Dear Parents and Families,

This weekend we celebrate the gift of motherhood.

Motherhood across the centuries and across cultures evokes feelings of compassion, love, healing and sacrifices.  We have images of Mary's crying at the foot of the cross, in agony after witnessing the brutal death faced by her son while dining room tables across Churchill everyday during the pandemic have mothers being absolutely stretched but continuing to have their children's needs as their focus.  I would like to take the opportunity this week to acknowledge and thank all the special women who nurture, love and support the beautiful children of Lumen Christi.

Last week I received in the mail some lovely prayer cards with a picture of Mary, Help of Christians the Patroness of Australia on the front.  Initially I only glanced at the image but this week I had time to look at the finer details of the illustration.  The creative image depicts not only the guidance of Mary, but also the complexity of motherhood.

This week we have seen more learning opportunities across the Google Meets platform and as a staff we are finding more ways to use this video conferencing feature.  Last week we had our first whole school assembly on Google Meet which was both chaos and joyful!  Classes will be using Meets to support their regular morning messages on Google Classroom.  As all students become more independent with their online learning it is important for parents to keep checking in on your children's Google Classroom posts so you are connected to their learning, even if you think your child has things under control.

This newsletter has a wide variety of items and advertisements of some upcoming events that we invite your participation in.

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

Take care,

Dave