RE Matters!
Graduation Mass
Week 10 Term 3 is always a busy week and our most special event, the Graduation Mass, was held on Wednesday 20 September at St Bernard’s Parish Church, Batehaven.
The Mass was co-celebrated by Fr Loi (St Bernards, Batehaven) and Fr George (Sacred Heart Moruya). The church was filled with students, families, staff and friends and was a wonderful celebration of our faith and school community.
The theme of the Mass was “Launch out into the Deep” which comes from the Gospel of Luke (5:1-11). The scripture passage is about trust and faith in God’s plan and in oneself. Fr Loi spoke in his homily about the myriad of options and futures students have in front of them but that if they “do their best, and let God do the rest” they can’t go wrong.
The two prayer spaces at the front of the altar included symbols of our local area and school. Eight beaches spanning from North to South were included as well as College candles, a message stick and symbols of all teaching departments.
Thank you to Mrs Belle Barling for her organisation of the Mass, the beautiful booklet and PowerPoint, and all her efforts to make the Mass a lovely experience for all. Thank you too to our wonderful musicians who sang and played so beautifully and who enlivened the celebration with their gifts.
Fr Loi Year 8 Religious Education Class Visits
We have been very lucky this week to have Fr Loi visiting all Year 8 RE classes to talk about the sacrament of Baptism. Students in Year 8 have just completed the unit, “God’s People” where they have studied God’s covenant relationships throughout the Bible and initiation rites in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Fr Loi’s visits to the classes were very informative about Baptism and students were able to ask him questions about the sacrament as well as other questions they had about all things religious. Thank you Fr Loi for spending this time with the students and sharing your knowledge and faith with them.
I wish everyone a safe break and look forward to a busy Term 4 focussed on Advent and the coming of Jesus at Christmas.
Erica Drewsen
RE Coordinator