RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
In our Church tradition.... Sacramental Program for 2025 (Years 4 to 6)
You're Invited!
Sunday 2 March - the Cathedral Precinct will transform into family, fun, free food trucks and ice-cream, amusements, entertainment, and an obstacle course. The morning will start at 8am with a walk from Foreshore Park to Sacred Heart Cathedral (4km) with Bishop Michael – our chance to be Pilgrims of Hope!
Walk side by side with families and staff from our parishes, schools, agencies and ministries and then join us for Mass at 10am before the Festival of Hope kicks off at 11am.
Join us, everyone is welcome!
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2024:
Please see dates below for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. All information has been sent home to families as well as enrolments forms. Please advise if you need a form and further information on this.
Important Dates for the Sacramental Program – TERM 1 Reconciliation
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Date |
Event |
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Saturday 1st March |
Enrolment Mass: St Philip’s Kotara - 5:30pm (please attend) |
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Monday 3rd March |
Reconciliation Face to Face Lesson - 3:30pm, Adamstown (with parent) |
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Thursday 27th March |
Reconciliation Ceremony: St Philip’s Kotara - 6:00pm |
CLASS MASS: Please see dates below for Class Mass
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Date and Time: 9:30am |
Class Attending |
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Tuesday 4th March |
Year 4 |
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Tuesday 11th March |
Year 3 |
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Tuesday 18th March |
Year 2 |
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Tuesday 25th March |
Year 1 |
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Tuesday 1st April |
Kinder and Year 6 |
WEEKEND MASS TIMES FOR ST COLUMBA’S:
It is always lovely for children and their families to attend Mass in our Parish. Currently Mass is celebrated each Sunday at 8:00am.
In our Community.... Dates for the Term 1 Calendar
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Date
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Event |
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Tuesday 25th February **CHANGE OF DATE**
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Opening School Mass in the Church from 9:30am |
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Tuesday 4th March
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Shrove Tuesday: Project Compassion – Pancake Day (donation) |
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Wednesday 5th March
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Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 11:30am |
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Friday 21st March
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Harmony Day / Diversity Week Celebrations |
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Friday 11th April
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Holy Week Liturgy at 11:30am (retell of Holy Week by classes) |
In our Curriculum.... Unit in Focus: Year 2: Belonging to Community
This module introduces students to ideas about community and what it means to belong to a community of faith. Students will begin to appreciate the significance of community for Christians: of living in loving relationship with God, others, and all of creation. Students will focus on the Church as the community of God’s people. Later in the term, students will also be learning more about the season of Lent, exploring how repentance, forgiveness and healing allow an experience of change and growth to benefit the Church community. This module concludes with Jesus’ journey through the Stations of the Cross during the time of Easter.
Students have enjoyed learning about different types of community in class this week and last week. Here are some of the responses given by the children to what a community is when discussing in class:
- A community is coming together and accepting everyone
- All are welcome, all belong!
- Some community groups are... family, sporting, Church, school, world, friendships, neighbourhood
- We are stronger when we come together!
Have a lovely week and may God bless you always,
Amie Harry and Emma McCulloch
Religious Education Coordinators