Living the Gospel
Living the gospel calls for openness that invites each person to experience a change of heart by engaging with the world as Jesus did. Holy Spirit fosters this call in its individual members by creating an environment that encourages and invites them to discipleship and ministry.
Creating a Christ-centred Environment:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
Embedding the Gospel in Practices and Procedures:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
Celebrating the Good News:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
- Whole School celebrations linked to the Church calendar and other significant events (Lent, Holy Week -Easter, Advent, Christmas and School Feast Day and other special days)
- Class Masses linked to the Liturgical year
- Class prayer spaces to reflect the Liturgical cycle
- Displays around the school to reflect the life of the school
- Middle School art work related to our story
- School prayer and Acknowledgement of Country at all school gatherings - Student and Community
- Sacred Time each day and Sacred Singing weekly
- Inviting guest speakers from SVDP, Orange Sky Laundry, Mercy Works, Catholic Missions to share the Jesus story
Embedding the Gospel in Practices and Procedures:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
- School focus for the year - Empowered by the Spirit 2016
- Thursday Masses - Parish and School - blessings for children who have not received the Sacrament of Holy Communion
- Sacred Time and Sacred Singing as part of daily and weekly practices
- Inclusion of everyone in all celebrations
- Program Achieve throughout the school supports students in their learning and behaviour choices
- Modelling a culture of forgiveness related to behaviour - re-teaching of rules and think sheets - every day is a new start
- Professional Development offered to staff through Spirit Fire and REAP
Celebrating the Good News:
At Holy Spirit this is evidenced by:
- School Vision and Mission, Vision for Religious Education, Prayer at Holy Spirit School and Class Covenants published and shared with the community - referred to often in the newsletter as well as School Goals and Cyclical Review
- Whole School Masses
- Program Achieve Awards, Terrific in the Playground, Class of the Fortnight awards celebrated at assembly and in the newsletter
- Witness to Mission Awards for Year Six Leaders
- Newsletter inserts to celebrate student, school and staff achievement
- Class sharing at assembly