Special Character, Term 2 Week 7

Special Character, Term 2 Week 7

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This weekend we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi - the Body of Christ.  The body and blood of Christ present in the Holy Eucharist is the central sacrament of the church, which was instituted at the Last Supper on Holy Thursday.  Jesus says, "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." John 6:54.  The Eucharist is one of the mysteries and central beliefs of the Catholic faith.  

St Paul also tells the Corinthians that now the Church is the Body of Christ:

"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." 1 Corinthians 12:27

Teaching about God

Classes throughout the school are now studying the God strand of the Religious Education curriculum. These are the key concepts at each year level:

Key Concepts For God Strand	Key Concepts For God Strand
Year 1: God is the creator of all that is and keeps it in being Each person is God’s unique creation made in love for love We praise God for all the good gifts of creation, both seen and unseen	Year 5: Scripture stories of God’s call to people and their responses The meaning of covenant and God’s faithfulness God calls people to be reconciled in relationships The call to believe in God and build up Te Rangatiratanga – the Reign of God on earth
Year 2: God’s gifts to people are a sign of God’s love God’s greatest gift is Jesus who showed us God is a loving and forgiving Father People are called to appreciate God’s gifts and be grateful for them	Year 6: Images of God reveal something of what God is like Christians come to know God through Jesus and respond in worship and action Catholic beliefs within the Creed
Year 3: God is everywhere in the world through creation God works through people who accept God’s gift of grace God speaks to people through the Scriptures God works in the world through every culture	Year 7: People are created to grow through grace to become like Jesus and turn away from sin Using talents for the work of the Church and the Reign of Tika, Rangimarie and Aroha on earth God’s desire for humanity Although affected by sin, all creation is redeemed by God and has been given its own tapu and mana
Year 4: God is the mystery of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Giving respect to the gift of God’s creation because it is tapu God’s love expressed through the ten commandments	Year 8: God is mystery – personal and distant (immanent and transcendent) God revealed as a Trinity of three persons – creating, redeeming and sanctifying