Education in Faith

Andrew Chinn Concert 

On Monday March 27th, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our school to share his songs 

with our children. Andrew’s songs, such as “These Hands”, “Rainbow”, “An African Blessing” and “Rise Up!” are used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. The concert will take place in The Basketball Stadium at 2:25pm. You are most welcome to attend.

Andrew Chinn: Biography

• Was a teacher for 20 years in Catholic schools in Sydney, taught all grades from kindergarten to Year 6 (was a kindergarten/prep teacher for two years).

• Song writing since 1993.

• Has released 12 albums, 6 picture books, and 5 DVDs and has an online resource for teachers: www.butterflyhouse.online.

• His music is used in schools across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada and he has visited more than 1000 different schools around those countries.

• His best-known songs are These Hands, Together As One, Rainbow, In the Beginning, Shine Among Them, An African Blessing, God Made Them All, and Rise Up!.

• Lives in Wollongong with his wife, Bernadette and a couple of Shetland Sheepdogs called Mollee and Elbee, who love going to the beach.

• He has four daughters and TEN grandchildren!!

• He is a proud Sydney Swans supporter.

• Andrew’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music.

We look forward to seeing you there!

LENT

Hello everyone,

This is a family resource for Lent, the preparation time before Easter.  Lent is a time for Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

Caritas: This is a valuable website exploring videos, prayers, activities, stories etc for Project Compassion, which is what Caritas supports especially during Lent and beyond.

This website also explains where and how the money received from Project Compassion is distributed. You might like to donate money to Project Compassion. Your son/daughter might like to complete extra chores to earn money to donate.

You might like to pray this Prayer with your family: Prayer (PPT)

Wishing you all a very Happy Lent preparing for Easter!

Helen Rochecouste