{"id":23392,"date":"2026-03-19T09:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&p=23392"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:03:26","slug":"year-7-religion-excursion","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/year-7-religion-excursion\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 7 Religion Excursion"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday 3 March, Year 7 students participated in an excursion as part of their unit of work, \u2018What it Means to be Catholic\u2019. Students visited two Eastern Catholic Churches, St John the Beloved Melkite Catholic Church and St Charbel\u2019s Maronite Catholic Church, to help them develop a deeper appreciation of the unity and diversity within the universal Catholic Church.<\/span><\/p>\n

The excursion concluded with Mass celebrated together as a united community at Our Lady of Fatima Church.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole Katacos<\/strong><\/em>
\nActing Assistant Religious Education Coordinator & Youth Ministry Coordinato<\/strong><\/em>r<\/h5>\n
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Here is what one Year 7 student had to say about the day:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday we went on an enlightening excursion to visit a Maronite and Melkite church to explore, find out and observe the differences. We went to St Charbel\u2019s in Punchbowl and St John the Beloved in Greenacre. As a maronite, I really enjoyed looking at the differences. I found it interesting to observe the differences in the looks and the way they conduct Mass. I learnt new things like how they focus on different languages and how the priests wear different clothes. At St Charbel\u2019s, a monk that was also a priest spoke to us. He told us basically everything about St Charbel’s life, how he became a saint, where he grew up, where he lived, and even more. At St John the Beloved, a priest spoke to us and told us everything about the type of religion. Overall, I extremely enjoyed the excursion and next time I go to Mass, I\u2019ll notice the differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lara Hassoun
\nYear 7<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

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