Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Newsletter

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark.

After leaving the mountain Jesus and his disciples made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know, because he was instructing his disciples; he was telling them, ‘The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men; they will put him to death; and three days after he has been put to death he will rise again.’ But they did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him.

They came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.’ He then took a little child, set him in front of them, put his arms round him, and said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’

Ref:Liturgyhelp.com

Jesus tells his disciples that if anyone wants to be first, they must make themself last of all and servant of all. This is as challenging to us today as it was to the disciples and early Christians. Our world seems to revolve around position, status and power – whoever has the most toys wins! But what Jesus advocated was a leadership based on being of service to others. Being powerful simply means you are in a position to help even more people. Putting yourself last, instead of first, gives respect, dignity and power to others rather than to yourself.

 © Greg Sunter

Something to Ponder:

• What things do you like to do that you are good at?

• What is it like to be the best?

• In today’s Gospel some of Jesus’ friends were arguing about who was the greatest. How did Jesus say they could become great?

• Jesus said if you want to be great you must serve others. How can we serve others?

• We can serve others by placing their needs before our own.

• Jesus loved children. We pray that we can return that love by putting the needs of others before our own.

© Creative Ministry Resources Pty Ltd

The NSW Premier has announced a roadmap planned for a possible return to school next term :

• Monday 25th October (Week 4) Kindergarten and Year 1  
• Monday 1st November (Week 5) Year 2 and Year 6
• Monday 8th November (Week 6) Years 3, Year 4 and Year 5

We will inform parents about this once we have more information and the government decides to proceed with this plan.

 A video message from the Thea and James our School Captains to the student community . 

Uniform orders can be placed with Ozfashions via the Qkr app.  Please see the size chart for an approximate sizing of uniform items. 

There are no deliveries to the school during lock down until further notice. Ozfashions have reduced the home delivery cost from $15.00 to $10.00.

Please choose carefully as there are no refunds, however, Oz Fashions are happy to provide an exchange.

If you have any questions please email Elle elle@ozfashions.com.au 

Week 10, We did it!

There is certainly an abundance of hope and positivity this spring!  To wrap things up, we make delicious Mexican Tortilla Pinwheels and on Cubby OOSH TV our team at St Kevins show us how to make Peg Puppets. 

Skoolbag is the school’s primary avenue for immediate communication with parents.

Skoolbag is a communication app which all parents are strongly advised to install on their smartphones, ipads etc.