This week we celebrate our Good Shepherd Feast Day on Friday 8 May at 9:15am. Our Feast Day is a special day for our school. We remember and celebrate that Jesus is our Good Shepherd who loves, guides and protects us always.

At Good Shepherd School we strive to make Jesus’ mission and vision central to our lives. We aim to follow in Jesus’ footsteps to live lives of love, respect and action. At our school we hope to have inspired minds, connected hearts and be flourishing students.

We each strive to be like Jesus the Good Shepherd, to be God’s light in the world by compassionately caring for others. This year, just as the late Pope Francis called us to, we especially focus on how we can be a source of hope for others.

Three key symbols that we will focus on this term as a school are Jesus our Good Shepherd, Jesus our Anchor and the boat that weathered the storm.

The shepherd and anchor remind us that Jesus is our protector and guide. He is also our safety, hope and refuge. We can always anchor ourselves to him and depend on him.

The boat reminds us of the Bible passage where Jesus calmed the storm. We know Jesus will always be there for us to help us navigate life, overcome difficulties or struggles, and challenge us to be our best.

You are each warmly invited to our Prayer Service at 9:15am this Friday and we look forward to seeing you there.

You are also warmly invited to any of our four Parish Masses this weekend which Celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter – Good Shepherd Sunday. Please see the Parish website or bulletin for details. https://www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au/

We continue our prayers for the Late Pope Francis, may he rest in peace and be enjoying eternal hope and joy with God. We remember and appreciate that the Late Pope Francis led us on our shared pilgrimage towards God’s mercy, love and salvation. We also pray for all our religious leaders at this time, particularly the Cardinals who, as the Conclave, are meeting to pray, deliberate and elect our new Pope.

For a great insight into how the new Pope is elected please visit our Archdiocesan Catholic Voice Magazine and read the informative, clear, succinct description from our Archbishop, Christopher Prowse. https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/choosing-the-next-pope-ancient-vatican-rituals-begin-as-cardinals-gather/