SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Over the next four weeks, our Year 6 students and their parents will be preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

The Sacrament of Confirmation builds on the Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, and Holy Communion, completing the process of initiation into the Catholic community.

Through Confirmation, the Holy Spirit gives us the increased ability to practice our Catholic faith in every aspect of our lives and to witness Christ in every situation. It deepens our relationship with God, being sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit to strengthen our Christian life.

Confirmation Sessions will be held at St John Vianney’s Hall, Fairy Meadow at from 7.00pm.

I ask that you keep our Year 6 Confirmation candidates in your prayers as they continue on their journey in faith.

Loving God, 

Pour out your blessing

Upon our beloved children,

That during this time of Sacramental preparation

They may grow closer to you,

And come to know your special love for them.

May this time of preparation be a time of blessing

For our families and our community,

And unite us all in your great love.

Amen.

PROJECT COMPASSION

Last term’s fundraising efforts for Weeks 4 and 5 of Lent:

Congratulations to our very generous community for a wonderful effort to assist Caritas Australia in their work.

SAVE THE DATE

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

National Sorry Day 2019 falls this year on Sunday 26 May 2019 and is a day when we pause to remember the Stolen Generations of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

It leads us into the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation and National Reconciliation Week which is held each year between 27th May and 3rd June.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2019 is Grounded in Truth: Walk Together With Courage. 

At the heart of reconciliation is the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

To foster positive race relations, our relationship must be grounded in a foundation of truth.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long called for a comprehensive process of truth­ telling about Australia’s colonial history. Our nation’s past is reflected in the present, and will continue to play out in future unless we heal historical wounds.

Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non ­Indigenous peoples.

The Gospel calls us to stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable and marginalised in our society.

It is our Christian responsibility to stand for and contribute to a vision of a reconciled, just and equitable Australia.