Director of Mission

Commemorating the Easter season

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Reflections and insights.

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Journeying with Jesus
At the end of Term 1 we celebrated Easter, a significant time in the Liturgical Calendar and the most important event in the Christian story. This year, as part of our Easter Journey, the Junior School students Journeyed with Jesus by celebrating his passion and the events of Holy Week. On the last day of Term 1, the Junior School gathered as a community under the Marquee to share and reflect upon this important event. Students were reverent and compassionate as they walked with Jesus through the eyes of their peers. The Holy Week Remembrance Liturgy was an invitation to prayer and reflection on our faith story – the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Students re-enacted the events (pictured), sang songs, and joined in prayer. May the risen Christ continue to ignite our hearts with love and mercy.

Sacramental news
The Sacrament Program is well underway, and students have been preparing for their Confirmation. The Sacrament Program begins with the Sacrament of Reconciliation, followed by Confirmation, and concluding with Holy Communion. Children need to be at least seven years of age to enrol and registration details for Reconciliation will be sent out later in August/September.

We would like to wish the following students all the very best as they celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday 20 May, through the Emmaus Parish. We pray for these students and their families as they continue their spiritual journey through the First Sacraments.

Elessia, Matteo, Amelia, Lincoln, Elijah, Isabella, Olivia, Isobel

Curriculum news
This Term Year 4 students will explore the amazing efforts of missionaries and charities. They will focus on Mercy Works and the instrumental influence Catherine McAuley had in setting up shelters and helping the less fortunate. Students will explore ways to take action to help others in need.

Knowledge strand: Church for the world
Sub-strand: The Saints are models of Christian discipleship
Enduring Understanding: As migrants and missionaries came to Australia, the church was established with communities, schools and charities

"We must strive to do ordinary things, extraordinary well"
Catherine McAuley

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SENIOR SCHOOL

Our students have adjusted to celebrating liturgies in a variety of ways while responding to changing density regulations. I am so blessed to belong to a community where respect and reverence are understood and practised. Students read recorded reflections and Year 11 students role-played The Stations of the Cross for our online liturgy.

Where appropriate we have hosted online liturgies, yet we are now able to have our first whole year level Mass in Gleeson Hall this Term (with our Year 10 Cohort) adhering to social distancing.

Fr John Shanahan challenged the students to be their best and have resilience and strength, and related this challenge to our faith, reflecting on scripture:

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” Isaiah 40:31

I look forward to more opportunities for communal Masses and liturgies as we move forward together.

Blessings
Therese Wilson
Director of Mission