APRE News
….experiencing FAITH in the Mercy Tradition
Dear families
We celebrated our whole school Mass last Friday with Fr Michael. It was such a beautiful occasion where we prayed for peace; peace in our hearts, our families, our wider communities and the world. Thank you to the students of Year 4 and the Yr 6 Service Learning group who took on roles during our Mass. Ask your child why Fr Michael showed us the puzzle of the world? And why was there a piece missing? We are the missing piece of peace – let us show love and compassion to others so that there may be peace in our world.
We held a truly beautiful celebration for Linny Saad (Prep W) on Wednesday morning. Linny was Baptised in St Patrick's Cathedral and was welcomed with a memorable ceremony along with her special friends, classmates and family all present. Thanks to Fr Michael for presiding over Linny's Baptism. Congratulations to Linny and her parents, Nour & Firas, on taking the first step in Linny's Sacramental journey.
Over the next two weeks, in the Liturgical calendar we focus on Mother’s Day, The Ascension of Jesus and Pentecost.
A prayer for you all on Mother’s Day
Loving God, you are always with us, holding us in your loving embrace. We place our mothers in your tender care and ask you to help us to support them when they are weary, to show them compassion and kindness when they need it, and to show them constant love and gratitude. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
The feast of the Ascension of Jesus talks about Jesus leaving his earthly home and returning to His Father in heaven. Before Jesus returned to his Father, he gave his apostles the task of building the Kingdom of God here on earth. He wanted them to be active disciples who preached the gospel through example. As followers of Jesus, we have been given the same mission – to build the Kingdom of God. Our challenge is take up that same mission by opening our eyes to see how we can live out the mission we have been given. We pray we find the courage we need to be the builders of God’s Kingdom, creating a world of compassion and love.
Sunday 19th May is the feast of Pentecost, the day when Jesus fulfilled his promise to the apostles to send a helper and guide. That helper is the Holy Spirit sent to be our helper and our strength too.
We pray that our hearts will be filled with the Holy Spirit so that we can light up the world by serving those around us. May we be more loving, more peaceful, and more compassionate people. Over the coming weeks, we pray for those Yr 4 students who are, as part of the Sacramental Program, going to be confirmed with Bishop Ken on Tuesday 14th May at 6pm (please note new start time). God gave the disciples the gifts they needed to be strong in their faith. God also comes to us at Confirmation to give us the gifts we need to help us live as true examples of selflessness and generosity of spirit. We ask that the Holy Spirit be constantly present in the hearts of these students so that they may be willing to serve those who most need our help and so light up the world with love.
Our Term 2 School/Parish Family Mass will be held on Sunday (end of Week 6) 26th May 9am St Patrick’s Cathedral Please join us. All are welcome! Click on this link to let us know if you can make it. https://forms.office.com/r/77W0WUSa9Q
Thanks for reading!
Ann-Maree