Reflections on Faith 

St Joseph's Day 

We would like to thank our families, friends and community members who joined us on Wednesday for our St. Joseph's Day celebrations. It was a beautiful day which started with us gathering for Mass at 9:30am with Father Thaddeus and the Parishioners of St. Patrick's Church and then Father Thaddeus came and blessed our Multipurpose Court and Gaga Pit. It ended with a relaxing, but joyful, picnic on the grass on the top fields. Thank you to everyone who made it possible by joining us. 

For further reflection, please follow this link to read a letter from Sr Monica Cavanagh on Joseph, the Pilgrim of Hope. 

Jubilee Year

Every 25 years, the Church holds a special celebration called a Jubilee Year. 2025 is one of these years! 

Since ancient times, God’s followers would have a year that was especially dedicated to God. It was a time of forgiveness and rest: People would give back things that were taken from someone else, and farmers would leave their fields to rest and not plant anything. This rest gave them time to focus on relationships with God and other people.

Why did they need a special year for this? Well, sometimes we all need to “reset” anything that has gone off course. Like someone driving a car or steering a ship, sometimes we can drift away from where we’re supposed to be going in life. The Jubilee Year is a time to get back on track, all together, as one big Church family around the world. 

The Jubilee helps us remember that we’re on our way toward Heaven. We can live right now like people whose eyes are fixed on the goal of Heaven. The Jubilee reminds us to walk with Jesus every day.