RE News Week 9
1 Dhaura Class Mass
Thank you to Father Andrew who celebrated a beautiful Mass with 1 Dhaura in their classroom last week.
The children had a great experience of Mass. They asked Father Andrew so many questions. He told them an interesting story about how Jesus became lost in the temple. The children loved that as they had already spent some time studying that story and didn't realise there was more to learn about it! They learnt that the word 'Amen' means 'I agree' and also what an altar is. Thanks Father Andrew!
First Eucharist Congratulations!
Congratulations to Oliver Ploesser from 6 Kanbi who celebrated his First Eucharist last Sunday! It was very special.
Confirmation
We are looking forward to Confirmation Masses for St Francis of Assisi Year 6 students which will be celebrated next week on Thursday 24th September at 5.30 pm and 7:00 pm. There will be about 15 student candidates at each Mass. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 100 people can attend each Mass. This includes those officiating at the Mass. Therefore, each family can have up to 5 members attending which includes the student. Families have been asked to contact Gail Walker at Corpus Christi Parish directly on 6291 6688 or Tuggeranong.Sacraments@cg.org.au with the number of people attending for their family.
All Year Six students enjoyed a glorious Retreat Day here at school last Thursday. They participated in a range of opportunities to deepen and express their understanding of Catholic scripture and community values in preparation to celebrate Confirmation next Thursday.
Confirmation Retreat Day - By Jaylan W
On the 10th of September 2020, Year 6 had our amazing retreat day. It was a great day full of fun activities. To start the day off, we had a Year Six Mass celebrated with Fr James in our School hall. Ms Conroy had planned the whole day. After recess, we had some activities to do in groups with our teachers. We did a guided meditation, made doves, made a stole and Mr Smith told us about his Confirmation. To finish the day, we opened our hopes and dreams letters our parents had written for us. The whole day was really fun and a great experience for me and for the grade.
Confirmation Retreat Day - By Felicity R
The Confirmation Retreat day was really fun and enjoyable because I was able to learn more about confirmation and why we do it. First, we had a mass that Fr taught us more about the Holy Spirit and us growing up in the eyes of the Catholic community. We also did rotations and did some meditations that were helping us prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Our teachers also spoke to us about preparing ourselves for next year in high school and how to handle it all, as well as helping us make the final change to our stoles. At the end of the day we got our hopes and dreams letters from our parents and they told us what they hope we end up doing and how we have become who we are today.
Confirmation Retreat Day Reflection - By Rebecca C
On Thursday week 8, we went on a Confirmation retreat day. I really enjoyed the art and the hopes and dreams letters. The art was really fun and it was different to the other art that we do at school. The hopes and dreams letter was really fun and it made me really happy. My mum and my dad both wrote me a separate letter. I read my dad's first letter and it was lovely. It made me cry. Then I read my mums. It also made me cry. So in conclusion I had a great day and my mum and dad made me feel really special.