THE FEAST OF ST JOSEPH

St. Joseph has two feast days on the liturgical calendar. The first is March 19—Joseph, the Husband of Mary. The second is May 1—Joseph, the Worker.

There is very little about the life of Joseph in Scripture but still, we know that he was the chaste husband of Mary, the foster father of Jesus, a carpenter and  a man who was not wealthy. We also know that he came from the royal lineage of King David.

We can see from his actions in scripture that Joseph was a compassionate man, and obedient to the will of God. He also loved Mary and Jesus and wanted to protect and provide for them.

Since Joseph does not appear in Jesus' public life, at his death, or resurrection, many historians believe Joseph had probably died before Jesus entered public ministry.

Joseph is the patron saint of many things, including the universal Church, fathers, the dying and social justice.

Thanks to Fr John, Mrs Hampton and our Year 6 leaders for leading us in the Eucharist in recognition of  the feast of St Joseph this Saturday.

AWARDS ASSEMBLIES

It was wonderful to be part of the first infants assembly last Friday to be held in the hall this year. The Year 6 student leaders did an excellent job leading the assembly. Congratulations to all the students who were recognised for their achievements in the K-2 classes. We hope that parents will be able to join us once again at these events.