Important Confirmation Dates:

3 June - Confirmation Presentation Mass 6pm - Holy Trinity Church

4 June - Confirmation Presentation Mass 9am - Holy Trinity Church

4 June - Confirmation Presentation Mass 5:30pm - Holy Trinity Church

8 June - Confirmation Stole Night, 5:30pm- Holy Trinity School Hall 

16 June - Year 6 Confirmation Retreat - Holy Trinity Primary School

19 June - Sacrament of Confirmation 6pm - Holy Trinity Church

20 June - Sacrament of Confirmation 6pm - Holy Trinity Church  

Please ensure that you have selected a Home Group to complete the sessions. If not, your child will not be able to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Social Justice - Vinnies Winter Appeal -  Beanie and Donation Day on Friday 2 June

During Weeks 5 and 6 we invite families to ‘Share your Warmth’ by donating gloves, blankets, jackets, socks and scarves (pre-loved and/or new). ‘Share your Warmth’ weeks will culminate in Wear a Beanie and Donate Day on Friday 2 June. Donations can be dropped off at the school foyer in the labelled tubs or dropped off in the classroom. Thank you for your support in this worthy cause.

 Sunday Gospel:  John 3:16-18     Sunday Year A

 God sent his Son to save the world through him. 

Gospel Reflection

The readings selected for Trinity Sunday provide an opportunity to reflect on the nature of God. Over recent weeks, we have celebrated the Ascension and Pentecost – both of which reveal something about the nature of God through Jesus and the Spirit. Trinity Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate the unity of God whom we acknowledge as Father, Son and Spirit. Today’s gospel reminds us that there is a seamless continuity between the different experiences of God. Although we sometimes regard the God of the Old Testament as judging and vengeful, today reminds us that God is, was, and always will be a God of love. The gospel reminds us that ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.’ Love is the characteristic of God that is experienced as Father, Son and Spirit. God loved the world into being and loved the people so much that God made a covenant relationship with them and repeatedly drew them back into that relationship when they strayed. God loved the world and the people so much that God became physically present through Jesus as yet another attempt to draw all people into an awareness of the loving relationship God desired for them. When Jesus could no longer remain a physical presence in the world, God’s Spirit became more evident to continue the work of drawing people into that loving relationship with God.

Rather than focusing on the mystery of the Trinitarian God, today is an opportunity to marvel at the single-mindedness of God who is so determined to reveal the length and breadth of God’s love to us. That revelation has been made manifest in different ways throughout time but remains constant and unchanging.

Adapted by Greg Sunter

Blessings for the week ahead,

Amanda Basedow

Acting Religious Education Coordinator