Next week is CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE 

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR WORLD

Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is an annual celebration of Catholic education. This year, St Mary’s joins with 1755 Catholic schools across the country to celebrate 200 years of Catholic education in Australia.

Over 200 years, Catholic schools have grown to become the largest provider of schooling in Australia (outside government) with one in five school age students attending a Catholic school.

This represents 777,000. Nearly 40 per cent of Catholic schools are located outside of metropolitan cities in regional, rural and remote communities.

National theme

A national theme, “Faith in the future” has been developed for the 200 years celebrations. The theme reflects the core purpose of Catholic education to form students in their faith, and to provide an education that enables our graduates to make a meaningful contribution to the world. The theme reflects our commitment to build on the great work of those who have come before us, and to provide a Catholic education for future generations of students in a world that is rapidly changing and poses new challenges for Catholic school communities. Yet, we have faith that we can face these challenges and continue to build on, and strengthen our mission of Catholic education – to empower our students to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and actively strive to create a better world.

At Monday morning’s assembly, our Year 6 students will introduce Catholic Schools Week. They will remind us what it means to be part of a Catholic school.

OUR VISION STATEMENT

Jesus Christ calls us as an inclusive community to live our faith, engage in quality learning and enrich our world for the future.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Sisters of Mercy, Together As One we are:

• Jesus’ hands - offering SERVICE to others
• Jesus’ eyes - seeing the needs of others with COMPASSION
• Jesus’ heart -showing RESPECT for all creation
• Jesus’ feet - walking with others in the spirit of JUSTICE
• Jesus’ mind - persevering and striving for EXCELLENCE

Christ Has No Body

Christ has no body but yours,

No hands, no feet on earth but yours,

Yours are the eyes with which he looks with compassion on this world,

Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,

Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.

Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,

Yours are the eyes, you are his body.

Christ has no body now on earth but yours.