Faith, Mission and Learning

St Andrews students had the opportunity to support Catholic Youth Parramatta (CYP) during their "LIFTED Live" event  as a way of entering into the first ever Diocesan Synod. It was a wonderful evening in support of Bishop Vincent, and our students performed admirably. Our music students accompanied by Mr Alata wooed the crowd with stellar performances of songs such as Locked out of Heaven, and Dua Lipa’s Levitating. Thank you to Suwanthi, Sharlene, Dominic, Julio and Jobella for showcasing their immense talent. Mr Ison then kickstarted a lively performance from  the St Andrews dance crew Dragon Breakers, headed by Raine, Dante, Eidrian, Ethan who demonstrated their electrifying moves. The grace of God was present throughout the night and was evident in the joy on the faces of all present, as they had the opportunity to sing, pray and be present to the Lord in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Thank you to Miss Tan, Mr Alata and Mr Ison for their work preparing the students and for Mr Farah for taking the photos and being present with our students.

Bishops Social Justice statement launch

St Andrews Year 9 students were invited to be present during Bishop Vincent’s Social Justice statement launch on Wednesday 18th October at Our Lady of Lourdes parish. Our students worked in small groups with other participating schools to create an action plan in response to the Bishop’s call to Listen, learn and love. Particularly to “ Listen to the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”The student’s proposals will be put into action over the next year at St Andrews as they come together as our Junior Social Justice Society. Thank you to Ana, Kaydence, Oli, Matthew, Gian, Kathryn and Rhianna from Year 9 for participating on the day. 

Let us join our students and Bishop Vincent to become a community that listens and learns from our Indigenous brother and sisters, and work to Close the gap on injustice following in the way of love of Jesus.

Vinnies Van

Our Vinnie Van volunteers were back in action this week. Congratulations and thanks to our Year 11 students Euleila, Jericho, Cate, Patricia and  who volunteered as new Vinnies Van recruits. On the 16th October along with Mr Hoare and Miss Tan, our recruits went out to meet those less fortunate in our community, and the students are to be commended for how they served and interacted with them.

Andrew Hoare

Director of Faith, Mission and Learning.