Where is God today?

Year 8 classes have been discussing how God is revealed in the four sources of revelation; scripture, creation, tradition and human experience. In a reflection activity this week, 8 Hollows students wrote a reflection on where God has been revealed to them.

The range of responses varied and within Human Experiences, students discussed that God was with them through difficult times, such as war and was with them as they traveled to safety. They were happy that God was with them in their new beginnings.

Some students felt it was through liturgies and prayer that God was revealed to them. Some felt God was revealed in silence, and in times of thinking about problems and solutions. Still other students found that readings or hearing particular stories from the bible was where God was revealed to them.

Currently students are exploring where they find God in others and in society today.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival

The Australian Catholic Youth Festival is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. It exists to provide young people with opportunities to:

deepen their relationship with Jesus;

be empowered to be disciples in the world today, and

encounter and celebrate the vitality of the Church in Australia.

The Festival was first held in 2013 in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and in 2015 in the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Over 3300 attended each event establishing the Festival as the largest and most diverse national event for catholic young people in Australia.  This year the event will be held in Perth and Catholic Regional College will be sending students to participate in the festival. Currently eleven Yr 9 & Yr 10 students have applied. We wish them well with their applications and preparations for the festival.