Thanksgiving Mass

Today we celebrated our Thanksgiving Mass. It was a beautiful service and the children showed reverence and respect.

Even though this year has been a challenge for many in our community and around the world, we were reminded to be grateful for the little things that we have received. The children expressed that they were thankful for books, friends, family, teachers and many other things that bring them JOY.

We acknowledge the wonderful gift that Fr Josh has been in our community. He has been present for us the past three years, always willing to take his time to listen to our thoughts and concerns and also play a sneaky game of handball when we ask. It has been a great privilege to have Fr Josh in our school, working with us, and we wish him all the best as he moves on to the Corpus Christi Parish in 2021.

Christmas at St Thomas More Parish

Christmas will be celebrated here with a 6:00pm Vigil Mass, outside. Please bring your own chairs.

There will be no Christmas Day Mass at St Thomas More Church. There will be an 8:00am Mass at Braddon, and a 9:30am Mass at Dickson.

Poem

The following is a poem written by one of our Year 5 students. It is a timely reminder for us to celebrate the gift of giving to those in need this Christmas.

Homelessness
By Ava White

The helpless cries of children, ringing in your ears.

Sleeping on hard ground, park benches, cold cement.

Sleeping close to death.

Give them shelter, light.

Give them love, warmth.

Give them warm meals.

Give them water, and hold them close.

Take them away from the edge.

The edge of hunger, of thirst and of sadness.

Give them the help they deserve.

When did their life become less valuable than yours?

Give them hope.

Let them speak.

Be aware.

Give them a chance.

Their opinions matter.

Since when does anyone deserve to sleep on the streets?

Restless, sleepless nights worrying.

When might the next meal come?

Maybe never!

No one can survive on nothing.

This is what goes on in their heads, on those cold, sleepless nights spent worrying.

Don’t ignore them! 

Share the love!

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

They are people too.

People who deserve kindness.

This world is out of sight to them.

They live somewhere different.

They don’t often see clean water.

This is the way they live.

We must change this unfair world.

We must step up.

Altogether, let's bring them away from the edge.

May God bless you and keep you safe these holidays. Merry Christmas!

Kristy Poole
Religious Education Coordinator