Religious Education in the Classroom
Year 3 students have been exploring different psalms that give thanks to God. Learning experiences focused on what the text is saying and what it means to the students. This is what 3JR students came up with:

Choose a psalm verse that you think is powerful:

Isabella: My verse is ‘O Lord, our Lord, your greatness is seen.’ I chose this because God is a really holy person.

Rushad: My verse is ‘Always thank God when God helps you.’ I chose this because some of these stories are the same as my Q’uran. For example, the story of Noah and we call it Nuh Alahiwasalam. 

Write a prayer of thanks or praise:

Watch this space for work and quotes from 3ML and 3MA in next week’s newsletter.

Vinnies Winter Appeal - Thank you to all the families who have donated items for this special cause. Your generosity and support are most appreciated. Mrs Judith Williams from Vinnies Yass visited our school today to thank Mt Carmel students, staff and parents for their donations. Judith also explained the importance of these donations to the Yass community.

Dear God,

With grateful hearts we remember the power for goodness that Mary MacKillop is in our world. We are touched anew with her spirit of prophetic charity and generous participation in mission. We ask this in the name of Christ, the Sacred Heart, and of the Spirit of Mission.

Amen.

Feast of the Assumption of Mary
5/6EG will be leading a prayer service this Friday 13 August to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary’s body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son. For this reason we use different words to describe each event. One is the Ascension of Christ and the other, the Assumption of Mary (The Catholic Weekly, 2021).

May peace be with you,
Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator