Catholic Outlook Magazine | Ordinary Time| 2023 Issue
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Christ, to help them develop a deep and personal<br />
relationship with God, and to equip them with the<br />
skills and knowledge they need to be leaders in their<br />
communities and in the Church.<br />
At the same time, our <strong>Catholic</strong> schools strive to be<br />
places of welcome and inclusion for all students<br />
and families, regardless of their backgrounds or<br />
circumstances. As <strong>Catholic</strong> educators, we encourage<br />
our communities to reach out to vulnerable members<br />
of our community and work together to build a more<br />
just and compassionate society.<br />
During the Synod, we will be listening to one<br />
another and to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.<br />
This is discernment and it is central to our faith and<br />
to our decision-making processes. It challenges us to<br />
be open to new ideas and perspectives, to question<br />
our assumptions, and to seek God’s will above all<br />
else. It’s also a chance to look for ways that we<br />
can reach out to those on the margins of society,<br />
especially those who are struggling.<br />
Everyone involved with <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools in the<br />
Diocese of Parramatta will recognise these as<br />
fundamental values behind our schooling system.<br />
When you think about it, we live synodality every day.<br />
I hope that fact alone will give everyone in our<br />
schools the confidence to take part in the Synod. You<br />
have something very worthwhile to say!<br />
Simply go to the Synod website and answer the<br />
questions you’ll find there.<br />
We need to have the readiness to be out and about<br />
for the benefit of all, to live out Bishop Vincent’s<br />
commitment to “<strong>Catholic</strong> education for all”.<br />
We’re a Church on a mission to the world. <br />
Website link to Synod<br />
parracatholic.org/synod<strong>2023</strong><br />
Jack de Groot is Executive Director, <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools<br />
Parramatta Diocese.<br />
What are the big questions that our<br />
students are asking about their faith?<br />
The questions that children and young<br />
people share at school help our staff to<br />
support them as they grow in faith and<br />
learning. They reveal the deep thinking of our<br />
children and young people who are our hope<br />
and inspiration for the future of the Church.<br />
• How do we make sense of our world?<br />
Open<br />
Day<br />
• How can we care for creation?<br />
• How can we be peacemakers in our<br />
world?<br />
• Why are people hungry in a world<br />
full of plenty?<br />
• Where does faith fit in today’s world?<br />
• How does our faith relate to other<br />
world religions?<br />
• Who is my neighbour?<br />
• Why do bad things happen?<br />
Blacktown<br />
29 Jul<br />
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