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Volume 15 - 19 May, 2015 Dear Parents & Students Never let your heart get narrow, dried up or small. The heart is capable of great expansion and there is room in it for all. Mother Gonzaga Barry MISSION DAY SUCCESS I wish to thank and congratulate all those who contributed to making our 2015 Mission Day such a wonderful success. Blessed with beautiful Autumn weather, the day was glorious in every sense. Particular thanks go to the Student Leaders, the Year Coordinators and the Facilities Team for their hardwork, organization and leadership. Special congratulations must go to Ward who won both the Jazz and the Choir events. I offer sincere thanks also to the Year 12 Religion students for their extra efforts in raising awareness amongst the younger students. As a community we raised over $13,000 for Mary Ward International Australia and for Catholic Missions. Together we can rejoice knowing the good that these funds will achieve. Thank you everyone for your wonderful generosity and commitment to making a difference for good in our world. WELCOME This week we warmly welcome Loreto’s new Development and Community Relations Manager, Ms Terry-Lee Hamilton. Ms Hamilton is greatly excited by this opportunity to use her experience and skills to support Loreto’s community spirit and development into the future. Ms Hamilton is not new to Loreto, however, as she returns to us in this new capacity, having graduated from the College in 1989. We wish her every success and great enjoyment in the role. We also welcome Ms Jane Bernays who will be replacing Mr Langford in the Music Department for the rest of the term whilst he takes some well-earned Long Service Leave. We trust that she will greatly enjoy her time at Loreto. FAREWELL AND PRAYERS Last week the Year 9’s gathered in the Babylon Courtyard to bid a fond farewell to their peer and friend Ksenia. For reasons of poor health, Ksenia needs to now continue her academic studies via Distance Education. Her parents thanked the girls for their love, care and prayers and asks us all to please continue to hold Ksenia in our prayers. We wish her every blessing and offer her and her family our most heartfelt prayers.
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