RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR CREATION
The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is held each year on the 1st September. This day marks the beginning of the Season of Creation, an annual event that encourages prayer and action for our common home which runs from 1st September through to 4th October. In recent years, thousands of Catholics on six continents have organised local activities to celebrate the Season of Creation.
MINI VINNIES
Today the Mini Vinnies Team met together to continue incorporating ideas to make our school a cleaner place during this Season of Creation. Classes will be designated a space within the school that will be their responsibility to keep tidy and clean. Look out for the Mini Vinnies team members who will be displaying posters about each classes designated area.
FRIDAY WEEKLY ASSEMBLY
Virtual Assembly via Zoom will continue each Friday in Term 3, at 9:00am. The Meeting ID: 960 7221 8798 can be used to enter the assembly. At these assemblies there will be a short prayer followed by the presentation of weekly awards.
2020 PARISH CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
Enrolment forms for the Sacrament of Confirmation will be sent home to Year 6 students at the end of this week. To receive the Sacrament of Confirmation student’s need to have been baptised and received the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Forms are to be returned to the school with $20 payment prior to the end of Term 3.
Year 6 students will be preparing for Confirmation during class over the first four weeks of Term 4. Students will receive workbooks in Week 1, Term 4. There will be home tasks to complete prior to each lesson at school.
Subject to Covid restrictions, Confirmation will be celebrated on Thursday 5th November and Friday 6th November. Dependent on numbers there may need to be restrictions and/or extra sessions.
2020 PARISH FIRST RECONCILIATION
Preparation for Reconciliation began in Term 1 as part of the Parish Partner’s Program. Students will receive refresher lessons in Year Three classrooms at the beginning of Term 4. Father Joe hopes to meet with the students during school hours to allow them to make their First Reconciliation prior to receiving communion for the first time during Term 4. Parents will be notified of dates as they come to hand.
2020 PARISH FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION
Enrolment forms for the Sacrament of First Communion will be sent home to Year 3 students, who have prepared for Reconciliation at the end of this week. To receive the Sacrament of First Communion student’s need to have been baptised and received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Forms are to be returned to the school with $20 payment prior to the end of Term 3.
Year 3 students will be preparing for First Communion during class over the first six weeks of Term 4. Students will receive workbooks in Week 1, Term 4. There will be home tasks to complete prior to each lesson at school.
Subject to Covid restrictions, First Communion will be celebrated on the weekend of 28th / 29th November. Dependent on numbers there may need to be restrictions and/or extra sessions over other weekends.
If your child is in a higher grade than Year 3 and would like to make their First Communion please contact Mrs Marsh at the school for an enrolment form.
Just a note to clarify a number of questions about the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. The Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of First Holy Communion are two separate programs requiring two separate payments of $20. The payment covers Parish costs of the booklets, along with a memento that the children will receive once they receive the Sacrament. Children have received the booklet for Reconciliation and will receive another booklet to complete for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion at the beginning of Term 4.
As for why there is a need to provide details of Baptism, this assists the record keeping for the Parish. Having the details again listed on the First Holy Communion form, ensures that details can be easily entered into the system. The Baptism Certificate only needs to be supplied if it wasn’t supplied at the time of Reconciliation enrolment and your child was baptised outside the All Saints Parish.
If your child did not receive a note regarding the Sacraments, I have spare copies at school.
