WHOLE SCHOOL FOCUS

The Whole school focus theme for this year is:

Be Just Like Jesus

Family Prayer

Lenten Steps

‘Follow the way of love, the example of Christ who loved you.’ Ephesians 5:2

Theme

Lent is a time for doing special things to show

our love for God and each other. During Lent

we open our hearts to God, we say sorry for our

sins, and we prepare to celebrate the greatest

Christian feast of all: Easter.

Prayer

Make the sign of the cross and pray:

Dear God,

Thank you for giving us your Son, Jesus,

who showed us how to love each other.

We are sorry for the times we have not been kind to others.

Help us to love like Jesus did, especially during Lent

as we prepare to celebrate Easter.

Amen.

Message from Fr Mark

Dear Parishioners

We invite you to get dressed in your Sunday best and join us for a special Palm Sunday Mass via Zoom on Sunday 5 April 2020 at 9:30am.  If you missed out last week, be assured that we can accommodate many more participants this weekend! Please sign in to the Mass at 9.15am using Meeting ID 824-036-573 or click https://zoom.us/j/824036573  Click on the COVID-19
update on the parish app or website for more information.  See you at Mass! Fr Mark.

We had a special visit from Fr Mark on Thursday and he spoke to some of the students who were at school. Please follow the link to the short
video of Fr Mark talking.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0l_kvdvXKflIEcvhkk5BhFJlw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-39h0xYqdE

Dear Parents,

The workings of nature as exposed to us in the Australian environment are truly remarkable. In the south-east we witnessed with heavy hearts the devastation the bushfires had their way with bush land and fauna. However, after refreshing rains, we watch in awe as nature responds and in time shows strong signs of recovery.

Meanwhile, in the north-west the dry season, with its temperatures constantly in the 40’s, has parched the earth and denied it of much of its ground cover. Then come the rains and when the waters of the imposing Fitzroy River, the major artery of the Kimberly, spread themselves well beyond their river banks, the wet season has truly arrived and soon the countryside sparkles afresh with hurried growth.

In both these instances, an essential ecological cycle of life is at work as it has been for thousands of years. Likewise, in the Church's Liturgical cycle, Easter is a time of revival of faith in the Risen Christ, a time to revive your personal friendship with Him.

Archbishop Barry Hickey of Perth puts it this way:

"Christ stands at the door of your heart laden with gifts, just waiting for you to let Him in. The gifts He is offering include His personal involvement in your life and the wonderful insights into human nature that are contained in His teachings. The teachings are not impositions on us, but revelations about who we are, how we function and where we are going."

In as much as the trees, shrubs, grasses and animals, fish and bird populations are sustained in their natural environment by annual rainfalls, so too does our human spirit need to be nourished, refreshed and sustained in our effort to grow and reach our fulfillment.

The celebration of Easter, which firstly saw Jesus voluntarily accept Calvary and then rise gloriously from the dead, is a wonderful time for a family to revive and revitalize its friendship with Jesus.

Through this friendship God's love can flow through our family into the world. If we parents can hold faithfully to something stronger and greater than ourselves, then we can provide the stability and inspiration for our children in their attempts to rise to the challenge of goodness. Easter is definitely a time to renew our friendship with Jesus and receive the food of his life in the Sacraments.

Peace and best wishes
Anne Leet REC