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Today our Year 6 students travelled to Holy Family Church to participate in a combined Parish celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi. For the Catholic Church, this feast celebrates the permanent presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Year 6 students from Holy Family, St Clare of Assisi, St Francis of Assisi and the Year 10 CYSMA class from St Mary Mackillop College joined together with Fr James and Fr Namora to celebrate Mass together, share morning tea and then participate in a round robin of games on the Gowrie Oval.
The parish, through its generous volunteers, provides services to cater for young families, the youth, and the elderly through its pastoral care programs, sacramental programs, Masses and reconciliation opportunities. Our schools work in partnership with Corpus Christi Parish to promote, support and educate about the traditions and rituals of our Catholic faith. Since 2005, Corpus Christi has served 12 Canberra suburbs and the surrounding rural communities.
This is a celebration that will now become a yearly tradition across all 4 schools and we look forward to gathering together again for other celebrations across the remainder of the year.
This next presentation fromThe Resilience Project is all about Empathy and Kindness.
Empathy is our ability to put ourselves in the shoes of others to feel and see what they do. We practice this through being kind and compassionate towards other people.
Brain imaging data shows that being kind to others registers in the brain as more like eating chocolate than like fulfilling an obligation to do what’s right (e.g. eating brussel sprouts)!
Research shows that practicing empathy, such as performing acts of kindness, taps into our brain’s ‘mirror neurons’, builds compassion and our behaviour becomes more social and community-based.
View Part 3 of the series here
Part 3 - Empathy: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/2023-parent-carer-hub-inspire-martin/
Here’s an activity to practise empathy and kindness:
- Reflect on someone in your life who could benefit from an act of kindness today. It could be a friend who would love some affirmation about their work, your pet who deserves an extra treat, or a family member who would love a phone call or text message.
- Make a plan for who you are going to gift an act of kindness to, and what you are going to do.
- If you want to add accountability to your plan, share it with someone else and encourage them to do the same thing.
- Follow up with each other in a few days' time, to ask how it went!
Sources:Psychology Today,UC Berkeley, Greater Good Science
For mental health resources and support information, visitThe Resilience Project’s Support Page.
A reminder that Term 2 School Fees are now overdue for payment. If you would like to know the balance of your account or want a copy of your school fee statement, please email me.
If you currently pay by direct debit, please contact me to discuss payment options, as the school will be ending direct debit arrangments within the next couple of months as we move to a new system.
Thanks,
Julie Rummukainen
Finance Officer
Hello everyone,
Volunteer opportunities for "Canteen Volunteers" are now open for Term 2.
Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Thank you for volunteering!
Kathy Crosbie
Did you know the YWCA Canberra Youth Programs Team provides a FREE school holiday program for young people aged 10 to 25 in Tuggeranong?
Click the link for info.