RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Religious Education News
Sunday Gospel: Luke 18:9-14, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C
This week’s Gospel passage follows on directly from last week’s, and continues the teaching of Jesus about prayer. The preceding passage emphasised the need for persistence in prayer, however, this passage is about the way in which we come before God in prayer. It is the tax collector, whose simple prayer is ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner,’ who goes home at rights with God. In this simple prayer, the tax collector recognises that he is not in right relationship with God and asks for God’s mercy. This is a hallmark of the lowly and outcast in the Gospel of Luke: they recognise their need and seek God’s forgiveness and mercy. And, as the parable assures us, it is the humble who are exalted by God.
Grandparents Day
We will be celebrating Grandparents Day on Monday 28th October (Week 3). Mass will be celebrated at 12:00pm, and following Mass, Grandparents and Special Friends will be welcomed into classrooms to visit with the children, sharing a book and some quiet activities. At 1:10pm, all Grandparents and Special Friends are invited to have afternoon tea in the hall, sharing a cuppa and something sweet, while admiring the beautiful portraits the children have created. It promises to be a lovely celebration of the beautiful bond between children and their grandparents.
Please remember to RSVP to the school office for catering purposes. Thank you.
Dates for your Diary:
Thursday 24th October - Values assembly led by 2W.
Monday 28st October (week 3, Term 4) – Grandparents Day Mass at 12pm, Garran.
Sunday 17th November - Presentation Mass for candidates receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation.
Tuesday 26th November – Retreat Day for Reconciliation candidates.
Thursday 28th November – Sacrament of Reconciliation, 7:00pm at Holy Trinity Church.
Blessings for the week ahead,
Stephanie Burns
Religious Education Coordinator