APRE News
Catholic Identity Survey
Thank you again to all families who have completed their Catholic Identity Survey. Congratulations to Marie Vipiana for winning the final draw for the movie tickets. The survey will close on Friday, 26th April and we value the responses of all parents. Please complete the survey if you can.
Fifth Week of Lent – 100% Love
Salma was featured in Project Compassion 2013. At the time she was pregnant with her first child, sick and terribly frightened. In distress, she sought the help of a midwife trained by Caritas’ Safe Motherhood Program. Six years on, she’s now a healthy mother of two strong, happy children. Salma is committed to giving her children the education they need to provide them with the future she hoped for.
We thank all in the school community who have supported Project Compassion throughout Lent 2019. We are still tallying our fundraising efforts and will advise the total amount raised early in Term 2.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most important week in the Church's year. It begins on Palm Sunday, 14th April and ends on Easter Saturday evening, 20th April when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter Triduum
Triduum is a Latin word that means three days. The Easter Triduum is the three days of prayer leading to Easter.
The Easter Triduum begins the evening of Holy Thursday, 18th April and ends on Easter Sunday, 21st April. Good Friday, 19th April and Holy Saturday, 20th April are part of the Easter Triduum.
The Easter Triduum recalls the passion, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. It ends the season of Lent and begins the Easter season.
A Day of Waiting
We know that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Therefore, Easter Saturday is a day during which we wait in quiet thought and prayer for the resurrection.
In some countries, people cook different foods on Easter Saturday. They are preparing for the celebration on Easter Sunday. In some countries people prepare Easter baskets. They fill them with food.
In Australia, families often prepare Easter baskets full of chocolate eggs. The eggs represent new life.
Some families make resurrection rolls. They wrap a marshmallow in dough. Then they bake it in the oven. The marshmallow melts, leaving a hole in the roll. When the roll is broken they see an empty hole in the roll. That hole represents the empty tomb. Jesus has risen!
(Sourced from https://primary.understandingfaith.edu.au)
Pray…
“Holy Spirit, quiet my heart and help me to read Scripture with new ears. Let your revelation guide me to become more like Jesus”.
We wish you all a blessed, safe and enjoyable Easter break and look forward to seeing you all back refreshed for Term 2.
Kath Kennedy