Education in Faith
RECONCILIATION
We are keeping the the children who are receiving their First Reconciliation this weekend in our thoughts. This is a very special moment for them as they experience the love and forgiveness of Jesus through the Sacrament.
A reminder that the Parish Sacrament of Reconciliation is on Saturday 25th March at 11:00am.
CONFIRMATION
CONFIRMATION is for Year 6 students and those in Secondary School who are yet to make the Sacrament
Please note the CONFIRMATION SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM IS ORGANISED BY THE PARISH. All enquiries to the Parish, not to the school. The School will teach about the Sacrament within the School Religious Education Classes
Please note the updated dates regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation:
- Information Day - Wednesday 22nd March at 9.30am or 6.00 pm in the church. Both a parent and child must be present at one of these times.
- Enrolments for Confirmation closes on Friday 14th April
- Rite of Acceptance Mass - Saturday 6 May 6pm OR Sunday 7th May (any of the Parish Masses)
- Workshop / Preparation Date: Saturday 27th May at 11am in Parish Church
- The Sacrament of Confirmation is on Sunday 18th June at 2.30
Enhancing Catholic School Identity (ECSI) Survey - Year 5 and 6 Students
Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne aim for continuous school improvement. An essential element of this improvement is understanding how students perceive the Catholic identity of our school and what they might like Catholic identity at St John Vianney's to look like in the years ahead.
Students have an important voice in our planning and so we will be asking all students in Years 5 and 6 to participate in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity (ECSI) Survey.
Student responses to the survey will assist us in better understanding how our Catholic identity is expressed. The results will contribute to a reliable picture of our school’s Catholic identity, which we will use to inform our school improvement for the next four years.
In the weeks ahead, each student in Years 5 and 6 will be asked to complete an online survey. At no time will students be named or identified in the survey; their responses are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Please contact Jonathan through the school office if you do not wish your child to participate in the ECSI Survey.
CARITAS
During Lent, Catholic schools and parishes raise funds for people living in the most vulnerable communities across the road. Children at SJV are invited to bring a small amount of money to school which can be placed in one of the Caritas boxes. Each class has a Project Compassion Box.
The theme for Project Compassion is "For All Future Generations." It reminds us what we do today can have an impact on for people many years from now. As Nelson Henderson said "the true meaning of life is to plant trees under whos shade you do not expect to sit."
Money raised will go to causes all around the world including support for those harmed in the Earthquakes in Turkey, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Tongans effected by Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano eruption and those in Africa who experience food insecurity.
If you would like to learn more I encourage you to watch the Program Compassion video at https://vimeo.com/491934163
Jonathan Rooney
Religious Education Leader