Religious Education with Mrs Skelly
We continue to focus on our school value of RESPECT.
On Monday, Year 3 helped us to reflect on what respect looks like …
- Respect for God. God is the creator of all life who loves us into being and yearns for us to open ourselves up to His love. What greater respect can we show than giving time to the Lord
- Respect for ourselves. We are all made in the image of God. Each of us is a unique and precious gift to the world. And each of us is a much loved son or daughter of our Father. Thus we should respect ourselves. How? By loving and valuing ourselves even when we fail and by looking after ourselves.
- Respect for others. We are all children of God, brothers and sisters of the one human family. God asks us to ‘LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Let us treat others as we would have them treat us.
Next week we celebrate the life of Saint Mary Mackillop (Mary of the Cross,) whose daily life reflected respect for God and neighbour.
SAINT MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP - Feast Day – Thursday 8 August
What is a SAINT?
The Church does not CREATE saints. Human beings make the conscious choice to do that for themselves. In being Christians, we are in fact all called to try to be saintly in our daily lives; to live lives according to God’s commandments to love God and one another.
St Mary Mackillop – our very own Australian saint - did this throughout her life, living by her mottos:
“To live simply, travel lightly and make room for all”
“Never see a need without doing something about it”
Her way of life inspired others to follow in her footsteps. These women became known as the 'Sisters of St Joseph’. Today they can be found making a difference all over the world carrying on Jesus’ mission of reaching out to the poor and needy with love, compassion and faith. In Crookwell we have our very own Sister of St Joseph – Sr Rosemary – who reaches out to those in need.
Mary of the Cross Prayer Celebration
We will give thanks for Mary Mackillop and the Sisters of St Joseph next Thursday with a prayer celebration at 9:10am. All are welcome to join us.
