Remembrance Day Liturgy

This week, Year 5/6 led our school community in a beautiful liturgy to commemorate Remembrance Day. Each year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, our country observes a Minute of Silence. Armistice Day on 11 November marks the end of the First World War and is a day to remember and honour those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. This week we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country in the pursuit of freedom, justice, and peace.

Prayer for Remembrance Day

Mini Vinnies Christmas Appeal

The St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal runs annually from November to January.

Every year there are families struggling to meet the rising cost of living and are going without life’s essentials. In fact, more than 116,000 Australians are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness because they can no longer afford the cost of living.

The reality is 1 in 8 Australians are living in poverty – 1 in 6 of these are children.

Our Trinity Mini Vinnies Team is beginning the annual Christmas Hamper collection next week. A box will be in the front office for collection of non-perishable foods or goods which can be packaged into hampers for Christmas and given to local families to support them this Christmas.

This is an opportunity for staff, students, families, and our local community to get involved and make this Christmas a time to renew HOPE for so many. We encourage all families to try their best to send in 1-3 items for this very important initiative.

Journeying with Jesus

Last Friday Miss Wade and Year 6 participated in a Retreat Day themed ‘Journeying with Jesus’. This was led by Luke Maher from the CSYMA team from our Catholic Education and Hennessy student leaders from Year 10. This was a wonderful day packed with activities and opportunities to share in prayer and discussion. The Retreat Day theme closely reflected our Trinity School Theme ‘To Know we are Loved by God’. Our senior students felt privileged to be invited to be part of this initiative in its beginning stages and look forward to this program continuing in 2023.

Around the Classrooms in RE - Year 5/6 

Our unit in Religious Education in Year 5/6 this term is “Encountering God Through Prayer”

Prayer is a special form of personal communication with God. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayer is described as a relationship between child and parent:

Prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ, and with the Holy Spirit.

- Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2565

A relationship between people develops and grows as they get to know each other. Friends get to know each other by talking and communicating with one another. We become friends with God when we talk with God. Talking with God is what we call praying.

Prayer is a two-way process. It involves:

1. talking to God
2. listening to God.

When we listen to God in prayerful attention, we get to know God's plan for us and just how much God loves and cares for us.

'A Child's Prayer'.

https://youtu.be/AqCilSu6oNM

During this unit, students have unpacked Bible passages reflecting on prayer.

Students read and responded to a class read of Ephesians 6:18 and answered two main questions in relation to the text. These are their responses:

What connections and understandings have you made about prayer?

Bea - anyone and everyone can pray: anywhere and everywhere

Bella - The sign of the cross is a prayer in itself

Melanie - you can pray in the comfort of your own home

Zoe - We connect to God when we pray

Thomas - be alert for signs

Ryan - look for signs and be alert for God

Billy - pray respectfully and be thoughtful of others in prayer

Dara - can pray on all occasions and for any reason - even without reason. Prayers can be ‘thankful’ prayers too

Charlie - pray always and often

Aidan - don’t be afraid to pray

Michael - prayer is a special time to talk to God

Grace - God does not judge prayers - he just listens.

What actions in our daily lives remind us we are responding to God?

Somer -  volunteering to do something to support another person

Jade - being a good sport when playing games. Being fair.

Phoebe - Listening to your friends and supporting them.

Spencer - helping others when they are in need

Raphael - going to church and praying to God

Hamish - helping my family 

Shannon - being kind to everyone

Calendar Dates in RE

Thought of the Week

Wishing everybody a wonderful week

God Bless

Donna Wade