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Christchurch Garden

Gospel Value:

LOVE

81 3 t h J u n e 2 0 1 4

I S S U E

Birthday Wishes

18thJune Gabriel van

Royen 11 Years

19

th

June KeevahDonaldson 12 Years

Prayers of the Week

e!sletter

A Prayer for Peace

"l#$%hty Go&' fro# !ho# all thou%hts of truth an&

pea(e pro(ee&'k$n&le $n the hearts of all #en the true lo)e ofpea(e'an& %u$&e !$th *our pure an& pea(eful !$s&o#those !ho #ake &e($s$ons for the nat$ons of theearth+that $n tran,u$ll$ty *our k$n%&o# #ay %o for!ar&' t$llthe earth -e f$lle& !$th the kno!le&%e of *our lo)e.

The prayer of St. Francis

/or&' #ake #e an $nstru#ent of your pea(e'

Where there $s hatre&' let #e so! lo)e+!here there $s $nury' par&on+!here there $s &ou-t' fa$th+!here there $s &espa$r' hope+!here there $s &arkness' l$%ht+!here there $s sa&ness' oy+

$)$ne aster' %rant that I #ay not so #u(h seekto -e (onsole& as to (onsole+to -e un&erstoo& as to un&erstan&+to -e lo)e& as to lo)e.

or $t $s $n %$)$n% that !e re(e$)e+$t $s $n par&on$n% that !e are par&one&+an& $t $s $n &y$n% that !e are -orn to eternal l$fe.

We ask these prayers $n *our na#e throu%h 5hr$stour /or&'

"#en.

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6$a ra Parents an&

5are%$)ers'

Well' $t7s h$%hly e)$&ent that!$nter $s on $ts !ay an& I7#alrea&y o)er $t 9he ra$n' the(ol&' !et !ash$n%' s#ellypets an& (h$l&ren suffer$n%fro# (a-$n fe)er are enou%hto !$sh su##er !as$##$nent. 9he %oo& ne!s $sthat the lon%est &ay' our!$nter solst$(e on 21stJune $s

ust aroun& the (orner an&then' opt$#$st$(ally' $t7s theuph$ll (l$#- to lon% sunny&ays' (lou&less -lue sk$esan& the feel$n% of o$e &e)$)re.

We are no! -a(k $ntoSun&ays of r&$nary 9$#e $nour (hur(h (alen&ar an& th$s%$)es us the opportun$ty torefle(t on our 5hr$st$an

rel$%$on -e$n% one of oy.When you %o $nto an a)era%e(hur(h on a Sun&ay #orn$n%'&o you %et the $#press$onthat th$s $s really a happy-un(h of people !ho ha)e(o#e to (ele-rate or#any people' the 5athol$(rel$%$on see#s a terr$-lyser$ous -us$ness Jesussays' ;I ha)e (o#e $n or&erthat you #$%ht ha)e l$fe < l$fe$n all $ts fullness.= If' then'you are one of those people!ho feel that -e$n% a5hr$st$an $s a -ur&en' $tsee#s that you st$ll nee& to%rasp the #ean$n% of 5hr$st7s

School News

Subway Tuesday 24th

June. Forms are

available from the school

office or in the

classroom.

Scholastic Book Club

Can these please be

back at school by

Wednesday 25thJune.

Board of Trustees

Meeting the net

meetin! "ill be held on#rdJuly.

Miniball $ much

better performance from

our teams over the last

2 "eeks. The seniors

had a !ood "in follo"ed

by a "ell earned break

"ith the bye. %et "eek

they play at 4.&' and it

"ould be !reat to see

some supporters do"n

there. The (uniors came

back this "eek after a

oss the "eek before to

"in a close !ame. They

play at 4.''pm this

"eek) all support

"elcome.

Pr$n($pal7s5o##entary:

#essa%e < e>per$en(e a realsense of l$-erat$on'e>per$en(e a ne! l$fe' a ne!sense of happ$ness' a ne!pea(e an& a ne! relat$onsh$p!$th people. I on(e a%a$nur%e all fa#$l$es to #ake the(o##$t#ent of %$)$n% up onehour a !eek to atten& #asson a Sun&ay #orn$n%. It $s$#portant for our (h$l&ren tosee us sett$n% a %oo&e>a#ple an& -e$n% %reat role#o&els.

We !oul& also lo)e to seeyou at the ?.30 #ass on a9hurs&ay #orn$n% !hen the!hole s(hool (o#es to%ether!$th the (o##un$ty to(ele-rate Go&7s lo)e anessa%e. Please re#e#-erthat our full s(hool #ass $son Sun&ay 22n&June. 9h$s $sa compulsory #ass' !h$(h#eans ALL (h$l&ren are

e>pe(te& to atten& an& &o so$n full s(hool un$for#. If your(h$l& $s una-le to atten&' anote #ust -e sent $nto s(hoole>pla$n$n% the$r a-sen(e. "llthe (h$l&ren an& the staff ofSt. Patr$(k7s S(hool lookfor!ar& to see$n% parents'(are%$)ers' fa#$ly #e#-ersan& fr$en&s at our s(hool#ass $n a !eek7s t$#e.

$str$(ts (ross (ountry !as

hel& last 9ues&ay at6nott$n%ley Park an&althou%h the !eather !ask$n& to us' the f$el&s !ere l$kea #u& -ath. 9he (h$l&ren'ho!e)er' ha& a -last an&rose to the o((as$on. Weha)e so#e )ery talente&stu&ents an& (on%ratulat$ons%o to @en W$ll$a#s !ho (a#ef$rst $n h$s un$or ra(e.

9he follo!$n% sen$ors !$ll -erepresent$n% us at the South5anter-ury #eet$n% $n a(ouple of !eeks an& !e !$shthe# the -est of lu(k: @lake9ho#son' 6ee)ahonal&son' or%anu&e#ans an& oahu&e#ans. 5on%ratulat$onsto you all. 9hank you to thestaff an& parents !hoass$ste& on the &ay an& a -$%shout out %oes to Joanna$ller for her !on&erful(hants' son%s an& tea# sp$r$t< you !ere a!eso#e "lso a-$% thank you to 9on$u&e#ans !ho helpe& outon the &ay !r$t$n% up the(ert$f$(ates. 9on$ !$ll also -etak$n% our stu&ents to the

South 5anter-ury 5ross5ountry.

9hanks to Jo Shea foror%an$s$n% the p$e !ar#er for!ar#$n% the (h$l&ren7slun(hes. 9h$s $s !ork$n% )erysu((essfully. If you ha)e a#eal you !oul& l$ke to sen&$n !$th your (h$l& Aon a platean& !rappe& $n t$nfo$lB' or ap$e' p$CCa' et(.' please sen&

th$s $nto s(hool !$th your(h$l&7s na#e on $t an& the#eal !$ll -e rea&y for the#-y lun(ht$#e. We ask thatno noo&les or pop(orn -esent $n to -e heate& $n thestaffroo# #$(ro!a)e.Please re#e#-er that $fyour (h$l& !$shes to -r$n%noo&les to s(hool' they #ay&o so pro)$&e& the noo&lesare alrea&y (ooke& an& $n a

heate& flask.

n th$s note' the "SP !oul&l$ke to $nfor# you of a syste#they are (ons$&er$n% putt$n%$n pla(e' &epen&$n% on thefee&-a(k they %et fro#

parents an& (are%$)ers. Dotlun(hes' suppl$e& -yWa$#ate a$n S(hool !$ll -eon offer to our (h$l&ren fro#the -e%$nn$n% of ter# 3. 9he

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Library

Thank you to the

Friends at St Pats and

the Waimate Lions

Club for the donations

to our School Library

The children are

going to lo!e ha!ing

some new material to

read" and the

teaching staff will

ha!e something to

gi!e their newly

installed reading

grou#s

We are in the #rocess

of changing our

library system o!er"

so if there are any

#arents" caregi!ers"

other family or

friends with some

s#are time and are

willing to hel# us with

the transition" #lease

contact the office to

make arrangements

$ny hel# would be

much a##reciatedr$en&s at St Pats < u$C $%ht

I hope you all ha)e all -e -een -rush$n% up on your %eneral kno!le&%e forne>t r$&ay n$%hts ,u$C n$%ht 9h$s $s %o$n% to -e a %reat n$%ht full of(o#pet$t$on' lau%hs an& hopefully lots of fun&s ra$se&.

So %et your tea# to%ether Aup to FB an& (o#e &o!n to the St Pats Dall on

r$&ay 20thJune' &oors an& -ar open fro# p#' ,u$C %ett$n% un&er !ay at.30p#. 9$(kets a)a$la-le at the s(hool off$(e an& El Paso a$ry' (ost $s H2Fper tea#.

(ost per #eal' per &ay !$ll -eH4.00 paya-le at the-e%$nn$n% of ea(h !eek.r&ers for the !hole !eek!$ll -e pla(e& on a on&ay#orn$n%' an& "SP)olunteers !$ll (olle(t theoo& an& -r$n% $t $nto s(hool'ea&y to ser)e to the

(h$l&ren. We !oul& ask(h$l&ren to -r$n% $n a na#e&plate an& (utlery for use forhe$r #eals. If your (h$l&

!oul& -e $ntereste& $ne(e$)$n% hot lun(hes' please

(oul& you (o#plete the for#nserte& $nto th$s ne!sletteran& return $t to s(hool -yWe&nes&ay 18thJune.Work $s un&er!ay !$th the#ple#entat$on of ourrans$t$on (lassroo# ;/$ttle

Pats= hopefully at the-e%$nn$n% of 9er# 3' an&hose parents !ho !oul& -entereste& $n )olunteer$n%he$r help $n th$s (lassroo#

are aske& to (o#e $n an& see#e to &$s(uss ho! th$s !oul&un an& !hat the$r

(o##$t#ent !oul& $n)ol)e.9h$s $s a pro%ra##e I !oul&ke to set up for (h$l&ren !ho

are a-out to start s(hool. It

!$ll %$)e the# an $ns$%ht $n toho! our s(hool operates'allo! the# to -e(o#ea#$l$ar !$th ;all th$n%ss(hool=' $ntera(t !$th our!on&erful role #o&els an&enoy fun a(t$)$t$es' so as noto f$n& the$r f$rst &ays at

s(hool so &aunt$n% an&o)er!hel#$n%.

9hank you to those parentsho! ha)e so %enerously&onate& nonper$sha-le foo&for a foo& -ank (olle(t$on for

the lo(al (o##un$ty. Please(ont$nue to sen& $n &onat$ons.9he f$nal &ay for re(e$)$n%these foo& par(els $s r$&ay20th June. 9here $s a -o> $nJess7s off$(e for these(ontr$-ut$ons.

$nally' I !oul& ust l$ke to#ake parents an& (are%$)ersa!are that (lassroo# &oors!$ll only -e opene& at 8.!

a.m. 5h$l&ren arr$)$n% earl$erthan th$s !$ll -e aske& to !a$touts$&e. If your (h$l&(h$l&rennee& to (o#e to s(hoolearl$er' th$s nee&s to -e(leare& !$th the (lassroo#tea(her. ur #orn$n%s are)ery pre($ous an& are spentha)$n% prayers or #eet$n%s or-oth' so $t !$ll not al!ays -eposs$-le for (h$l&ren to (o#e$nto (lass earl$er than 8.30

a.#. We thank you for yourun&erstan&$n% of th$s #atter.

W$sh$n% you all a @lesse& an&safe !eeken& < keep !ar#an& &on7t for%et to support our

-oys $n @la(k on Satur&aye)en$n%

%a $h$'"nne PrattPr$n($palSt Patr$(ks' Wa$#ate

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St Patr$(k7 S(hool !oul& l$ke to thank the follo!$n%

The

Warehouse

27 Eden

Street

1 Main North Road

Oamaru