St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee eNewsletter

From the Executive Principal

Two significant events take place during the upcoming school holidays - Easter and ANZAC Day. On the surface, they may seem very different, however, both the Easter Season and Anzac Day have similarities and provide an opportunity to reflect on our lives and on how we can contribute to making the world a better place.

The Easter story reminds us that God walks with us as we face the hardships, challenges and painful realities of life. If we follow the journey of Holy Week, we will hear in the scriptures accounts of friendship and rejection, joy and sorrow, betrayal and faithfulness, despair and hope. During both Easter and ANZAC Day, we reflect on shared stories about the fullness of humanity that we can all identify with. We can see ourselves in those stories because we all have times in our lives when we experience suffering and pain while, at other times, we find ourselves feeling grateful for and celebrating the good things in life. Through all of this we are called to be people of hope - to be people who let the light of the Easter candle burn brightly within so that others can share in that hope. We must ask ourselves how we can be bearers of joy and hope in a complex and challenging world, trusting that we all have something we can do to make this a richer, better world.

Families are welcome to participate in any or all of the beautiful Easter services taking place at St Mary of the Presentation Catholic Church over the Easter weekend. For more information regarding Mass times, please visit the St Mary's Catholic Church website.

Easter falls in the middle weekend of the school holidays and ANZAC Day is on Friday of the second week of holidays.

Students are encouraged to join us to take part in the annual ANZAC Day March.

We ask those students participating in the march to meet on the corner of Mortimer and Perry Streets at 10:00am on the day in either their full summer or full winter uniform, not a combination of both, and including our school hat. At the completion of the march, once we reach Robertson Park, we ask all families to please collect your child/ren. This will be prior to the start of the Commemorative Service at 11:00am.

A reminder from the Mudgee RSL Sub-Branch, that if students wear a deceased relative’s medals on ANZAC Day, they should be worn on their right breast.

I hope you are able to enjoy some rest and time with family and friends over the break. If you are travelling, stay safe, and we will look forward to seeing you for the commencement of Term 2.

God bless

Angela Myles