Faith & Community
Michelle Gibson
Remembrance Day at St Peter's
On Wednesday, our school community will be coming together at the flagpoles to commemorate Remembrance Day with a prayer service.
A small group of Year 6 students will also be joining Mr Chris Joplin at the Bentleigh RSL Remembrance Day Service, laying a wreath on behalf of St Peter's.
A huge thank you to Caitlin from Year 6 who for the last 2 weeks has sold the Remembrance Day badges and poppies on behalf of the Bentleigh RSL. Every morning without fail, she has stood in the Breezeway selling the items, often assisted by her friends Elizabeth, Tia, Sam and Eugenie. What a phenomenal effort.
Prayer for Remembrance Day
Loving God,
You call each of us to be people of peace. Today, we remember those who gave their lives during times of war and conflict.
Help us to always honour their sacrifice and keep them in our hearts.
Holy Spirit, fill us with your love and strength so we can bring peace to our world.
Teach us to make the world a better place by living in kindness, harmony and friendship with one another.
Help us to treat others the way we want to be treated and to walk in love every day.
We ask this through Jesus, Your Son.
Amen.
Visit from a Past Student
Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Mr John Lucchinelli, a past student of St Peter’s, back to our school. John enjoyed looking around and sharing some wonderful pieces of St Peter’s history with us, including his school reports from years gone by and the certificate he received for celebrating his Sacrament of First Eucharist.
John is a familiar face to many of our families, as he is the owner of Double Pour Café in Bentleigh, and it was lovely to reconnect with him and hear some of his memories of his time at St Peter’s.
The photo below was taken last term when our Year 4 students celebrated their First Eucharist. John joined in the celebrations alongside Charlize and her family, making this a particularly special connection between past and present generations of our St Peter’s community.
It is always wonderful to see the enduring connections our past students have with St Peter’s and the memories they continue to treasure!
Staff Carpark Access
Please be aware that from Wednesday 18th November to Friday 27th November, the Lighthouse is being used as an Early Voting Centre for the State Election.
Given the increased traffic during this time, the Staff Carpark is going to be blocked off. From 8:30am, the entrance off Florence St and the 2 exits on Bignell Rd will be barricaded until 4:00pm.
This restriction is in place for safety reasons, given the high volume of vehicles using the carpark throughout the day and the potential for confusion among visitors who may be unfamiliar with the designated parking arrangements and traffic flow. When the Lighthouse was previously used as a voting centre, there were unfortunately a few minor collisions in the carpark, so we are keen to minimise the risk of this happening again.