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Last Friday 4 September, Tenison Woods College staff participated in our annual Staff Reflection Day offering an opportunity to engage with Heads, Hearts and Hands. Due to the restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one venue, the day was split into four parts with staff selecting from a matrix of options at each time slot. Staff explored their knowledge, understanding and practices about the Catholic faith tradition and the Catholic Identity and Mission of the College.

Staff started the day with prayer. Examples of different forms of prayer that were explored was the use of Catholic Online, attending a liturgy at the College, listening to worship music or meditating. The next part of the day was spent exploring, engaging and learning about aspects connected to our Catholic faith tradition through our Heads. Staff watched famous Catholic movies, read scriptures from the Bible, attended a Mass at St Paul’s Church and listened to podcasts. This was followed by activities to enact our faith through our Hearts and Hands, bringing alive the mission of the Catholic Church to serve the needs of others. In these sessions there were lots of group and individual activities. There was a knitting group at the Limestone Coast Pantry, staff made prayer cards, there was a group sewing for Days for Girls, a group cutting wood for a family in need and staff made meals for Sunset Community Kitchen, just to name a few.

The day was varied and engaging and it was inspiring to learn about the depth of engagement from staff across a range of activities.

Michelle Coote | Assistant Principal Religious Identity and Mission