This year at Sts Peter and Paul, we are all called to ‘Let Your Light Shine”

Confirmation – Year 6

As you would be aware from previous newsletters, the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in our Parish this Term. This Sacrament is for children in our parish who are in Year 6.

Presentation Masses were held last weekend at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin. It was a wonderful opportunity to come together as a parish and celebrate the important step forward in the faith journey of these young people.

There will be a Stole Night tomorrow (Thursday 9^th June) at 5:30pm in the Holy Trinity School Hall. On the Stole Night, each candidate and one of their parents will create a stole that the Candidates will wear during the Sacrament.

Next Friday (17^th June), there will be a Retreat Day, held at Holy Trinity School for all Year 6 students. A permission note will go home with more information regarding this today via Compass.

The Sacrament will be celebrated in the Parish of the Transfiguration, North Woden, on Tuesday 21 June 2022 at 6pm and Wednesday 22 June at 6pm. 

Here is the link to the Mass Booking Sheet for the Sacrament:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iXHK5cAFCJcEAcFOJFVLaSOR-yxuVSFU61ij1yWVV1s/edit#gid=0

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

The Vinnies Winter Appeal is upon us! The Vinnies Winter Appeal is all about providing emergency relief to those at risk of/or experiencing homelessness. All donations are distributed through St Vinnies to many homelessness and community services to directly support those in our local community who are most impacted.

Your family can be of assistance by donating the following items (in new or very good condition) between now and Wednesday of Week 10 (29th June)

• Gloves
• Socks
• Jackets
• Beanies
• Blankets
• Sleeping Bags

Thank you to all the families who have donated already, your generosity is appreciated.

The Most Holy Trinity, Year C

In the Gospel of John, today’s reading appears as part of the rather lengthy Last Supper discourse that runs from chapter 13 to chapter 17. The discourse is a centrepiece of this particular gospel. In it, Jesus speaks a number of times about the coming of the Holy Spirit. The portion that makes up today’s reading comes from a slightly longer passage about the sending of the Spirit (16:4-15).

Throughout the Last Supper discourse, the Holy Spirit is identified as Gift and Love. The Spirit is the Gift that will be sent by the Father and by the Son so that the world may continue to experience the Love of the Father and the Son. In the discourse, Jesus calls on the disciples to love one another with the same love that they had experienced from Him – the love of God. To assist the disciples to continue to love with the same love of God and Jesus, the Spirit is sent to them. The Holy Spirit is the lasting expression of the divine love that had previously been experienced through the Father and the Son. The discourse makes it very clear that the Spirit will continue the work of Jesus.

Today’s passage has Jesus saying to the disciples that there is still so much that He has to say to them, to teach them. But the disciples are not ready to receive everything in the time that Jesus has remaining. So to continue the teaching of Jesus and to continue the expression of Love, the Father and the Son will send the Spirit. It was the sending of the Spirit that we celebrated last week in the feast of Pentecost and it is the unity of Father, Son and Spirit that we celebrate this week in Trinity Sunday.

(Reflection by Greg Sunter)

Blessings for the week ahead,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator