PILGRIMS OF HOPE- JUBILEE YEAR

Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 a Jubilee (Holy Year).

In the Catholic Church, a Jubilee or Holy Year is a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. It involved the forgiveness of debts, the return of misappropriated land, and a fallow (unploughed) period for fields.

The theme for this Jubilee Year is Pilgrims of Hope. Pope Francis has invited Catholics to renew our hope and discover a vision that can "restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone". We are also invited to rediscover a spirituality of God's creation in which we understand ourselves as "pilgrims on the earth" rather than masters of the world.

Let us as a school community at St. Mary’s be Pilgrims of Hope, walking together in peace, love and forgiveness. As a community may we work together to give HOPE to those who may feel HOPELESS.

SACARMENT OF RECONCILIATION ENROLMENT EVENING

The enrolment evening for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is on now on Tuesday 25^th February at 6pm in the Year 6 classroom. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE!!

Session 1 for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will begin on Wednesday 5^th March, 3:30pm in the Year 6 classroom. All enquiries to Rachael at rachael.croker@cg.catholic.edu.au

Making Jesus Real through RESPECT

We are made in God’s image. We each have a God-given dignity. Every one of us is precious and has the right to be valued, cared for and respected. Each of us also has the responsibility to respect others. No-one knew this better than Jesus. He was the first to tell humankind to love our neighbour. And he lived his life according to this. Every thought, word and deed reflected his love and respect for every single person, even his enemies.

Catholics believe human beings are not only made in God’s image but are made to be channels of god’s love with the help of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They believe that Jesus works through people and creation to bring goodness and peace.

As a Catholic school, we look to Jesus as our model. We are His representatives, and our actions should reflect His values. We are to be the image of Jesus. We are to MAKE JESUS REAL to all those around us. Making Jesus Real is a way of life that allows students to see Jesus working in their lives through people and creation. It is about being a witness and sharing Jesus’ love with others.

This week we have been learning to MAKE JESUS REAL in our school by being W.E.S.T people.

Respecting others by:

Welcoming

Encouraging

Sorry (saying sorry)

Thanks (saying thank you)

W.E.S.T is BEST!