Prayer Inquiry

The students and teachers have been wrapping up their prayer inquiry units with lots of classes producing creative work pieces that demonstrate a deeper understanding of the form and ritual of different prayer types and the importance of prayer in our lives. Each member of the school has been working on crafting a prayer according to their learning in class that will be put together to produce a whole school St Matthew’s prayer book to be used during class prayer.

Project Compassion
The Season of Lent marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allows Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for Internationl Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to alleviate poverty, hunger, oppression and injustice. Each year we raise student awareness of people around the world who need support and encourage giving to this cause. Your child can take donations to school at any time throughout Lent and place it in the donation box in their class.  

What is Christian meditation?
This year Archbishop Christopher Prowse declared a focus on Christian Meditation in our schools. Our focus grades are Kindergarten and Year Three. Christian meditation is a very simple and ancient tradition of prayer. According to John Main, the greatest challenge of meditation for modern people is simplicity. We are trained to respect complexity. Yet simplicity is not easy to learn and, therefore, it requires discipline. Although he was insistent on the need to practise meditation as an interior and daily discipline, not just as a technique of self-enhancement, he also stressed the need for patience and gentleness in learning the discipline. The students will learn and practise the ritual and form of Christian Meditation particularly posture and breathing.

St Patrick’s Day and 200 Years Catholic Education Mass
On Wednesday 17 March the whole school will come together to celebrate Mass. We will mark St Patrick’s Day and also acknowledge the great achievement of 200 years of Catholic Education. Due to COVID regulations we will not be able to have parents/visitors attend the mass.

Lousie Vance
REC