Dear parents and carers,

 Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary, the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne. Look with love on grandparents the world over. Protect them! They are a source of enrichment for families, for the Church and for all of society. Support them! As they grow older, may they continue to be for their families strong pillars of Gospel faith, guardians of noble domestic ideals, living treasuries of sound religious traditions. Make them teachers of wisdom and courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature human and spiritual experience. Amen.

What a wonderful day we had yesterday to celebrate Grandparents Day! It had been three years since we could hold this day and it was wonderful to welcome so many people. There was a genuine sense of joy throughout the day and our Mass affirmed how blessed the children are to have grandparents and other significant adults in their lives.

I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to the parents of Year 5 & 6 for providing morning tea for our visitors. They were all well fed so your generosity was greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank the parents who were able to help with the serving of morning tea and the clean-up afterward.

 200 Year Anniversary Mass

On 1 September 1822 Fr John Therry celebrated the first Mass in the Macarthur and our Diocese. Our Parish will be celebrating this significant event on Sunday 28 August with Mass under our school COLA at 10.00am followed by refreshments. Several foodstalls will be set up provided foof from the various cultural groups in the parish. This will inlude a BBQ being run by our P & F, so we will need lots of helpers for this. We would like as many families as possible to attend this Mass as a show of support for our Parish, of which we are all a member. Please mark it in your diary.

Wishing you all a happy and safe week,