RE News
In Communion at St Joseph’s
Last week, I shared with you a reflection on the power of prayer. This week, I would like to share with you a reflection on my journey as a part of a faith community on the Leading the New Evangelisation study tour. The beautiful part of going on a journey with people who share your faith, is that you have a sense of communion in your experiences. Communion can be defined as the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a spiritual level. As Christians, we are not meant to walk or sustain our faith journey alone. We are made to be in communion with each other. Those of us who spend our days at St Joseph’s are blessed to be able to be in communion with each other in faith on a daily basis. This weekend we have a beautiful opportunity for families to be in communion with each other at our first Family Mass on Sunday 4 August at 9am which will be led by Year 4 students and their families. All members of our St Joseph’s community are warmly invited to join us in prayer and worship at Mass and afterwards for morning tea.
Catholic Liturgical Life
Liturgical Season: Ordinary Time
Liturgical Season Colour: Green
In the Gospel for this coming Sunday, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Luke (Luke 12:13-21) shares the message that the value of a person's life is not in their possessions as we can not take them with us to heaven. Through a parable, Jesus tells us that everyone who stores up treasure for himself or herself is not rich in what matters to God.
Student Prayer Focus
As we strive to deepen our St Joseph's identity, our student and staff Prayer Focus in Week 2 and 3 is a Saint Mary Mackillop Novena to prepare us for our St Mary Mackillop Feast Day on Thursday Week 3. A Novena is a type of prayer that consists of 9 days of prayer and is often prayed in preparation for a feast day or for a specific intention. Through praying each day of this Novena we are invited to reflect on various qualities of St Mary MacKillop. The Novena can be prayed individually or in a group each day. The aim is to prepare ourselves and our students for our St Mary Mackillop Feast Day through prayer and reflection while deepening our understanding of our Josephite Charism. You can access the Novena at the following links:
Sacraments 
Sacrament of Confirmation
Students in Year 6 can now be enrolled in the Sacrament of Confirmation at the link below. Please add the Sacrament of Confirmation and preparation session dates and times to your calendars. A reminder that the Sacrament of Confirmation will take place with Archbishop Christopher Prowse on the last Sunday of the holidays before Term 4 commences.
Please enrol at http://bit.ly/sacraments2019
If you do not have a Google account you can use your child’s school account to register. Please contact Father Paul if you have any questions about the Sacrament of Confirmation at:
paul_nulley@hotmail.com
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Confirmation Classes (Year 6) |
5.15pm in the Learning Hub followed by Mass at 6.00pm in the Church Saturday 31 August Saturday 7 September Saturday 14 September Saturday 21 September |
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Sacrament of Confirmation |
Sunday 13 October 9am |
Social Action and Justice
Next week, on Thursday 8 August we will hold our Market Day to raise money for our Global Partner School, Riamabana. This week, during break times I will meet with interested children to discuss how I can support these children to run their market stall successfully.
This year, we have been asked to support the building of an additional toilet block as the Riamamana Orphanage has outgrown the existing facilities. This will significantly improve the conditions for the children and will cost $2 500.
Melanie Stratford
Religious Education Coordinator