From the APRE desk
Dear Parents and Carers
Half way through the term already and I hope you’re all keeping well and healthy! It’s certainly the season for it. Look after yourselves and your family. On my walk this morning, I could smell Spring in the air so it is on it’s way!
Last Friday, I attended an APRE day hosted by TCS. It was a day of Spiritual formation that started with a Pilgrimage of sorts through the streets of the city centre and finished at the Bishops’s House in Margaret St. As with any day I attend organised by our Mission & Identity team from Toowoomba Catholic Schools, I walked away with a new perspective on the role of the APRE. Sometimes we can be so busy with the day to day (and everyone’s day looks different) that we don’t prioritise time to take a moment to stop, think, feel and reflect on the positive impact we are having on others and if we’re being effective in the many roles we take on.
A 2010 movie I was recommended, “They Way” starring Martin Sheen, tells the story of an American father who travels to find himself on a pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela. He resolves to take the journey in an effort to understand himself and his son. It’s on my watchlist – and one day I will get to walk the Camino but for now, I’m bringing my awareness to how all those little things I do and say impacts on those around me as we journey with our students throughout Term 3. Together we can achieve great things!
Pastoral care link available now! You can find it on the Sentral App under “links” then “SSPS Community Pastoral Care” – please let us know who we can be of service to in our community.
Our Term 3 Winter appeal has begun! We are looking for donations of warm bedding, blankets and clothes to assist who are in need in our community. Together we can support those who are feeling the chill this Winter. All donations can be left in the baskets in the office or on the tables outside the Student support room. Thankyou for your support.
Date claimer! Week 10 - Thursday 14th September - Mercy Day/Grandparents Day & open classrooms. More details to come!
Family School/Parish Mass will be held on Sunday 27 August All are welcome! See the invitation below for more details and click on this link to let us know if you can make it.
Thanks for reading and have a great week!
