Reconciliation

Congratulations to our Year 2 students and some Year 3 students who on the 9th and 10th November made their First Reconciliation.

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to our Year 3 and two Year 5 students who received their First Holy Communion last weekend.

Both sacraments were a beautiful celebration of our Catholic Faith.

Advent

Advent heralds in the church's new year. This year it begins on Sunday, November 28.

Advent is a season of waiting. Many of the words we pray and sing are full of desire, hope and expectation. We wait as the days get warmer. We look forward to the summer holidays. This "waiting" can help us to celebrate Advent well.

Advent is a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ's first coming is remembered. It is not a penitential season like Lent but rather one of joyful expectation. We know that the first coming of Jesus at Bethlehem will not happen again, so during Advent we prepare and long for a new coming of Jesus into our lives. We take this time every year to practise how to receive Jesus every day of our lives! We remember the call of Jesus to his followers to make our world a peaceful and loving place, and so, during Advent, we make special efforts to be signs that God is with us. This is what the word "Emmanuel" means - "God-with-us."

One of our Advent companions is Mary, and during these weeks we remember her as she waited for the birth of her child. During Advent we can try to wait, as the world waited long ago for the coming of Jesus, the "Light of the world." Over these last days of the school year, try to make the most of Advent with its many rich images.

Mrs Martine Mathieson

Religious Education Coordinator