Today I am attending the Religious Educators Network Day in Canberra. It is wonderful opportunity to attend a variety of workshops and sessions to further develop the Religious Life of our school.

Archbishop Christopher Prowse is presenting a session entitled – ‘Nourishing the Soul.’ Other workshops include ‘Understanding the Mass’ , presented by Fr Trenton, ‘Prayer and Spirituality’, ‘Moral Formation’, as well as ‘Understanding the Belief Strand of the Curriculum” presented by  Professor Peta Goldburg. I look forward to sharing the learning from this day with the staff at St Joseph’s.

Christian Meditation

On Monday, Helen Bramanathan from Catholic Education will visit our school to introduce Christian Meditation to the staff and students. Christian meditation is a form of contemplative prayer that aims to teach children to find God in stillness, silence and simplicity. We look forward to embracing this form of prayer which is often called the ‘prayer of the heart.’

Children’s Mass

The school children will present Mass on Sunday 16^th May 2021. We would love as many families as possible to come and share this Parish Mass. If you are able to attend, and would like your child to participate, please email me so that I can distribute the Readings. (Elizabeth.murray@cg.catholic.edu.au)

St Joseph The Worker Feast Day

Did you know that St Joseph is honoured with two feast days?

St. Joseph has two feast days on the liturgical calendar. March 19th for Joseph the Husband of Mary, and May 1st for Joseph the Worker. 

March 19^th, is the most commonly celebrated feast day for Joseph. On this day Joseph is remembered as the “earthly” father of Jesus, husband of Mary and patron of the dying, families and the Universal Church.

In 1955, Pope Pius XII announced the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker to be celebrated on May 1^st.  This feast day emphasises the work of St. Joseph as a carpenter and we reflect upon Joseph’s hard work, persistence, patience and courage. St Joseph is the Patron Saint of workers – especially those people involved in manual labour such as carpenters and stone masons.