Religious Education News
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to school for Term 3. It was so lovely witnessing the happy faces of so many students as they came through the front gates on Tuesday morning- we are blessed!
Students in Year 4 who have been baptised as Catholic, are invited to enrol for the sacrament of the Eucharist. A Family Enrolment evening will be held in St Bernard’s Catholic church on Wednesday 3 August. The meeting will begin at 5.00pm and conclude by 6.00pm.
Other important dates for Eucharist are:
Commitment Mass: Weekend of the 20/21 August (a week later than previously advertised)
Year 4 Eucharist Retreat: Wednesday 7 or Thursday 8 September at St. Bernard’s church (to be confirmed)
First Eucharist: Weekend of the 17 and 18 September
What is the Eucharist?
Eucharist is the sacrament that completes the process of initiation and is when one can fully participate in the Eucharist by receiving Holy Communion.
Eucharist is unique among the sacraments as it is at the heart of our faith. For Catholics, the Eucharist, or Mass, is the most powerful way we encounter the real presence of Jesus Christ. Sunday after Sunday (some, of course, gather everyday), Catholics gather to celebrate the Eucharist, the ritual in which, by the power of the Holy Spirit, bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. We who celebrate are also transformed, becoming Christ’s presence to others, and recognising the presence of Christ in others.
What are symbols of the Eucharist?
Bread – Wheat is grown and ground, transformed by human work to make bread. Bread is a staple food of life.
Wine – Grapes are grown and crushed, transformed by human work to make wine. Wine symbolises joy and celebration.
Bread and wine symbolise the Creator who gives life, the one who nourishes us. At the Last Supper Jesus gave himself in the form of bread and wine. (Faith of Flame Brisbane Diocese)
May you be blessed with many little things this week.
Sharon Beashel REC