Welcome to Term 2! I trust you had a wonderful Easter break surrounded by family and friends, basking in the glorious sunshine we have received these past few weeks. I hope you took some time to rest, reflect, practice gratitude and feast.

On Monday, staff from St Mary’s, St Joseph’s Adelong, St Patrick’s Gundagai and McAuley Catholic College, gathered at McAuley Catholic school to participate in our annual Staff Spirituality Day.

The day was themed ‘Walking Together’ where we unpacked the piece of scripture ‘The Walk to Emmaus’ - Luke 24:13-35. A similar road that Mrs Richards is currently on, on her way to Jerusalem.

We were asked to view the scripture from what it was telling us in the past (the world behind the text - the window), how we view it in the present day and its literary features (the world of the text - the picture) and how it might be viewed as a mirror of oneself within the text and the challenges around it (the world in front of the text - the mirror).

It was a lovely day of interesting discussion and viewpoints with colleagues from our neighbouring schools.

I look forward to ‘walking together’ into Term 2 with you and your children.

Have a wonderful week.

Amy Buckmaster - Religious Education Coordinator