Sometimes we shy away from sharing the old testament with very young children. This week I had the sheer joy of spending some time with Kinder Blue.  All of Kinder have embraced conceptual inquiry in Religious Education and I was there to see KB explore the creation story from Genesis.

The wonderful Mrs Stevenson shared several versions of the story in different formats so by the time the mystery box was opened the children instantly recognised what they were looking at: different items to help retell the creation story in their own words.

By the end of the session they knew the rhythm of the words and were able to answer….”and God saw that it was good!” at the end of every day’s verse.

I have no interest in forcing children to learn endless pieces of scripture that have no meaning to them. However, I am so sure that making connections to scripture that have deep meaning will give them something to come back to.

Let’s face it, we have all, at some point, shied away from Church, denied our faith or gotten too busy to participate and I know for my own children this may happen too, that’s life.  The thread of Faith may be tenuous at times but it was always there.  I hope that for all of your children and mine, they will come back to what they know because it has deep meaning for them now and in the future they will search for it again.

Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

P.S. I am usually diligent about using the New Revised Standard Catholic Version but this one had a nicer turn of phrase!

First Holy Communion 

We welcome our First Communicants who will receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time this weekend.

We pray that Jesus will be their light and guidethem all the days of their lives.

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Communion masses are:

• 10 August - Vigil 5:00pm Saturday
• 11 August - 10:00am
• 31 August - Vigil 5:00pm Saturday

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION

Mass Times

St John’s Kippax

Vigil Mass          Wed   14 Aug     6:00pm

Mass of the Day Thurs 15 Aug     9:30am

Mass at St John the Apostle Primary School will be at 12:45pm at the School.

St Thomas Aquinas Charnwood

Thursday 15 August 9:30am - 7:00pm

St Matthew’s Page

Thursday 15 August 6:00pm

Collecting Plastic Milk Bottle Tops

Enabling the Future is creating prosthetic hands with 3D printers for children. The Rotary Club of Belconnen is collecting milk (or similar) tops to forward them to the maker.

Can you help?  Please bring your plastic bottle tops to church and deposit them in the bucket which will be in the foyer.