Education in Faith
The wisdom of God is beyond our understanding, yet it is through us that God works. We have been entrusted with the mission of the church and, the foundation for this, is a personal faith in Jesus. In this Gospel Jesus challenged the disciples by asking “Who do you say I am?” How would you respond to this question? What would you say to Jesus?
We cannot hope to understand the wisdom of God but we need to have faith that God will always be with us and care for us. Share with your children the importance of a personal faith in God and the need to be faithful to his teachings in our daily lives.
Remote Learning - Religion
During Week 6 all of the children across the school worked on a task about the Assumption of Mary. The children listened to video clips full of information or stories about how special Mary was. Each level responded to the task in different ways.
The Grade 5/6 children wrote a Newspaper article about Mary for the front cover of the paper. Here are a couple of the newspaper reports showcasing their work.
Mary and Jesus attend a wedding at Cana
Mary also known as the Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus. According to biblical accounts, Mary has shown great humility and obedience to the message of God. For this reason Mary has been blessed among all women. In addition, it has made Mary an exemplar for all ages of Christians.
The following is a true account of Mary and her son Jesus attending a wedding. The wedding took place in Cana in Galilee. During the wedding the wine ran out and it was an embarrassment for the host.
Mary noted about the wine and said to Jesus, “They have no more wine.” And Jesus replied “Woman, why do you involve me ?, my hour has not yet come.” Later, Mary also said to the servants “ Do whatever he tells you”.
At the host compound there were six stone water jars the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” so they filled them to the brim. Jesus had supplied the host with a great abundance of wine, as much as would be sufficient for a banquet to a hundred and fifty men.
Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, Mary and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
By Rachel
Mary
When Mary was patient and brave when she had to get counted and when she gave birth . She needed to get counted in Bethlehem she rode on a donkey to get there. She went with Joseph to Bethlehem while she was carrying Jesus. They needed somewhere to stay and asked every INN all the inns had no room left but one said we have a barn. They went in the barn and that is where they stayed. Later Mary gave birth to Jesus and was put in a manger. Mary and Joseph felt worried and scared because it was so far away from their home and Mary was pregnant.
By Ella
