This week in 3/4A we have been preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This Sacrament is centred around seeing our mistakes, saying sorry and making things right again. It is much more than just a word.

Each of our Year 3/4 students has looked at the six steps of the sorry process. We had a lot of fun making role plays to share with the class that reflect these six steps. Some plays included playtime scenarios, classroom situations or home-life challenges. We also investigated these steps in a case study story.

1. A selfish choice is made
2. Owning up
3. Saying sorry
4. Being forgiven
5. Accepting forgiveness
6. Making things right (Act)

Forgiveness is given by the person or people we affected. They might not be ready to forgive us right away, but it is important that we offer our apology and give them time. God will always forgive us when we own up to our sins.

We hope that next time we make a selfish choice, we can make a genuine apology using these steps to guide us to be our B.E.S.T.

Our best wishes go towards those Year Three students who are making their First Reconciliation next Thursday!