From the Principal
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends,
Miss Neely on Extended Leave
Kathy Neely will take some additional leave beyond the first three weeks of this term, as originally planned. Mr Bradley Brown will continue as Acting Principal and Mrs Cassandra Harris will continue as Acting Assistant Principal until further notice.
Lunch Orders
Please ensure that you order your child's lunch on Qkr before 9am as we have had a large number of forgotten lunches. Please refresh your mind with the ordering procedures below in the Canteen section of our newsletter.
St Mary Mackillop
Tuesday, August 8th will be the Feast Day of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. Even though Mary died on the 8th August 1909 her influence is still very much evident in the Catholic Church of Australia. As we join in celebrating Mary MacKillop’s feast this year, we are called to embrace the values that were at the heart of all she did. Her deep love for those she encountered along the journey of life came from knowing that she was the beloved of God. She was described by her Sisters as being a big-hearted woman whose love knew no boundaries.
Mary MacKillop brought a heart-centred church to the struggling communities of her time consoling sorrowing hearts, embracing hardships with compassion and educating thousands of children. Her deepest desire was that each one would be assured that the living God walked with them wherever life took them.
Her encouragement to the Sisters at a very difficult time for the fledging Institute to ‘take fresh courage’ is as pertinent today as it was then. In a troubled world let us hear her voice calling us to ‘take fresh courage’ as we work for justice and peace.
May we be clothed in her love as we celebrate her deep compassion, her courageous approach in difficult times, her passionate commitment to God’s mission and her deep spirituality.
May God who companioned Mary MacKillop in her life enfold you in love on this day.
Please pray for us St Mary of the Cross Mackillop.
May our families know of the blessings of God,
Bradley Brown, Principal (Acting)