RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

Last Tuesday we celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a burning ceremony and making pancakes. Students wrote a personal message to God in the form of giving up something for the season of Lent (ie lollies). Some made a promise to perform a Good Deed for 40 days, or change something in their life to make themselves a better person.

Classrooms across the school were full of excitement as our children and staff were making and enjoying pancakes with their classmates. You may have seen the article with pictures in Friday's Colac Herald. Our Foundation children had their first experience of Shrove Tuesday at Sacred Heart whilst learning the true christian meaning of the day. In Catholic tradition, Shrove Tuesday is the time to empty the cupboards and eat  foods such as eggs and fats before embarking on the Lenten fast. Pancakes are the perfect way of using up these ingredients. 

The Year 4-6 students attended the Ash Wednesday Mass at St Mary’s Church whilst the Years 1-3 students celebrated an Ash Wednesday Liturgy at Sacred Heart. The ashes from the burning ceremony were used to mark the sign of a cross on our foreheads. This is done for two reasons: a personal act of remembrance and as a sign or a witness for others.

During Lent, we are asked to focus on ‘Almsgiving’, which simply means donating money or goods to those in need. In every classroom and in the office area there is a Project Compassion money box from Caritas that we have made available for monetary donations. We encourage students to think of those in need and donate when and if they can. An example of being kind and generous can be when a child donates their money and goes without buying an icy pole at lunchtime. That’s Almsgiving

Julie Leonard - Wellbeing Leader  / Religious Education Leader