Identity and Mission

Pentecost

We all have those moments; the times when we feel something within ourselves that exudes confidence, strength and the ability to make things happen. Then there are the places we go, mainly quiet, reflective places, where we feel that despite being all alone, we are in the presence of something far greater. We use the word “spirit” to describe these feelings, to try to contextualise that sense that is often too hard to describe, but that you know is there. Catholics use the term “Holy Spirit”, the presence of a person unseen who guides us and gives us strength and wisdom to proclaim the word of God. Most of you would be familiar with the term, as it constitutes one third of the Trinity and we say it every time we do the Sign of the Cross.

This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus and allowed them to go out and preach the Good News. It is the birthday of the Christian Church and a reminder to us that we too have the power to live the message of Christ through our words and actions. Our school identity is based on the Catholic values established by Jesus and communicated widely by the disciples who were filled with the Holy Spirit. We seek to live out these values in all that we do.

Mission Happenings

The Warrane Breakfast program is up and running again this year. A committed group of Year 10 students have been heading over each Thursday morning to mentor the Grade 5/6 girls from Warrane Primary. They have been fortunate to have the world’s greatest toast maker on duty most times, and it is hoped that both them and the Warrane students get a lot out of the program.

The Vinnies Winter Appeal is firing up again and we are looking for donations of warm winter clothes and toiletries from the Secondary School students, and new warm socks from the Primary students. These can be brought into school from now until the end of term.

A group of students have spent the last couple of Friday afternoons entertaining students from Sacred Heart Geeveston who were affected by the bushfires in the Huon Valley earlier this year. The students are in a program run by Edmund Rice Camps and we all too happy to help host these events in the Cahill Centre. Games and pizza were the order of the day, and it was great to see plenty of smiles and fun in the room.

Anthony Chapman

Director of MIssion and Identity