News from the Religious Education Coordinator

Welcome to Week 2.

Last Sunday several of our Senior Primary students enrolled at Mass for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Enrolments are still being received this Sunday at the 9.30am Mass in Bega. Please remember to bring your enrolment forms with you to Mass.

Religious Education at St Pat's

This week I visited the Middle Primary classes.

In Religion they are learning about Creation and how the images of God are created in the likeness of God and how these images are depicted in the Old Testament.

Archdiocesan News

The Archdiocesan Marriage, Family & Relationships team would like to invite staff and parents in your school community  to two events on May 23rd with guest speaker Christopher Padgett;

-A Men’s Breakfast, in collaboration with Menalive

-A cocktail dinner, designed to be a fun & encouraging night out for anyone interested in encouraging the vocation of marriage & family in our Archdiocese: single, married, ordained, consecrated, young or old. All are welcome.

Chris Padgett is a Catholic husband, father & grandfather, as well as an author, musician and entertainer. He has a Licentiate in Theology and works in marriage education for the Diocese of Syracuse, New York.

You will shortly receive an envelope with posters and flyers advertising these two events. We would greatly appreciate it if you could display the posters where parents and staff are likely to see them and advertise the Chris Padgett events in communications with staff and parents and on your social media pages. Please see details below

Tuesday 23 May | Marriage & Family Life Cocktail Dinner | 6:45 pm

Enjoy a fun night out with parishioners from across the Archdiocese while Catholic author, comedian and theologian - Christopher Padgett - helps us laugh our way to a more hopeful vision of the Church’s proclamation of marriage and family life. All welcome – single, married, young and old. Tickets are $45 and include wine, soft drinks, hot finger food and dessert.  Venue: Veritas Building, ACU Watson,. Enquiries: Lara Kirk lara.kirk@cg.org.au 0429 192 869

Registration: http://bit.ly/PadgettCocktail

Tuesday 23 May | Catholic Men’s Breakfast | 7:00 – 8:45 am

Have breakfast at Haydon Hall with like minded men and a Catholic Author, Speaker, and Entertainer, Chris Padgett. From the Diocese of Syracuse (New York), Chris Padgett uses humour and personal stories to inspire and encourage men young and old to take hold of the awesome vision the Church proclaims for developing our lives and relationships to the full.

Cost: $38. (Tables of 8 for schools only at $220) Enquiries Frank Stanford fstanford200@gmail.com 0417 664 110
Registration: https://bit.ly/ChrisPadgett

Any enquiries can be directed to Lara Kirk  lara.kirk@cg.org.au 0429 192 869

Julie Lott 

Acting REC