Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students, 

Last weekend we came together as a Parish community to pray for and celebrate with our students in Year Three and other children within the St Anthony’s Parish community, who made their First Holy Communion. The word communion means to be united with; Catholics believe that in Holy Communion we are united in a special way with Jesus Christ. It was an absolute privilege to witness the look on our children’s face as they received Jesus for the first time and were able to feel that special connection with our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the weeks ahead I invite everyone to take a moment to pray for our First Holy Communicants:

Lord Jesus, 

Bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time. May it be an initial step into a life-long love of the Eucharist. 

Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. 

Thank you for their innocence and goodness. 

May their hands, extended in anticipation of your Body and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred sacrament. 

Amen.

Tomorrow we will have the opportunity to celebrate our St Anthony’s Feast Day with a Liturgy of the Word celebration, followed by open classrooms and a picnic lunch.. As a Catholic community, the opportunity to acknowledge our patron saint, St Anthony of Padua, is always a special occasion. In his writings, St Anthony reminded us that the greatest gift we give is to know the person of Jesus and through actions and words, see the face of our Lord in ourselves and in the relationship we have with others. In light of the world we have experienced over the past year, I join with the whole community in looking with a sense of anticipation and more importantly, a sense of joy to the opportunity tomorrow to come together as one Catholic community.

Take Care

Justin Devlin

Principal