I will send you the Helper from the Father (John 15:26).
If you glance at various versions of the Bible, you will read many descriptive words in this verse. The helper is variously translated as comforter, advocate, counsellor, friend, spirit. So I guess we have a choice as to how we imagine or more correctly realise, the Holy Spirit living in us.
Perhaps the Holy Spirit of God is all of these things listed above, or at least has characteristics of a helper, comforter, advocate, counsellor, friend and spirit. That makes some sense to me because then the Holy Spirit is not just a helper, comforter, advocate, counsellor, friend or spirit but is all-encompassing – God living in us!
We know Christ lives in us (Galatians 2:20) through the Holy Spirit. We receive Christ through the Holy Spirit whenever we come to communion. We are constantly reassured through the forgiveness of sins that Christ lives in us through the Holy Spirit. So, this all-encompassing support from God is ours.
This leads me to ask whether we do well to turn the title question around. Just as in the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus turned the question from ‘Who is my neighbor?’ to ‘To whom can I be a neighbor?’ (Luke 10:29, 36). Perhaps, in addition to asking, ‘Who is the helper in your life?’, we can ask, ‘To whom can I be a helper?’ (comforter, advocate, counsellor, friend?) If Christ lives in us through the Holy Spirit – and I give thanks for that – how can I support, encourage, advise, listen and be with those in need? We have it in us to do so. Let’s look for opportunities.
Prayer Points
We pray for and give thanks for our wonderful administration and finance team
We give thanks for the Holy Spirit who lives in us and fill us with Christ-like qualities
We ask that the Holy Spirit will strengthen and encourage us
We pray for the Khy Lout, Lai Sui and Laiteng families
Micah Award
To Yah Sang for showing love and service to his classmates.
To Htoo for showing love and service to his classmates.
The Student Representative Council (SRC) provided a series of breakfasts for the Year 3 and 5 students participating in the recent NAPLAN tests. The students had a fabulous start to the day as the SRC prepared and served a very healthy and hearty breakfast on testing days. The SRC members also prepared healthy grazing packs for participating students to nibble on, in order to maximize their mental capabilities during the tests.
Office Bearers
Congratulations to the following students for being voted as SRC Office Bearers for 2021:
Chairperson – Kungthang
Treasurer – Amalie
Secretary – Eunice
We wish them the very best in their important roles this year. We look forward to the leadership they will provide within the SRC and the wider school.
Peer Mediation Program
Sarah and Huai Pui have been busy setting up and coordinating the Peer Mediation program and roster. The Year 3 – 6 students are actively building positive relationships through their roles as peer mediators.
Special Events
During their regular SRC meetings, the students have planned out their calendar of special events for the year. This term the SRC will hold a ‘Crazy Hair Day’ on the last day of the term. Funds raised on this day will go to the Cancer Council. More details will be distributed closer to the event.
In the Prep/1 classroom we are re-creating one of our special places using the AR MAKR app.
Ask us to explain why these places are special to us.
Year 2/ 3
In the Year 2/3 classroom we are learning to tell the time on analogue and digital clocks. You could help your child to tell ‘half past, quarter past, quarter to and time to the minute’.
Year 3/ 4
In the Year 3/4 classroom we have been learning how to write a persuasive text. Ask us what it means to persuade someone. Give us a topic and we will tell your our opinion and try to convince you!
Year 5/ 6
In the Year 5/6 classroom, we are completeing the kidz Bodz 10 week healthy eating challenge
You can help at home by talking with us about our challenge and helping us set goals to be successful.
