PRINCIPALS MESSAGE
O almighty and merciful God, Lord of the universe and of history. All that You have created is good and your compassion for the sins of humankind knows no limits. We come to You today to ask You to restore peace to the world and its people, to keep far away from it the hatred and despair which give rise to terror. Give trust and a readiness to forgive to the hearts of your creatures.
O Giver of life, we pray to You for our Muslim brothers and sisters who have died as victims of brutal attacks in Christchurch. Wipe away their pain and tears before your throne of glory.
O Jesus, Prince of Peace, we pray to You for the ones who have been wounded in these acts of inhuman violence. Heal their bodies and hearts; console them with Your strength.
Holy Spirit Consoler, visit the families of the victims. Wrap them in the mantle of Your divine mercy.
Touch the hearts of those who inflict terror, violence and division so that they may turn from evil actions to the way of peace and respect for every human being, regardless of religion or origin.
O God, Eternal Father, in Your mercy hear our prayer which we raise up to You. We turn to You with great hope, full of trust in Your infinite Mercy. Grant us your peace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Inspired by a prayer of Pope Francis
Thank you for the many ways you support our school. St Patrick’s celebration was a wonderful community event with many parents baking, attending the Eric Genuis concert, our St Pat’s activities and manning stalls. A big surprise to see PADDY visit – always great to see him at our school.
Thank you to the parents in the last few weeks who have helped in the library supporting Mrs Carey in setting up the Premiers Reading Challenge.
We welcomed once again the Japanese students. This is always a special annual event where they share art and craft with our students. Some students played with their paper planes in the playground.
Special thanks to Father Mark who brought Eric Genuis to our school. I had many comments from the children after the concert:
Wow ! he can play the piano, I learnt a lot about the cello, he was funny, I cried when he told us about his daughter, he was friendly, he had lots of good messages, music can be different, I really enjoyed the concert!
Congratulations to our new P&F executive. On behalf of the school I am most grateful for all you do to support our school.
President - Liko Fonoti
Vice President - Marianne Spinelli
Secretary - Danielle Lukarovski
Treasurer - Kelly Pucillo
Reminder to parents and friends that St Patrick’s is now taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2020. Enrolment forms available from the school office or can be downloaded from school website.
Best Wishes
Mrs Anne Duggan