RE News: Meaghan Younger

Religious Education Curriculum

3/4 begin to work with Scripture

Last Thursday students in 3/4 had the opportunity to explore the first Creation Story and after planting their ‘intentions’ had some big questions to ask. They learned that the Creation accounts are based on the ancient Hebrew understanding of Cosmology which is, of course, different to our modern understandings. They believed that the earth was flat with 4 corners; an expanse or ‘firmament’ also called heaven separated the waters below the earth from the waters above; the sun, moon and stars moved about in heaven; the earth was supported on pillars, ‘Sheol’ (abode of the dead) was a pit under the earth. With scientific exploration we now know differently but it helps us understand the Creation story better in context. Ask 3/4 students about the images they looked at.

1/2 are coming to know who Jesus is

On Monday 1/2 had a special experience as Mr Webb, Mrs Blakey and Ms Younger washed their feet. Great questions arose around this event. Why would the teachers do this? The students are continuing to explore this event and the scripture story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.

Religious Life of St Michael’s School Community

Prayer Bags

Prayer bags are coming home to support family prayer time. Enjoy the opportunity to contribute your own family traditions or special prayers to our books of prayers and reflect on those already in the books. Please return these at the end of the week so others can join in this activity.

Ash Wednesday & Lent

Thank you to Miss Kapantais and 5/6K for their prayerful leadership of Mass last Wednesday. It was a fitting way to begin this season of preparation. Children have considered what they will be doing to get themselves ready for the death and resurrection of Jesus again this coming Easter. What are you doing in your family for your Lenten Journey?

A reminder that the Stations of the Cross are prayed every Friday throughout Lent, in St Michael’s Church from 7:00pm. Maybe this is your opportunity to reconnect with Catholic traditions?

Project Compassion

This week read about Shirley. Shirley, 36, is an indigenous Manide woman living in a remote province of the Philippines. She is a mother of four and the sole breadwinner of the family, as her husband is sick. But Shirley was struggling to support the whole family and keep her children in school. See her story at: https://lent.caritas.org.au/page/week-1