Religious Education in Del Monte

A Short School Prayer

Almighty God, We give you our school.
We give you all the teachers and staff who work here,
We give you all the children who study here.
We pray our school would be place of great discovery, adventure and creativity.
May it be a place where we love to learn and where we learn to love,
A place where everyone is respected and all are deeply valued.
We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 (A modern prayer from www.lords-prayer-words.com)

Welcome back to Term 4. We begin our term in the Month of the Rosary. October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. The month begins with the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on 7 October.

The Rosary is a devotion in honour of the Virgin Mary. It is a sequence of prayers intended to help us grow in our faith as we come to understand more and more about the life, death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ, and about the Church and who we are in the Lord. The Rosary can be prayed in its entirety or just one decade at a time.

On the Del Monte Campus, we pray the Rosary together every Wednesday morning at 8:20am. Families are warmly invited to join us whenever possible as we gather in prayer and place our intentions before God through the intercession of Our Lady.

We encourage all families to take some time to pray the Rosary during this special month and reflect on the mysteries of Christ’s life and love.

The Dominican Sisters visit Del Monte

The Dominican Sisters spent an afternoon at the Del Monte campus, sharing in the life of our school community and strengthening our connection to the Dominican charism. The Sisters visited classrooms, answered students’ thoughtful questions, assisted with classroom activities and took the opportunity to explore our beautiful playground and surrounds. Students were delighted to spend time with the Sisters, learning more about their vocation and the values of prayer, study, community and service. A special highlight of the visit was the students in Year 2 learning a song and singing with the Sisters, which brought great joy to all. The afternoon was a wonderful celebration of faith, learning and community, leaving lasting memories for both the Sisters and our students.

Storytelling resources

As part of our Accepting the Invitation focus, we extend our sincere thanks to Ms Camarda and Ms McGrath for sharing their artistic talents and creativity in helping to paint and create our storytelling boxes. These storytelling boxes are a wonderful resource that help bring the stories of the Bible to life for our primary students, making Scripture more engaging, meaningful and accessible. Through colour, creativity and visual storytelling, students are able to deepen their understanding of God’s Word and connect more personally with the stories and teachings of Jesus. We are grateful for the time, care and talent that Ms Camarda and Ms McGrath have generously shared to make this valuable resource possible for our school community.

A blessing for our school community

As we journey through this final term of the year, may we continue to accept God’s invitation each day with open hearts and willing hands.

May Our Lady of the Rosary guide us in prayer,
St Dominic inspire us in study and truth,
and Jesus lead us in love and service.

May our school community be blessed with peace, joy and hope as we learn, grow and walk together in faith.

‘Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labours.‘
– St Dominic

God bless

Ms Tina Nicotina
Religious Education Coordinator (P–6)