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This Sunday is the 5th Sunday of Lent and the Gospel reading is John 11:1-45.
The Death of Lazarus
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
Jesus the Resurrection and the Life
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”
Jesus Weeps
When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus to Life
Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
Read LessUpdated services provision - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
We now have the option to provide two providers for the Employee Assistance Program. These are: 1. CatholicCare 2. Newport & Wildman.
CatholicCare: The conversation with CatholicCare will continue to enable a similar approach as Newport and Wildman.
At this point, the approach will remain very similar as has been the case in the past. The difference will be that schools will be provided a set number of codes to, enabling the employee to access the code from within the school and then contact Catholic Care directly.
CatholicCare contacts Hobart: 6278 1660 Launceston: 6332 0600 Devonport: 6423 6100 Burnie: 6431 8555
Newport & Wildman: Each employee is able to make direct contact with this organisation via the phone number 1800 650 204 or book online. The employee does not need a code to access this provider, they will still receive the three complimentary sessions.
CatholicCare remains the preferred supplier and we encourage our employees to continue to use their service.
We are pleased to offer two providers which employees can choose from if they need to access the Employee Assistance Program.
Please note Catholic Education Tasmania supports EAP via the nominated providers only. All details are on our website and brochure.
Be a ‘Good Egg’ this Easter
Did you know that the cocoa beans in much of the chocolate we purchase in Australia is collected by children caught in slavery or poor working conditions?
ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against the Trafficking of Humans) is inviting us to be aware of and purchase slavery-free chocolate this Easter. Please consider inviting your school community to join ACRATH's 'Be a Good Egg Campaign' so we can all feel good about the chocolate we eat, give and purchase this Easter.
Australian Catholic Education News
The latest edition of the Australian Catholic Education News from the National Catholic Education Commission is now available.
ABSTUDY
ABSTUDY is a group of payments that can help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the start of high school right through to tertiary studies or an apprenticeship. There are ABSTUDY payments for parents whose children live at home as well as away from home.
Depending on their circumstances, these payments can help with the cost of school materials, school fees, boarding fees and travel.
It’s not too late for families to claim for the 2023 school year.
Colleges are requested to share this information to their families:
- share the ABSTUDY for students living away from home or It’s not too late to claim ABSTUDY for 2023 post on their school Facebook accounts
- share the It’s not too late to claim ABSTUDY for the new school yearwebsite news item on their school websites or newsletters
- letting them know to follow Services Australia on facebook.com/ServicesAustralia to see future posts about ABSTUDY
- go to servicesaustralia.gov.au/abstudyproviders for more information
Universal access to early learning
Parents and community members are invited to join workshops on the quality and affordability of early learning in Tasmania.
DECYP invites parents, community members and services to local and online workshops to have their say on the future of early learning for all three-year-old’s.
Learn more: https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/about-us/community-and-engagement/
St Brigid’s Catholic School 100 Year Anniversary
St Brigid’s Catholic School in Wynyard will be celebration 100 years with a Mass, school tours and a centenary evening in early May.
RSVPs for the centenary evening are essential.
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