything but ordinary it was extraordinary!  

15th Sunday Ordinary Time (A)

July 16

Matthew 13: 1–23

The parable of the sower

A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew 13:1-9

A sower went out to sow.

Jesus went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore. 

Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said: "A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds.

Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil was not very deep. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots.

Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked the plants. But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced a hundred or sixty or thirty times as much as was scattered.

If you have ears, pay attention!”​​​

The Gospel of the Lord. ​​

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Thank you Jesus for helping me 

to hear and accepts the Word of God 

with a sincere and open heart. 

May my faith continue to grow in 

rich soil producing a life that is happy and fruitful.

Breanna Levesque. 

Religious Education Leader.