Confirmation

We continue to pray for the Confirmation Candidates and their families as they prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation in June. It was lovely to see the Candidates presented at one of the three Masses at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin, last weekend. 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 8th 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 (16th 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.

Important Confirmation Dates:

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

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

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

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

Social Justice - Vinnies Winter Appeal -  Weeks 7 & 8- Be a ‘Souper Hero’

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.

During Weeks 7 and 8 we invite families to ‘Be a Souper Hero’ by donating cans of soup. ‘Be a Souper Hero’ will culminate in Dress up as a super hero Donate Day on Wednesday 14 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 6:51-58  Sunday Year A

My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

Meals are very important events. Not only do we physically need food and drink to keep ourselves alive, but we use meals to mark occasions and celebrate events: birthdays; weddings; dates; achievements; disappointments; reunions. There is a sacredness about gathering with friends and family and sharing a meal together. Stories are told; memories shared; the food is appreciated and more often than not there’s a drink to accompany the meal. Treating such occasions with gratitude – as blessed moments of grace – is living out the Eucharistic reality of welcoming Jesus into our lives and seeking to be more like him.

In the gospel passage, Jesus speaks a number of times about his followers eating his flesh and drinking his blood; ‘For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.’ In the Eucharist, we celebrate the ‘real presence’ of Jesus, understanding that bread and wine is changed into the body and blood of Christ. This change does not occur in a physical, observable way. The Church teaches that the ‘substance’ of bread and wine (what makes them bread and wine in essence) is changed but not the physical attributes. This is known as ‘transubstantiation’ – change of substance.

Adapted from reflection by Greg Sunter

Blessings for the week ahead,

Amanda Basedow

Acting Religious Education Coordinator