Welcome to Week 2. This week, we celebrate Catholic Education in South Australia. There are many moments each day when we celebrate teaching and learning at Saint Pius X. I encourage you to talk with your children about what they enjoy in their learning. Here at Saint Pius X, and indeed, in all Catholic schools, we raise hearts and minds of the young people in our care. We encourage our children to think and act with compassion and be active in creating a world that God desires. I have included the ‘Raising Hearts and Minds’ Prayer for you to reflect on as a family.

Raising Hearts and Minds Prayer

Loving God, 
Guide us to know life in its fullness, to raise our hearts and minds to know God’s love. 
Raise our hearts and minds to be inspired by Jesus, the Catholic faith and tradition. 
Raise our hearts to be loving, compassionate and respectful. 
Raise our minds to be inquisitive, capable and seek truth. 
May we be aware of listening to the stirring of our hearts to prompt action. 
Guide us to respond to the needs of others and all of God’s creation.
In all our thoughts, words and actions, help us raise our hearts and minds
in creating the world you desire. 
Loving God hear our prayer Amen

Each family will receive a commemorative prayer card which acknowledges 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia. This is an incredible milestone for the Catholic community in Australia. I wonder how many children have been educated in Catholic schools over the last 200 years?

This week also marks the beginning of May. During the month of May, the Catholic Church traditionally honours Mary, the mother of Jesus and the mother of us all. May is particularly special as this coming Sunday, we celebrate the wonderful gifts of our mums on Mother’s Day. To all our mums, I wish you a peace-filled and gentle day. If you are lucky enough to receive breakfast in bed, make sure the same hands who pass this treat to you also have the vacuum cleaner nearby to clean up the crumbs!

Blessings for the week ahead.

James