2016 Connections Term 3

Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay

Connections

Seek Unity • Educate • Proclaim • Celebrate • Serve • Respond Personally • Love Each Other

CCD Newsletter Term 3, 2016 Vol 21 Issue 3

“A Woman of Mercy” St Mary MacKillop of the Cross Pages 4 & 5

Safeguarding Children Child Protection in CCD Ministry Page 3

Bless Our Pilgrims on a journey of Mercy

From the Classroom Page 11

Training and Formation Level 3 - The Gospel According to John Page 6

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inter school holiday break provides a good opportunity to reflect on the year to date. Hopefully by now you have created a happy learning environment for yourself and the children. A safe and happy space is important if we want children to experience a loving God who is always there for them.

Our public schools are an important part of the life of our parishes. Special Religious Education is a subject like no other subject in public schools. Each time you, the catechists, go into that space you bring the face of Christ to the children. It is vital that you embody what you teach. It is important that words and mannerisms match our desire to spread the Good News.

Your witness to your faith and the way you model this to the children may well impact on them for the rest of their lives. This very day, I received a message in my private inbox from a former student who had tracked me down to enquire about Mass times in my local parish. Now in his mid-thirties, he told me that he needs a change in his life and has been praying for guidance. He said he wants to go Mass to listen….. Not to tell God what he wants in life, but just to listen. We may never know the impact our faith has on children and young people, but we do know that we need a safe learning space for children to be open to an encounter with God. Safeguarding children is an important part of our role as catechists in the 21st Century. Thankfully, there is now a strong focus on the protection of children and young people in the Church and in society generally and we all share in this safeguarding responsibility.

Legal regulations of working in the SRE ministry in schools now require us to obtain a Working with Children Check before we go into public schools and to renew this every five years. In addition, we are required to undertake initial and ongoing training in the areas of Safeguarding (Child Protection) and Classroom Management. Undertaking this training assists us in creating safe, happy and productive working environments for our lessons. Further, we must teach an SRE curriculum that is authorised by the SRE Provider – the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay. Safe working environments are much more than just a physical space. The children may not remember where you taught them – in a classroom, a wet room, the library, an AV room, or a utility room. They may not remember whether you had access to a SmartBoard or other technical equipment. They may not remember the individual topics that you were teaching, or the particular resources that you used. They will remember how you made them feel. They will remember the experience of feeling safe as you prayed with them.

30 minutes every week they were immersed in a sacred space. Have you ever thought that children may encounter God for the first time in their lives in the space that you create? It’s one thing to learn about God; it’s another experience altogether to encounter God. The Walking with Jesus SRE curriculum has been developed with all these elements in mind.Therefore, it is not just the legal requirements of working with children that we ask you to focus on, though these,of course are extremely important. We also have a moral and a spiritual obligation to protect children and young people, to ensure their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being are at the top of our list and to make their learning environment and their world as safe as possible - the village mentality, if you like, of raising the young. Children are our most precious resource and a gift from God.

“Children are our most precious resource and a gift from God”

Sometimes, following a challenging lesson in SRE, we might be wondering ‘where is God in this classroom’, but please be assured that if you prepare your lesson well using the authorised curriculum material, be punctual and pray with and for the children, you will till the fertile ground to allow God to enter the lives of the children. This is your role as a catechist. Sometimes, we wish we could do more; however we are not the Master Builder, we are the labourers. It is important that we understand and comply with the requirements of our role as an SRE teacher or helper. These requirements have been put in place to safeguard our most precious resource – the children and young people we teach. I urge you to trust in your own faith, trust the authorised curriculum and teach it in an age apporpriate manner, trust our authorisation and training process and trust that God will do the rest. And always….. underpin all this with prayer.

I wish you all a happy term, sharing your faith with the children in a safe a joyful environment. As always you are in my thoughts and prayers as you carry out your mission to teach the Good News to Catholic children in our public school system.

Alison

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St Mary MacKillop - “A Woman of Mercy”- Michael Tebbutt

Mary Mackillop “A Woman of Mercy”

M ary Mackillop was a young woman with a desire to follow God’s will and in doing so, help make the world a better place. She could see that helping to find solutions to the needs of the poorer people, whom otherwise would have been neglected. Mary Mackillop and her sisters, brought practical help to the families in need.

Mary felt very strongly the widespread ignorance of the whole of the spiritual dimension of life and dedicated her life to bringing the message of God’s love to all whom she encountered.

Mary began teaching the Cameron children, her cousins, on the family estate at Penola and soon the poorer children of the area were invited to join the classes. It was at Penola that Mary met Fr Julian Tenison Woods who became her spiritual director. He also shared a similar desire to help the poor through education and meet their spiritual needs.

In the Rules of the Institute of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Fr Julian Tenison Woods instructed the sisters to “do all the good you can and never see an evil without trying to remedy it. … This is their mission, for though the Institute has its peculiar (particular) duties, the religious must do any good that they can, and make their charity all-embracing.”

are sterile if they are not grounded in the gift of new and abundant life by which a person ‘is brought into the supernatural reality of the divine life itself and becomes a ‘dwelling place of the Holy Spirit,’ ‘a living temple of God’ (Dominum et Vivificantem, 58). Mary was canonized on the 17th of October 2010 and her feast day is celebrated on the 8th of August.

Mary Mackillop’s life was a wonderful example of the good works filled with love cited in Matthew’s Gospel on which we will be judged.

“I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me into your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me; … I tell you whenever you do this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me.” The righteous will answer him, “When Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink?

When did we ever see you a stranger and comfort you and welcome you into our homes, or naked and clothe you? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?”

The King will reply, “I tell you whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!”

(Matt 25:35 – 40) Another of Mary’s sayings was “Find happiness in making others happy.” This truly was how she lived her life and is a true example for us during this Year of Mercy, of practical ways we can bring about change to that part of the world in which we live.

In Brisbane, Mary established a refuge for women who had either just been released from gaol or were living on the streets. For the elderly, the incurably ill and those with habits such as drinking who found it very difficult to live in society, she established accommodation facilities.

As Mary’s ministry and calling developed, she travelled extensively and spent nearly three years in New Zealand founding new communities of sisters, building orphanages and establishing shelters for the neglected and unwanted. During this time, Mary had the happiest years of her life, and she was often to say after: “I like New Zealand so much and have been very well here.”

Mother Mary Mackillop died on August 8, 1909 and her last words to her sisters were, “Whatever troubles may be before you, accept them cheerfully, remembering Whom you are trying to follow. Do not be afraid. Love one another, bear with one another, and let charity guide you in all your life.”

Mary Mackillop was beatified January 19, 1995 by Pope John Paul II. During the ceremony he spoke of Mary’s mission in Australia and New Zealand, “The beatification of Mary Mackillop reminds us that all efforts to renew the face of the earth (cf. Ps. 104:30) Seek Unity - Educate - Proclaim - Celebrate - Serve - Respond Personally - Love Each Other

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The Corporal Works of Mercy - Michael Tebbutt

The Corporal Works of Mercy Corporal Works of Mercy are kind acts by which we help our neighbours with their material and physical needs – feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, bury the dead.

“Whenever you do this for the least of my bothers, you do this for me.”

Using a pen draw a line to match the person who needs help with the answer to that person’s need:

Need

Kind Act

I am thristy

I will visit you in hospital

I am hungry

I can give you some money

I do not have a home

Here are more clothes

I have no money

Share my drink

My clothes are old and worn out

I am sick and in hospital

Share my meal

Come and live here

*Year of Mercy Lessons such as these will be available across all stages, in both Primary and High school. They will be available from your Parish Coordinator in Term 3, 2016

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Training and Formation CCD Ministry Course Level 3 Study of the Gospel According to John- Combined NSH & NB Regions The Sunroom Holy Name Catholic Faith Community, Wahroonga Friday 29/7/2016

9:30am-12:00pm

The Development of the Child and Adolescent III

12:30pm-2:30pm

A Method of Theological Reflection

Friday 05/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

Introduction to John

Friday 12/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

Prologue

Friday 19/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Signs (A)

Friday 26/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Signs (B)

Friday 09/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Glory (A)

Friday 16/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Glory (B)

Friday 23/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Passion Narrative

Friday 30/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Resurrection Appearance in Galilee

Friday 07/10/2016

9:30am-12:00pm

Spirituality of Leadership

12:30pm-2:30pm

Identity and Integrity in Ministry

CCD Ministry Course Level 3 Study of the Gospel According to John- Central Coast Region Leo Mahon Room St John the Baptist, Woy Woy Friday 22/7/2016

9:30am-12:00pm

A Method of Theological Reflection

12:30pm-2:30pm

The Development of the Child and Adolescent III

Friday 29/7/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

Introduction to John

Friday 05/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

Prologue

Friday 12/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Signs (A)

Friday 19/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Signs (B)

Friday 26/8/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Glory (A)

Friday 09/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Book of Glory (B)

Friday 16/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Passion Narrative

Friday 23/9/2016

10:00 am-12:30pm

The Resurrection Appearance in Galilee

Friday 30/9/2016

9:30am-12:00pm

Spirituality of Leadership

12:30pm-2:30pm

Identity and Integrity in Ministry

CCD Ministry Course CCDMI - Central Coast Region CCD Regional Office, East Gosford 7:00pm - 9:00pm (One Session Per Date) Wednesday 12/10/2016

Mission and Ministry of the Catechist

Wednesday 19/10/2016

SRE Teacher in the Parish and School

Wednesday 26/10/2016

Safeguarding Children/ Child Protection

Wednesday 09/11/2016

Lesson Planning:Teaching the Authorised Curriculum

Wednesday 16/11/2016

The Development of the Child and Adolescent I

Wednesday 23/11/2016

Classroom Management: Positive Discipline

Wednesday 30/11/2016

Introduction to the Bible

CCD Ministry Induction courses will be held in Term 4 in both the North Shore/Hornsby and the Peninsula Deaneries, beginning at the end of October.

See the next edition of Connections for more information or ring Colleen Smith on 9847.0448.

‘Working with Children with Special Needs’ : Presented by Jo Karaolis Monday 29/8/2016

9:30am - 2:30pm

Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, The Entrance

Secondary Catechists’ Workshop #2 Tuesday 09/8/2016 Wednesday 10/8/2016 Monday 15/8/2016

9:30am - 2:30pm 9:30am - 2:30pm 9:30am - 2:30pm

Registration is essential to ensure adequate resources and seating are available. Please assist us in our planning by registering no later than 4 working days prior to the advertised training date: Colleen Smith or Leanne McGill: ph: 02 9847 0448 ph: 02 4332 9825 or email: registrations@dbb.org.au

Frenches Forest Parish, Forestville Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, The Entrance Caroline Chisholm Centre, Pennant Hills

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All Training is offered at no cost to the participant.

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Teaching Strategies - Michael Tebbutt

Using Age Appropriate Material In the Classroom

secondary students have been designed with the students’ capabilities in mind.

So too are the resources that are suggested in the teachers’ manuals of both programmes and the multimedia resources that have been developed for use with these programmes.

Age appropriate material consists of a combination of tasks that the students are asked to complete combined with directions that they are able to understand. If students in Kindergarten were told a story about The Annunciation in terms of an angel visiting a young woman, whose name was Mary and that God was very happy with her and has chosen her to have a baby boy, they will understand this.

(Lesson K.9.1) If as the teacher you were to quote directly from the New Revised Standard Version Bible the words of Luke’s Gospel, they would have difficulty understanding the story.

“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph of the House of David, The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you. …”

(Luke26 – 28) A student in Year 5 or 6 would have a much better understanding of this passage but would still have questions that would need to be answered. So a less adult oriented translation would be better used, for example the translation of the CEV Bible. This is part of what using age appropriate material is about – understandable language.

The second part is about the tasks the children are required to do in their work books. In the Kindergarten work book, the students are asked to trace over the key words – ‘young lady’ and ‘God’s messenger’. If they were asked to write these words, they would have difficulty as their ability to form the letters and to spell have not been developed enough. Students in Stage 3 would be able to answer a series of question on this passage and even explain how they would feel if they were asked by God to undertake an important task. This is the second part of the question about age appropriate material – the way the students are asked to process or use the material they have just listened to.

The layout of the book the students are expected to use is also important. Pictures and simple puzzles are most appropriate for younger students, while more complex comprehension questions and role plays will stimulate the thinking and creativity of older students in Stage 3.

The spiritual development of the children we teach is very important but this too has to be considered in a way that is age appropriate. Spiritual development is defined as a developmental process for making meaning of one’s life (Lingley, 2013). Consequently we would not expect the children in the primary school to gain much from your reading to them, the life of St Therese of Lisieux or teaching them about Ignatian Spirituality.

Rather, it would be more beneficial to lead the students in a prayer of thanksgiving and a suitable hymn which would complement the prayer. With the students in high school, the Ignatian Examen or breaking open a passage of Scripture with them and then leading them in a meditation based on that passage would be most appropriate. From this meditation they could share their reflections and pray in a way that is suited to their own spiritual development.

Once again, the prayers and rituals in the primary and secondary programmes are age appropriate.

We must be careful when we want to introduce things which are not contained in the authorised SRE programmes.

As Catholic SRE Teachers, we have agreed to teach the authorised programme. If you wish to use a DVD, make sure that it is G rated. If there is no rating on the cover of the DVD and check with your Parish Co-ordinator or your Regional Co-ordinator as to the appropriateness of the film. A general rule of thumb is that animated films with a G rating are suitable for use in the classroom.

These may not be appropriate for secondary students so care needs to be taken when selecting a DVD to use in the Secondary SRE lesson. Use your Regional Co-ordinator as a reference person to check the suitability of the resource you wish to use.

If you are tempted to use a film clip from You Tube, just remember that this material is not rated and therefore it is possible that it may not be age appropriate.

Be assured that if you stick to the programme that has been designed by the Diocese of Broken Bay, developed from the Religious Education from the Catholic Schools Office, you will not go wrong and your lessons thoughtfully prepared accompanied with prayer and reflection on the main message of the lesson, will speak to the hearts of your students.

The information presented and the activities that are used to engage the students in both “Walking With Jesus” for primary students and the “Pathways of Discipleship’ for

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Northern Beaches Region - Yvonne van den Berg

Pittwater Parish This is a parish with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

There is also an abundance of eating places along the beach shores, not to mention the aroma of coffee mixed with the sea salt in the air. Pittwater parish has two churches, one at Mona Vale and Avalon. There are two Catholic Primary Schools and Mater Maria High School in the parish area. There are four State Government Primary schools with approx. 750 Catholic students. There are also two State Government High Schools with approx.200 Catholic students attending weekly classes. These High Schools are courageously attended weekly on Thursdays for two periods by both David West and Veronica Thomas as a great CCD team. On Fridays David faces the challenges at Pittwater High often doing more than two or three 60mins classes at Pittwater High. The Parish Priest Father George Kolodziej SDS, has always been very supportive of CCD ministry. He attends CCD masses and constantly recruits for more catechists to supply the local schools. A highlight of the Pittwater Parish CCD ministry has always been the end of year Thank You to Catechists Luncheon. It is a special affair to show the parish appreciation of the work of the volunteer catechists. Father George has been seen with his Barista hat on, making the catechists a real coffee from the coffee machine in the parish centre meeting room. During 2015/16 the team of SRE teachers has been led by two wonderful coordinators, Maureen Wooldridge and Angela Smit. Angela has the dual role of Sacramental Coordinator for the parish and being new to both ministries she has been lovingly nurtured by the experience of Maureen. Through Angela, CCD continues to be closely linked to the parish Sacramental Programme which is inclusive of the State School students. In 2013 Maureen received a 25 year service award. Her proud photo with Bishop David took up the entire front cover of the parish bulletin for the entire parish to celebrate. Over many years

I have been privileged to know Maureen, she is passionate about CCD ministry, she works willingly, with a smile, helping all not only in her own parish but she is now teaching in a school of the neighbouring parish also. As one of the faces in the parish office, Suzy Caruso also worked as a Sacramental and CCD coordinator in the parish. Having knowledge of the catechists and the CCD ministry, Suzy willingly helps the catechists with their concerns and needs. Together Maureen, Angela and Suzy are a welcoming and friendly CCD team helping Pittwater Parish to thrive and flourish.

Teaching Tips for the Classroom - Alison Newell

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Believe in your students and remember…. praise bears more fruit than criticism!

Build a good rapport with the classroom teacher…. let the children see you talking with each other.

Don’t re-invent the wheel with class rules – use the ones already in place in the classroom.

Remain calm at all times – how you respond to difficult behaviour is often the key to diffusing it.

‘Catch’ children being good.

Allow the classroom teacher to support you with classroom management strategies.

Make good use of your lesson time by ensuring your instructions to the children are ageappropriate and clear.

If you have children with special needs in your classroom, write the instructions on the white board or a flash card as you move from one part of the lesson to another, e.g Pencils down, prayer time.

Children with special needs may take a little longer to process instructions and this could be reflected in the time it takes for them to respond to a new instruction – allow take-up time.

Use music in the classroom and sing with the children.

• Pray with the children.

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Mary Smith, Mary Mary Smith, Smith, Terrigal Terrigal Terrigal ParishParish Parish SRE SRE SRE With great With With great delight great delight delight the children the the children childrenTeacherTeacher Teacher

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1 AUGUST  PROCLAIM 2016 will bring together over 500 Catholics over a period of three days in Sydney  A conference for people who are interested in the new evangelisation in parishes  Includes workshops for parish life, liturgies, panel discussions, social media, a night of praise and worship open to youth and young adults  For clergy, religious, diocesan and parish staff and volunteers in parish ministry, married and single people, young and old KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Cardinal Donald Wuerl is the Archbishop of Washington and was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 2010. He serves on a number of Vatican Congregations, Councils and Commissions including those for the Doctrine of the Faith and for Bishops.

Bishop Nicholas Hudson was ordained Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Westminster in 2014, with responsibility for the pastoral care of Central and East London. He has oversight of the Agency for Evangelisation.

Dr Susan Timoney is the Assistant Secretary for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns for the Archdiocese of Washington, USA. Dr Timoney’s visit to Australia is hosted and sponsored by the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Mr Daniel Ang is the Director of Evangelisation, Diocese of Broken Bay, with responsibility for planning for mission and implementing strategies for evangelisation. He is Chair of the National Pastoral Planners Network and a member of the Australian Catholic Council for Pastoral Research.

PROCLAIM 2016 conference is organised on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference by the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay.

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