School Evangelisation

On Fasting During Lent

As you know, Lent is our 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways. Monica Dutton suggests two other practical types of fasting this week, relating to the modern dilemma of busy-ness and speed; and many people’s (including the media’s) preoccupation with negativity:

"Fasting from speed and negativity"

“Mahatma Gandhi said ‘There is more to life than increasing its speed; not everything has to be done fast."

In fact, some things deserve to be done slowly – like reading a bedtime story to a child, eating lunch with a friend, cooking a special meal, pottering in the garden, watching the sunset… Slowing down nurtures patience’. Slowing down gives us a chance to also become positive.

Negative people see the world through gray-coloured glasses. They focus on what’s wrong with the world instead of what’s right. They complain. They shoot down every new idea and every expression of hope. 

Yes, life has disappointments. 
Yes, life has pain.
But life is also filled with goodness, joys, and beautiful surprises. If we tend to look at life negatively, then Lent is a good time to get a new pair of glasses”.

CSYMA Classes in action!

Year 10 REL15 ran a successful Brownie Stall on Monday raising $183 for Project Compassion. We sold out in about ten minutes, testimony to the fantastic support given by students and staff. Thank you to the students and staff who baked, those who made posters and those who helped serve in the day. Faith in action! Stay tuned for more Lenten almsgiving initiatives!

10 CSYMA Incitare Junior Retreat Helpers

We had a successful day assisting the primary schools' Incitare Junior Retreat program on Tuesday. Our students facilitated  small group activities and accompanied younger students on their day of faith and fun. Our YMOs, Ashlinn and Kalob also assisted on the day, leading sessions and helping out. 

Thank you, Year 10, for your superb leadership on the day.