Religious Education - Term 1 Week 3 2022
WHOLE SCHOOL FOCUS
The Whole school focus theme for this year is ‘Do small Things with Great Love’ and the Bible reference that supports our theme is Ephesians 2:1, in which St Paul says:
“We are God’s work of art,
Created in Christ Jesus to live the good life
As from the beginning he had meant us to live it.”
Our value for next week is: Courtesy
This is how we show courtesy at Mother Teresa School:
- We say hello to our peers and teachers.
- We put our hand up in the classroom and listen to others when they are speaking.
- We remember to use our manners by saying please and thank you and look at people when we speak to others.
- We hold the door open for others and let them go first.
- We show kindness to others.
FOCUS ASSEMBLY
Thank you to Mrs van der Sanden and 4 Magenta who presented a fabulous Focus Assembly on Courtesy. They shared their thoughts on what it means to be courteous at Mother Teresa School and shared the ‘World’s of the Text’ about the Gospel story of the 10 Lepers and how only one came back to say thank you.
Confirmation 2022
By now all families should have received their information pack. Thank you to those families who attended the Year 6 Parent Information Meeting and were able to be informed about what is happening. We look forward to supporting you and your child on the next step of their faith journey. Hope to see you all this Saturday at the 5pm Mass. Don’t forget to bring the ‘Pray for me Card’ & your item of food for the ‘Food Pantry’.
Commitment and Enrolment Mass:
Saturday 19 February at 5:00pm
Sunday 21 February at 8:00am, 9:30pm or 5:30pm
YEAR 4 GRADE MASS
This coming Tuesday 22nd February at 12:00pm Year 4 will be celebrating their first Grade Mass for the year in the hall. Unfortunately, parents and families are unable to attend.
7th Sunday Year C
20th February
“Be merciful as your Father is merciful."
The Story
The gospel today tells us about the amazing generosity, compassion and forgiveness of God. Since we are God’s children, Jesus tells us to act in the same way. Jesus tells us to love everyone, even the people who hurt us.
He tells us to give things to people, even if we won’t get anything in return.
He tells us to forgive people and be good to them, even when they are unkind or cruel to us. Loving people is not always easy, but we need to keep trying to be kind and helpful even to those people we may not like.
Can you think of a time when you have found it hard to love someone?
The Scriptures
A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke 6:27-37
Be merciful as your Father is merciful.
Jesus said to his disciples:
"This is what I say to all who will listen to me:
Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you.
Ask God to bless anyone who curses you, and pray for everyone who is cruel to you.
If someone slaps you on one cheek, don't stop that person from slapping you on the other cheek.
If someone wants to take your coat, don't try to keep back your shirt.
Give to everyone who asks and don't ask people to return what they have taken from you.
Treat others just as you want to be treated.
"If you love only someone who loves you, will God praise you for that?
Even sinners love people who love them. If you are kind only to someone who is kind to you, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners are kind to people who are kind to them.
If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.
"But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back.
Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven.
He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel. Have pity on others, just as your Father has pity on you. "Don't judge others, and God will not judge you. Don't be hard on others, and God will not be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you."
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Watch the video and sing along together:
Something to Think About
The kingdom God wants is a kingdom of love, compassion, forgiveness and generosity.
This is quite different from the world we live in. So what needs to change?
Imagine that you are in charge of the world. What would it look like? How would people treat each other?
Would there be any people living in poverty? What would the environment look like?
HOLY SPIRIT PARISH
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https://www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au/category/parish-newsletter/
Peace and Best Wishes.
Anne Leet (Religious Education Co-ordinator)