St Joseph’s School, Waipukurau, took a fresh approach to Holy Week this year to bring Jesus’ Passion alive for students and their families.
Each class was given a day in the week to represent in a presentation to the school on Holy Thursday.
There was a wonderful array of ideas from drama, readings and singing to a collection of artwork. Every child in the school took part in the presentation in the church.
DRS Mrs Kathy Forsyth managed the presentation. Pictured are some examples of what the senior class designed for their particular day, Good Friday.
The class had decided to start with the stations in the church. After studying each station and its importance, the students designed a static image of Good Friday in mosaics.
During the presentation, the students read and showed each station while asking those present to look into their hearts and find a way that they could live out each station themselves today.
The finished work will hopefully be displayed in the church.
Filipino community celebrates 500 years
WelCom May 2021 Michael Fitzsimons The Bishop Viard College Hall in Porirua was filled to the brim for the 500th anniversary of the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines. Around…
COVID-19 vaccine and immunisation programme
WelCom May 2021 “The New Zealand Catholic bishops are strongly urging everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.” COVID-19 information The Nathaniel Centre…
Clergy hui invites new ways for ministry
WelCom May 2021 Fr Seph Pijfers Last month, 41 clergy of the Archdiocese of Wellington gathered for a week-long assembly at Tatum Park conference centre, north of Ōtaki on the…