Religious News
Fifth Sunday of Lent
This week’s Gospel is from John 8: 1-11
“While Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and, making her stand before all of them, they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, sir.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.”
Jesus prayed for his own sake and that others might believe through his prayer and his example. Prayer is never a solitary exercise, even when we pray alone. It brings us in touch with the body of Christ, of Jesus who is risen from death, and of Jesus present in all his people. Prayer affects the lives of others; affecting how we live together, asking to be unbound and live in freedom like Lazarus. Knowing that others pray with me yet alone gives a sense of purpose to our prayer.
Sacramental Program
Last Thursday, some of our students came together with children from other schools in our parish, at St Philip’s to make their First Reconciliation. At the ceremony the children were asked to light a candle in the shape of a cross which is a very fitting symbol in the season of Lent and leading into Easter. Congratulations to all the children.
Term 1 Liturgies and Celebrations:
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Week 11: |
Holy week Celebrations - Thursday 10th April 9:15am Friday 11th April - Parish Mass - Kindergarten & Year 6 |
Holy Week Liturgy: We remember…Jesus’ Journey
Please join us on Thursday at 9:15am as we remember Jesus’ journey of the Cross. Our liturgy helps us to remember and reflect on the events that took Jesus from his condemnation to being laid in the tomb. We will then leave the hall in a quiet, reflective way, and continue the Easter story with our Resurrection Liturgy in class on our first day back next term where we will rejoice in the risen Lord.
Project Compassion
Project Compassion boxes from classrooms will be collected next Thursday 10th April. These funds combined with the funds raised from our Big Water Walk will be sent off to Caritas as our donation. Any further donations need to be in by Thursday 10th April. Thank you for your generous donations once again this year.
Feast Day
The Feast of Saints Philip and James is celebrated on the 3rd May each year. As a St James community we will celebrate his feast day on Friday 2nd May with a combined Parish/school mass at 9:15 am in the hall. The children will then have a sausage sizzle for lunch, which can be ordered through Flexischools. After lunch we will play tabloid games on the oval for all the children. We look forward to celebrating our feast day as a community of faith.
Mrs Patricia Miller
Religious Coordinator