Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and this week is the first week of Advent. 1EK led a short Advent Prayer Service this morning.

Gospel, Mark 13:33-37
The key message of this passage is to ‘Watch’ and to welcome Christ into our life during Advent. He is here already but he wants to come closer. 

Reflection
How can I keep in touch with God and others?

How can I prepare for the coming of the Lord?


Religious Education in the Classroom
Teachers and students have been engaging critically and creatively with Scripture passages through The Three Worlds of the Text: World Behind the Text, World of the Text, and World In Front of the Text. This teaching and learning method encourages students to learn from within the Bible and discover their own informed interpretation. Below is a short description of what the World in Front of the Text means. 

Below are photographs of students engaging in World in Front of the Text activities.

Parable of the Sower Mark 4:1-10. What does this mean to us today? How are people like seeds? What behaviours, attitudes, thoughts would reflect the different environments mentioned in the text?  Who/what is the seed? Who/what is the ground? Who/What is the sower? What are the 4 types of ground if we are thinking about people?

Genesis 2:4-25 

Enjoy your week!

May peace be with you,
Eva Karakotas
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)