Project Compassion

Thanks to your generosity on our Free Dress Day, as a community, we have managed to raise over $600 to support Caritas in helping remote and vulnerable communities throughout the world. These funds will help provide assistance to those in need by providing things like;

• Sanitation,
• Clean drinking water,
• Farming animals,
• Education for children, and
• Training for adults.

Together we are creating a lasting change today, and For All Future Generations.

As parents you are welcome to donate using our school QR code and students are still encouraged to bring in donations and place them in their class Project Compassion Box up until Easter.

St Joseph’s Feast Day

St Joseph quietly lived in the shadow of greatness, yet his faith and loyalty shone brighter than any earthly crown. His silent strength, his humble service and his unwavering trust in God’s plan is something to inspire us all to embrace the challenges we face with courage, and to walk in faith, even when the path ahead seems impossible or unsure.

In honour of our patron saint students learnt about how St Joseph is credited with ending a drought and famine in Sicily during the Middle Ages through his divine intervention. As customary in Sicily, we recreated a symbolic St Joseph’s Altar to reflect his generosity and community spirit to give to those in need. On the St Joseph Altar we placed:

• White lilies to represent St Joseph’s virtues of holiness, obedience and
  
  innocence.
• Mini statues of St Joseph to represent his role as protector, guardian and teacher as the father of Jesus.
• Two crosses to represent the saving grace of Jesus and our thankfulness of St Joseph’s willingness to follow God’s plan.
• A rosary bead to represent the love St Joseph had for Mary and Jesus.
• Baskets of fruit to represent the prosperity and generosity of communities.
• Tools to represent St Joseph as a hard worker.
• Bowls of Fava Beans for being the bean that saved the Sicilians from starvation during the drought.

Fava beans are a good luck charm in Sicily and the blessed beans from St Joseph’s Day are carried around in pockets or bags throughout the year to bring the holder prosperity.

Each child received a blessed Fava Bean to take home as a good luck charm.

Holy Week Prayer Celebrations

Next week sees us commence our celebration of Holy Week at school. It would be wonderful to see parents join us for these throughout the week at 2:15pm in the school hall.

• Palm Sunday on Monday 25^th March presented by 2 Magenta
• Last Supper on Wednesday 27^th March presented by both Year 4 classes
• Good Friday on Thursday 28^th March presented by 2 Yellow
• Easter Sunday on Tuesday 2^nd of April by 6 Lime