God of mystery, lead us on life's journey to places of sacred encounter.  Here your presence transforms our lives to see the wonders of your glory.  Open our ears that we might hear your voice calling us to follow Jesus our way,our truth and our life.  Amen

Lent is the opportunity to see beyond our typical concerns and preoccupations to discover what God is doing and what God is offering.  How am I open to God in my life this Lent? 

Dear Friends,

This year Catholic Education celebrates 200 years of schooling across Australia, a significant effort from the clergy,  religious and lay faithful who helped with the establishment  and continuation of these schools. The Bishops Commission for Catholic Education, launched a letter on 18 February in Sydney, acknowledging that throughout this time,  leaders and staff “understand, and are solidly committed to, the Catholic community of the school,  students are enabled to have a “personal encounter with Christ” and that Catholic schools are “Eucharistic communities” supported by the families and parishes. 

The bishops  also wrote that “the great champion of Catholic education” St Mary of the Cross MacKillop “would be well pleased with the scale and reach of Catholic schooling in Australia today”. 

The National Catholic Education Commission Chair, Nicholas Moore, acknowledged the support of successive governments of the past six decades and contribution of the Catholic community, particularly parents, who have contributed through school fees and fundraising. 

To celebrate this great mark in history, our Archdioceasan community came together on Wednesday at the Cathedral for Mass.  Kate O  and Declan I accompanied Katie Smith and myself to this occasion,  along with many NSW and ACT primary and Secondary schools and staff.

Certainly at Holy Trinity, we are incredibly blessed with the staff, and families here  who daily support each other, and ensure that our students are given the best education possible in a nurturing, Catholic environment.