Matthew BradburyApr 30, 20212 minYear 12 Retreat Day 3From the Religious Education Coordinator www.encounteryouth.net “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” On Friday 23rd April, we were...
Matthew BradburyMar 31, 20212 minHoly ThursdayFrom the Religious Education Coordinator www.encounteryouth.net “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” As we end the term it is...
Matthew BradburyMar 18, 20213 minFeast of St JosephFrom the Religious Education Coordinator “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” This week we not only celebrate the famous St...
Matthew BradburyMar 4, 20213 minTerm 2 Week 6 - REC ReportFrom the Religious Education Coordinator “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” This week’s Gospel is one that showcases a very...
Matthew BradburyFeb 18, 20213 minTerm 1 Week 4 2021 - REC ReportFrom the Religious Education Coordinator “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” Welcome to the start of the Lenten season and the...
Matthew BradburyFeb 4, 20213 minTerm 1 Week 2 2021 - REC ReportFrom the Religious Education Coordinator “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening” Welcome to 2021! A new year, with a few issues from...
Matthew BradburySep 10, 20203 minLife Week 2020This week Sydney Catholic Schools celebrated the annual “Life Week” to raise awareness of the Catholic Church’s teachings about the...
Matthew BradburySep 9, 20202 minSTUDENT REFLECTIONS FROM SCS LIFE WEEK ZOOM AFTERNOONWe are all one in over eight billion people on planet earth, meaning we often tend to forget the importance of ‘life’ as a whole,...
Matthew BradburyAug 27, 20203 minTake up your cross and follow HimEach week our Encounter Youth Group produces a new video for its “Encountering the Word” series. This new initiative involves one of our...
Matthew BradburyAug 13, 20203 minEncountering MaryThis Saturday, the Church celebrates the important feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Being one of only two Holy Days of...
Matthew BradburyJul 23, 20202 minChrist ChatEarlier this week I had the opportunity to join our students in another session of the recently developed “Christ Chat” initiative from...
Matthew BradburyJun 18, 20202 minThe Body and Blood of Jesus ChristIt seems like every Sunday for the past few weeks we have been celebrating various special days in the Church calendar. My last article...
Matthew BradburyJun 5, 20203 minHoly Spirit you are welcome here!How fitting it was that the return to full face to face teaching at Good Samaritan and the news that our churches were starting to reopen...
Matthew BradburyApr 10, 20202 minChrist is still alive at Good Samaritan!When school began earlier in the year, even with the regular news reports from overseas, I doubt anyone could have foreseen that we would...
Matthew BradburyMar 18, 20203 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator Term 1 Week 8Living the Little Way of St Thérése of Lisieux The past week has been a turbulent time for our world with almost wall to wall media...
Matthew BradburyFeb 25, 20202 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator Term 1 Week 6Shrove Tuesday Pancakes for Project Compassion On Tuesday 25th February we launched our campaign to raise money for Caritas and Project...
Matthew BradburyFeb 19, 20201 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator Term 1 Week 4Next week the season o f Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project...
Matthew BradburyFeb 5, 20203 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator Term 1 Week 2“Christ is alive and He wants you to be alive” There is no better way to open the first newsletter than with the words of our theme for...
Matthew BradburyApr 5, 20192 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator“The Good Samaritan is not just a parable. It is a way of life” The Gospel reading last Sunday was the famous parable of the prodigal...
Matthew BradburyMar 22, 20193 minFrom the Religious Education Coordinator“The Good Samaritan is not just a parable. It is a way of life” Good Samaritan is now well entrenched in the season of Lent and there is...