RE Term 1 Week 4 - "Year of the Holy Spirit"
We have had a busy liturgical start to the year and it has been wonderful to pray as a community. Last week we celebrated mass on Ash Wednesday to begin Lent. Fr Praveen reminded us about the three things to focus on during lent. Prayer (to draw closer to God), Fasting (to improve our relationship with ourselves) and almsgiving (practising generosity and building relationships with others).
Today 5/6BR taught us about the Year of the Holy Spirit. The first part of the theme is about encounter. Take some time this week to think about times where you have encountered the Holy Spirit. Some examples explored today were prayer, scripture, nature, people, sacraments and art.
Project Compassion
During lent we will be fundraising for Caritas through Project Compassion. During lent we are asked to focus on three things:
- Prayer - To grow closer to God
- Fasting - To improve the relationship we have with ourself
- Almsgiving - To strengthen relationships with others
Project Compassion provides us an opportunity to give to others and practise generosity. Please talk to your child about this throughout Lent. Students and families can donate cash via the boxes in classrooms or through the project compassion website.
Geoff Ryan
REC
