This coming Sunday is the last Sunday of the church’s year, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. As the year draws to an end, we turn our thoughts to the time when Christ will return as king.
For all those who shepherd the people of God…
That all God’s people have the courage to reach out to help those in need…
That God’s will be felt through the actions we share with the people around us…
For all those who have died, that they will be raised with Jesus when he comes in glory…
God of love, hear us
God of love, hear our prayer.
To look after those who are struggling at Christmas time, St Vincent De Paul provides food and clothing vouchers to those in need. Our Advent Festival is well under way with each House facilitating a special activity to raise much needed funds for St. Vincent de Paul and our donations will be given to Vinnies at our Advent Mass on Wednesday 6th December. St. Vincent De Paul is very grateful for any financial support!
Everyone is welcome to join us for our Advent Mass. Wednesday 6th December at 9am in the College Hall.
Ms Megan Donohue
Deputy Principal, Faith and Mission
Year 7 student Kara wrote a reflective piece on the OLSH Pillars for a Religion assignment. It is a wonderful story that captures Kara's interpretation of the OLSH Pillars and how they are put into action in our daily lives at OLSH College and beyond. We asked Kara about her inspiration for the story.
"I wrote this story for a Religion assignment, when we were tasked to present the OLSH Pillars in a way that is creative and easy for others our age to understand. I had the idea to create different characters, who each learnt the importance of being faith-filled, pursuing excellence, touching the hearts of others, and reverencing relationships, as well as a few ways to use the OLSH Pillars in their day-to-day lives. I thought it would also be good to include how the different characters support each other as they try to apply their knowledge of the Pillars to their actions. My aim was to show characters supporting each other, in the same way that the OLSH girls care for and help their peers. At the end of the story, it shows the paintings representing the OLSH Pillars, as well as providing a fictional backstory for the beautiful artwork found in each OLSH classroom."
If you enjoy music, this month's Australian Catholics Magazine has some great articles for you. The article Soundtrack of our lives looks at how memories of music sung or played takes us back to our earlier years and Magic of Music reflects on music that heals, calms and uplifts.
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