St. Patrick’s Blog
Week of December 16th, 2013
In recognition of the third Sunday in Advent, we lit the rose coloured candle this weekend. The rose candle is a stark contrast to the deep purple of the other three candles around the wreath. Advent is a time of expectant waiting and the three purple candles represent the symbols of peace, hope and love. During the third week of Advent, also known as Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday, we light a different coloured candle to remind us of the impending joy associated with the birth of Jesus. With the commercial hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, we are challenged to find the true meaning of this time of year.
Our students were reminded of the true meaning of Christmas through their participation in the readying of our Christmas Hampers for our community. As a school, we were able to prepare dozens of baskets of food and household items to help compliment the special season for those who might be experiencing a difficult time. We appreciate the work of our students and staff, and especially our Chaplaincy Leader Paul Kozak who did all of the arranging and organizing.
We had a number of activities taking place at the school this past week. As indicated in my previous blog message, Thursday December 12th was National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. This past Thursday, we had a very unique presentation by some of our own students including a traditional aboriginal dance and cultural throat singing performance. We also had the mother of one of our students come in to demonstrate to students how to make traditional aboriginal jewelry. It was great watching our students participate.
The St. Patrick’s Intermediate Band, Jam Session and Glee Club provided a fantastic opening to our Christmas pageant Thursday night at the high school. The students sounded great, and it was a fitting warm-up to the school’s production of Christmas Scene Investigators. The play was a very entertaining and funny take on a fictional school’s Christmas production. It was very evident that the students involved both in front and behind the scenes have been rehearsing for a long time. A special thank you to Ms. Reilly, Mr. Leury, Ms. Hamilton, Ms. Rupert and Ms. Walker for helping to prepare the students.
We say goodbye to Mr. Lutfy at the end of this coming week. He has been taking over for Ms. McKenna while she has been on leave since September. Mr. Lutfy is now taking a position at Mother Teresa High School while we will welcome Ms. Beernick following the break. Best wishes in your new position Mr. Lutfy!
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of those in our school community a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday. We are looking forward to starting up again on January 6th, 2014! Until then, have a happy new year!
Have a great week!
Sean Kelly
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