Our ANZAC Day Prayer Commemoration will be held this Friday at 10am in the Hall. Families are warmly invited to attend.  

$717.70

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Please remember that for your child to be eligible to make their Sacrament of Reconciliation, you and your child must have attended the Home Groups and Retreat day this term, as it is a Parish requirement.

Upcoming dates to remember: 

• SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION: Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 6pm Tuesday, 7th May

Any further enquiries relating to the Sacrament of Reconciliation can be directed to the Parish Office ( 6281 3999/ wodennorth@cg.org.au ). 

Holy Week Prayer Celebrations

It has been wonderful seeing parents, grandparents and friends gather to join us in prayer during our Holy Week Events. Last week, Year 1 reenacted Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Year 5 shared the story of Holy Thursday and Year 6 led us through the Stations of the Cross. Yesterday, Year 2 helped our school community celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. A special thank you to the teachers and students for all their hard work in preparing these prayerful moments for our school. 

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B

John 20:19-31 After eight days, Jesus came in and stood among them.

REFLECTION 

Today we consider the presence of the Risen Lord. Where is he found? Each of the readings offers an answer to this question. The Risen Christ is found in the community of believers who follow the example of Jesus. Even non-believers recognised something marvellously different about the Christian community, and they exclaimed: These Christians, see how they love one another.

The Risen Christ is found in those who accept the truth of the resurrection on the word of others. The word of God preached by others has often brought us out of darkness into light, from the stranglehold of death to the birth of new life. The preaching of the disciples has been not only instructive, it has also been transformative.

The Risen Christ is found in the forgiveness of sin. Jesus made the frightened disciples ministers of divine forgiveness. The Spirit reconciles sinners with God and, thereby, with the rest of the believing community. Forgiveness is a tangible sign of Christ’s mystical presence.

The Risen Christ is found in the physical manifestation of Christ's own wounds, the wounds that he offered to be touched. Since the community is the body of Christ, we touch the wounds of Christ when we touch the wounds of the community, when we go out to the sick and infirm, the dispossessed and the violated. As shocking as these wounds may appear, they are really glorious, because the Risen Lord has identified with them and has made them his own.

Adapted from Dianne Bergant CSA

Blessings for the week ahead,

Amanda Basedow

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)