6th September, 2016 Reflection Seeing and loving in others what you see and love in them God our Father, the qualities I see lived out so well in some people are a reflection of your own goodness, and I know that I have much to learn from other people who reflect your image and likeness in different ways. Inspire me to respect others fully as my equals, seeing and loving in themwhat you see and love in them. Amen
Dear Parents and Students, Canonisation of Mother Teresa There were great celebrations for the Catholic Church and particularly the Missionaries of Charity Sisters last weekend when Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a Saint, honouring her for working with the poor in India. In his homily, Pope Francis said she had shone a light in the darkness of the many who no longer had tears to shed for their poverty and suffering, she showed mercy to all and offered practical help for the poorest and for all those in need. I share a prayer from St Teresa People are often unreasonable and self centred FORGIVE THEN ANYWAY If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives BE KIND ANYWAY If you are honest, people may cheat you BE HONEST ANYWAY If you find happiness, people maybe jealous BE HAPPY ANYWAY The good you do today may be forgotten DO GOOD ANYWAY Give the world your best and it may never be enough GIVE YOU BEST ANYWAY For you see, in the end it is between YOU AND GOD It was never between you and them anyway National E Smart Week National eSmart Week, September 5-9, is an initiative developed by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, in partnership with Telstra Foundation. The web is a great place to learn, be creative and stay connected, but with one in seven young Australians found to be suffering from cyber bullying, and the many other challenges young people face online, it’s important that we invest in giving our students the skills they need to be responsible digital citizens. That’s why we are participating in the Alannah & Madeline Foundation’s National eSmart Week - along with hundreds of other schools and libraries - to show our commitment to cyber safety, wellbeing and digital inclusion. The eSafety Office provides some excellent resources for parents, students and schools of the digital world we now live and rely on, check out the following link for parents https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent