In this time of uncertainty and challenge we all need reassurance, support and hope. We thank everyone in our School Community for all they are doing to help our children and families during this trying time.

On behalf of all the Staff, I would like to thank Mrs Wilson for her wonderful leadership while Mrs Baron is on sick leave. Mrs Wilson has worked tirelessly attending zoom meetings and coordinating constantly changing goalposts. Thank you, Mrs Wilson.

Our prayers are with Mrs Baron and we wish her a speedy recovery. We hope she will back at school, fully fit and ready to resume her duties soon.

A Prayer for Remote Learning

God of the one and God of the whole, be with those who are working from home today and those whose work keeps them from home.  Be with those who won't go beyond the front porch, and those who stay on the front line. Be with those who must choose between doing a job they know they can do and being the parent only they can be. May we each in our private worry hear your universal call to come, lay down heavy burdens, and find a welcome rest.  And then with our burdens lightened, may we help to hold the whole.   Amen

~ from the Corrymeela Community, Northern Ireland 

A Message from Pope Francis – The Rosary

Pope Francis has spoken several times recently about praying the Rosary.

“The month of May is the Month of the Rosary, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary,” the Pope said. Noting that it is common for families to pray the rosary together during the month of May, he said restrictions in place in many parts of the world due to COVID-19 “have made us come to appreciate all the more this family aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.“

For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May,” he said.

 Father George’s Reflection on this Week’s Gospel

“I am the gate of the sheepfold.”

Today being the Fourth Sunday of Easter, it has come to be known in official Church circles as "Good Shepherd Sunday". Worldwide, it is also "Vocation Sunday". To a great extent, vocation has to do with those who are called to be shepherds in the Church of God. Today, in this Gospel, Jesus uses two images when referring to himself: He is the shepherd and He is the gate. Jesus is the good shepherd and He knows his own sheep. He calls each of his sheep by name (Jn 10:3).

For Jesus we are not just numbers; He has a personal kinship with each one of us. The Gospel is not only doctrine: it is Jesus' personal attachment to us.

A shepherd’s job was to feed his sheep, protect them from harm and patiently guide them on the right path.

​Mother’s Day

Have a wonderful Day!

Kind Regards,

Mrs Kate Howe

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