First Holy Communion
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Last weekend, on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the parish celebrated First Holy Communion with over 60 young people, including over 40 from St Joseph’s School. Congratulations to everyone who made their first Holy Communion.
Term 2 Virtues
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St Joseph's Oma Kahukura Fundraiser and St Joseph's Day
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This year on St Joseph's Day, we held our first ever Oma Kahukura (Colour Run) to raise money for Father Huynh's water project in Vietnam. We were blown away by the success of this and the generosity of our community. We raised $10,000, which is enough for two water purifiers! Not only did we raise a lot of money but we had so much fun! Check out these awesome photos of the Oma Kahukura.
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Term 1 Virtues
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What is Special Character in our School
When I think about Special Character at St Joseph’s school , I think about the wonderful opportunities that being a school of special character offers to our students. Our students are given many experiences that enable them to grow and develop in their own Catholic faith . They are given the opportunity to learn about God and develop a deeper relationship with God and they are encouraged to live their faith by being the hands and voice of Jesus.
Mrs Blacklow
Mrs Blacklow
In our School we have many Committees, one is called the Special Character Committee. We organise prayers for the school, fundraisers, meet elderly people to keep them company and much more!
Our school thinks Special Character is about prayer through the Church and School community. The Special Character Committee is all about living in Jesus’ footsteps. This is said in our vision; “To Learn to Grow and to be the Hands and Voice of Jesus!” This means that we have to be like Jesus through our actions by showing our School Virtues. We focus on two Virtues per term. One of our virtues is “Respect.” The Golden Rule is; “To Treat others the way YOU want to be Treated.” This has been a main focus in our school which encourages younger students to be kind to one another.
Special Character Committee
Our school thinks Special Character is about prayer through the Church and School community. The Special Character Committee is all about living in Jesus’ footsteps. This is said in our vision; “To Learn to Grow and to be the Hands and Voice of Jesus!” This means that we have to be like Jesus through our actions by showing our School Virtues. We focus on two Virtues per term. One of our virtues is “Respect.” The Golden Rule is; “To Treat others the way YOU want to be Treated.” This has been a main focus in our school which encourages younger students to be kind to one another.
Special Character Committee