St Clare of Assisi Primary School - Conder
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RE News Week 3

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Sunday Gospel - First Weekend of Lent Mark 1:12-15

Jesus’ proclamation of the kingdom of God is a call to live out God’s transformative dream of right relationship with one another and with our world. To accept this call requires a change of heart and mind (a metanoia) and the adoption of a new orientation, a new worldview based on living the kingdom of God. This is a challenge to be counter-cultural – to go ‘against the flow’ of the majority attitudes at times. It is certainly not an ‘easy option’ that we are called to live. Jesus’ call to ‘repent and believe’ is a very appropriate call to begin the Lenten season.

Ash Wednesday

Today our students participated in a beautiful liturgy to recognise Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten Season. The call to focus on the three key themes of prayer, fasting and almsgiving was highlighted by Fr Namora, as students received the ashes on their forehead. 


Lenten Parish Schedule  

Lent is an especially sacred time of year so here is a list of ways that you may enter into the spirit of the season.

  • The Parish Lenten Program, Pieta, will run on Monday evenings from 7pm – 8pm from 12 Feb to 18 March. Sign-up sheet in the foyer of the Church or  call the Parish Office on 6291 6688.
  • 14th Feb: Ash Wednesday – Mass at Holy Family Church at 10am and 6pm.
  • Fridays during Lent – 6pm Mass at HFC, followed by Stations of the Cross.
  • Wednesdays at 7pm from 21st Feb to 27th March at HFC – Contemplative Masses – Silence is an integral part of the celebration of the contemplative Mass and I am aware that it is not necessarily appealing to all. Children at Mass, if they are distracted for some reason, our beautiful church foyer or children’s liturgy room will be a useful place. I would love to see children in the church and I also want them to understand the sacredness of our worshiping place. Fr James T Antony.
  • 1st Rite of Reconciliation is available each Saturday from 10am to 10:30am and 5pm to 5:30pm plus each Sunday from 5:00pm to 5:30pm.
  • 2nd Rite of Reconciliation is at 7pm on Thursday, 21st March at Holy Family Church.

You can stay up to date by referring to our website: http://www.ccparish.org.au

Project Compassion

To further support our call to almsgiving this Lent, our school will once again be supporting the work of Caritas Australia, through Project Compassion. Students will have two ways to contribute to our donations this year:

  1. Classes will each have a box which students are able to donate change into
  2. Friday Week 10, (5/4) will be a uniform free day, with a gold coin donation. All money raised will go to Project Compassion. 

This year, you are able to donate to our school account online. Please visit

https://schools.projectcompassion.org.au/o/st-clare-of-assisi-primary-school-conder 

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Wishing you a wonderful week

Rachel Kennedy

Religious Education Coordinator