Principal's Message
Reconciliation Prayer
Holy Father, God of Love,
You are the Creator of all things.
We acknowledge the pain and shame of our history
and the sufferings of Our peoples,
and we ask your forgiveness.
We thank you for the survival of Indigenous cultures
Our hope is in you because you gave your Son Jesus
to reconcile the world to you.
We pray for your strength and grace to forgive, accept and love one another, as you love us and forgive and accept us in the sacrifice of your Son.
Give us the courage to accept the realities of our history so that we may build a better future for our Nation.
Teach us to respect all cultures.
Teach us to care for our land and waters.
Help us to share justly the resources of this land. Help us to bring about spiritual and social change to improve the quality of life for all groups in our communities, especially the disadvantaged.
Help young people to find true dignity and self-esteem by your Spirit.
May your power and love be the foundations on which we build our families, our communities and our Nation, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Wontulp Bi-Buya Indigenous Theology Working Group 13 March 1997 Brisbane, Qld)
It seems like an eternity since we have had the pleasure of all of our students here at school. It was such an enjoyable experience supervising the front gate this morning watching the children arrive with smiling faces and being so pleased to be back amongst their friends and teachers. There were also many parents who looked not only very happy, but just as importantly relieved that their children were all back at school. Although not a completely normal situation yet, there certainly is a stronger sense of normality, now that all children are all back amongst us.
Thank you to parents and carers who have been so supportive of our temporary arrangements to ensure the health and safety of our community. Your cooperation with the changes to the start and end of day procedures will hopefully ensure a smooth start. I also thank you in anticipation, for respecting the restricted access to the school building at this time.
Take care,
Gabe