Year 3 Reconciliation Day and Peer Ministry

Today, students in Mrs Karen Lyttle’s Year 9 Religious Education class facilitated the Reconciliation Retreat Day held at the College. Year 3 students from St Bernard’s and St Mary’s are preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and part of this preparation involves attending a day to explore the theme of forgiveness and repentance. Below are some excerpts from the student booklet.

The Year 9 Youth Ministry class has been busy preparing for the day, creating resources, developing dramas and debriefs, and generally learning how to lead such an event. Our Youth Minister, Liarna Miller, has been working closely with the students and has been here today to lend a hand. I thank Liarna for all her help with the Year 9 class in particular.

Peer Ministry is an important and valued part of the Religious Education curriculum. It is a key element of our K-12 Pathways and is an effective and meaningful way of building a sense of community across the three schools. This peer ministry event provided an opportunity for students to demonstrate their leadership, organisational skills and ability to work in a team environment.

Thank you to Mrs Belle Barling for writing the program for the day and preparing many of the resources and Mrs Karen Lyttle for ensuring her class was ready to lead the day.

Erica Drewsen
Religious Education Coordinator