Faith and Mission

Shrove Tuesday was a big success in 2023, our students raising $435 for Caritas Australia.

Our Student Leaders arrived early to school on Tuesday to assist with making pancakes to ensure the day was a success. Thank you to Ananta Reddy for organising the set up and distribution of pancakes on the Senior Campus, and to our Student Leaders for both making pancakes, and assisting with the distribution on the Junior and Senior Campus at recess.

Lenten Reflection

Genesis 2:7-9

Our reading for the first week of Lent reflected upon the theme of sin entering into the world, as Adam and Eve chose to disobey God and eat of the fruit. The sin of course is that they chose to place themselves above God as the verse states “you will  be like gods, knowing good and evil.”

While sin is an important aspect of the reading and explains the struggles of mankind since leaving the garden, living a life impacted by the stain of Original Sin. The reading also demonstrated that God wants to give us life, life to the full. Rather than being limited by God, there was only one fruit that Adam and Eve were forbidden to taste among the many fruits that they were permitted to enjoy. Similarly with the Ten Commandments, rather than a restrictive list, it is a limited list amongst all of the other fruits in life that God wishes us to enjoy. While the world offers temporary fulfilment and comfort, God offers freedom and Life.  “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness” Pope Benedict XVI. While cooperating with God’s plan may seem the difficult path, it is often the one that will bring us life and fulfilment in a way that we can’t imagine.

Andrew Hoare 

Director of Faith Mission and Learning