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 on June 4 & 5 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.

This Friday (17^th June), there will be a Retreat Day, held at Holy Trinity School for all Year 6 students. A permission note has gone home via Compass, and I will send home a paper copy today (to be returned tomorrow), for those who have not given permission yet.

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. 

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 Body and Blood of Christ, Year C

The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ celebrates the central celebration of Christianity – the Eucharist. All three readings relate to this Eucharistic theme. In the second reading, we have the first written account of the Last Supper and what came to be seen as Jesus instigating the Eucharist. Paul’s account, written well before the gospels, was entrenched in the tradition by the time the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke echoed these words of Jesus at the Last Supper. Of course, it is these same words that are spoken by the priest at the consecration in the Eucharistic Prayer each Mass. The words used today are the very same words that have been used in the Church for two millennia.

Rather than a gospel account of the Last Supper to celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, we are presented with what is widely regarded as another ‘eucharistic’ story from the gospel of Luke. The feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fish is regarded as a eucharistic story because it was a clear example of God’s presence in a miraculous meal. All of the meal stories in the gospel of Luke are instructive for the audience. Whenever the gospel writer refers to a meal, the meal is used to teach about the reign of God. The gospel writer uses meals to demonstrate who is welcome in the reign of God. Like in today’s gospel, the author of Luke’s gospel was keen to show that the reign of God is available to anyone who wishes to be a part of it. The reign of God is inclusive and welcoming; no one will be turned away.

(Reflection by Greg Sunter)

Blessings for the week ahead,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator