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Do you want to fast this Lent ? 

In the words of Pope Francis 

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
• Fast from worries and have trust in God.
• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful.
• Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy.
• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.
• Fast from grudges and be reconciled.
• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

Shrove Tuesday 

Why pancakes? Making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday came about as a way to use as much milk, fats and eggs as possible before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.

Feast then Fast   

Thank you to ALL the families who brought in pancakes, you are all amazing. A big shout out to our parent helpers Mr McHugh, Mrs La Grazia, Mrs Assi, Mrs Saide and Mrs Fiorio for your assistance getting the pancake ready and out to the students. 

LENTEN Prayer Station 

St Francis Xavier Playgroup

Welcome back to Playgroup lovely to see lots of new faces and familiar ones too. 

The children enjoyed craft making welcome bracelets and love hearts cards for our families to celebrate the feast day of St Valentine. 

Arts and Crafts 

This week we celebrated the feast day of St Valentine 

Very special this year to share Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day on the same day.

You can’t spell Valentine without LENT 

The primary students made fantastic all about LOVE headbands, what a great reminder to always display love just like Jesus showed. 

Janine Hannigan 

Family Educator