Deepening Our St Joseph’s Catholic Identity

On our mission to deepen our St Joseph’s Catholic identity, we are learning about what it means to live our charism and what it means to be a “Joey.” In response to last week’s focus on being 'respectful of the dignity of all', a number of children have come to share how they are living this value at St Joseph’s.

Erika in 4 Gold responded to the call to Be God’s Love by making a ‘nice’ jar at home filled with compliments. This ‘nice’ jar is now an important part of Erika’s class and it has a home on the class prayer table.

During prayer led by Year 6 this Friday we will begin to unpack the second of our St Joseph’s Values: A Joey is humble and compassionate. Saint Mary Mackillop chose St Joseph as her patron saint because he was humble and got on with the job.

Humility is putting the needs of another person before your own and thinking of others before yourself. One of Saint Mary Mackillop’s most well-known qualities is her compassion. May Saint Mary Mackillop guide us as we strive to follow her example of compassion and humility.