R.E. News

Holy Week and Easter

The most important events that the Church celebrates are the death of Jesus on Good Friday and His rising from the dead on Easter Sunday. It was because of what Jesus did on these two days that we have new life. Jesus gave His whole life for us, even dying on a cross to show us the forgiveness of God and to bring us a new life free from sin. We prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter during the season of Lent.

The Scriptures tell us three days after they had watched Him die, Jesus appeared to His followers and talked, walked and ate food with them. Jesus had risen! Jesus really was alive again and this was good news for His disciples. The celebrations of Easter help us to wonder at the great mystery of the new life given to us by Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.

Holy Week Liturgies 

During the last couple of weeks of this term, the students will be learning about Holy Week and how it is an important part of the Church’s teachings. Each year level will lead a liturgy on a different part of Holy Week to the rest of the school community.

The Preps will be telling the story of Palm Sunday this Friday the 1st of April at 2:45 pm on the multi-purpose court. The rest of the liturgies will be held through a pre-recorded video shown in each classroom. Grade 3/4 will be leading the Holy Thursday Liturgy, Grade 5/6 will be leading the Good Friday Liturgy and Grade 1/2 will be leading the Easter Sunday Liturgy when we return to school.

Sacraments

Just a reminder of the dates for the sacraments this year.

Eucharist

Sacrament of Eucharist (Year 4): Sunday 15th May at 10.00 am (Sunday Parish Mass). 

Confirmation

Sacrament of Confirmation (Year 6): Wednesday 13th July at 7:00 pm

Reconciliation

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Year 3): Thursday 20th October at 12:00 pm.

Lucas Mangani

Religious Education Leader