Religious Education Curriculum

Prayer

Prayer is an important element of our faith life as an essential part of building and nurturing our relationship with God. Prayer features heavily in our Religious Education Curriculum as we know that children need to be taught how to pray and provided with multiple opportunities to explore a variety of prayers and find those which work best for themselves. Core prayers for Catholics include the Our Father, Hail Mary and the Glory Be. We pray these regularly at school and encourage your family to be familiar with these prayers as well.

Religious Life of St Michael’s School Community

Reconciliation Week Whole School Prayer Time

This coming Friday, 4^th June, we will gather as a whole school community in the St Michael’s Church to celebrate a special prayer time reflecting on Australia’s journey of reconciliation with its indigenous peoples. We will come together in the church to start the day with our weekly assembly then hold our Reconciliation Week prayer liturgy. Miss Lewis and 3/4L are excitedly preparing to lead us in this Whole School Prayer Time.

First Eucharist

We keep in our prayers the children from St Michael’s School who are preparing to receive First Communion this coming week: James D, Kai W, Joshua P, Sierra B, Isabella B, Alessia C, Luca F, Charlie C, Marissa K, Josiah P, Oscar W, Ryan P, Liam B, Lachlan M and Aiden L. May Jesus always be in their hearts and visible in their lives.

St Vincent de Paul Winter Woolies Day and Stay Out

Friday 18^th June will be our annual St Vincent de Paul Winter Woolies Day and Stay Out event. On Friday 18^th June all children are invited to wear their own choice of warm clothing to school and bring donations of warm winter woollies for donating to St Vincent de Paul. St VdP are in high need of blankets, warm coats, gloves and socks for use by the homeless and those in need in Canberra’s community. You are also invited to send in donations of toiletries items for creating dignity packs for the homeless. Suggestions for these packs are soap/body wash, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner and hand-cream.

From 4pm students are invited back to school to participate in the Stay Out. They will enjoy a visit from the St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol Van and activities run by the St Vincent de Paul Ministry, including a ‘homelessness’ experience outside in the dark. Children will have a soup and bread roll dinner like from the soup kitchens run for the homeless and help put together the dignity packs, using donated toiletries items. A letter outlining more details and with a permission note will go out this coming week.

Youth Mass

A reminder that the second last Sunday of each month is the Youth Mass in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. This is celebrated at the 5:30pm Mass at St Michael’s each month. Following Mass there are games and food for the young people. The next Youth Mass will be on Sunday 20^th June.

Caritas - Project Compassion Boxes

If you still have any Project Compassion boxes laying around at home, could you please bring them to the Front Office to be banked.  Thank you for all your assistance with this project.

OLPH Youth Ministry