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Volume 11 - 21 April, 2015 Dear Parents and Students
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. Together we pray . . . God of all peoples, you desire that we live together in peace. We remember in sorrow those many people who died or suffered greatly in the First World War. Bring them all, from their many countries, to their true homeland of Heaven. God of love, justice and peace, with sorrowful hearts we bring our prayers to you: For your Church; may your people always be witnesses to peace and workers for peace; For those who lead countries; help them to reject war and other forms of violence as ways of solving problems; For those who suffer because they work for peace. Strengthen them, console them through the support of others;
For those who are suffering through warfare today. May their dignity and their rights be restored through the work of peacemakers; For the victims of the First World War and all wars. Bring them all into your kingdom of joy. Father, thank you for hearing our prayers. We make them through the Prince of Peace, your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
LORETO FEDERATION It was my pleasure last weekend to attend Loreto Federation in Ballarat. I was joined by our Chair of Council, Diane Bukowski and staff members Anthea Newcombe, Anna Nielson and Marie Shaw. Others attending from the Loreto Coorparoo Community included Srs Anne Kelly and Zita O’Donohue, our Past Pupils’ President Martine Whitton, and Mary Clarke, Edwina Clarke, Fiona Clarke and Virginia Morgan. Loreto Federation is a National gathering of Loreto Alumni, friends, staff and families from all Loreto schools which is held every three to five years. With “Verity” as our focus for the year, the theme of this year’s conference was “Dare to be True”. There were over 350 delegates in attendance, including Loreto’s global Institute Leader Sr Noelle Corscadden and members of her leadership team from Rome, making it a remarkable event of which to be a part. The notion of the Loreto Alumni “Federating” was first proposed by the magnificent Mother Gonzaga Barry in order that Loreto Past Pupils could continue, well beyond their school years, to gather in the spirit of Mary Ward to explore issues of local, national and global significance to stimulate ongoing thought, prayer and social justice action. This remarkable woman had a vision of bringing together women and men, steeped in the tradition of Mary Ward, to ‘seek truth and do justice’ in order that we might make a difference for good.
Justice
Freedom
VERITY
Sincerity
Felicity