RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week has been a difficult time for many as we learn about and respond to COVID-19. Unfortunately many of our usual events have been cancelled or postponed - please refer to our website calendar for these details. One example of this is that our traditional Stations of the Cross that will no longer go ahead.
At this stage, we are still able to celebrate, amongst ourselves, the Project Compassion Appeal although it will be modified. On the last day of term, 9 April, we are inviting the children to come to school dressed as something that starts with the letter ‘p’ and to donate to the Project Compassion Appeal. We will also be creating a prayer wall in our school corridor filled with the childrens' prayers for the world. Some simple ideas if you are struggling with what to wear are things like PJs, pirate, princess, etc. It is really about what you have at home that would be suitable for the day.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of good health and peace that we have enjoyed for so many years. As we find ourselves in this time of crisis today, we ask for your divine intervention and mercy to be upon each of us.
Come and guide the minds of those working to discover a treatment to the COVID-19 virus. Grant them wisdom, knowledge, and clarity of mind, so that all peoples will be free from the threat of this ailment.
We also pray for the healthcare workers that are standing in the front line of this battle. Father, we thank you for their hearts of service, putting the needs of society before their own, generously responding to the cry of Your people. We ask that You will grant them strength and protection. As they give of themselves in selfless service, may You fill them with your Holy Spirit as they work to be Your healing hands and feet!
Father, we also surrender to You all those who have been afflicted with the virus. Grant them Your healing grace, merciful Father, so that they may recover swiftly and continue to be witnesses of Your love in their lives.
Mother Mary, we ask for your intercession in this great time of need. Cover each of us with your blue mantle of protection, so that we may be preserved in good health to continue to glorify your son, Jesus Christ. We make this prayer through Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer.
Amen.
Source: https://popefrancisdaily.com/prayer-covid-19/
Nikki Dwyer
Religious Education Coordinator