Catholic Identity

PRAYER 

Today is the feast day of St Joseph Calasanz who was a Spanish Catholic priest.  He was an educator and founder of the Pious Schools, which provided free education to poor children. He started a religious order commonly known as the Piarists, to teach at these schools.  The Piarists began in Rome in the early 1600s and is the oldest religious order dedicated primarily to providing free education to poor children and youth.

St Joseph Calasanz is the patron saint of all Christian schools and by extension all students who attend a Catholic school.  With this in mind families may like to spend a few minutes in prayer with God, thanking him for the opportunities we have been blessed with here at St John’s.

A Prayer to Saint Joseph Calasanz

Dear God,

Thank You for our school, St John the Apostle

St Joseph Calasanz started the Pious Schools 

So everyone could learn about Your love

Help us at St John’s to be a beacon of Your love

For all those in our community

Please help us to be kind and work hard in school, 

Listen to our teachers and care for our friends

St John the Apostle and St Joseph Calasanz, pray for us

Amen.

PARISH DINNER DANCE 

A reminder for those families who have organised tickets for this weekend’s Parish Dinner Dance.  Celebrations  are from 6:30pm onwards in the St Andrew’s School Hall, on Saturday 29th August.   On the night there will be live music and a buffet dinner.  This is a wonderful way to support the vital work of our Parish.  

COMMUNITY MASS

We have two more scheduled Community Masses for this year.  All families are welcome to join us at these weekend celebrations. Below is a list of the remaining dates for the year, we look forward to seeing many of our families at these Masses:

Saturday 24th October

Saturday 28th November

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