Gospel Focus – Peter’s faith

Having laid out a fairly difficult teaching to the crowd, Jesus is faced with the fact that many of those who were following him couldn’t cope with what he was saying and they walked away from him. Jesus turns on the Twelve and demands of them, ‘What about you, do you want to go away too?’ One can almost hear the frustration and weariness in his voice. Peter’s response must have been a great relief to Jesus. Peter declares that Jesus has the message of eternal life and is the Holy One of God. He still hasn’t quite got the full picture but it’s something Jesus can continue to work with!

Living the Gospel – Message and Medium

We live in a world that is saturated by advertising and marketers trying to persuade us to think certain things, want certain things and even act in certain ways. At times the message and the medium of the message blur and it’s not always clear where one stops and the other begins. For Christian people the medium – the person – IS the message (or at least should be!). We are called to live what we believe. That can be tough at times, especially in our modern world, but the challenge comes from the example Jesus gave.

Adapted from Greg Sunter

Sacrament of First Eucharist

Due to the lockdown all Sacrament of First Eucharist dates have been postponed. We will be in touch with families once new dates have been scheduled. Thank you for your patience.

A prayer for the world

God of love and hope,
you made the world and care for all creation,
but the world feels strange right now.
The news is full of stories about Coronavirus.
Some people are worried that they might get ill.
Others are anxious for their family and friends.
Be with them and help them to find peace.
We pray for the doctors and nurses and scientists,
and all who are working to discover the right medicines
to help those who are ill.
Thank you that even in these anxious times,
you are with us.
Help us to put our trust in you and keep us safe.
Amen.

Praying during lockdown

Lockdown provides an excellent opportunity to focus on our prayer lives. The following resources may support you to do so during this time. If you would like any further prayer resources for this time, I would be very happy to help, please email me on fran.garrett@cg.catholic.edu.au

Daily online Mass

https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/mass-online/

3 minute retreats
A 3 minute scripture reflection with accompanying music and reflection images

https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/3-minute-retreats-archives/

 World Christian Community of Meditation Website

This website provides great videos about the History of Christian Meditation and how to pray in this way.

https://wccm.org/meditate/how-to-meditate/

 Is a weekly online child-friendly reflection of the coming Sunday’s Gospel.

https://www.prayingwithchildren.org/pghm3g399.html

Blessings,

Fron Garrett

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)