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College Chaplain Reflection – March 17, 2016
Easter Greetings So apparently this Sunday is Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of Holy Week and the countdown to Easter. I’m not sure where the first quarter of the year has disappeared to-¦ but it is gone and here we are. My dad was telling me the other day that Easter is easily his favourite…
Mission Report – March 17, 2016
If you wish to hear the St Patrick’s College community sing with gusto, then you only need to suggest a rendition of the hymn -‘Christ, Be our Light’ -and your wish shall be granted. It was the hymn that once again concluded our annual St Patrick’s Day Mass led by College Patron Bishop Paul Bird…
College Chaplain Reflection – March 3, 2016
Lent is a time for us to take stock of who we are as human persons and of how we are called to live. When we considered the Scriptures teaching on Creation last year, we saw that there is a truth to who we are as humans in God’s plan. Inherent in that truth is…
Mission Report – March 3, 2016
We continue our journey through this Season of Lent -“ a time of transformation and unity for those who enter with humble and contrite hearts before our God. As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition we absorb much of our rich identity from the liturgical Seasons. Each has their distinctive colour and flavour…
Mission Report – February 19, 2016
Through liturgy and service we have entered the Season of Lent. On Ash Wednesday we gathered in the O’Malley Gym to listen to the Gospel and receive the ashes on our foreheads. In the Gospel we heard the call to pray, fast and do good works in this Season, but do them for the right…
Mission Report – February 4, 2016
Welcome to the 2016 school year at St Patrick’s College. The Mission Team extends a warm welcome to our new families and hopes that your introduction to St Patrick’s has been a joyful one. To our returning families we wish you every peace and joy in the coming year. St Patrick’s College is a Catholic…
College Chaplain Reflection – February 4, 2016
Welcome back to our ongoing students and families, and an even warmer welcome to our new ones! I pray the year ahead may be a blessed and fruitful one. For any who are new, perhaps a brief word of introduction. I’ve been lucky enough to serve as chaplain here at the College for the last…
2016 Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) will ensure that no student will miss- out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great…
Mission Report – December 3, 2015
As we begin to wind down the school year for 2015 we also commence the Season of Advent. Our celebration of the joys of our time together is directed to preparation for the great joy of Christmas. -For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in…
College Chaplain Reflection – December 3, 2015
For unto us a child is born! There are some little signs in life to remind us that we are reaching maturity. One of them I think is the tendency to exclaim, -This year has just gone so quickly, how time flies!- I don’t ever remember having such a feeling as a boy-¦ but evidently…
