God Bless Mrs Donovan

It is with a tear in my eye and a smile on my face that I think about Gaye Donovan. Gaye achieved so much working at St Mary’s and other schools; she taught many children who will always remember her fondly. She always showed compassion in all she did and her service to Catholic education will live on forever. She was a role model and lived the faith which we so preciously hold at our center.

Please keep Gaye’s family in your prayers, especially Brigit Donovan a release teacher here at St Mary’s and her Grandchildren Hemi and Flossy; her husband Viv and all her family; that God will support them in their time of sorrow and give them comfort.

 Afterglow 

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, 

I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. 

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, 

of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve, 

to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave behind when day is done. 

Helen Lowrie Marshall

Prayer for Tara (through the intercession of Blessed John Paul II)

 O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having graced the Church with Blessed John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of Your Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of Christ, and the splendour of the Spirit of love, to shine through him. Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You. Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your will, healing for Tara, in the hope that Blessed John Paul will soon be numbered among Your saints. Amen.

 

Hi everyone. As some of you may be aware, Tara Chapman has been diagnosed with a very aggressive brain tumour. We want to help Tara, and her family! (Tara is the 6-year old daughter of Jenny and Eden Chapman. Jenny leads Children’s Liturgy and led a group in the Sacramental Programme run recently.) And so you are asked: · To pray, every day, through the intercession of Blessed John Paul, that Tara will be healed of this affliction. · To give, to help the family with their many expenses at this time. We will hold an account in the parish for them – you can contribute by placing your donation in an envelope marked “Tara”, and put it in the collection basket, or hand it in to the parish office, or deposit it in the St Mary’s Parish account (02 0342 0050016 026; code: Tara) · To help in any way you can – contact Rachel Pola (021 250 4726) or Rose Florence (3666 796) if you can help in any way – gardening, baking, firewood.  God bless you all Fr Mark

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Pentecost Liturgical Dance

Confirmation and First Communion

Congratulations to all the students, you all looked lovely and I hope you enjoyed your special day.

Mrs Rush did a bit of running in the holidays

On Saturday I did the quarter Marathon, was good fun!!!