RELIGIOUS MATTERS
2nd SUNDAY OF LENT - GOSPEL REFLECTION
Mark 9: 2-10
In this week’s Gospel, we learn about an important experience in the life of Jesus and his disciples. Jesus takes three of his disciples—Peter, James, and John—to a high mountain. While they are there, Elijah and Moses appear with Jesus. According to St Luke, there was a conversation among Jesus, Elijah, and Moses, and this conversation was about what Jesus will accomplish in Jerusalem. Jesus was affirmed by this event and, it was God the Father who offered this affirmation.
During Lent, we try to change our lives for the better, looking for ways in which we can be more faithful to Jesus. But we might also identify those aspects of our lives that we want to affirm and to continue. We may want to identify the good things in our lives, for example, prayer and service to others. When we pray, we could try to identify one thing in our life that we should be affirming during Lent and one thing that God might affirm in our lives.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2021We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through your prayer, fasting and almsgiving by supporting Project Compassion  Each family has been given a Project Compassion box for their donations or you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at lent.caritas.org.au Saint Oscar Romero is our inspiration for Project Compassion 2021, so in his words let’s “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” COULD ALL MISSION BOXES PLEASE BE RETURNED BY MONDAY 29th MARCH 2021. |
| PROJECT COMPASSION 2nd WEEK OF LENT |
 This week through Project Compassion we learn about 39-year-old Margret, a teacher at a vocational school for deaf students in the Solomon Islands. She was born deaf, so she knows the challenges it poses to education and employment. Apart from the difficulties, the students all have, the school also faced water shortages, with not enough to supply staff and students with safe water for drinking, cooking, washing and growing vegetables.Then Tropical Cyclone Harold damaged the school and its vegetable garden, amidst the threat of COVID-19. Staff and students rely on the vegetable garden to provide food for their meals. With Caritas Australia’s support, the school installed water tanks, provided cyclone-proof building materials and helped to implement COVID-19 prevention measures. Margret’s school now has enough water for its students and the capacity to cater for more, with plans to boost food security, through increased agricultural production. · Around 60% of people in rural areas in the Solomon Islands don’t have access to piped water, while about 80% don’t have access to latrines or toilets. (UNICEF, 2019) Watch a short film about Margret’s story here. “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” Please support Project Compassion: lent.caritas.org.au |
MAKING JESUS REAL - (MJR)
At St Joseph’s Woodburn we encourage our students to “Make Jesus Real’” by the way they act in our school community and while at home and out in the community
MJR at St Joseph’s Woodburn encourages our students to be WEST people - that is WELCOMING, ENCOURAGING, SAY SORRY when needed and be THANKFUL.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Celebration of the Feast of St Joseph's- 19th March - Liturgy at school and fun indoor and outdoor activities
Parents of Year 4 students preparing for the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance
Session 1 - Saturday 6th March
Session 2 - Saturday 20th March
Session 3 - Saturday 27th March
The celebration of the Sacrament of Penance will be on Tuesday 30th March at 6 pm.
The Sacrament of Eucharist - Celebrating First Holy Communion will be celebrated in June at a Parish Mass on Saturday 12th June at 5:30 pm.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION ( Year 3 ) - Friday 22nd October 2021