St Pauls Karratha

Year 6 Religious
Education
Parent
Information Night
Welcoming Prayer

Leader:
The Catholic school is at its best when it is a vital part of the parish community,
sharing in the Church's work of spreading the Good News.
Let us do all we can to strengthen the links between our parish, our school and our
homes.
Let us pray that our children will feel at home in the Catholic community and see
their Faith as something that gives meaning to their lives.
All:
Lord Jesus, help us to become builders of bridges.
Bridges that will link our parish and our school, our teachers and our parents, our
hopes for our children and the realisation of these hopes.
And, above all, help our children to see the relevance of their Faith, and ours, to
their everyday lives.
May this meeting of ours unite us in our vision and strengthen us in our purpose.
Amen.
Leader:
Put on them, as God's chosen ones ... compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness
and patience ... and above all these, put on love which binds everything together in
perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.
Colossians 3: 12-15
 Term Outline
Term 1
Lent/Easter – Celebrate Jesus as Lord
Eucharist – God Provides for All
Term 3
Confirmation – Empowered by the
Holy Spirit
Church/Vocation – Working with God
Term 2
Penance – Community
Prayer – Guided Through Prayer
Term 4
Bible/Advent – Come be Reconciled
Human Sexuality - Growing as God Wants
Role of the Family in Religious
Education
– Developing sense of closeness with Jesus and God

– Creating an attitude of love and respect

– Participation in the Eucharist and other Sacraments

– Instilling Gospel Attitudes including hospitality, justice, morality, community and

responsibility
Activity

On the butcher paper please create a brainstorm

that links how the school can help support you as
families in creating well rounded Catholic minded
students.
Confirmation

– Students will be undertaking Confirmation in Term 3

– Getting student’s prepared for Confirmation is a joint effort. It requires you the
parents to be support their religious learning, it requires the support of the St
Paul’s Parish and the school all sharing a vision of how the Sacrament will be
celebrated in the community.
– There will be another information night with the students closer to the time.
– In the meantime please start conversations with your children about who they
would like as their sponsor and possible Saints.
Important Dates

Retreat
Wednesday 21 August @8.30-12.15 St Paul’s Parish
Parent Information Night
Thursday 22 August @6pm St Paul’s Parish
Commitment Masses
Saturday 24 August @6pm St Paul’s Parish
Sunday 25 August @9am St Paul’s Parish
Confirmation Mass
Saturday 7 September @6pm St Paul’s Parish
Review

– Family is the centre of your child’s religious experience.

– The school’s role is to support you and the Parish to prepare your children for
Confirmation.

– Discuss with your children who they want as their Saint and Sponsor.

– Students need to attend the retreat, a commitment mass and the Confirmation
Ceremony.
Questions?
References

Prayer has been sourced from:

Council of Catholic School Parents, NSW/ACT. (2019). Prayers for Meetings.
Retrieved from https://www.cns.catholic.edu.au/our-school-communities/school-
boards-pf-executives/prayers-for-meetings/