As a school and parish community we attended Ash Wednesday liturgy this week to celebrate the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday is important because it marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter, the resurrection of Jesus to new life after his crucifixion and death.

Our Year 6 leaders will return to being altar servers in our church after 3 years, and they are looking forward to this special privilege. Thank you to Leigha, Scarlet and Beau who volunteered to have a go this first time.

During our Lenten season, as Christians, we are called to improve our lives through focusing on Prayer, fasting and giving.  

We pray to improve our relationship with God and others. We fast, as Jesus did when he spent 40 days in the wilderness. And we try to give more throughout Lent as helping others is a tradition of the Lent season, inspired by the command of Jesus to "love your neighbour as yourself." While we should likewise give to others in love throughout the entire year, an extra emphasis is added during the time of Lent.