Liturgy
Community Mass
Thank you to students from Koolyangarra House who prepared Community Mass this morning. Next Friday the liturgy will be prepared by students in Year 10, and we look forward to especially welcoming family and friends, as we reach the half-way mark in Lent.
Not only Year 10 families, all students and families are welcome any Friday at our community liturgy – just come to the Chapel at 8:00 on a Friday morning. At the end of Mass, parents are welcome to stay for a coffee and chat. .
Community Mass details:
- College Chapel
- Fridays in term time
- Starts: 8:00am and concludes 8:30am.
Do you have a child in Year 3, 4 or 6?
It is a special year for these students as they look forward to celebrating the sacraments in their parish with their family.
It is the parent’s right and responsibility to enrol their child in a parish sacrament program, and you are encouraged to get this done at the earliest. Even children preparing for sacraments in a Catholic school still need to be enrolled in the parish if they intend to participate.
Please be mindful that, due to numbers, some parishes (eg Saint Thomas, Claremont) will not be able to accept enrolments from families living outside the parish geographical boundary. Parish sacrament programs may vary, but usually include a workshop and commitment Mass as well as attending the rehearsal.
Please see the College website for enrolment information received from City Beach, Claremont, Doubleview and Subiaco parishes.
The sacrament program is family-focused, parish-based, Catholic school-supported. This means that parents are respected as first educators in the faith of their children and celebrate the sacraments in their parish with their children.
The family is supported by the College Religious Education program. In Year 3, students are taught the content for First Reconciliation; in Year 4, the content for First Holy Communion and in Year 6, the content for Confirmation.
If you would like further information about the Sacrament Program please contact:
- Mary-Anne Lumley mary-anne.lumley@cewa.edu.au 08 9383 0513
- Your parish priest or Sacrament Coordinator
- The Archdiocesan website.
Way of the Cross
Many have commented on the beautiful wooden crosses placed around the College campus. They comprise the Way of the Cross, an ancient Christian form of prayer during the season of Lent. Walking and pilgrimage are part of our Christian and Judaic heritage – and walking the Way of the Cross at the College is a mini pilgrimage into beautiful little spots in the College grounds.
Each cross is numbered – there are 14 altogether. People are free to reflect with the crosses in whatever way feels comfortable. There is no ‘correct’ way.
If people would like a more structured walk there are booklets (with map) available in the Chapel – and a QR code is coming! There is a longer walk, with 14 stations stretching from the Library to E Block, and there is a shorter walk, with 7 stations, located around the Chapel precinct.
The Way of the Cross reminds Christians last hours in the life of Jesus and of the great love that God has for humans and for all of Creation by entering into their world and journeying in their human experiences, including pain, suffering and death.
Good News for 3rd Sunday in Lent
Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well.
‘The water that I shall give will turn into a spring of eternal life.’
Jesus breaks taboos and asks a woman – a Samaritan woman – for a drink of water, as she draws water for herself and her family in the midday sun. While the essence of this beautiful Gospel Story is the lifegiving living water that Jesus offers, it is worth remembering that in many countries, still, walking to gather water is ‘women’s work’.
Perhaps it is also an invitation into one of the Project Compassion stories, that of a young teenager, Laxmi, from Nepal. Laxmi used her education and skills as a young leader to lobby the administration of her old school for multiple taps with fresh, clean running water for students. Laxmi's story | Caritas Australia.
