Our Lady of Victories Primary School Shortland
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15 Lovell Parade
Shortland NSW 2307
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Easter Sunday Reflection

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“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.”     Psalm 118:1

Christ is Risen! Alleluia, Alleluia! For the past forty days, followed by Holy Week, we have been called to an intentional time focused on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Some of us may have chosen to offer up a sacrifice each day, or maybe do something extra, to draw us closer into our relationship with God and our faith.

Whatever the circumstance, Easter greets us with joy, and we come together to rejoice, for Jesus has risen from the dead! We give thanks, for it is through his example that we learn that new life can come from death, and death is not the end.

No matter where we have been, no matter what we have or will endure, Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection will continually serve as a reminder of God’s unending love for each one of us. And God will always be at our side.

Stations of the Cross     

 

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Thank you to Stage 2 for presenting the Stations of the Cross on Holy Thursday in such a reflective and meaningful way. Congratulations to all students involved, and the school community for their reverence. Special thanks to Isabella Thomson’s dad  Murray for making the extra two crosses for the Liturgy and to     Max Barrett for suggesting the idea.     

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Sacramental Programme

Congratulations to families that have enrolled their child into the Parish Sacramental Programme. We pray for each student as they continue on their faith journey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Important Dates                                                                                                    Friday 12th May – Mother’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy

Week 4 Catholic Schools Week

Thursday 18th May – Whole School Mass 9.15am to celebrate Catholic Schools Week

St Vincent de Paul

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It was great to have two representatives to speak at the Year 4 Liturgy focusing on the work of St. Vincent de Paul in the Shortland and Wallsend area.  Thank you to Curtis and Rose for your time and sharing the work of this important charity in our local community. The school hope to call for volunteers from Year 3 to Year 6 to form a Mini Vinnies group here at OLV very soon. Stay tuned!

                                                                         

Mark Fren -Acting Religious Education Coordinator Term 2

   

Congratulations to our Cross Country Champions

Well done to our winners. There were also some students that missed out on receiving their Athletics Carnival ribbons.

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Pearls for Parents

Parents who have chosen Catholic Schools need to have formation in order to support their children's spiritual and religious development.  This applies to those other than Catholic, and especially those who are Catholic.  Three fundamental elements of evangelisation are: prayer, belonging and community.  The church recognises and promotes parents as the prime educators of their children but also acknowledges that many families are far removed from a first-hand experience of the faith.  Families are the basic cell of society and the corner stone of the Church.
Catholic schools recognise that:
  1. The number of Catholic parents/families who actively practice their faith within the context of the faith community is small.
  2. Those families who are Catholic have intermittent and limited experiences of their Church and the communal celebration of their faith.
  3. In order to value the Religious dimension of the school, families may need orientation to some of the rituals of Catholic faith life practices in the school.
  4. The demands of the twenty first century make it difficult for parents on weekends to seek catechesis or formation, or to attend additional meetings during the week.
  5. Families other than Catholic or Christian may have mis-information or no information about a lived expression of the Catholic faith.
  6. Principals and teachers are engaged in the education of young people and do not have a lot of time to give to planning formation for their parents, even though this is beneficial to the community life of the school.
  7. If you would like more information on the Catholic faith practices in the school, feel free to contact the school.

Catholic Schools Week

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Catholic Schools week will be celebrated next week.  We will celebrating Mass on Thursday 18th May at 9.15am.  After Mass everyone is invited back to school to have a picnic lunch with their children.  Once lunch has finished we will have open classrooms for parents to take part in different activities in the children's rooms.