What a great night was had by all! We thank the Parent and Friends Committee for their work that went into preparing such a welcoming and wonderful event for the St John’s school community. Thank you to Bec and Simon Russell, along with Fleur, Peter, Naomi and Jacinta for sharing their musical talents and for creating a wonderful atmosphere for all to enjoy. It was terrific to see students enjoying the playground or playing games on the oval, as well as families enjoying each other’s company. Once again Twilight on the Green demonstrated the wonderful sense of community at SJB.
Dear Families,
Last Friday was the first opportunity to come together as a parish and school community for the celebration of the Eucharist in this new school year. We came together as a Christian community, looking forward to a year of growth, learning and challenges.
Our focus and theme for 2024 is ‘Flourishing Learners’ where we will explore ways that we can follow Jesus’ example and use our gifts and talents to be the best person we can be for ourselves, our school and God.
Our students were simply outstanding. From entering the church respectfully, to reading and responding throughout the Mass, to receiving communion or a blessing to singing, all students should be enormously proud of the manner in which they presented themselves. We especially thank our Year 6 students for their leadership and modelling demonstrated to their Prep buddies who attended their first School Mass. Our Beginning of School Year Mass is another example of the terrific start to our school year. We thank our REL Marialisa Mandarino for all of her work preparing the Mass and the staff for their work in preparing the students.
We thank Father Thomas and Deacon Peter for such a warm welcome. We are most fortunate to have Father Thomas and Deacon Peter as our faith leaders at SJB. Our partnership and support from the parish is most greatly valued and we look forward to continuing to see our partnership ‘flourish’.
