Catholic Identity

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK - CATHOLIC VALUE AWARD 

This week our Saint Hero is St Josemaria who displayed the value of Perspective. Next week our Saint Hero will be St Maximilian Kolbe displayed the value of Sacrifice. We encourage you to discuss each Saint and their value with your child/ren, helping them to learn how they can live out our Christian values. 

Upcoming Friday Masses 

OFFICIAL OPENING AND AWARDS PRESENTATION

WORLD TEACHER'S DAY  

On the 25th of October all around the world, teachers are remembered and honoured for their lives of service to the field of education. Today, our Grade 6 Catholic Identity group visited all our teachers in their classrooms to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the mission of education.  This day is also an opportunity to take a moment and reflect on the great mission of Mercy Catholic Education in Australia. 

For us at Holy Rosary, this educational journey began many centuries ago when Catherine McAuley called on Ursula Frayne to bring the Mercy mission to our country. Today our teachers continue to pledge their commitment to Catholic education, each and every day as they work tirelessly to support all children at Holy Rosary. Please join us by offering this prayer to give thanks for our great teachers and the contributions they make when it comes to improving student outcomes and shaping learned’ lives for future success. 

Today, as we celebrate our teachers, we pray together 

God of Love, thank you for every teacher who notices a child’s special gift. Thank you for teachers who are listeners and gentle guides. Thank you for teachers who expect much and love enough to demand more. Thank you for the special teacher each one of us remembers. 

God of Mercy, sustain teachers who give everything they have. Strengthen teachers who assume the blame for so many problems beyond their control. Help exhausted teachers rest. 

God of Strength, encourage teachers to care and inspire them to nourish. Motivate teachers to keep on learning for the fun of it and to make learning enjoyable for children. 

We wonder at teachers who know how to quiet a class of five-year-olds or help fourth graders be empathetic. We admire teachers who enjoy middle school writers or teach physics or math of history. Bless the people who are expected to accomplish these miracles and who know how to comfort children when miracles don’t happen. 

God of Justice, help and support teachers in their special calling, wherever they teach and whatever obstacles they must face. We pray these things in the name of our great teacher, Jesus Christ. 

Amen. 

(Red Deer Regional Catholic Schools Board, Alberta, CANADA) 

FRIDAY CLASS MASSES

Please refer to below schedule for other upcoming masses.