Grandparents and Great People Day:
We look forward to welcoming all Grandparents and Great People in the lives of our Good Samaritan boys and girls this Friday. We celebrate this day in recognition of The Feast of Joachim and Anne which is celebrated on July 26 each year. Joachim and Anne were the grandparents of Jesus. Joachim and Anne were the parents of Jesus’ mother, Mary. We don’t know many details about their lives because they are never mentioned in the New Testament. Everything we know about them comes down through tradition—the stories people told about them.
We believe that they were respected members of the Jewish community and that they wanted to become parents so much that Joachim went into the desert to fast and pray that God would hear their prayer. It is said that an angel told them that they would soon have a daughter who would become famous throughout the world.
Months later, Mary, our Blessed Mother, was born. Tradition tells us that when Mary was three years old, Anne and Joachim took her to the temple in Jerusalem to consecrate her for special service to the Lord. We call this celebration the “Presentation of the Virgin Mary.” It means that Mary was to play an important part in God’s loving plan for the world.
They also remind us to honour our own grandparents and to thank them for the blessings they have passed down to us in love. Anne is the patron of grandmothers, among many other things, and Joachim of grandfathers and grandparents.
The day will proceed as below:
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9:30am |
Liturgy in the Church |
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approx 10:30am: |
Morning tea in the school hall: Families are asked to provide a plate eg: sandwiches, cakes, slices, that can be taken to the hall kitchen on Friday morning. Tea & coffee will be provided for visitors. |
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11:00am: |
Celebrating Learning (Open Classrooms): Visitors are invited to our classrooms to view student learning and to engage with students in their class environment |
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approx 1pm: |
Day Concludes Students may go home with parents or grandparents however their name must be marked off the class role by the classroom teacher. |
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3pm: |
School Dismissal as usual |
Grandparent Goodies Hamper
The GSFM Student Leadership team will be selling tickets for a Grandparent Goodies Hamper. All funds raised will go towards new playground balls for students to enjoy during recess and lunch.
Tickets: 1 for $2 or 3 for $5
Tickets will be sold during morning tea with the lucky winner being announced during Open Classrooms.