Prayers &                    Acknowledgements                               & Birthdays 

St Mel’s Primary School would like to acknowledge the Yorta YortaNation, whose clans include Bangerang (Pangerang) Kaitheban, Wollithiga, Moira, Ulupna, Kwat Kwat, 

Yalaba Yalaba and Ngurai-illiam-wurrung, and pay our respects as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our school is situated.

Keep In your Prayers and Thoughts...

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Kaileah Winmar (grade 1) and her extended family.   

We pray also for Stella Collier (grade prep) who recently lost her granddad, Ian Collier, during the holidays.   Our thoughts and prayers are with Alan, Stella and Jobelle.

To all our students and families who are currently unwell.

To any of our students, families, staff and school community who may be grieving the loss of a loved one.

All our families, we pray to keep them safe and healthy as we commence this school year

Our teachers as they guide our children in the classroom.

"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." Matthew 21:22

St Mel’s Parish Prayer

God our Father,

Bless our Parish so that we may love you more. Encircle our families with your loving care.  Help parents to be good examples to their children and our youth to grow in strength as good Christians. 

To the sick, grant health. 

To the aged, bring serenity and to those in sorrow, joy.

May we grow stronger in faith and may our love for one another become

 deeper in our daily living. 

Amen

Alleluia He is Alive

We pray…

Lord, let your face shine on us.

God has thus brought to fulfilment ... that his Christ would suffer. Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away. Acts 3

Peter is still preaching to the people, and to us, to help us believe that the suffering of Jesus is part of God's plan to save us.

The Risen Jesus meets the two discouraged disciples on the road, from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They felt their hopes were dashed. Jesus opened the scriptures to them, to help them understand. And, they recognized him in the breaking of bread, for brokenness was no longer a scandal for them. And, they remembered that their hearts were burning within them as they heard him put it together for them.

Today, we can ask for that gift of understanding affection for the relationship of new life Jesus wants to offer us.

Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us.

Let's Celebrate Birthdays at St. Mel's

Happy Birthday  April

Happy Birthday to everyone who celebrates their birthdays this month.

Connor and Jack Barbary, Niall McCarroll, Joy Yakani, Thomas Clarke, Zaid Jallo, Archie Rowe, Lucas Saville, Patrick Austin, Arya Banning, Sehaj Kaur, Luke Miller, Faith Bulamba, Ishnoor Sharma, Christian Damianopolous, Marina Hawke, Joel Nicholson, Sahajdeep Singh, Lachlan Miller, Indiana Emanuelli, Addyson Almond, Evie McNamara, Meaghan Dodd, , Dean Simpson and Julia Barnes.