RE News
Religious Life of the School
Advent is approaching at lightning speed. It is easy to get caught up with the busyness of Christmas preparations. Have you thought about how you will prepare your heart for the birth of Jesus? At St Joseph’s Primary school we are focussing on one daily act of kindness. This week we have been:
- Saying hello to everyone you walk past.
- Giving a meaningful compliment to someone.
- Making a small gift for a friend or relative.
- Thinking about something that you no longer play with, use or wear. Could it be donated to a local charity or hospital?
- Sitting next to someone who is on their own at break or lunchtime.
- Helping somebody with a task at home such as setting the table, doing the washing up or tidying your bedroom.
- Writing a kind letter to someone. Maybe an elderly relative who you haven’t seen recently, or a family member or friend.
We have also been preparing for the birth of Jesus by sharing the stories of Jesus’ family tree through the Jesse Tree. This week we have heard the stories of:
- Creation
- Adam and Eve
- Noah’s Ark
- The Promised Land
- God’s Promise to Abraham
Social Action and Justice
It’s that time of year again. Time to share all the wonderful Christmas cheer at St Joseph’s with those who are less fortunate than us. To help those in need this Friday we will launch the St Vincent de Paul 2022 Christmas Appeal. More information will come home on Friday but we are again creating Christmas Hampers. We will also have our giving tree for families to take a gift tag to buy and wrap a gift for a person in our community. The giving tree will be set up in the school foyer this coming Friday. Please see below for some examples of donations.
Prayer and Worship
Pope Francis entrusts his Worldwide Prayer Network each month with prayer intentions that express his great concern for humanity and for the mission of the Church. His monthly prayer intention is a worldwide call to transform our prayer into specific actions; it is a compass for a mission of compassion for the world.
November Prayer Intention- For children who suffer
We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.
Lord Jesus Christ, you asked
that we let the children come to you.
Send your Spirit, O Lord, of comfort and relief
for the many children who are victims
of marginalisation, abandonment, and violence in the world.
Give us a generous heart to offer to them
concrete paths of hope
through education that opens
possibilities of freedom and decision.
Inspire in us a desire to welcome them
into the restorative love of a family
with a warm embrace and caring love which
gives them back their dignity
of being children of the one Loving Father.
Amen.
Celebrating Liturgy
We are so happy to be able to hold our Advent prayer celebrations with students together in the hall. These prayer celebrations are a vital part of our St Joseph’s tradition. Parents of classes leading the prayer celebration are warmly invited to attend these prayer celebrations.
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Term 4 Prayer Celebrations and Class Masses |
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Week 7: Thursday 24 November - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Week 8: Grade Mass: Tuesday 9.15am Year 6 Thursday 1 December - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Week 9: Thursday 8 December - Advent Prayer Celebration (2:15pm) Thursday 8 December - Christmas Nativity (6:00pm) Friday 9 December - Thanksgiving & Year 6 Graduation Mass Week 10: Thursday 15 December - Advent Prayer Celebration led by |
Evangelisation and Faith Formation
Faith Formation
St Joseph’s Parish has begun its annual Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) journey this October.
If you are curious about God or the Catholic Church, were baptised as a child but did not receive Eucharist or Confirmation, visit the parish one Sunday and speak to Fr Paul.
If you have questions about the RCIA process, please email Father Paul at Paul_Nulley@hotmail.com
Melanie Stratford
Religious Education Coordinator
