Social Justice Week
Week 9 Term 3 is Social Justice Week. Click this link to take you to your activity about Social Justice and what it means to you.
Sacrament Strand
In class we have been studying the Sacrament strand in Religious Education. We have been discussing what "sacramental moments" are. Below is a slide show that we made in groups describing what a sacramental moment could be.
Jesus Strand
Jesus Offers us Love, Hope and Faith
The Prodigal Son
Below are some videos which retell the Bible story of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32. The story of the Prodigal Son was one Jesus shared with us to represent God's forgiving and never ending love for us. In the story God is represented by the father.
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The Baptism of Jesus
On two occasions God showed that Jesus was his son, one occasion was the Baptism of Jesus. This story can be found in the Bible under Matthew chapters 3:13-17. Read through the Bible reading of the Baptism of Jesus and then watch the four videos retelling it below.
Think about...
Think about...
- What video retells the Bible story the best and why?
- How does God show that Jesus is his son?
- Why do you think this is an important Bible story?
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Transfiguration
On two occasions God showed that Jesus was his son, the second occasion was the Transfiguration. This story can be found in the Bible under Mark chapters 9:2-9. Read through the Bible reading of the Transfiguration and then watch the four videos retelling it below.
Think about...
Think about...
- What video retells the Bible story the best and why?
- How does God show that Jesus is his son?
- Why do you think this is an important Bible story?
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Holy Week:
We have been learning about all the exciting events that happen during Holy Week. These include Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. The Last Supper, Jesus washing the disciples feet, Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and being captured all on Holy Thursday. And finally Jesus dying on the Cross on Good Friday. Below are three YouTube videos of the Easter Story split into Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. You may like to watch these over the holidays to become really familiar with the Easter Story!!
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
We have been learning about all the exciting events that happen during Holy Week. These include Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. The Last Supper, Jesus washing the disciples feet, Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and being captured all on Holy Thursday. And finally Jesus dying on the Cross on Good Friday. Below are three YouTube videos of the Easter Story split into Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. You may like to watch these over the holidays to become really familiar with the Easter Story!!
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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From: http://aumcsc.org/cpt_news/ash-wednesday/
This Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a six week liturgical season leading up to the celebration of Easter. At the end of Lent we celebrate Holy Week, the days leading up to the crucifixion. As Jesus died to redeem us from our sins, it is fitting at the beginning of Lent that we are marked with ashes as a sign of our own repentance and to remind us that we are of this Earth.
During the six weeks of Lent leading up to Easter we traditionally make more than our usual effort to pray, fast and give alms.
Prayer
Prayer has many forms, from the traditional prayers such as the Our Father, to personal prayers e.g. asking God for help in a time of need, or simply an awareness of God’s presence in our lives – which can come from the smile of a child, sunrise over water or any of the other marvels of nature all around us. The Church beckons us in Lent to make a special effort to pray more. More could just mean better – perhaps making a concerted effort to keep one’s mind from wandering during prayer, or attempting to see God more frequently in the world around us.
Fasting
A common understanding of Lent is we “give something up” – like sugar, or coffee or a similar treat/necessity. It may be more meaningful to give up something which will help others or help make ourselves better people, such as giving up: bickering, judging, criticising, “white lying” or any of the other little traps we can easily fall into.
Almsgiving
Means helping the less fortunate. This could be by making a commitment to the parish Caritas Lenten appeal. Or it could be once again remembering to see Jesus in the people around us and making an extra special effort to help our neighbours.
This Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a six week liturgical season leading up to the celebration of Easter. At the end of Lent we celebrate Holy Week, the days leading up to the crucifixion. As Jesus died to redeem us from our sins, it is fitting at the beginning of Lent that we are marked with ashes as a sign of our own repentance and to remind us that we are of this Earth.
During the six weeks of Lent leading up to Easter we traditionally make more than our usual effort to pray, fast and give alms.
Prayer
Prayer has many forms, from the traditional prayers such as the Our Father, to personal prayers e.g. asking God for help in a time of need, or simply an awareness of God’s presence in our lives – which can come from the smile of a child, sunrise over water or any of the other marvels of nature all around us. The Church beckons us in Lent to make a special effort to pray more. More could just mean better – perhaps making a concerted effort to keep one’s mind from wandering during prayer, or attempting to see God more frequently in the world around us.
Fasting
A common understanding of Lent is we “give something up” – like sugar, or coffee or a similar treat/necessity. It may be more meaningful to give up something which will help others or help make ourselves better people, such as giving up: bickering, judging, criticising, “white lying” or any of the other little traps we can easily fall into.
Almsgiving
Means helping the less fortunate. This could be by making a commitment to the parish Caritas Lenten appeal. Or it could be once again remembering to see Jesus in the people around us and making an extra special effort to help our neighbours.
The Liturgical Year The liturgical year, sometimes called the “Church Year,” celebrates the cycle of events in the life of Christ. The First Sunday in Advent is the “New Year” for the Church. The Church has a beautiful, yet mysterious, rhythm to its seasons that renews us as we participate fully in them. The first cycle of each liturgical year begins in Advent which is centered on the preparation for the birth of Jesus. The Christmas season follows during which time we celebrate Jesus’ birth, the feast of the Holy Family, Mary Mother of God, and Epiphany. This season ends with the Baptism of Jesus. The next part of the cycle finds us in Ordinary Time for a short while, until we begin the seasons of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. Easter Sunday is the greatest Christian feast of the liturgical year. After a wonderful, long celebration of the Easter season, which includes the Ascension and Pentecost, we find ourselves returning to Ordinary Time. This season continues well into the fall of the calendar year where we will finish the liturgical year with the great celebration of Christ the King.
OUR VISION
The St Joseph's School vision is for the students to learn, to grow and to live our faith by being the hands and voice of Jesus.
Prayer
We learnt that we can pray with our whole bodies. Below are some of the tagxedo images we created with all the words we could think of when we were discussing prayer.